Dell KACE™ Management Appliances deliver a fully integrated systems management solution, unlike traditional software approaches that can require complex and time-consuming deployment and maintenance. KACE accomplishes this via an extremely flexible, intelligent appliance-based architecture that typically deploys quickly and is self-maintaining. KACE Appliances are easy to use, comprehensive and affordable, and they do not require costly incremental professional services to implement or extensive training for users to become productive.
Feature | Benefit |
| Device Discovery and Inventory | Auto discovery of network-wide hardware and software configurations through managed software agents or agentless network scanning |
| Software Distribution | Remote installation and distribution of applications, updates and any digital asset distribution and updates that can be flexibly scheduled for specific times based on machine group |
| Asset Management | Unifies and automates noncomputer and computer asset management processes, from deployment to retirement, to facilitate such tasks as software and regulatory compliance |
| Patch Management | Provides rapid, accurate and secure patch management to enable the proactive management of threats through the automated collection, analysis and delivery of patches organization-wide |
| Service Desk | Easy to use, configurable and integrated service desk management for process- and incident-based support |
| Power Management | Simple interface for developing organization-wide power control profiles for Windows and Mac clients |
| Security Audit and Enforcement | Provides scripts and utilities to find security vulnerabilities, enforce security policies and quarantine problem nodes |
In addition to these features, Dell KACE Management Appliances come with:
- Configuration and policy management using easy-to-create scripts
- Reporting and dashboards that provide standard and wizard-based custom reports
- AppDeploy Live interface to ITNinja.com, formerly known as AppDeploy.com, the industry's newest systems management community
- Remote control that enables administrators to repair remote systems without site visits
- Alerts to notify administrators of network attributes and thresholds, and users of network events such as interruptions
| Model: |  K1100s | K1100s-ADV | K1200s |
| Supports | Recommended Maximum Managed Nodes: 1,000 | Recommended Maximum Managed Nodes: 3,500 | Recommended Maximum Managed Nodes: 20,000 |
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The K1000 also has a virtual option. VK1000 Appliances are deployed on VMware® infrastructure and do not require dedicated hardware. VMware ESX and ESXi Server and open virtualization format (OVF) are required.
Appliance System Requirements
Managed client-supported operating systems:
- Microsoft® Windows® 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista®, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server® 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2003
- Mac OS® X 10.4–10.8
- Red Hat® Linux® AS and ES, Versions 4.x, 5.x, 6.0-6.2, 32-bit and 64-bit architectures
- SUSE® Linux, Version 11.4, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture
- Ubuntu® Linux, Versions 10.04, 12.04, 32-bit and 64-bit architecture
Management console web-administration interface:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer® 7.x-10
- Mozilla® Firefox® 3.x-14.0.1
- Safari® 3+
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