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As noted in a previous blog, SCCM SP1 only natively supports vPro firmware version 3.2.1 and higher. For legacy (less than 3.2.1) vPro clients to be supported, SCCM SP1 depends on the WS-MAN Translator.


There has been an issue identified within SCCM SP1 (RTW version) Out of Band Console that does not route AMT management communication through the WS-MAN Translator for legacy systems. Microsoft is aware of the issue and will be releasing a SCCM SP1 HotFix (targeted for July’2008) to address the problem.


Provisioning and collection based (power control / WOL via AMT) are not impacted by this issues; vPro firmware version 3.2.1 and above are also not impacted.


Matt Royer

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Jun 1, 2008 7:47 PM Click to view jennifer jin's profile jennifer jin

So what's the impact for the OOB management? Do all of the OOB functions does not work for the legancy AMT machines?

Jun 1, 2008 9:37 PM Click to view miroyer's profile miroyer in response to: jennifer jin

Even though the Out Of Band Console is packaged and part of SCCM SP1, it really is treated as a separate executable from the core SMS Exec service.

With that in mind, the Out of Band Console is not routing traffic for vPro client less than 3.2.1 through the WS-MAN translator and attempts to do a native connection. Due to the lack of WS-MAN support in firmware 2.x and the SCCM dependencies required in 3.x firmware version less than 3.2.1, SCCM OOB Console is unable to manage the vPro Client. So any use going through the SCCM Out of Band Console is impacted for legacy clients until the hotfix is released.

Provisioning and collection based power control for legacy systems (less than 3.2.1) are not impacted because those use cases do not use the Out of Band Console.

Matt Royer

Aug 19, 2008 8:42 PM Click to view jennifer jin's profile jennifer jin

As now is mid-Aug, Is the SP1 Hotfix on the way?

-Jen

Aug 19, 2008 9:38 PM Click to view miroyer's profile miroyer in response to: jennifer jin

Hotfix is in final testing. Should be availible in the near future.

--Matt Royer