HP COMPAQ DC7700, COMPAQ DC7800, COMPAQ DC7600, COMPAQ DC5700, COMPAQ DC5100 User Manual
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ASF 2.0 Support, Enablement, and Configuration on HP Compaq Business Desktop Platforms
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Supported features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Enablement and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
ASF 2.0 example and use case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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This document is intended for IT administrators using HP’s integrated ASF (Alert Standard Format) solutions. This document explores HP’s support for industry-standard tools that enable the IT administrator to
easily deploy ASF solutions within a Microsoft Windows environment.
This white paper supports the following products:
• HP Compaq dc5100 Business PC Series
• HP dx5150 Series
• HP Compaq dc5500 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc7100 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc7600 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc7700 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc7800 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc5700 Business PC Series
• HP Compaq dc5750 Business PC Series
Introduction
ASF (Alert Standard Format) is an industry standards-based technology that allows IT administrators to
manage PCs regardless of operating system state. ASF performs completely out of band and only relies
on the operating system to configure the solution. ASF provides the following:
• Both alerting features to provide the IT administrator with health and status of the PC.
• Function to allow administrators to remotely control the power state of the PC.
Supported features
The following features are supported on HP Compaq Business Desktops.
Alert-based events
Heartbeat
available and accessible. The interval time default is one minute for all HP Compaq Business Desktops
that support ASF.
System Boot Failure
POST. If the timer is not cleared within the specified amount of time, the hardware sends an alert to the
Management Console indicating the system has hung.
System Boot Failure
by the operating system NIC Driver. If the timer is not cleared within the specified amount of time, the
hardware sends an alert to the Management Console indicating the system has hung while loading the
operating system.
Temperature Alert
: A packet sent at specified intervals that tells the Management Console whether the system is
: BIOS Watchdog Timer - A timer started at system startup and cleared at the end of
: Operating System Watchdog Timer - A timer started at the end of POST and cleared
: Alert sent to the Management Console when any system thermal event is triggered.
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Fan Failure: Alert sent to the Management Console when a fan failure is detected.
Memory Missing
Chassis Intrusion
desktop platforms that come with a factory-installed Chassis Intrusion switch. This event is triggered only
when the chassis switch is opened, and only during power cycles. This alert is not sent at the time of the
event.
Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP) events
Note: RMCP functions are not available on ASF 1.0 supported products and are not supported on the
HP dx5150 Business Desktop PC.
ASF Ping
Management Console.
Capabilities Request:
an ASF client. The ASF client responds with a list of supported features.
System State Request
state of an ASF client.
Power On
power up to S0 (system full powered) regardless of current system state. The power on command also supports boot options, allowing the management console to instruct the ASF client to boot off a specific
device (hard drive, PXE, CD), as well as options to bypass the power-on password and lock the keyboard.
Unconditional Power Off
system to power off into S5 (system powered off) regardless of current system state.
: A simple RMCP ping that tests the connection between an ASF client and an ASF supported
: Alert sent when the system is powered on with no memory present in the system.
: Alert sent when the system chassis switch is triggered. This alert is supported only on HP
An RMCP request sent by a Management Console to determine the capabilities of
: An RMCP request sent by a Management Console to determine the current power
: A secure request sent from an authenticated management console to instruct the system to
: A secure request sent from an authenticated management console to instruct the
Reset
: A secure request sent from an authenticated management console to instruct the system to perform
a warm reset regardless of current system state. Boot options are supported with this command.
Power Reset
unconditionally power off the system and then power it back on. Boot options are supported with this
command.
: A secure request sent from an authenticated management console to instruct the system to
Enablement and configuration
The intent of these alerting and remote control abilities is for integration by Management Console vendors, allowing seamless client manageability regardless of the system state. Intel and Broadcom have
SDKs available to make the integration of ASF into Management Console solutions simple and completely interoperable.
As HP cannot predict customer settings and security keys, all ASF supported HP systems come out of the
box unprovisioned. Unprovisioned means ASF is disabled and nothing is pre-configured except for the
heartbeat interval and watchdog timer intervals. In most cases, Management Console agents address the
enablement and configuration of ASF based on settings specified at the console. If it becomes necessary
to enable and configure ASF manually or without console agents, HP supplies tools for the enablement,
deployment, and configuration of ASF using Softpaqs.
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