16 February 2007

Altiris HP Client Manager 6.2 Release Notes

Windows VISTA Support
From HPCM 6.2 and later, in addition to other supported operating systems, the following types of Windows VISTA operating systems are supported in HPCM for client computers:
Vista Business
Vista Business x64 Edition
Vista Enterprise x32 and x64
HP Backup and Recovery -- Configure HP Backup
This feature lets the administrator create a backup policy to initiate a backup task of the HP Backup and Recovery Manager on the client computer. An entire system backup is taken as per the schedule mentioned in the policy. Ths feature is available only if the licensed Altiris® Software Delivery Solution™ software (Altiris - SWD Solution) is installed.
Out of Band Management
HP Client Manager now supports computers using Intel* vPro Technology (Intel* AMT). HP Client Manager 6.2 includes Altiris Out of Band Management Solution that you can use to perform discovery, hardware inventory, power management, alerting, and other configuration tasks on HP computers vPro systems, all independently of system power and OS state. HPCM 6.2 includes full reporting of AMT capabilities for HP systems.
This feature lets the administrator access Altiris® Out of Band Management Solution™ software in the Altiris 6.5 Console. A link is provided in the Additional Link section of HP Client Manager Quick Start. This link is available only if the licensed version of Out of Band Management Solution (OOB) is installed.

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