HP Software’s Client Automation Suite provides policy-based provisioning and ongoing automated management of Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems.

In combination with other HP Software products, Client Automation Suite enables enterprise IT organizations and service providers to provision and manage all the digital asset layers on servers, desktops, laptops and other enterprise computing devices. New devices can be provisioned from bare metal to meet immediate business demands, and existing production devices can be re-provisioned to perform new business roles, quickly, reliably and cost-effectively.

Client Automation Suite supports automated, policy-based provisioning and management of operating system software to ensure that operating systems are available to the right devices and users at all times throughout the device’s lifecycle. Each device's state is automatically re-configured as release versions or environments change, eliminating the need for IT administrator intervention and allowing for highly personalized IT environments.

Client Automation Suite’s policy-based image management utilizes a minimum number of "thin" images containing only the base operating system for each class of devices, and prescribes policies to automate the selection and installation of images, patches, service packs and applicable applications and content. It publishes images and patches in a controlled and repeatable publishing process that ensures rapid throughput of high-quality images and patches into production environments.

Client Automation Suite automatically detects a device (including devices in a pre-execution environment), discovers hardware and software asset information, sets policies for its use, and registers new devices. Web-based administration manages operating systems across heterogeneous platforms from any location to any location with the Configuration Management portal software.


See the HP website: Client Automation Suite for additional information.

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