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 SMS/SCS to SCCM Migration Utility production version released

matthew.i.royer@intel.com — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:24:38 GMT

As referenced in the Overview of SMS/Intel SCS migration to SCCM SP1 blog post, Intel has developed a utility to easy the migration of vPro Client that have been activated on SMS/SCS to SCCM SP1.

The Production version of the Intel SCS to SCCM Migration Utility has been released and will be available for downloaded from the following location shortly: http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/3898.htm

A User Guide on how to use the migration utility has been included in the download.

--Matt Royer

Intel SMS/SCS to SCCM Migration Utility Beta released and available for download

matthew.i.royer@intel.com — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:13:40 GMT

As referenced in the Overview of SMS/Intel SCS migration to SCCM SP1 blog post, Intel has developed a utility to easy the migration of vPro Client that have been activated on SMS/SCS to SCCM SP1.

The beta of the Intel SCStoSCCM Migration Utility has been released and can be downloaded from the following location: http://communities.intel.com/openport/docs/DOC-1660

A User Guide on how to use the migration utility has been included in the download. Since SCCM SP1 has a dependency on the Intel WS-MAN Translator for any vPro Client less than firmware version 3.2.1, the WS-MAN translator will need to be installed and configured before proceeding with the migration if you have legacy system already activated in your environment.

Note: Intel SCStoSCCM Migration Utility is currently in Beta status and not considered a released product at this time.

Matt Royer