Transition from ASF to AMT

Do you have a bunch of systems that are Intel AMT capable, yet currently set to ASF Manageability mode? If you're looking for a way to remotely switch these over - take a look at the updated Intel vPro Activator Utility in the Intel SCS v6 preview - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-...

If you extract out the Activator directory - the exe and dll files are what you want. Test it out on a system. The command is as follows:

activator /transition

You will notice the system's network connection disconnect\reconnect during the transition. Once complete - you're system is not set to AMT manageability mode. If the system supports remote configuration (Intel AMT 2.2, 2.6, 3.x or higher), and your infrasrtucture is ready to support remote configuration, then you can immediate start the provisioning event.

I did a test in the lab with Dell 755 and Dell D630c systems. Although I also have some Intel AMT 4.x and 5.x systems - noticed that the ASF Manageability Feature was not present\available. My guess is only previous generation systems (i.e. before Intel AMT 4.x) could potentially be affected.

Take the files and command line settings, place inside a software distribution package, and push out to the clients that need to transition over.

A great new addition to the toolset!

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