MEBx and AMT Provisioning and Discovery accounts
We're trying to set up Out-of-Band management through ConfigMgr 2007 SP1. Not surprisingly perhaps, there are some issues. We are using an internal CA, and at this stage I need to enter the thumbprint hash manually. When you do this, you are forced to change the AMT password (=MEBx password?). Now, when it comes to filling out the Out of Band Management properties, it gets confusing for me. There is the MEBx account, there are 'AMT user accounts' and 'AMT Provisioning and Discovery accounts'. In the ConfigMgr online library, under 'About the MEBx account', it says under the 'Account and Password Creation' section: The MEBx account is named admin , and by default, the password is admin . Your manufacturer might provide a customized password, or you might have specified your choice of password in AMT. If the MEBx password is other than admin , specify an AMT Provisioning and Discovery Account on the Out of Band Management Configuration Properties: Provisioning Settings Tab . ... Configuration Manager might change the MEBx password during the provisioning process, depending on whether it has been changed previously on the AMT-based computer and on the version of AMT. Specify your choice for an alternative MEBx password on the Out of Band Management Properties: General Tab . If you import AMT-based computers that have already been provisioned, specify the MEBx password by using the Import Computer for Out of Band Management Wizard. Am I correct in thinking that the MEBx password is what you want the AMT password to be after provisioning, and that the 'AMT Provisioning and Discovery' accounts are what the AMT password could be before provisioning? Thanks, Rolf.
November 25th, 2009 6:15pm
Yes but you are right you need to change the password to enter the hash and so you need to changeit also on the component.
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November 25th, 2009 6:19pm