Dell AMT vPro Plugin For Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Version 1.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 Launching the Dell AMT Plug-in...............................................................................................................................5 Provisioning.......................................................
Overview The Dell AMT vPRO Plugin for Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is an easy-to-use application that provides an out-of-band management solution. The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power, or operating system is in.
. Click Next. the Optional Settings tab is displayed. 7. Select the Active Directory Integration, Access Control List (ACL), and Transport Layer Security (TLS) check boxes. 8. Click Next. The AD Integration tab is displayed. 9. Select the Active Directory OU option and click the browse icon to select the Organizational Unit (OU) for the Dell Client systems with AMT enabled. The Optional Settings : Access Control List (ACL) tab is displayed. 10.
The attached USB drive is ready for provisioning client systems. For more information, see Provisioning Client Systems. Provisioning Client Systems 1. Connect the USB key which is ready for client provisioning in the client system you want to provision. For more information, see Client Machines Using Intel Setup & Configuration Service (SCS). 2. Reboot the client systems and when the Dell logo appears press F12 to enter the One Time Boot menu. 3. Select Intel Management Engine Bios Extension (MEBx).
NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. NOTE: If your client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again. 9. Provide a brief description of the package you are applying and click Finish. Configuring the Boot Order Change or configure the boot order on the targeted client-systems. 1. Launch the Dell AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the Dell AMT Plug-in. 2. On the Home screen, click Client Configuration. 3.
1. Launch the Dell AMT plug-in. For more information, see Launching the Dell AMT Plug-in. 2. On the Home screen, click Client Configuration. 3. On the Client Configuration window, click BIOS Settings. The BIOS Settings tab is displayed. 4. Make the changes you want to the BIOS settings for your client-systems and select the check box under Apply. 5. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option.
NOTE: Client systems have to reboot after setting the Admin or System passwords. – Length — you can specify the minimum and maximum length for the Admin and System password. 5. If you want the Task execution to continue to subsequent clients systems when an error occurs, select the Continue on error option. Otherwise, Task execution will stop on the first client system where an error is encountered 6. If you want to reboot after applying changes select the Reboot after applying changes option. 7.
NOTE: If the Dell client systems are not connected to the network, you have to run the task again. – Run At — the power management changes are queued in the Task Queue. NOTE: You can launch the Task Queue to view the list of completed and pending tasks. 10. Provide a brief description of the task you are applying and click Finish. Establishing KVM Sessions To establish KVM sessions with remote client systems: 1. Launch the Dell AMT vPro Plugin. For more information, see Launching the Dell AMT Plug-in.
Retrieving Reports NOTE: Retrieving reports requests a report for whatever data has been collected by the scheduled reports. View existing reports. To retrieve a report: 1. Click Retrieve. The Select Clients tab is displayed. 2. Search for the list of client systems you want to view the reports on. 3. Select the client systems you want to view the reports. Click Add. 4. Click Next. The Retrieve Report tab is displayed. 5. Print, Copy, or Export the report. NOTE: The report is exported as a .
3. On the Application Preferences tab, click KVM Setup. The KVM Setup tab is displayed. 4. Select either Primary or Secondary option as the screen you want to connect at the start of the KVM session with. 5. If you want the user to provide consent, select the User Consent check box. 6. Set the time frame for the User Consent session to time-out using the User Consent Timeout. 7. Set the time frame for the KVM session to time-out after a period of inactivity using the Session Timeout. 8.
3. On the Welcome screen, click Discover Systems. The Discover Systems tab is displayed. 4. Under the Discovery Method select the method to discover the client system: – By DNS — searches for client systems in the domain the system hosting Dell AMT Plugin belongs to. 5. – By IP Range — specify an IP range to search for Dell client systems Select the client systems to manage and click Add. 6. Select one of following option to add the client systems to the database. 7.
