Out of Band Desktop Management

IT aims to reduce downtime and minimize desk-side visits to further lower its desktop TCO especially for distributed networks. One feature which supports this initiative is Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) that does not rely on an operating system to manage target machines.

In ConfigMgr 2007 SP1, the AMT technology is integrated into the product - the so called Out of Band Management feature.

This article provides a simple overview of the major functionalities of OOB Management. 

please check Out of Band Management Overview