Dell Client Manager Installation & Configuration Resources

Symantec and Dell have collaborated to provide you with the following helpful resources to make it easy to manage your Dell Latitude Notebooks, OptiPlex Desktops, & Precision Workstations:
 

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Getting Started

Support

• Electronic Support: http://www.altiris.com/Support/Online.aspx
• Telephone Support: 800-945-3355* ASK FOR THE DELL OPENMANAGE QUEUE.

Product Download

• Dell Client Manager Standard (FREE)

Knowledge & Forums

The Altiris Knowledgen & Forum will provide answers to most technical questions through a combination of monitored knowledge base entries as well as current support forums. Post a question or search existing posts and KB articles.

• Knowledgebase 
• Forums

Whitepapers & Technical Articles

• Going Green with Dell Client Manager - This whitepaper discusses how Dell Client Manager can be used to maintain "energy smart" configurations. 
• Battery Recall – Dell Client Manager - This article demonstrates how to use Dell Client Manager to find systems with recalled batteries.
• Managing Warranties with Dell Client Manager - This article shows how to automate the import and notification of Dell support and warranty information into Dell Client Manager. Automatically be notified 30 days prior to the expiration of a Dell Client System's warranty
   

Interactive Training Simulations

1. Obtaining Dell Client Manager - This training simulation will step you through the process of downloading Dell Client Manager 3.0 & the unlimited license.
2. Installing Dell Client Manager 3.0 - This training simulation will guide you through the Dell Client Manager 3.0 Installation process using the Installation Manager.
3. Client Discovery and Agent Install - This training simulation will guide you through the process of discovering Dell client systems and pushing the agent to them.
4. Enable hardware management - This training simulation will guide you through the steps to install the Dell OMCI client to later perform hardware management functions.
5. Hardware Inventory & Reporting - This training simulation will guide you through the process of capturing inventory on remote clients with Dell Client Manager.
6. Remote BIOS Upgrade - This training simulation will guide you through the process of defining a target filter and pushing a BIOS update to the Dell client systems.
7. BIOS Settings Management - This training simulation will guide you through the process of creating a BIOS Settings TASK and applying it to remote machines.
8. Hardware Health Monitoring - This training simulation will cover hardware monitoring through Dell Client Manager's monitor policy & actions which can be taken.
9. Display Management - This training is a brief overview of the display management capabilities of Dell Client Manager, including configuring brightness, contrast and power settings.
10. Power Settings Management - This training simulation will guide you through the process of creating a power scheme task applying it to a group of Dell client systems.