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Tools for DMTF DASH

Overview

DASH (Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware) is a client management standard released by the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force). DASH is a web services-based standard for secure out of band and remote management of desktops and mobile systems. Client systems that support out-of-band management help IT administrators perform tasks independent of the power state of the machine or the state of the operating system.

Examples of out-of-band management tasks include:

Securely starting up a system remotely, even if it is currently powered off
Viewing asset inventory information for a system that is powered off
Retrieving health information about system components even if the OS is unavailable

Tools for IT Administrators

For IT administrators who use Microsoft® System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), AMD has released a DASH Plug-in for SCCM that has DASH 1.1 features. The plug-in extends SCCM to support out-of-band management tasks using DASH.
The DASH CLI is a command line application that is used to perform out of band management tasks (power management, asset inventory, alerts, etc.) using DMTF DASH specifications (supports 2.33 DMTF schema) against a DASH target. DASH CLI provides scripting interface and runs as a shell.

For questions and discussion about DASH support in DMC and SCCM DASH plug-in, visit http://www.amd.com/DASH.

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Related Resources

More information on DASH (Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware): http://www.dmtf.org/standards/mgmt/dash
More information on interoperability and the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force): http://www.dmtf.org/join/interop-forums
More information on the Open WS-Management project: http://www.openwsman.org/

Downloads

File Name	Version	Size	Launch Date	OS	Bitness	Description
Plugin
SCCMDASHPlugin-1.7.0.0177-AMD.zip	1.7	14.1 MB	06/08/2012	Windows 2003 and Windows 2008/R2 (32/64 bit)	32 bit	In this release, user has an option to authorize DASH tasks using SCCM security rights. Both digest & active directory authentication are fully integrated end to end. This release includes performance enhancements.
Command Line Application
dashcli-setup-1.6.0.0164-AMD.exe	1.6	3.72 MB	03/08/2013	Windows® XP, Windows® 7, Windows® 8, Windows Server 2003, 2008R2, 2012	32-bit & 64-bit	The DASH CLI v1.6 is a command line application that is used to perform out of band management tasks (power management, asset inventory, alerts, etc.) using DMTF DASH specifications (supports 2.33 DMTF schema) against a DASH target. DASH CLI provides scripting interface and runs as a shell.

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