Out of Band (OOB) Management Planning

One of the most exciting developments in desktop technology in recent years is Intel’s Advanced Management Technology (AMT), based on the vPro technology. For many years, server vendors have offered Out of Band (OOB) Management capability using a dedicated network connection, network card, and processor. Due to cost, this type of configuration is generally not practical for desktop systems. Intel’s introduction of network cards and chipsets supporting AMT, while not providing the hardware redundancy of the server class solutions, brings the same manner of management functionality to desktop systems. This section looks at the ways Configuration Manager takes advantage of AMT features. More information about AMT and vPro technologies can be found at http://www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm.

OOB Management uses Windows remote management technology (WS-Management) to connect to the management controller on a computer. Configuration Manager 2007 SP 1 introduces support for OOB Management capabilities, including the following: