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HP Z1 Workstation with Intel® vPro

™ Technology Setup & Use Guide

The following guide explains how to setup and use the HP Z1 Intel® vPro

™ Technology workstation SyAM Software, System Client and System Area Manager for performing the AMT out of band management functions.

System Configuration

· HP Z1 Workstation – BIOS J52 v02.01

· AMT firmware version - 8.1.0-build 1265

· Version Intel Xeon CPU E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz

· Intel Xeon CPU E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz

· 2 x 4GB DDR3 1600mhz

· Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

· Network Adapter: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection 11.15.16.0

· Display Adapter: Intel HD Graphics P4000 8.15.10.2696

· Display Adapter: Nvidia Quadro 3000M 8.17.12.9670

· Intel Management Engine Interface 8.1.0-build 1265

Browser Requirements on a second system

- Internet Explorer 8 or above, Firefox v3.5 or above

- Java runtime plugin for your web browser

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BIOS Settings

Enter BIOS Setup (F10)

1. Load Optimized Defaults

Then ensure that the IGD Memory Setting is visible and set

2. Enabled Integrated Video

Note: This field in BIOS won

’t be visible and AMT KVM won’t with the Nvidia Quadro video card installed.

Save and Reboot the system.

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AMT ME Setup

As the system boots press Ctrl P to Enter AMT ME setup

The default login for AMT ME is

Username = admin

Password = admin

This must be changed to an 8 character strong password (example P@ssw0rd)

Once in, configure the AMT ME settings.

AMT Management Engine Settings

Intel ME General Settings

Change Intel ME Password

FW Update Settings

Set PRTC

Power Control

- Intel ME ON in Host Sleep States Desktop: On in S0, ME Wake in S3, S4-5

Intel AMT Configuration

Manageability Feature Selection

SOL/IDER/KVM

- Username and Password

- SOL

- IDER

- Legacy Redirection Mode

- KVM

User Consent

- User Opt-in

- Pot-in Configurable from Remote IT

Enable

Enable

Enable

Enable

Enable

None

Enable Remote Control of KVM Pot-

In Policy

Password Policy

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Network Setup

- Intel ME Network Name Settings o Host Name o Domain Name o Shared/Dedicated FQDN o Dynamic DNS Update

- TCP/ IP Settings o Wired LAN IPV4 Configuration

§ DHCP Mode

§ IPV4 Address

§ Subnet Mask Address

§ Default Gateway

Address

§ Preferred DNS Address.

§ Alternate DNS Address o Wired LAN IPV6 Configuration

Remote Setup and Configuration

- Current Provisioning Mode

- Provisioning Record

HP-Allin1

SYAM

Shared

Disabled

Disabled

192.168.200.162

255.255.255.0

192.168.200.1

192.168.200.1

192.168.100.1

Save Changes and Exit

Static IP was used for testing but DHCP Mode can be set to enabled

AMT KVM Doesn

’t Work With the Nvidia Quadro video card installed

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SyAM Software System Area Manager Setup

On a separate system install the SyAM System Area Manager v4.47 or above.

On the system running the System Area Manager copy any iso or img images that you wish to use for AMT IDER to the c:\syam\ider\ folder

Open up a web browser and browse to the System Area Manager. http://systemname:3930

1. Log in using your Windows username and password. This will become the default administrator. For adding additional users please see the System Area Manager User

Manual.

2. From the drop down menu at the top right choose

“Add Managed System”.

3. Enter the IP address of the HP Z1 system in the From and To boxes, press apply, this will now add the HP Z1 system to the Management Tree.

4. Click on the HP Z1 system on the tree. This will now expand to show 7 icons. Click on the second icon

“Remote Management”.

5. Click on the AMT tab and then enter the IP Address, Username and Password configured for AMT. Press the Apply button to save the data. The IP address box is automatically populated with the OS IP Address so if using DHCP for the Operating

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™ Technology Setup & Use Guide system and AMT do not edit the IP address field. If you edit the IP address field it will be treated as a static IP address and will not change even if the OS IP address changes.

AMT Remote Control

Now that you have AMT configured in the System Area Manager you can perform direct power controls to the AMT system.

1. Click on the AMT Remote Control Tab, and then click on the Establish AMT Connection button.

2. It will now show you the current Power Status of the system.

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3. Choose the power option you wish to perform by either clicking the Power Off button (If the system is on or choosing the Power On radio button (If the system is off) or Power

Reset radio button (If the system is powered on). Then press the Send Command

Button.

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Z1 vPro Serial Over LAN

With SyAM Software and the AMT configured HP Z1 system you can access the system as it boots up, enabling you to access the BIOS to make BIOS changes, etc.

Serial Over LAN is only available as the system powers on.

1. Click on AMT Remote Control; establish connection.

2. Either click the Power On radio button (if the system status is Off) or the Power Reset radio button (if the system status is On). Also, check off the Launch SOL check box.

Now click the Send Command button.

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3. This will bring up the Serial Over LAN console in your web browser. Click on the console and press F2 or the DEL key to enter BIOS when the message comes up. Should you need to reboot the system you can press the Power reset button. Youcan also enter

BIOS through the remote control but clicking both the launch SOL, and enter BIOS setup boxes before clicking the Send Command button.

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Z1 vPro Enable IDE Redirect

AMT System Defense

With SyAM Software and the vPro ME configured on the HP Z1 workstation you can deploy system defense policies though the AMT System Defense tab.

1. Click on AMT System Defense; establish connection.

2. If there are no System Defense policies on the machine then you will need to download the policies, but if the polices are already downloaded then they will appear in a table.

3. When AMT-Quarantine is active there is no incoming or outgoing network connection to the affected system.

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4. When AMT-Management is active there is no outgoing network connection but you can still remote console to the affect machine though the SyAM Software Remote Console.

AMT KVM

With SyAM Software and the vPro ME configured on the HP Z1 workstation you can KVM to the client machine.

1. Click on AMT KVM; establish connection (NOTE: In order to use the KVM features it must be enabled in the Intel Management Engine and you must be using a processor that supports integrated graphics)

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2. Set up a strong password in the KVM Password box (example: P@ssw0rd) and then click apply .

3. Next, click Start KVM and then click Launch KVM to start a KVM session. (NOTE: If a java security pop-up comes but be sure to select

“no” as if “yes” is clicked then the KVM session will not connect and to re-enable the KVM session the system must be reset.)

4. This brings up another window and requires the password that was set up in a previous step.

5. Once the correct password is entered the KVM session will connect and the user will have complete control over the window that has been taken over.

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