Using Intel vPro with Wake-on-LAN Medic to wake up endpoints

Follow these steps to setup and schedule endpoints to wake up using the BigFix Wake-on-LAN Medic utility with Intel vPro.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have the following requirements to use vPro with the BigFix Wake-on-LAN (WoL) Medic utility.
  • Subscribe to the latest versions of one of the following sites:
    • BES Support site
    • Power Management site
  • BigFix server requires .NET Framework 2.0
  • Enable the Wake-on-LAN Medic utility. For more information, see Enable Wakeup.
  • Target computers require Intel AMT 3.0 and later versions
  • If Intel Setup and Configuration Servers (SCS) will be used (optional), use SCS Server version 7.0 or later
  • Note: Ensure that RESTAPI is set up correctly to avoid errors and for the Wake-on-Lan Medic Utility to function properly. RESTAPI is supported by BigFix server version 9.0 and later.

About this task

You can use Intel vPro with the BigFix WoL Medic utility to wake up endpoints. BigFix Power Management uses policies to perform wake-on-LAN. The policies can be set to wake specific endpoints at specific times and to use vPro.

When the policy is executed, the BESWolMedic.exe utility is invoked to query the applicable endpoints and to send WOL packets.

When the vPro option is enabled, a utility called amtpowercmd.exe uses vPro after successful authentication to send the WoL signal over HTTP to wake up the applicable endpoints.

Note: The BESWolMedic.exe and amtpowercmd.exe are invoked on the BES server.

These steps apply to infrastructures with or without Intel SCS. It is assumed that the vPro infrastructure is set up.

Procedure

  1. Set up the registry values.
    • With SCS
      For x64
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\BigFix\ EnterpriseServer\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSServer"
        Note: This value is either the host name or the IP address of the server.
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\BigFix\ EnterpriseServer\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSUsername"
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\BigFix\ EnterpriseServer\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSPassword"
      For x86
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSServer"
        Note: This value is either the host name or the IP address of the server.
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSUsername"
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\MFSConfig\PowerWoLSCSPassword"
    • Without SCS
      For x64
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\ BigFix\EnterpriseServer\MFSConfig\PowerWoLvProUsername"
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432\ BigFix\EnterpriseServer\MFSConfig\PowerWoLvProPassword"
      For x86
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\MFSConfig\PowerWoLvProUsername"
      • "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\BigFix\Enterprise Server\MFSConfig\PowerWoLvProPassword"
    Note: If you do not use SCS, ensure that the credentials are the same on each endpoint to avoid wake up failure.
  2. From the BigFix console, select the vPro option in the wake-on-LAN policy.
    1. Go to the BES Support > Wizards > Schedule Wake-on-LAN wizard.
    2. Create a new policy or select an existing policy.
    3. Select Use Intel vPro technology along with BigFix WoL to wake these computers.
    4. Click Create Policy for new policies or save the change, for existing policies.

      For more information about using the Schedule Wake-on-LAN wizard to create and maintain scheduled wake-ups, see Schedule Wake-on-LAN.