HP Client Automation Standard software
Data sheet
Can you meet your client
management challenges?
Managing client devices effectively and efficiently
is a mission-critical function for today’s businesses.
However, that challenge is growing in complexity with • Ease of administration: A single, integrated
increasingly frequent and varied security threats, more
stringent availability and compliance requirements,
and a growing mobile and remote workforce. This
volume of change, combined with what are often
manual processes, can stretch already-thin IT resources Unique features for HP client devices
to the breaking point.
HP Client Automation
Standard Edition highlights
and features
HP Client Automation (HPCA) Standard Edition
software is designed to provide an affordable,
easy-to-use, and quick-to-deploy offering that can
solve your pain points
• Ease of deployment: Install and configure in
30 minutes with an integrated infrastructure
designed for self-deployment
• Quick time to value: Leverage out-of-the-box
functionality for common use cases such as
deployment and migration, application installation,
automated patch content acquisition and distribution,
and self-service management
Web-based console for centralized management of
your client environment from a single set of screens
with a common look and feel
While HPCA Standard Edition has many capabilities
for both HP and non-HP client devices, customers
who manage HP desktops and notebooks can take
advantage of the following unique capabilities:
Integrated alert monitoring
• Automatically flags disruptive occurrences for
administrative action
• Includes reports to help pinpoint particular issues such
as chassis intrusion or hardware component failures
Automated driver and BIOS updates
• Compares to the latest updates available from HP
on an ongoing basis to determine whether BIOS or
driver updates are necessary
• Automatically acquires and updates relevant
Softpaqs for BIOS, device drivers, and applications
HP Client Automation software helps IT
organizations significantly reduce operational
costs and improve quality of service by
automating many routine tasks in managing the
client environment such as patching, application
deployment, and OS provisioning—including
notebook PCs and thin clients.
Integration with HP ProtectTools
• Provides remote initialization of embedded
TPM chips in HP hardware
• Integrates with HP ProtectTools software for
security management
Integration with HP Software Out-of-Band
Management Console
• Supports for managing PCs and
notebooks equipped with Intel vPro
and AMD DASH technologies
• Enables remote management of PCs and
notebooks irrespective of the OS or the
power state of the machine
Features for all client devices
HPCA Standard Edition provides a full suite of
management capabilities for both HP and
non-HP client devices, including:
Quick and easy installation and integration
• A simple installation process with components
pre-configured for increased out-of-the-box
capabilities
• Automatically discovers networked client devices
through both network scanning and importing from
LDAP-compliant directory services or flat files
• Utilizes management agents pre-installed on certain
HP hardware
• Enables remote deployment of management agents
to end-user devices
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Simplified task management
• Integrated, Web-based management console to
perform common configuration and management
tasks, including managing client hardware, software,
and remote operations
• Wizard-driven, step-by-step processes for deploying
operating systems, patches, software, and operating
systems as well as other operations
• An easy-to-use interface for creating reports,
defining dynamic, inventory-based device groups,
and configuring the management infrastructure
Fully automated operating system deployment
and migration
• Systems can be fully deployed from “bare metal”
or migrated to a new operating system without ever
needing a desk-side visit
• Retains and migrates individual user settings and
data so that the user’s new system looks and works
just like the previous system
• Automatically preserves display settings, files, and
preferences of all kinds, even across version upgrades
Automated, continuous patch management
• Seamless acquisition and publication of Microsoft ®
Windows patches
• Dynamic reporting, showing which machines are
non-compliant and at greatest risk
• Verifies compliance to assigned patch levels,
reducing the risk of accidental removal, deletion, or
corruption of patches
Automated, flexible software distribution
• Enables group-driven distribution of applications,
content, and updates
• Provides both “push” and “pull” deployment options,
enabling administrators to automatically deploy
required software while offering end users the flexibility
to install authorized software on their own schedules
• Automatically completes jobs assigned to offline
machines when network access is detected
• Supports deployment of MSI applications, HP
Softpaqs, self-executing installation programs, and
delivery of multiple files and folders
Thin-client management
HPCA Standard Edition also includes full management
capabilities for the HP thin clients, including:
• Discovery and inventory
• Remotely install software and softpaq updates
• Power management
• Capture and deploy images
These capabilities are available on all HP thin clients
with the following operating systems:
• Windows CE 5.0 and 6.0
• Windows® XP Embedded
• HP ThinConnect
• Debian Linux
• eLinux
Deploy a solution that
can grow with your
changing needs
HP Client Automation Standard Edition provides a
migration path to HP Client Automation Enterprise
Edition and to the broader, advanced, and automated
HP Business Service Automation solution for managing
enterprise computing devices and applications—such
as PCs, servers, workstations, storage, and network
devices—on any platform across very large, complex,
heterogeneous, and continuously changing IT
environments. In addition, your license investment
in HP Client Automation is fully protected. When
migrating from HP Client Automation Standard
Edition to Enterprise Edition, you only need to pay the
difference in licensing costs.
For enterprises deploying HP Business Service
Automation solutions, HP can help enhance your
infrastructure through integrations with HP IT Service
Management (ITSM) software solutions to run a
service-centric IT environment closely aligned with
business requirements. No matter what the size of
your organization, HP provides a complete hardware
and software solution to meet your needs. With
HP, you can implement an integrated PC hardware
and manageability solution to reduce the costs of
managing PCs in your environment immediately, and
then grow it over time to fit with your changing needs.
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 A complete solution
Comprehensive training
HP provides a comprehensive curriculum of
HP Software and IT Service Management courses.
These offerings provide the training you need to
realize the full potential of your HP solutions, increase
your network optimization and responsiveness, and
achieve better return on your IT investments.
With more than 30 years experience meeting complex
education challenges worldwide, HP knows how to
train. This experience, coupled with unique insights
into HP software, positions HP to deliver a better
training experience. For more information about these
educational courses, visit www.hp.com/learn
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Get the most from your software investment
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address all aspects of your software application
lifecycle needs. With HP, you have access
to standards-based, modular, multi-platform
software coupled with global services and support.
The wide range of HP service offerings—from
online self-solve support to proactive mission-critical
services—enables you to choose the services that
best match your business needs.
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