HP Client Automation Software
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HP Client Automation software is a PC configuration lifecycle management tool from Hewlett-Packard
for automating routine client (computing)
management tasks such as operating system
deployments and upgrades, patch (computing)
management, application software deployment
, application usage monitoring and remote system management.
HP Client Automation has two versions that cover customers with different levels of IT sophistication, size and complexity. HP Client Automation Enterprise provides policy-based device management. HP Client Automation Standard delivers task-based PC management with out-of-the-box functionality. Both versions of the software are sold as part of the HP Business Service Automation
suite of products from the HP Software Division .
deployment and migration, including personality backup and restore; acquisition and deployment of HP Softpaq systems, management of thin clients and Out-of-band management
(OOBM).
, Mac OS X
and Linux
desktops and laptops, HP thin clients, and Windows and Linux servers.
HP Client Automation Enterprise Edition uses a desired state management model where IT defines how it wants devices to look through a series of policies, while agents on client devices proactively synchronize and manage to that defined state. This model results in higher levels of compliance while at the same time significantly reducing the amount of effort needed to manage the environment. It is especially effective for notebook or laptop PCs because infrequent and lower bandwidth connections can limit the effectiveness of task-based models that are commonly found across the industry.
Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
for automating routine client (computing)
Client (computing)
A client is an application or system that accesses a service made available by a server. The server is often on another computer system, in which case the client accesses the service by way of a network....
management tasks such as operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
deployments and upgrades, patch (computing)
Patch (computing)
A patch is a piece of software designed to fix problems with, or update a computer program or its supporting data. This includes fixing security vulnerabilities and other bugs, and improving the usability or performance...
management, application software deployment
Software deployment
Software deployment is all of the activities that make a software system available for use.The general deployment process consists of several interrelated activities with possible transitions between them. These activities can occur at the producer site or at the consumer site or both...
, application usage monitoring and remote system management.
HP Client Automation has two versions that cover customers with different levels of IT sophistication, size and complexity. HP Client Automation Enterprise provides policy-based device management. HP Client Automation Standard delivers task-based PC management with out-of-the-box functionality. Both versions of the software are sold as part of the HP Business Service Automation
HP Business Service Automation
HP Business Service Automation is a collection of software products for data center automation from the HP Software Division of Hewlett-Packard Company...
suite of products from the HP Software Division .
History
HP Client Automation has been called various names in its life-cycle, HP OpenView Configuration Management software, Radia and Enterprise Desktop Manager (EDM).- 1990 - Novadigm launched EDM - Enterprise Desktop Manager
- 1997 - Novadigm launched Radia
- 2004 - HP acquires Novadigm
- September 2004 - Version 4.0 Radia released
- April 2007 - Version 5.0 HP OpenView Configuration Management released
- October 2007 - Version 5.1 HP Configuration Management released
- July 2008 - Version 7.20 HP Client Automation released
- May 2009 - Version 7.50 HP Client Automation released
- Dec 2009 - Version 7.80 HP Client Automation released
- June 2010 – Version 7.90 HP Client Automation released
HP Client Automation Standard
HP Client Automation Standard is designed for customers who have up to 10,000 desktops, laptops and thin clients to manage. Features include discovery and inventory of managed devices; software deployment; automated and continuous patch management; operating systemOperating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
deployment and migration, including personality backup and restore; acquisition and deployment of HP Softpaq systems, management of thin clients and Out-of-band management
Out-of-band management
In computing, out-of-band management involves the use of a dedicated management channel for device maintenance...
(OOBM).
HP Client Automation Enterprise
HP Client Automation Enterprise can manage hundreds of thousands of client devices. It can be used to manage Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, Mac OS X
Mac OS X
Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...
and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
desktops and laptops, HP thin clients, and Windows and Linux servers.
HP Client Automation Enterprise Edition uses a desired state management model where IT defines how it wants devices to look through a series of policies, while agents on client devices proactively synchronize and manage to that defined state. This model results in higher levels of compliance while at the same time significantly reducing the amount of effort needed to manage the environment. It is especially effective for notebook or laptop PCs because infrequent and lower bandwidth connections can limit the effectiveness of task-based models that are commonly found across the industry.