Intel® Platform Administration Technology

Terminology

Golden Machine

 

The sample computer of the network.  The original disk image (the base image) that will be deployed to the clients will be created from the Golden Machine.  The hardware configurations of the other computers must be the same as that of the Golden Machine.

 

Disk Image

 

Disk images are created from the Golden Machine and deployed to the other clients, simplifying the deployment of the operating system and other software.

 

Software Update Package

Software Update Packages can be used to update the client systems with minimum effort.  The administrator can install, delete or upgrade an application on the golden machine and then create a software update package.  This package records the changes from the most recent saved status of the golden machine, and can be deployed to other clients as a quick and convenient update.

 

Deployment

The process of provisioning the disk image from the Golden Machine to client PCs.

 

Network Recovery

When a client crashes, the Network Recovery function re-deploys the disk image and all software update packages that had been previously deployed to the client.  This allows the client to return to its last stable status.

 

Hard Disk Protection

 

Real-time protection of the hard disk during OS operation. With Hard Disk Restore enabled, the client computer will recover to a saved status upon each reboot. It also enables users to recover a crashed client to a previously saved state.

 

Checkpoint

 

A Checkpoint is a saved status of the client hard disk.  When the Hard Disk Restore is enabled, checkpoints can be created to save the current status for future recovery.

 

Local Recovery

A Local Recovery occurs when the Hard Disk Restore is enabled and you select a checkpoint on the individual client to recover the hard disk to.

 

Save Data

Save Data saves the current client hard disk status as the base image for the client.  After a Save Data is completed, all previous checkpoints are deleted and a new checkpoint is created based on the saved hard disk status.

 

Asset Monitoring

 

Asset Monitoring enables you to monitor asset information, including software inventory, hardware inventory, alert information, client name changes, and operating status remotely from the server console.