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.
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.
Configuration steps of Active Directory and PKI infrastructure to support Intel vPro Out of Band Management within Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1.
Steps for Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 OOB Service Point installation, OOB Component Configuration and Network Discovery for Management Controllers.
Steps for creating a collection for housing Intel vPro clients and configuring that collection for automatic provisioning of the Out of Band Management Controllers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: