How to Provision Computers for AMT

How to Provision Computers for AMT

Updated: April 1, 2009

Applies To: System Center Configuration Manager 2007

Use the following procedures to provision computers for AMT so that they can be managed out of band in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. If you are not sure whether to provision in-band or out of band, see Choose Between In-Band Provisioning and Out of Band Provisioning.

Important
Before running these procedures, ensure that you have created and configured an Active Directory container, you have an out of band service point installed, and the required certificates are in place. For more information about preparing the certificates, see Step-by-Step Example Deployment of the PKI Certificates Required for AMT and Out of Band Management: Windows Server 2003 Certificate Authority.

Important

Before running these procedures, ensure that you have created and configured an Active Directory container, you have an out of band service point installed, and the required certificates are in place. For more information about preparing the certificates, see Step-by-Step Example Deployment of the PKI Certificates Required for AMT and Out of Band Management: Windows Server 2003 Certificate Authority.

If you need to apply new AMT configuration options to computers that are already provisioned, see How to Update AMT Settings in Provisioned Computers Using Out of Band Management.

Note
The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later.

To provision computers for AMT using automatic in-band provisioning with the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client

Optionally, discover computers that have management controllers and then create a collection for just these computers:
1. To discover computers with management controllers, see How to Discover Computers with Management Controllers.
2. Create a collection by using the following query: Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus=2 or AMTStatus=1.
Right-click a collection that contains computers to be provisioned in-band, click Modify Collection Settings, and select Out of Band.
Select Enable automatic out of band management controller provisioning, and then click OK.
Monitor provisioning progress. For more information, see How to Identify Computers That Are Provisioned for AMT.

To provision computers for AMT using automatic out of band provisioning

Ensure that computers can locate a provisioning server. This can be achieved by a number of methods, including the following:

Specify the out of band service point's IP address as the Provisioning Server in the BIOS extensions of the computer.

Configure computers to use DNS where they can resolve the name of ProvisionServer to the IP address of the out of band service point. For more information, see How to Register an Alias in DNS for the Out of Band Service Point.

Note
If you need more information about the various methods in which the provisioning server can be located by AMT-based computers, see Decide Whether You Should Register an Alias for the Out of Band Service Point in DNS.

Right-click Collections, and then click Import Out of Band Computers.
Follow the instructions in the wizard. If you need more information, see Import Computer for Out of Band Management Wizard.
Right-click the collection that you selected in the wizard, click Update Collection Membership, click OK, and then press F5 to display the computers that you have just imported.
Ensure that the power cable and network adapter is connected to the computer. There is no need to start up the computer if it is not already running.
Monitor provisioning progress. For more information, see How to Identify Computers That Are Provisioned for AMT.

To provision computers for AMT using automatic in-band provisioning with the Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 client

To provision computers for AMT using automatic out of band provisioning

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