A short presentation about Intel's vPro platform for UNH course IT 609.

1. Remote Management Tools Intel vPro Áron Gergely Hamvas

2. Remote Management The aim is to resolve non-hardware based problemson a PC usingonly anetwork connection. You don’t need to be there to fix it!  Use cases: Configuring/restarting servers. Providing support to thousands of co-workers of a company. In most cases, you really do not need to be there to help the user. Áron Gergely Hamvas

3. Intel vPro A platform basedonmotherboard and processortechnologies. EnablingIT servicestoacces a clientmachine over thenetwork, evenifit is behind a firewall and shut down. Main parts: Intel VT Intel AMT Áron Gergely Hamvas

4. Intel VirtualizationTechnology An instructionsetsupportedbytheprocessor. vPro platform usesittorun a smallEmbedded Windows basedsecuritysystem. Áron Gergely Hamvas

5. Intel AMT Intel Active Management Technology A hardware and firmwaretechnology A secondaryprocessoronthemotherboard. Ifenabled, itrunsevenifthe PC is shut down. AccessiblethroughvProenabledgatewayfromoutsidethecorporatefirewall. AMT Outpostagentprovides a CLI tothe OS. Itworksasa firewall, too. Áron Gergely Hamvas

6. Intel AMT Áron Gergely Hamvas

7. Intel AMT Áron Gergely Hamvas

8. Why is vProspecial? Comparedtoothersolutions: CheaperthanKVM over IP solutions, and usuallyrequireslowerbandwith. Wake-on-LAN is inconvenient. One-waycommunication; onlyusefulif OS stillfunctional; Ethernet based. Software basedsolutionsrequire a functional OS. Automatedconfiguration of clients is possible (CCM Business Process) Isolatinginfectedsystemstocontainthreats Áron Gergely Hamvas

9. Sources http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt/ http://www.intel.com/technology/vpro/index.htm Pásztor, Péter. Remote Management of Workstations. April 11, 2008. Labtutorial. Áron Gergely Hamvas