SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13331 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: System Software Manager VERSION: 1.40 Rev A LANGUAGE: English (US) CATEGORY: Management DIVISIONS: Workstations, Portables, Desktops PRODUCTS AFFECTED: Deskpro 2000: 5233MMX,6300MMX,6266MMX,6233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX Deskpro 4000: 6300MMX,6266MMX,6233MMX,5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX Deskpro 6000: 6300MMX,6266MMX,6233MMX Deskpro 4000S: 5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX Deskpro 4000N: 5233MMX,5200MMX,5166MMX Deskpro EN Series: P1.0GHz,P733 (na),P667 (na),C566 (na),P933, P866,P800,6266,6300,6300A,6300C,6333,6333C,6350,6400,6400C,6450,6450+, 6500,C466/810,C500/810,C600,P550,P600,P600/820,P650,P667,P667/820,P700, P733,P733/820 Deskpro EP Series: 6450+,6450,6500,a/C466/810e,6400C,6400,6350, 6333C,6333,a/C500/810e,a/P500E/810e,a/P550E/810e,a/P600E/810e,C466/810, C500/810,P450+/810e,P500/810e,P533/810e,P550,6300A,6300,6266C,6266, P600,P600/810e,P650,P667/810e,P700 Deskpro SB Series: 6400,6350,6333,6300,6266 Professional Workstation: Model AP400,Model AP500,Model AP550, Model SP700,Model AP200,Model SP750 Deskpro EN Series SFF: C466/810,C500/810,C600 (SFF),Net PC 6300, Net PC 6400,P450+/810e,P500/810e,P533/810e,P550,P600,P600/810e, P600/820,P650,P667 (SFF),P667 (SFF-v),P667/810e,P1.0GHz (SFF-v), P1.0GHz (SFF),P733 (SFF-na),P667 (SFF-na),C566 (SFF-na),P933 (SFF-v), P933 (SFF),P866 (SFF-v),P866 (SFF),P800 (SFF-v),P800 (SFF),P733/820, P733 (SFF-v),P733 (SFF),P700,P667/820 Deskpro Workstation: Model AP250,Model AP240/733,Model AP240/700, Model AP240/600EB iPAQ: P500/810e,C500/810e iPAQ Legacy-Free: P500/810e,C500/810e Deskpro EC Series: P550/810e,P533/810e,P500/810e,C500/810e, C466/810e Armada E500 Family: All Models Armada E700 Family: All Models Armada M300 Family: All Models Armada M700 Family: All Models Armada V300 Family: All Models OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 95 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A PREREQUISITES: - Requires Internet Explorer for INETAPI support DLL's to build the database file. EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION: 5.0 SUPERSEDES: SP12819, SP6431 DESCRIPTION: System Software Manager (SSM) is a utility that supports unattended upgrade/installation of drivers, system agents, and system ROM on multiple PCs simultaneously from a centralized file store without implementing a software distribution infrastructure. ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES: - Provides capability to establish initial setup password. - Provides Replicated Setup feature that enables a BIOS setting template to be distributed to multiple Compaq Client Systems in the enterprise. - Added an option to allow modem connected users to cancel before SSM starts installing software. - Modified the update log to put the most current pass at the beginning of the log. This allows administrators to determine last update status without scrolling through the entire log. - Added a report only mode so administrators can determine what changes would occur if SSM were executed on a given set of clients with a specific filestore. - Improved database build function to extract CVA's from SoftPaqs only if they are not already present in the filestore. This allows support for downloading updated CVA's from the Compaq Software Support CD or the Compaq Web Site that are external to the SoftPaq. - Fixes ROM flash problem on iPaq (686J5 ROM family) and Deskpro EN (686P2, 686P3 ROM family) systems. - Supports SoftPaqs created with version 5.0 of the SoftPaq tool. HOW TO USE: 1. No installation for this deliverable. Read user guide for usage. Copyright 2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies