Dell Client Manager – The Power of Control
Kevin Winert, Dell OpenManage Product Marketing
Bryan Rhodes, Dell Alliance Product Manager, Altiris
Dell – Altiris Partners Working Together
Joint research
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Focus groups
Customer Interviews
Dell Client Technologists
Early Adopters
#1 Customer Concern for client management:
– Simplify my life
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No time to learn multiple tools/consoles
Leverage infrastructure that I already have
Make it easy
Give me more control
The Solution – Dell Client Manager 1.0
• Hardware management delivered in the Altiris framework
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Same console you use today for software management
Same agent with hardware layer applied
Same Notification Server
Same database
Same reporting
Same policy-based administration
– Same price to you
Combined Hardware & Software Management
Today
Yesterday
Hardware Management
Software Management
A Strong Foundation for Dell Client Management
New Dell
• Hardware Management
Client
Manager
– BIOS Flashing
solution
– Hardware Inventory & BIOS
Reports
– BIOS Configuration & Profile
Management
– Monitoring and Alerting
Hardware and Software Management Combined
…Enabled by a Transparent Agent Integration
Dell OMCI agent is
layered in with the
Altiris agent
Hardware Information at Your Fingertips
All Dell hardware and
BIOS inventory is
stored in the Altiris
CMDB.
Out-of-the-box or
custom reports, gives
understanding of
network make up and
configuration.
Create BIOS Policies to Ensure Consistency
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Remotely configure
the BIOS of
thousands of
computers.
Standardize on one
or many BIOS
profiles
No Touch BIOS Upgrades
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Distribute BIOS
upgrades to hundreds
of Dell clients with one
policy.
Complete control over
installation and reboot
schedule.
Monitor: Increase Awareness, Improve Response
Monitor critical
systems for
hardware alerts or
status changes.
Automatically create
helpdesk tickets,
send emails, or run
programs when
alerts are triggered.
Dell Client Manager - Supported Platforms
• Dell OptiPlex, Latitude and Dell Precision
• Windows 2000/XP
*Refer to Dell Client Manager Product Documentation or Quick
Start Video for specific models supported
The Power of Control
• Simplicity – simplified client management operations for
Dell customers
• Integration – single console for combined hardware, OS,
application management
• Continuity – straightforward migration path to more
sophisticated client and server management