Technical specifications
8.7 Active Management Technology (AMT)
SIMATIC IPC627D/827D
Operating Instructions, 09/2014, A5E32990859-AB
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An image on the management PC can be integrated and used on the SIMATIC IPC with
Intel® AMT both as a CD/DVD drive and as a floppy drive. If the image is bootable, you
can also boot the SIMATIC IPC with Intel® AMT from it.
The following figure shows remote maintenance of SIMATIC IPCs with Intel® AMT, e.g.
for troubleshooting a corrupt operating system or incorrect BIOS settings:
This section describes the required measures and settings on the local IPC so that the IPC
can be controlled and maintained remotely from a management station known below as the
help desk PC.
The local IPC is known below as the "AMT PC".
The sections contain the following information:
● AMT settings in the MEBx and in the BIOS setup
● Basic configuration of AMT
● Further useful notes