Intel® vPro™ Technology

Extreme Programming with Intel® vPro™ Technology: Pushing the Limits with Innovative Software

Ylian Saint-Hilaire, Software & Service Group, Intel Corporation

Keywords: Intel® vPro™ technology, Intel® AMT, manageability, out-of-band, innovation, Serial-over-LAN, IDE-Redirect, 3PDS, mesh networking.

Citations for this paper: Saint-Hilaire, Y. "Extreme Programming with Intel® vPro™ Technology: Pushing the Limits with Innovative Software." http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2008/v12i4/1-paper/1-abstract.htm (December 2008).

Abstract

Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT) provides a fixed set of out-of-band manageability features that work independently of the operating system (OS) and work even when the computer is sleeping. In this article, we take a look at how to make use of Intel AMT well beyond its intended design, and we examine how these new usages increase the value of deploying and activating Intel vPro technology. Specifically, we discuss creative uses of four Intel AMT functions: Serial-over-LAN, IDE Redirection, Agent Presence, and Third-Party Data Storage. These functions are readily available to a large installed base of Intel vPro technology users. We also show how these creative uses are secured with existing Intel AMT authentication and privacy mechanisms.

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