Microsoft Manageability

Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP1 Intel vPro Training Videos Now Available

jeremy.s.nicholes@intel.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:13:01 GMT

Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP1 Intel vPro Training Videos

We’re pleased to announce the availability of Microsoft SCCM 2007 SP1 Intel vPro Training videos. During a recent training event in Redmond, Washington, we had the cameras rolling for this detailed and robust training experience and it is now available for you to experience and utilize.

Below is an overview and link for each training section.

		Introduction Technical overview of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 support of Intel vPro technology with specific focus on supported use cases, provisioning process and infrastructure prerequisites for Intel vPro Out of Band Management.

		Lab Module One Configuration steps of Active Directory and PKI infrastructure to support Intel vPro Out of Band Management within Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.

		Lab Module Two Steps for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 OOB Service Point installation, OOB Component Configuration and Network Discovery for Management Controllers.

		Lab Module Three Steps for creating a collection for housing Intel vPro clients and configuring that collection for automatic provisioning of the Out of Band Management Controllers.

		Lab Module Four Installation overview for the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client agent and initiation of Intel vPro client provisioning.

		Lab Module Five Technical overview of the Out of Band Management Console, Intel vPro Management Engine Interface and Intel AMT power control via Advertisements.

		Lab Module Six Configuration steps of the Intel WS-MAN Translator to support legacy Intel vPro clients (Intel AMT firmware versions less than 3.2.1).

		Lab Module Seven Provisioning legacy Intel vPro clients (Intel AMT firmware versions less than 3.2.1) through the Intel WS-MAN Translator using PSK provisioning.

		Lab Module Eight Overview of the Intel vPro migration process from the Intel SCS / Microsoft SMS 2003 Add-on to Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.

Please let us know if you have questions or comments regarding this material.

This resource along with other resources on the Intel vPro Expert Center can assist you in answering questions when deploying Intel vPro clients in conjunction with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.

Intel® vPro™ Technology Demo in Microsoft Management Summit 2008 Keynote

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:49:18 GMT

On Wednesday, April 30th, Brad Anderson, General Manager of Microsoft Management and Services Division, demonstrated the capabilities of Intel vPro technology with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 in his keynote at MMS 2008. Brad, along with Dave Randall, Microsoft Program Manager for System Center Configuration Manager, showed off the secure power control capabilities of Intel vPro technology by shutting off a collection of 20 PCs with Intel vPro technology during Brad's keynote. Further, Dave went through a remote diagnosis and repair scenario from System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 using Intel vPro technology's Serial Over LAN (SOL) capability. View this Intel vPro technology demonstration from the MMS 2008 keynote below.

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To see more videos from MMS 2008, go to http://www.intel.com/go/mms/.

Sisters of Mercy Health System on Intel vPro technology and System Center Configuration Manager

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:43:40 GMT

At MMS, Kiron Lahiri, Lead Systems Engineer for Client Systems, and Brian Boresi, Information Services Division, both with Sisters of Mercy Health System, talked about some of the powerful benefits of combining Intel vPro technology with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. Listen to the video and see how Sisters of Mercy Health System is benefiting from this combination of hardware and software in their infrastructure.

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To see more videos from MMS, go to http://www.intel.com/go/mms/

Live from the vBar at the Venetian - its the Intel vPro technology Executive Roundtable

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:29 GMT

While at MMS, Brad Anderson, General Manager of Microsoft Management and Services Division, and Gregory Bryant, Intel Vice President and General Manager of the Digital Office Platform Division, talked with executives from Fortune 5000 companies about the benefits of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 with Intel vPro Technology. Watch the video below that highlights this discussion.

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To see more interviews and other videos from MMS, go to www.intel.com/go/mms/