Essential Manageability for Client Systems using DMTF DASH - AMD

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Organizations depend on their laptop and desktop PCs to be up and running in order to maintain productivity and achieve their business objectives. While there are many tools available to remotely manage client systems that are powered on (in-band) with a responsive operating system (in-service), only recently have systems been available that can be managed from a powered off state (out-of-band). Out-of-band management support for clients was originally implemented in a proprietary manner. Newer systems, however, support a new generation of client management open standards that includes out-of-band management for all clients. Driven by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) and industry leaders, the Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) standard has paved the way for tools and technologies that support interoperability and consistency among client system management solutions, especially in remote, out-of-band, and out-of-service situations. By deploying client systems that support DASH, businesses can simplify their system management process and manage a mixed environment in a more consistent manner; this reduces IT complexity and simplifies administrative tasks, leading to lower overall costs for managing the client fleet. IT departments should thus consider systems that support the DMTF DASH standard instead of proprietary systems in order to maintain vendor choice and help reduce maintenance costs by enabling interoperable management. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD), a leader in helping create open standards for client management, continues to be an active contributor to the DASH standard and works closely with industry partners implementing DASH solutions. AMD client platforms that support DASH — and are thus cost-effective, easy-to-manage business systems — are available now. Many of the most popular management consoles also support DASH, making AMD DASH client systems ready to deploy in real-world business environments. This brochure shows how AMD platforms and DASH help solve the most critical use cases for out-of-band client management and help enable business productivity while keeping control of IT costs.
Out-of Band Client Management Your organization depends on you to keep its desktop and mobile client computers up and running. When systems break down, getting them back up quickly becomes a top priority — regardless of where they are located. While a broad set of tools and technologies exist to remotely manage client systems that are powered on (in-band) with a responsive operating system (in-service), the list of management options decreases dramatically when the clients are powered off (out-of-band) or have a non-responsive operating system (out-of-service). In fact, many currently available out-of- band management options are based on expensive proprietary technologies, and are limited to client computer hardware from particular vendors, thus limiting your choices. While proprietary solutions may provide you with out-of-band management capabilities for some client systems, they can be costly and inflexible. What is Out-of-Band Client Management? Out-of-band client management technology allows you to monitor and manage client systems remotely, regardless of the computer’s state, relying on a hardwarebased out-of-band communication channel that is independent of the operating system. Out-of-band client management tasks can usually be performed regardless of the state Figure 1 – Out-of-band and in-band client management of the operating system, the PC’s power state, the presence of a management agent, and the state of many hardware components (such as hard disk drives and memory). Figure 1 below shows how a typical out-ofband client management system works. The client platform includes a management controller that is usually integrated with the network interface card (NIC). Network traffic for out-of-band system management tasks is routed to the management controller, which operates independent of the client’s operating system, in-band management agents, or the system power state. This allows the management console to manage a client system remotely when the system is powered off or when the operating system is unavailable; you can manage the client without requiring physical access to the system to power it on, wake it up, or reboot it. Effective in-band client management solutions, which operate through software running in the operating system, are perhaps your most important tools for managing desktop and mobile client systems. However, using platforms and tools that also support out-of-band client management enables you to perform more management tasks remotely and provide better service and availability when your system is powered off or in a state where the operating system is unavailable.
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