What's new with Intel(r) AMT 10 SDK

We recently published the latest Intel(r) Active Management Technology Release 10.0 Software Developer Kit. Below is a description of what components are included in the SDK as well as the list of new features included with Intel AMT release 10.

For more information, visit the Intel AMT SDK home page.

Implementation Guide:

The Intel(r) AMT Implementation and Reference Guide is included inside the SDK as well as from the Landing page for the SDK: Intel® AMT SDK Documentation. If you wish to access it from within the SDK, simply open the DOCS\Implementation and Reference Guide folder and double-clicking default.htm.

Intel vPro Platform Solution Manager

The Intel vPro Platform Solution Manager is a framework application that allows you to launch plugin applications to remotely manage your Intel vPro technology based PC clients. Intel vPro Platform Solution Manager comes with several preconfigured plugins, which perform tasks such as power management, KVM Remote Control, and system defense, among others: Intel vPro Platform Solution Manager

Intel AMT High Level API

The Intel AMT High Level API (HLAPI) is intended for software developers who want to include support for Intel AMT features in their applications. The HLAPI solves the following problems:

Programming using CIM objects and WS-Management is not easy. A developer must know and understand a lot of details to successfully program using CIM classes.
Some of the Intel AMT features are complex (for example, System Defense) and not easy to implement.
Differences exist in how Intel AMT features are implemented in the different Intel AMT releases.

The HLAPI removes all these obstacles by hiding many of the details that developers had to deal with until now. The HLAPI is “feature based” to provide an API that is easier for developers to understand and use: Intel AMT HLAPI

Intel vPro Technology Module for Microsoft(R) Windows PowerShell

The Intel vPro Technology Module for Microsoft(R) Windows PowerShell enables Out of Band management of Intel AMT-enabled clients via the Windows PowerShell: Intel vPro Technology Module for Microsoft(R) Windows PowerShell

WS-Management

For MOF files of all the classes supported by Intel AMT, click here.

KVM

For documentation of the KVM feature, see the following:

For samples and viewer infrastructure, click here.

SOL/IDER Redirection

For documentation of the redirection feature and redirection library, click Redirection Library">here.

The redirection library is located at:

Windows\Intel_AMT\Bin\Redirection\imrsdk.dll (for x64 bit use the imrsdk_x64.dll)
Windows\Intel_AMT\Lib\imrsdk.lib (for x64 bit use the imrsdk_x64.lib)

For Redirection samples, click here.

For additional required components, such as the PuTTY Telnet client and ini files, click here.

Setup and Configuration

For documentation of the setup and configuration of the Intel AMT, click here.

More SDK Features

The Intel AMT SDK includes the following additional capabilities:

Support for Linux

Linux WS-Management samples

New Features included with Intel AMT/SDK Release 10:

MOFs and XSL Files

The MOFs and XSL files in the \DOCS\WS-Management directory and the class reference in the documentation are updated to version 10.0.25.1048.

OOB Screen Blanking

The ability to remotely blank out the client remote console screen during updates and administrative activities was added in the HLAPI and the KVM application tool.

New WS Eventing and Pet Table Argument Fields

Addition arguments were added to the CILA alerts to provide the reason for the UI connection and the hostname which generated the alert.

Updated Real VNC

The Real VNC version has been updated to v1.2.5 in Linux and KVM.

Updated Root Certificate Length

The supported root certificate length has been extended to 2500 bytes.

Windows Connected Standby / Instant Go Support

Windows connected standby, also known as Instant Go, operations are supported on Windows 7 and above. Intel AMT support uses the term power saving state and generates UNS events. This capability was also added in the HLAPI.

Graceful Power Operation Support

Graceful power operations are supported on Windows Vista, 7, and 8 32 and 64-bit platforms, including from Windows 8 connected standby / Instant Go, and generate UNS events. This capability was also added in the HLAPI.