Lenovo Secure Managed Client - Manual (Page 9)

Chapter 1. Overview
The Lenovo Secure Managed Client solution is a storage-based alternative client
computing solution, designed to help businesses reduce support costs and increase
data security while offering users the flexibility and performance of a traditional
desktop PC. Secure Managed Client delivers standard or customized desktop
images directly from a storage array to ThinkCentre M57p eco, M58, or M58p
clients. The software and data are all centrally administered using the Secure
Managed Client Management Console. The Secure Managed Client solution is
designed to reduce ongoing maintenance costs, which significantly add up over
time.
The Secure Managed Client solution consists of three major components:
v Secure Managed Clients: The clients consist of Lenovo diskless ThinkCentre
M-series desktop computers using Intel vPro
® technology. The clients are
configured to boot directly from the Secure Managed Client Storage Array.
v Storage Array: The Secure Managed Client Storage Array is the centralized data
repository for the Secure Managed Clients. It is a rack mount, fully populated 12
x 3.5-inch Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive (HDD) enclosure, optimized to
provide iSCSI-based traffic through the use of 6 x 1 GB Ethernet ports. The
storage system is designed to host up to 100 active client hard disk drives.
v Software Stack: The Secure Managed Client Software Stack connects the Secure
Managed Clients to user images on the storage array. The Secure Managed
Client Management Console provides administration of the storage array and
each individual client through technology provided by LANDesk software.
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