Acer advanced desktop management 2.0 is the most sophisticated management information tool for discerning system administrators. Included in this latest version is a separate agent program for Windows environment and an ADM management console that allows the system administrator to centrally manage desktops for the first time. Since the ADM 2.0 is fully compliant with DMI and SNMP standards, it gives you flexibility to use other major industry's management tools with ease. In addition to monitoring SMART disks, PC systems information, asset management, and utilization, the Acer ADM 2.0 is also equipped with a system hardware that monitors the system's hardware devices and alerts the management console when problems are detected.
Specifications
- Software: Windows 95, Windows NT or later releases
- ADM management console:
- Pentium system or above
- 16MB or above
- SVGA and color monitor
- Minimum 5 MB of disk space is required
- An Ethernet card
- Fax modem (Optional)
- DM-Agent:
- Pentium PC system or above
- Depending on the setup environment, the minimum is 16MB
- Minimum of 10MB of disk space is required
- An Ethernet card
- Trademarks: Acer and ADM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Acer incorporated, Taiwan. Microsoft, Windows 95 and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft corp.
Features
- Fully supports SNMP standards: this gives you the flexibility to use other major industry's management tools to manage the ADM; the remote monitoring function includes remote system file editing, event log for both local and remote machines, rebote and shut down, remote access protection and more.
- With convenient GUI: Network management has never been so convenient, the ADM allows you to see and monitor multiple systems on-screen at the same time.
- Fully DMTF DMI1.1 compliant: for systems using DMI BIOS, the ADM can read the data stored in the DMI BIOS allowing you to access more system information such as add-on card configuration, CPU stepping, BIOS specifications, serial number for inventory control and more.
- Integrates with ASM pro.: Acer advanced server management Pro provides enterprise management with the capability to manage server and desktop systems.
- Fault management: the ADM detects errors with the ad of hardware fault monitor function, in the event of an unstable situation, for example when the system fan stops, the ADM-Agent will generate traps to the remote ADM management console and send warning information to the network manager.
- Configuration management: the ADM provides detailed system configuration information to the network manager for easy asset manager.
- Peripheral management: the ADM provides core information on useful devices such as video and NIC, thereby allowing the network manager accessible information and better asset management.
- Resource management: this involves the monitoring of the system IRQ,I/Q port, DMA channel and memory address, resource analysis can provide the network manager with detailed information to maximize resource and reduce the risk of over-capacity
- Utilization management: this is a tool that measures the status of system resource such as system memory, hard disk capacity and CPU resource, which enables the network manager to better manager user's requirements.
- Alarm management: the ADM alerts the system using reliable pre-failure warning message, giving users a chance to prevent data loss or system damage, this important function ensures data integrity and minimum damage to the system.
- Other features of ADM:
- Password protected to run programs in ADM2.0
- Real time utilization graphic rending
- Remote ADM agent will transfer CI indication to SNMP traps and issues traps to AdM management consoles
- Provides optional function selected local machines and allows administrator to perform operation on local machines
- Reserved for future RDMI, DMI2.0 support
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