
Frequently Asked Question
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Q: What is ADM (Advanced Desktop Manager)?
A: This is a desktop client and server management software developed by
AOpen. It is similar as Intel LDCM with some improvement. ADM is not only
for corporate network management, it can also be used as system status
monitoring utility, for example, CPU fan, thermal and system voltage
monitoring.
Features
ADM 2.0
LDCM 3.0
VGA card
No limitation
Only ATI
Network card
No limitation
Only Intel
Support DMI BIOS 2.0
Yes
Yes
Support Win95
Yes
Yes
Support Win NT
No (will be supported
on ADM 2.1)
Yes
Real-Time CPU/Memory
Utilization Monitoring
Yes
No
Multi-Machine
Monitoring on One Screen
Yes
No
Remote Management
Protocol
Standard SNMP
protocol
Intel proprietary RAP
protocol
Standard SNMP Trap
Yes (so that can work
with standard software
such as HP Open View)
No
Remote File Transfer
No
Yes