Initializing OEM-prepared computers manually
The OEM (original equipment manufacturer) initialization method lets you
pre-program the computers at the factory (on agreement with the OEM) and does
not require you to touch the computers at the site.
When an OEM delivers computers with the Intel AMT device already initialized,
the PID-PPS key pairs are already entered into the Intel AMT device firmware.
All that remains is to import the file that contains PID-PPS pairs that are supplied
by the OEM (in the form of a setup.bin file) into the Intel SCS database.
After you plugged in an Intel AMT computer for the first time, it sends Hello
messages to OOB site server computer (by default, the Notification Server
computer) only for the first 24 hours. If the computer was not set up and configured
during that time (due to Intel SCS unavailable, or network problems), you must
make the Intel AMT device to resend Hello messages.
See
“About resending Hello messages”
on page 89.
See
“Initializing Intel AMT computers manually ”
on page 76.
To import security keys supplied by an OEM
1
In the Symantec Management Console, on the Settings menu, click All
Settings.
2
In the left pane, click Remote Management > Out of Band Management >
Configuration Service Settings > Security Keys.
3
On the Security Keys page, click the Import security keys symbol.
4
Browse to the security keys file, and then click Import.
Initializing computers manually using a USB key
If the Intel AMT device on a computer is not initialized by the OEM, USB key
initialization is the recommended method. This method is much less labor intensive
and error prone than initialization through MEBx.
To use the USB initialization method with Intel AMT 2.0, 2.2, and 2.6 computers,
the MEBx settings on the computer must be in the factory default state.
This means that the following conditions are met:
■
No PID-PPS pairs installed
■
Factory default MEBx and Intel AMT passwords
If you have already accessed the MEBx and changed the factory default password,
you cannot use the USB key initialization method unless you reset the MEBx to
factory defaults. Usually, you can reset the MEBx by removing and replacing the
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Configuring Intel AMT computers for out-of-band management
Configuring Intel AMT computers for out-of-band management
