your computer comes with features that a network administrator or server can use to remotely manage and control the computer. this section describes some of these network-management tools. see the product documentation for these tools to find out whether your operating system supports this software. complete the following steps to get more detailed information about these tools or to download any of this software:

    1. go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

    2. under download, click downloads & drivers.

    3. from the brand drop-down list, click systems management; then, click continue.

    4. scroll down and click a product to get more details about the product or to download the product.

    your computer supports the following system management tools:

    1 ibm director agent

    ibm director agent streamlines and automates personal computer (pc) systems management and support tasks, such as asset deployment and tracking. these utilities are available for ibm computers at no additional charge, helping to reduce total cost of ownership of networked computers. ibm director agent is available at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

    you can use ibm director agent to view detailed information about your computer hardware and software, set up alerts, monitor a variety of system resources, and manage your asset security.

    2 wake on lan

    a network administrator can use the wake on lan feature to turn on your computer from a remote location. when the wake on lan feature is used with network-management software, many functions, such as data transfers, software updates, and post or bios code updates can be performed on many computers simultaneously.

    the wake on lan feature functions through the adapter in pci-x slot 1 and only if the computer was properly shut down and turned off.

    3 remote deployment manager

    remote deployment manager is a graphical, server-based program that performs mass unattended installations of operating systems, software, device drivers, and bios code updates to remote systems. used with the wake on lan feature, remote deployment manager can remotely turn on your computer so that installations can be done while the computer is not being used.

    4 software migration assistant

    a network administrator can use software migration assistant (sma) to remotely transfer configurations, profile settings, printer device drivers, and files from an ibm or non-ibm computer to supported ibm systems.