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Active Management Technology
Intel
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Active Management Technology
NOTE: iAMT is available for Dell™ Latitude™ D630c computers with iAMT capability only.
Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT), part of Intel Centrino
®
Pro Technology, is intended to
deliver more secure systems management capabilities that reduce IT costs, and allows better discovery,
healing, and protection of networked computing assets. With iAMT, PCs can be managed whether the
computer is turned on or off, or the operating system is not responding.
NOTE: iAMT can be configured using Dell Client Manager (DCM) 2.1. For complete information about how to
configure iAMT, see the Dell Client Manager 2.1 documentation at dell.com\openmanage. For more information
about Dell's iAMT implementation, see the Systems Management Administrator's Guide at support.dell.com.
Key benefits of iAMT are:
• Reduced desk-side visits
• Automation of more management functionality through enablement of systems management console
software
• Improved security
iAMT Features
Basic Functionality
• Ability to discover, track, and inventory assets in the presence or absence of the operating systems. The
computer must be connected to the network and to an electrical outlet.
• Ability to turn on and off the computer remotely regardless of the state of the operating system.
Advanced Functionality
NOTE: Additional management software is required for the following features.
• Ability to do remote issues remediation (1-to-1) through text-based console redirection (serial-over-
LAN) and IDE redirection
• Hardened security through agent presence (enables detection of removed agents) and network access
control (circuit breaker) and software version control
Your computer aids in troubleshooting iAMT by providing the following iAMT-related error messages:
Error Message Description
AMT mode: Set manageability
mode to AMT or none
Alert Standard Format (ASF) mode is enabled instead of
iAMT. Set manageability mode to AMT or None in the
Management Engine BIOS Extension (MEBx) setup.
MFG_MODE jumper: The security
override jumper is installed
Do not populate the MFG_MODE jumper. iAMT will
not function properly. Only Manufacturing uses this
jumper.
