The Out of Band Management (OOBM) features available in the HPCA Console enable you to perform out of band management operations regardless of system power or operating system state.
In band management refers to operations performed when a computer is powered on with a running operating system.
Out of band management refers to operations performed when a computer is in one of the following states:
The HPCA Console supports Out of Band Management of Intel vPro devices and DASH-enabled devices.
This option is only available when Out of Band Management is enabled. See Out of Band Management for instructions. For more information, see the HP Client Automation Enterprise Out of Band Management User Guide.