The AMT status is used with out of band management in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later to identify the capability and provisioning status of the management controller on AMT-based computers. This status is displayed in the Configuration Manager console, in the report Computers with out of band management controllers, and can also be used to construct queries.

Note
The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later.

The follow tables lists the possible AMT status values, with their corresponding description and query values.

AMT Status Description Query

Unknown

The AMT status is not yet known. This occurs when network discovery that is configured for management controllers has not taken place or because the computer has not contacted the out of band service point site system server to be provisioned.

Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus is null

Not Supported

Configuration Manager cannot detect AMT by using the network interface. This status can mean either of the following:

  • The computer does not have AMT capability and cannot support out of band management.

  • The computer has AMT capability, but the AMT network interface is closed because the time limit for out of band provisioning has expired.

Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus=0

Detected

AMT capability is detected on this computer, but the out of band service point is unable to provision it for AMT. This scenario can occur when the computer has been previously provisioned for AMT outside Configuration Manager and the password for the AMT Remote Admin Account or the MEBx Account has been changed and is unknown.

Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus=1

Not Provisioned

AMT capability is detected on this computer, and it can be provisioned for AMT by the out of band service point.

Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus=2

Provisioned

AMT capability is detected on this computer, and it can be managed out of band by Configuration Manager. The computer might have been provisioned for AMT by the out of band service point or by another AMT solution.

Select * from sms_r_system where AMTStatus=3

If the AMT network interface is not open because the time limit for out of band provisioning has expired (one of the possible causes for the AMT status of Not Supported), you can use the following query to identify management controllers after computers have completed a hardware inventory cycle. If required, modify the AMT version number in the query to match your exact AMT version. However, this query cannot determine the AMT status, such as whether the AMT-based computer can be provisioned in-band by Configuration Manager.

  Copy Code 
Select SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID,SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceType,SMS_R_SYSTEM.Name, SMS_R_SYSTEM.SMSUniqueIdentifier, SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceDomainORWorkgroup, SMS_R_SYSTEM.Client from SMS_R_SYSTEM inner join SMS_G_System_AMT_AGENT on
SMS_G_System_AMT_AGENT.ResourceID = SMS_R_SYSTEM.ResourceID where
SMS_G_System_AMT_AGENT.AMT like ‘3.2.0’

The AMT Status column is not displayed by default in the Configuration Manager console. To display this column for a collection, use the following procedure.

To display the AMT Status column in the Configuration Manager console

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, right-click a collection, click View, and then click Add/Remove columns.

  2. Under Available columns, click AMT Status, and then click Add.

  3. If you do not want the AMT status to be displayed last, ensure that AMT Status is selected, and then click Move Up until it is listed in the order you require.

  4. Click OK.

  5. View the value in the AMT Status column in the results pane.

For more information about the report Computers with out of band management controllers, see About Reports for Out of Band Management.

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