Lenovo LANDesk Management Suite for ThinkVantage Technologies (5000-9999) 40Y8013 User Manual

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What’s new in LANDesk
®
 Management Suite 8
New console increases security, gives IT greater control 
 
Redesigned console makes it easier to find and use features; savable console views make it 
easy to rapidly switch among different task sets or console layouts. 
 
Configurable console rights enable an administrator to limit access to specific console 
components, and limit console access to specific managed computers. 
 
Certificate-based authentication between managed nodes and console increases security. 
 
Single database schema improves data integrity and enables scalability to 
200,000 nodes. 
New software distribution technologies and features increase efficiency
  LANDesk
®
 
Peer Download
 technology reduces traffic across the WAN and speeds 
package delivery. 
 
Multi-file MSI support enables automated distribution of large applications suites.  
 
Dynamic bandwidth throttling and checkpoint restart improves distribution success rates 
for mobile users.  
New business reports and expanded inventory management tools
 
Discover and disposition any device with an IP address, including printers, routers 
and appliances. 
 
Add custom data, such as department number or purchase date, to any scanned item for 
extended inventory management. 
 
Query on both inventory and directory service attributes at the same time. 
 
More than fifty new reports make it easier to analyze the environment and plan 
IT strategies. 
New Macintosh* OS X features extend heterogeneous support
 
Software license monitoring enables tighter license control. 
 
Application Policy Management automatically distributes software so users have access to 
the right tools. 
  LANDesk
®
 
Targeted Multicast
 support means software can be distributed 
more efficiently. 
Find out more about LANDesk Management Suite 8
Call us or visit our Web site at www.landesk.com to learn more about the technologies, features and benefits of 
comprehensive, integrated systems management using LANDesk Management Suite 8.  
Extend the power of LANDesk 
Management Suite 8
LANDesk Patch Manager 
automates vulnerability 
assessment, remediation, and 
ongoing patch management 
across the enterprise. 
LANDesk System Manager 
adds real-time, component-level 
performance monitoring and 
health maintenance for individual 
systems. 
LANDesk Server Manager 
enables high server availability 
through advanced performance, 
recovery, and configuration 
management. 
LANDesk Handheld Manager 
extends software distribution and 
asset management to handhelds 
with tools optimized for the low-
speed, intermittent connections 
characteristic of handheld 
environments. 
Contact your LANDesk ESP for more 
information about LANDesk Add-Ons.