Intel® Platform Administrator Terminology

Golden Machine

The sample computer of the network.  The original disk image (the base image) that will be deployed to the clients is created from the golden machine.  The hardware configurations of other computers must be the same as that of the Golden Machine.

 

Disk Image

Disk images are created from the golden machine and deployed to the other clients, simplifying the deployment of the operating system and other software.

 

Software Update Package

Software Update Packages can help to update the client systems with minimum effort.  The administrator can install, delete or upgrade an application on the golden machine and then create an software update package.  This package records the changes from the most recent saved status of the golden machine, and can be deployed to other clients as a quick and convenient update.

 

Deployment

The process of provisioning the disk image from the golden machine to client PCs.

 

Network Recovery

 

When a client crashes, the network recovery function can re-deploy all disk images and software update packages that were previously deployed to the client in order to recover the client to its last stable running status.

 

Hard Disk Protection

Real-time protection of the hard disk during OS operation. With Hard Disk Protection enabled, the client computer can save a copy of the current OS image for recovery purpose. This copy enables recovering a crashed client to a previously saved state.

 

Checkpoint

 

A Checkpoint is a saved status of the client hard disk.  When the Intel® Platform Administrator Client is enabled, the user can create a checkpoint to save the current status for future recovery.

 

Local Recovery

 

A Local Recovery occurs when the Intel® Platform Administrator Client is enabled and you select a checkpoint on the individual client to recover the hard disk to.

 

Save Data

 

Save Data saves the current client hard disk status permanently.  After Save Data is completed, all previous checkpoints are deleted and a new checkpoint is created based on the saved hard disk status.

 

Asset Monitoring

Asset Monitoring enables you to monitor asset information, including software inventory, hardware inventory, alert information, client name changes, and power on/power off/reboot client remotely from the server console.