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1 Introduction
Intel® Platform Administration Technology (Intel® PAT) is an integrated, cost-effective, and
easy-to-use manageability platform solution for small and medium-sized network
environments. It provides manageability functions that assist IT administrators in
maintaining clean and stable systems with high efficiency.
Intel ® PAT package includes the following components:
Server Client
z Intel® PAT Branch Server
z Intel® PAT Central Server
z Image and Asset Management Client
z Client Hard Disk Restore
1.1 Glossary
Make sure you understand the following terms before starting:
Golden Machine, Disk Image, Software Update Package, Deployment, Network Recovery,
Hard Disk Protection, Checkpoint, Local Recovery, Save Data. For more details, see the Intel®
PAT Server Online Help and the Client Hard Disk Restore Online Help.
1.2 System Requirements
Make sure your system meets the following requirements before installation:
Hardware Requirements
Server Client
• CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor,
2.8GHz
• Motherboard: Any Intel® motherboard
• Memory: 1GB
• Hard-disk: 2 x Client Hard Disk Size
• NIC: 1000Mbps
• CD-ROM: 16x
• CPU: Any CPU of processor family
below:
Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo
Intel
®
Pentium
®
D
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4
Intel
®
Celeron
®
D
• Memory: 512MB
• Hard disk: 80GB IDE