https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232923#M1508 <P>yes. </P><P></P><P>Have done with Altiris - created a task\job for IDER boot (both forcing PXE and defined DOS ISO) - and successfully booted 4 of the 5 systems in my lab. The 5th system that didn't boot appears to have a firmware issue.</P><P></P><P>If planning multiple IDER sessions - have to reboot between each. Haven't done a network\services trace - yet it appears the connection between the server and the vPro\AMT system remains from the IDE-Redirect session until next system boot. This makes sense since by definition the IDE-R boot overrides the client's BIOS boot order.</P><P></P><P>Also - noticed that if I tried to force session, after session, after session... eventually the server starts to be the hold up. Working with a virtualized server environment and have resource constraints. During one IDER test - the client systems didn't appear to respond. However - when I reset the virtual server environment, the queued up jobs commenced once the server completed loading\logon.</P><P></P><P>haven't stress tested how many concurrent IDER sessions can be run</P><P></P><P>- TC</P> Thu, 29 May 2008 21:26:36 GMT Terry_C_Intel 2008-05-29T21:26:36Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232922#M1507 <P>Anyone successfully launched multiple IDER sessions using an SMS collection or Altiris job?</P> Thu, 29 May 2008 18:20:59 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232922#M1507 idata 2008-05-29T18:20:59Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232923#M1508 <P>yes. </P><P></P><P>Have done with Altiris - created a task\job for IDER boot (both forcing PXE and defined DOS ISO) - and successfully booted 4 of the 5 systems in my lab. The 5th system that didn't boot appears to have a firmware issue.</P><P></P><P>If planning multiple IDER sessions - have to reboot between each. Haven't done a network\services trace - yet it appears the connection between the server and the vPro\AMT system remains from the IDE-Redirect session until next system boot. This makes sense since by definition the IDE-R boot overrides the client's BIOS boot order.</P><P></P><P>Also - noticed that if I tried to force session, after session, after session... eventually the server starts to be the hold up. Working with a virtualized server environment and have resource constraints. During one IDER test - the client systems didn't appear to respond. However - when I reset the virtual server environment, the queued up jobs commenced once the server completed loading\logon.</P><P></P><P>haven't stress tested how many concurrent IDER sessions can be run</P><P></P><P>- TC</P> Thu, 29 May 2008 21:26:36 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232923#M1508 Terry_C_Intel 2008-05-29T21:26:36Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232924#M1509 <P></P><P>After remotely Power-Cycling the clients from the SMS collection container, i could get 10/10 clients to launch IDER sessions.</P><P></P><P></P><P>thanks!</P><P></P><P></P> Fri, 30 May 2008 18:25:17 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Intel-vPro-Platform/Multi-Client-IDER-boot-to-iso/m-p/232924#M1509 idata 2008-05-30T18:25:17Z