LANDesk^® System Manager Key Features

Performance Monitoring

• Active monitors that extract information directly from the hardware, software and OS through industry-standard interfaces, including CIM, WMI, SMBIOS, WBEM, WfM and more give you complete, accurate performance management and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Browser-independent Web console includes role-based administration; customized list view; unmanaged device discovery using ping sweep, IP fingerprinting, CBA, IPMI and Intel AMT; a robust query engine; and text, graphical and drill-down reporting capabilities.
• Specialized monitoring provider runs even when an instrumented provider fails.
• Componentized providers let you choose what to monitor—everything or just select items—reducing the footprint and resources required on the end node.
• Customizable alert management system sends alerts by e-mail, fax, pager, console pop-up or as an SNMP trap; e-mail alerts can be customized by recipient and time of day; generates log file entries and triggers automatic events, such as running an application or launching a batch file for instant response .
• Task scheduler and custom scripts let you create, edit and delete any console group operation, including unmanaged device discovery, client deployment, custom scripts and software update checks, to one or all machines once or on a recurring schedule.
• Configurable alert thresholds define informational, caution and warning thresholds and integrate with the LANDesk^® alert management system to inform staff when performance declines and improves .
• XML alert rule sets are easily created and deployed and can be unique for every managed node if desired.
• Group operations enable configuration settings or dynamic operations to be applied to multiple client computers at once .
• Event log is automatically saved or cleared based on your settings .
• Intel AMT support lets you remotely perform discovery, problem resolution and security on Intel AMT-based systems regardless of the OS or server state.

Asset and Data Security

• Change control alerting informs you when hardware, software or OS configurations change; monitor USB ports to track storage and other peripherals to support configuration integrity and security .
• Scan for and remediate vulnerabilities using LANDesk^® Updates, Intel platform updates as well as updates from participating system manufacturers.
• Modem View monitors and alerts on modem use and logs the phone number dialed by each modem connection to maintain data security .
• Secured console/client connections uses certificate-based authentication to help ensure that agents only communicate with their trusted console; communication is SSL-encrypted to increase overall security of management communications .
• User-defined attributes enable administrators to create information fields for each client and store that data in the core database for easy searching and access .

Remote Node Installation and Maintenance

• BIOS flash utility performs low-level maintenance over the wire to increase IT efficiency and reduce visits to the desktop .
• Push or pull agents to end nodes from a central administration.
• Use the default configuration for fast out-of-the-box deployment or create and schedule custom configurations; platform checker ensures that the agentry is delivered based on OS and hardware platform.

Integration

• Full integration with LANDesk^® Management Suite lets you add real-time performance monitoring, alerting, configuration management and maintenance tools to LANDesk Management Suites’ comprehensive system and configuration management capabilities .
• Full integration with LANDesk^® Server Manager gives you an easy upgrade path to comprehensive server management from a single install and console—whenever you’re ready.