Intel® Centrino® 2 with vPro™ technology Setup and Configuration for HP Business Notebook PCs

Introduction

Purpose

HP Compaq Business Notebook 2510p, 2710p, 6910p, 8510p and 8710p models use Intel

Centrino Pro

technology and the HP EliteBook Business Notebook 2530p, 2730p, 6930p, 8530p

and w, and 8730w use Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology to simplify PC management and reduce

IT related expenditures. Intel Centrino Pro technology is Active Management Technology (AMT), which

allows for improved management of PC systems and better security.

AMT provides Out-of-Band (OOB) remote access to a system regardless of the system power state or

operating system condition as long as the system is connected to a power source and a network. AMT

is a hardware and firmware platform resident solution relying upon the Management Engine (ME).

AMT 2.5 shipped with HP Compaq Business Notebook 2510p, 2710p, 6910p, 8510p and 8710p

models. Updates to AMT 2.6 are available at http://www.hp.com.

AMT 4.0 shipped with HP EliteBook Business Notebook 2530p, 2730p, 6930p, 8530p, 8530w,

and 8730p models. Updates to AMT 4.1 are available at http://www.hp.com.

This whitepaper assumes some basic knowledge of Intel AMT.

AMT Setup and Configuration

AMT must be Setup and Configured in a system before it can be used.

AMT Setup involves the necessary steps to enable AMT like setting up the system for AMT mode and

enabling network connectivity. It is generally performed only once for the lifetime of the system. When

AMT is enabled, it can be discovered by management software over a network.

AMT Setup can be accomplished in two modes:

• Small Medium Business (SMB)

• Enterprise (default)

AMT Configuration is setting up all the other AMT options not covered in AMT Setup like enabling the

system for Serial-Over-LAN (SOL) or IDE-Redirect (IDE-R). Settings modified in the Configuration phase

can be changed many times over the course of a system’s lifespan. Changes can be made to the

system locally or through a management console.

AMT System Phases

An AMT system can be in one of three phases in regards to its current stage of AMT Setup and

Configuration.

Three Phases of AMT Setup and Configuration:

Some functionality of Intel Centrino Pro, such as Intel Active management technology and Intel Virtualization technology, requires additional 3rd

party software in order to run. Availability of future "virtual appliances" applicationsfor Centrino Pro technology is dependant on 3rd party

software providers. Compatibility of this generation of Centrino Pro technology-based hardware with future "virtual appliances" and Microsoft

Windows Vista operating system is to be determined.