Microsoft Manageability

Intel® Client Manageability Add-on for Microsoft* SMS 2003 version 5.0.1 released

matthew.i.royer@intel.com — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:24:18 GMT

Intel® Client Manageability Add-on for Microsoft* SMS 2003 version 5.0.1 has been released.

Version 5.0.1 contains the following improvements:

Check all IPs for site boundaries
Read machines from SCS in chunks of 1000

The lastest version of the Add-on can be downloaded here.

--Matt Royer

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.

Using Microsoft SMS 2003 Add-on? Use this checklist to help you deploy your systems!

kelsey.e.witherow@intel.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:52:18 GMT

Customer Preparation Checklist for vPro Activation with the Microsoft SMS 2003* Add-on

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Don't miss this new resource in the Activation zone! It has a checklist for customer infrastructure preparation for implementing systems with Intel(R) vPro(TM) technology within the customer's corporate production environment.

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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 Client Manageability Add-on version 3.3 for Microsoft SMS released

matthew.i.royer@intel.com — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:15:02 GMT

Version 3.3 of the Intel Client Manageability Add-on has been released to bring more vPro manageability features to SMS. The following new features have been added:

Scheduled power command operations on collections. (Note that scheduled power commands are not executed on subcollections.)
Graceful shutdown (attempting to shut down a platform via its operating system) for Power Down operations on collections
Changes in the way the Add-on interprets and applies IP site boundaries within SMS, including an optional registry switch. If the switch is set, if the platform's subnet does not appear in the SMS properties for the platform, the platform will be considered as being in the site boundaries. Note: There is no change in the way the Add-on interprets and applies Active Directory site boundaries.

Intel Client Manageability Add-on version 3.3 can be downloaded from the following location: http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Filter_Results.aspx?strOSs=All&strTypes=All&ProductID=2609&lang=eng&OSFullName=All%20Operating%20Systems :

--Matt Royer

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/.

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

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/

System Integrators talk about System Center 2007 with Intel vPro technology

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:58:20 GMT

While at MMS, we talked to two Service Integrators about Intel vPro technology with System Center 2007 - including the combination of Intel® vPro™ technology with System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for medium to large businesses and the combination of Intel® vPro™ Technology with System Center Essentials 2007 for small businesses.

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

Demonstration of Intel vPro technology with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1

justin.van.buren@intel.com — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:47:18 GMT

While at MMS, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager Program Manager Dave Randall demonstrated how Intel vPro Technology enhances Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. The videos below include demonstrations around secure remote power control, remote diagnosis and repair of troubled PCs, discovery of PC assets, and remote configuration.

1) Video demonstration of hardware-assisted Secure Remote Power Control:

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2) Video demonstration of hardware-assisted Remote Diagnosis and Repair:

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3) Video demonstration of hardware-assisted Discovery of PC Assets:

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4) Video demonstration of Remote Configuration of Intel vPro technology:

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Click here to learn more about the combination of Microsoft System Center 2007 products with Intel vPro technology: http://communities.intel.com/community/vproexpert/microsoft-vpro