Out of band service point
Out of band management of devices, or in other words management of devices that are switched off, requires the use of the out of band service point. This role was deprecated at the introduction of Configuration Manager version 1511. We will, however, cover this as there will still be lots of people using older versions and specifically with this role installed. There are some prerequisites to using this role, however; for those that do use it, it can be very beneficial to an all-round client management approach. In order to use this role, the devices to be managed must contain Intel V-Pro chips and a version of the Intel Active Management Technology (AMT). The role is very light on the server and requires the use of certificates, so as usual all standard troubleshooting applies when dealing with certificates, because these can often expire without notice and the solution stops functioning.
Troubleshooting in the console
From the console, we can obviously install...
