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Proactive alerting that decreases downtime and minimizes time to repair.
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Programmable policies
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Operating system lock-up alert
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Boot failure alert
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Hardware failure alerts
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Third party non-volatile storage that prevents users from removing critical
inventory, remote control, or virus protection agents.
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Nonvolatile storage for agents
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Tamper-resistant
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Remote hardware and software asset tracking that eliminates time-consuming
manual inventory tracking, which also reduces asset accounting costs.
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E-Asset Tag
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HW/SW inventory
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System Defense 2. In addition to the in-bound and out-bound packet filtering of
the previous generation, System Defense 2 is an Intel AMT feature that uses
advanced heuristics to help protect against the propagation of worms through the
use of preset packet filters. The number of new connections made to a specific
port or IP address are counted over a specific time window. If a preset threshold is
exceeded, it will alert the Management Console and suspend the client’s network
activity until the system can be remediated.
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Remote Configuration minimizes the cost to deploy Intel AMT by eliminating the
need for IT personnel to touch each client system prior to configuration. Remote
Configuration consists of a single OEM BIOS/Firmware image that provides the
Intel AMT client with information to authenticate connections and allows it to
remotely perform a secure setup procedure. IT departments must acquire an
appropriate Intel AMT-trusted certificate as well as use a remote management
application that supports Remote Configuration. Remote Configuration also
requires the use of automatic IP addressing (DHCP).
For information about
Refer to
Intel Active Management Technology
http://www.intel.com/go/iamt
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Intel AMT Software and Drivers
Intel AMT software and drivers are available from Intel’s World Wide Web site. The
package usually consists of two separate drivers: one for the Intel
®
Management
Engine Interface (Intel
®
MEI) and one for the Local Manageability Service (LMS) plus
Serial over LAN (SoL).
For information about
Refer to
Obtaining Intel AMT software and drivers
Section 1.3, page 15