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Introduction: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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compliant video subsystem and monitor.
Automated inventory control of one or more groups for the remote systems in a Dell DMI network.
Network administrators can automate inventory to occur every day, week, or month at a certain hour,
on the hour; or they can enable inventory as needed. Dell OpenManage creates a text file for the
group(s) and saves it to a user-defined directory.
Support for the application program used to create user-definable attributes (UDAs).
Asset Management
Asset management features of Dell OpenManage include:
Support that enables network administrators to remotely view, enter, and modify an asset tag for a
remote system in a Dell DMI network
Automated and manual mapping of one or more groups to a user-defined directory
Security Management
Security management features of Dell OpenManage include:
Password security that enables network administrators to maintain standard attribute values for the
local and remote systems in a Dell DMI network
For more information about Dell OpenManage, refer to the online Dell OpenManage Help that accompanied
the software.
PXE
The Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) allows a personal computer to be managed by one or more
configuration management servers running the Intel LANDesk® Configuration Manager (LCM) software,
which provides management services for the many Managed PC systems on the network. The LCM allows
network administrators to do the following:
Provide preboot support for a new Managed PC system that depends on the server for its initial
operating system installation
Service the network boot requests from the Managed PC systems
Download diagnostics and BIOS update utilities
Format the hard-disk drive, if required
Download and install the operating system, based on previously established profiles
Download and install application software
Update the operating system and applications as required
For additional information about the Intel LCM, refer to the documentation that accompanied the software.