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security, or to whomever you designate. When paired with an IBM Netfinity server or Intel LANDesk
server products, Alert on LAN can send a message to your pager.
Alert on LAN sends either status or alert packets to your management server. Even after the system is
powered off, Alert on LAN-enabled PCs draw a trickle charge that allows generation and transmission of
packets via the integrated 10/100 Ethernet controller.
Alert on LAN leverages existing industry-standard technologies, such as the Desktop Management
Interface (DMI) and Wake on LAN to provide security for your client PCs, even when they have been
powered off.
Protect your assets
Alert on LAN protects your computer assets at the time they are most vulnerable: after they have
been powered off. An Alert on LAN-enabled PC is always on guard.
Alert on LAN sends a status packet at regular intervals regardless of the power state of the client
system. If the system is disconnected from its power source or network, the management server will
detect the loss of packets and trigger a warning alert.
Alert on LAN monitors the chassis intrusion feature of DMI-compliant management chips. Even if the
PC has been powered off, Alert on LAN will issue an alert notification whenever a system chassis is
opened.
Alert on LAN can notify you if the processor has been removed from a client system.
Reduce response times
Alert on LAN can monitor each system in your network as it powers up, and notify you of configuration
changes, hard drive failures, or other POST errors.
Alert on LAN can also notify you when a client operating system fails to load or crashes during routine
operations. You can respond without waiting for the user to file a complaint, helping to ensure that
their productivity is maintained.
Alert on LAN monitors the system variables measured by a DMI-compliant manageability
chip-temperature, fan speed, voltage and chassis intrusion. Whenever any of these variables fall
outside of the recommended parameters, Alert on LAN can generate an alert.
Customized responses
You can determine how Alert on LAN reacts to each scenario described above. When you know that
systems are being serviced or retired, you can simply remotely disable the client from the
management server so no alerts are generated when it is unplugged or its chassis is opened.
You can program Alert on LAN to notify network administrators or building security that a system is
being tampered with or removed. You can have your management server dial a pager and deliver a
numeric or alphanumeric message that enables you to respond to a problem when you are in a
different location.
You can determine how sensitive Alert on LAN is to day-to-day problems.
IBM SMART Reaction Client
This application is designed to protect data on computers that have Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and
Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) hard disk drives. S.M.A.R.T. monitors the status of a hard disk drive
and generates predictive failure analysis (PFA) alerts if a potential failure exists within the drive. IBM
SMART Reaction Client intercepts these alerts and converts them to useful responses (such as displaying
screen messages at the client workstation or alerting additional parties that a specific workstation has a
potential hard disk failure).
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