Morning,
I stumbled onto a bug this morning, when attempting to reboot a computer previously configured with Intel AMT.
I have created a template that I can deploy for each remote location. The location number and the first 3 octets of the subnet are setup as two separate variables in the Group/Folder properties, in Custom Fields Tab, under the Information Tab.
Custom #1 is renamed to "Subnet", and the 3-octet IP address is entered.
I use this variable, "$Site_Custom_Field1" to populate all device connections (RDP, HTTP, Telnet, VMware, etc.), with manually adding the last octet.
For example, this is what I use for a PC - "$SITE_CUSTOM_FIELD1$.24". And it works for any configuration.
However, when I went to the right-click on the device, navigated to "Intel AMT", then "Normal Reboot", the AMT tool flashed briefly on the screen and nothing happened. The same is true for "Power Up" and "Power Down". The "Open Web interface" is working.
I removed the variable from the IP address field and populated the complete address. The AMT tools worked.
So...in a nutshell, I don't think the AMT tool is recognizing variables.
I stumbled onto a bug this morning, when attempting to reboot a computer previously configured with Intel AMT.
I have created a template that I can deploy for each remote location. The location number and the first 3 octets of the subnet are setup as two separate variables in the Group/Folder properties, in Custom Fields Tab, under the Information Tab.
Custom #1 is renamed to "Subnet", and the 3-octet IP address is entered.
I use this variable, "$Site_Custom_Field1" to populate all device connections (RDP, HTTP, Telnet, VMware, etc.), with manually adding the last octet.
For example, this is what I use for a PC - "$SITE_CUSTOM_FIELD1$.24". And it works for any configuration.
However, when I went to the right-click on the device, navigated to "Intel AMT", then "Normal Reboot", the AMT tool flashed briefly on the screen and nothing happened. The same is true for "Power Up" and "Power Down". The "Open Web interface" is working.
I removed the variable from the IP address field and populated the complete address. The AMT tools worked.
So...in a nutshell, I don't think the AMT tool is recognizing variables.