Activation Blog

New and Improved! LANDesk 8.8 Quick Start Guide

michele.gartner@intel.com — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:33:09 GMT

Using LANDesk 8.8 for your vPro deployment? This quick start guide was updated to add new details and increase usability.

Quick Start Guide for LANDesk* and Intel® AMT

Get vPro STUFF!! We want your story!

michele.gartner@intel.com — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:23:46 GMT

Tell us about your vPro deployment* and receive something from our goody drawer! We have shirts, radios, backpacks, and more!

We want to hear about your unassisted activation. We are interested to know how many machines were involved in your deployment, which provisioning model you went with, and the implemented use cases. Contact Michele Gartner

with the details.

*Offer valid for individuals deploying vPro without the use of an IT outsource, system integrator, or Intel engineer on site.

Intel® AMT Reflector - New Release Posted w/Video Tutorial Too!

timothy.c.duncan@intel.com — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:56:27 GMT

Intel® AMT Reflector is a software tool designed to allow local management of Intel® AMT Mangement Engine functionality from the local operating system. Removing the need to reboot to verify and change the Intel® AMT host computer name or un-provision Intel® AMT on the computer. This functionality improves debug and factory operations in activating and building Intel® AMT based client environments. This release completes DOPD SW Engineering's original functionality plan for the tool and is therefore marked as a production level release.

This release has the following updates from the Beta release:

· Added a timestamp to Intel® AMT events in the logs generated by the client-side applications.

· Fixed the XML logfile format so that it will be properly recognized by external applications that support the XML file format.

· Fixed the issue where some commands may not succeed on the first call for some Intel(R) AMT systems.

· Fixed the "Browse" button functionality in the Intel(R) AMT Reflector Server configuration window.

· The Intel® AMT Reflector Server now logs the client FQDN for each event.

· Removed the View Log window from the Intel® AMT Reflector Client application.

· Improved the error handling of the Intel® AMT Reflector Client application.

Download the tool here

Here's a 5 minute video overview of the tool's capabilities (Click here to view video on YouTube) :

Provisioning models: Definitions

michele.gartner@intel.com — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:59:37 GMT

Wondering about the different types of provisioning models? A new matrix was just published that defines the three provisioning models: Basic, Standard, and Advanced.

This naming convention replaces the terms SMB and Enterprise modes. Why? SMB was confusing because it refers to Small-Medium Business - when in actuality, there are enterprise-sized companies that have activated in SMB/Basic mode and SMB-sized companies that have activated in Enterprise/Standard/Advanced mode.

Check it out: Understanding Provisioning Models - Basic, Standard, & Advanced

New wiki helps you activate your vPro systems

michele.gartner@intel.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:31 GMT

Just published - a new wiki that outlines the high level steps for activating your vPro systems. Each step lists the corresponding training and documentation that will help you complete it.

Activation Cheat Sheet

USB Key Provisioning Utility - One-Touch Provisioning Tool - Binary & Source Now Available.

timothy.c.duncan@intel.com — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 22:28:01 GMT

The USB Key Provisioning Utility (UKPU) tool is designed to create a valid USB key for provisioning Intel® AMT Systems. The UKPU tool prepares a USB Flash drive, copies the requested setup.bin to the drive, and also verifies that the setup.bin is saved using the proper procedures necessary to ensure that it is detected by Intel® AMT.

The tool has a 'repair' mode that allows you to take an existing USB Key and reconstruct it to ensure the setup.bin is visible to Intel® AMT. In addition, you can set up a USB Key using any renamed setup.bin file on your computer, and the tool will automatically ensure it is renamed to 'setup.bin' when setting up the key.

Here's a 3 minute video overview of the tool's capabilities (Click here to view video on YouTube):

Both binary only & open source licensed source versions available at the download site.

DOPD SW Engineering Team

Two New Tools Aim To Ease Activation

timothy.c.duncan@intel.com — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:07:04 GMT

Today we offer the USB Key Provisioning Utility (UKPU) focused on one-touch provisioning and the Intel® AMT Reflector which offers a unique implimentation allowing an Intel® AMT client to access/manage some Intel® AMT functionality locally via the OS without entering the management engine directly (usually via BIOS).

Click here to learn more about Intel® AMT Reflector or here to download directly.

Click here to learn more about USB Key Provisioning Utility (UKPU) or here to download it directly.

Tell us what you think!

DOPD SW Engineering Team

Looking to self-activate vPro? The journey is simplified

russ@intel.com — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:10:56 GMT

Can the journey be simplified? Yes..

In these very informative & useful guides you can accelerate your implementation & deployment of vPro. These documents were prepared by EDS.

Planning an Intel® Active Management Technology Implementation (1 of 5)

Maximizing the Benefits of Intel® Active Management Technology: A Solution Guide (2 of 5)

Getting to Pro: An Enterprise Approach to Deploying Intel® Active Management Technology (3 of 5)

Intel® vPro™ Technology Pre Pilot Questionnaire (4 of 5)

Intel® vPro™ Technology Project Plan for Implementation (5 of 5)