Activation

Intel® vPro(TM) Useful Links for Activation

Table of Contents

1. Pre-Installation Guides

2. Provisioning Tools

3. Case Studies

4. vPro Skus (non-comprehensive)

**Please Note: Basic was previously called SMB mode. Standard and Advanced were referred to as Enterprise mode. See Michele's Understanding Provisioning Models - Basic, Standard, & Advanced for explanation.

Pre-Installation Guides

Questionaire View Document

• This document has been created to gather pre and post pilot data as part of the Intel® vPro™ technology pilot being conducted at your company. It's organized around processes which can be improved through the use of Intel® vPro™ technology.

vPro Implementation Project Plan View Document

• This document has been created to provide a base line project plan as part of the Intel® vPro™ technology deployment being conducted at your company. This highlights the most complex implementation; a subset of these tasks will be applicable to all size implementations.

vPro Training View Document

• This training is designed to illustrate the benefits of Intel AMT using real-world scenarios.

Known Issues, Best Practices and Workarounds View Document

• Key learnings from the actual provisioning experience from the fields.

Standard/Advanced** Approach to Deploying Intel(R) Active Management Technology View Document

• This document will explain the approach to organizing and executing a successful Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) 2.1 implementation project. It is written from the perspective of deploying and supporting a full life-cycle of Standard or Advanced** Intel® AMT 2.1 technology. This document will help the reader construct such an environment from the ground up and it will reference instruction and guidance from Intel on the detail of Intel technology.

USB Key Compatibility Matrix View Document

• Compatibility table of various make/model of USB keys against various OEM vPro systems

Quick Start Guide (General) View Document

• Provides an overview of considerations, steps, and approach to deploying Intel® AMT in a production environment, whether Basic, Standard, or Advanced** mode. As a quick start guide, the document is meant as an easy reference with links and pointers to supporting material and documentation. Specific client management consoles are not discussed, and may be better addressed by the respective vendors or the consoles.

Quick Start Guide (LANDesk) View Document

• This guide describes the steps required to setup Intel AMT devices with LANDesk 8.7 Service Pack 3.

Altiris: Installing Multiple SCS Components for a Large NS Environment View Document

• Some Notification Servers carry huge loads of managed systems. Some Notification Servers manage 10,000, 15,000, and even 20,000 plus systems. For Out of Band Management with the Intel SCS Component, a multiple-service install may be required to handle large loads of provisioning or maintenance requests into the Intel SCS Component. This article covers how to setup such an environment.

Provisioning Tools

Setup and Configuration Services (SCS) View Document

• SCS provides developer or ISV with the tools to set up and configure Intel AMT devices. The SCS allows for most aspects of setup and configuration to be completed through a remote management console. It supports end user environments that implement TLS security and a DHCP network. The service package consists of a configuration engine and installer in binary form, plus a reference graphical user interface that the ISV may integrate into their own software.

SCS Setup Wizard View Document

• SCS Setup Wizard is a tool designed to automate the installation of the Intel® Setup and Configuration Service (SCS) along with the third party pre-requisite components automatically. This is a pre-release alpha level project that will be updated soon.

Intel AMT Developer Toolkit (aka Commander)View Document

• This is a set of tools to help designers, developers and testers understand the benefits of Intel AMT and assist in the development and testing of Intel AMT applications. The DTK runs on Microsoft® Windows .NET 2.0 environment and offers a set of tools to quickly make use of all of the features of Intel AMT through the use of a simple developer oriented user interfaces. Included in the DTK is a sample, developer oriented console and agent along with a set of tutorial videos to help understand how the DTK works and how it can be best used to assist in the development of new applications. The DTK is an excellent complement to the Intel AMT Software Development Kit (SDK) to maximize developer productivity.

USB Key Provisioning Utility View Document

• The UKPU tool is designed to create a valid USB key for provisioning Intel® AMT Systems. The tool has a 'repair' mode that allows you to take an existing USB Key and reconstruct it to ensure the setup.bin is visible to Intel® AMT. In addition, you can set up a USB Key using any renamed setup.bin file on your computer, and the tool will automatically ensure it is renamed to 'setup.bin' when setting up the key.

Intel® AMT Reflector View Document

• The Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) Reflector consists of a client and server application that allows users to perform basic operations with the Intel® AMT device hosted on their PCs without requiring a management console.

Remote Configuration Tool(RCT)View Document

• This is a client-based tool that captures platform information and sends it directly to the Intel Setup and Configuration Service (SCS). RCT is run on Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) systems to enable the Intel SCS to configure the systems remotely.

Intel AMT Open Source Drivers & Tools View Web Site

• This web site has a collection of Linux based AMT tools and source codes.

System Defense Utility View Tool

• System Defense Utility is an easy to use tool that remotely configures the security of your Intel® vPro-capable PCs for both the system integrator and Basic** environments

vPro Technology Test Utility View Tool

• This tool is provided by Intel Corporation to test systems for hardware and software elements necessary to meet the Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ technology brand requirements.

SMS AddOn View Document

• The Intel® AMT Add-on plug-in enables Microsoft* SMS 2003 to discover and manage Intel® VPro™ processor technology based PCs remotely.

Case Studies

Wipro View Document

• Quick one pager on why activating now provides value.

Gartner View Document

• Gartner recently published its revised opinion on vPro. Gartner’s opinion is critical as it is by far the most influential analyst firm for IT. Many IT purchasing decisions worldwide are shaped by Gartner opinions.

vPro ROI Calculator View Tool

• An interactive tool to estimate the IT costs and savings when purchasing future systems with Intel vPro technology.

Energy Calculator (By Dell) View Document

• Interactive calculator to compute the energy costs by different processors

vPro Skus

Core 2 vPro (Desktop - Weybridge)

• Dell Optiplex 755 View Web Site
• HP 7800P View Web Site
• Lenovo M57P View Web Site
• Acer Veriton x900 Pro Series View Web Site

Centrino vPro (Laptop - Santa Rosa)

• Dell Latitude D630c Web Site TBD
• HP 6910P View Web Site
• HP 2510P View Web Site
• HP 8710P/W Web Site TBD
• Lenovo T61 View Web Site
• Lenovo X61 View Web Site
• OEM SKUs View Web Site

**Please Note: Basic was previously called SMB mode. Standard and Advanced were referred to as Enterprise mode. See Michele's Understanding Provisioning Models - Basic, Standard, & Advanced for explanation.