Hello,

Environment:

Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2
Altiris DS 6.9 SP2
Altiris NS 6.0.6074 (SP3 + R11)
Latest Version of HP Client Manager
SQL Server 2005 Latest SP

I've followed all the steps:
1. Set Altiris Agent Install
2. Enabled HPCM
3. Set Inventory Settings
4. Added some SoftPaqs
5. Set Basic BIOS Settings

I can't set the Advanced BIOS Settings because it says I  need to do an inventory, but I  have the inventory set correctly.  I  look over the reporting and it doesn't look like any of the machines have gotten inventory, or even the Altiris Agent.  All the machines listed look like very old machines.

DS works for us great.  We've never done very much through NS.  Is there a setting somewhere that I  may be missing?

I basically just want to set advanced  BIOS settings and deploy BIOS updates.  It never states how those work, though.  Does it reboot the machine?  Does it do it silently and then install when the machine is shut down, or what?

Thanks!