Supported features

Our dependence on computers within the workplace is clear. Present on every desktop and commonplace for all business travellers, we have come to depend on easy and reliable workstation access to deliver the applications, tools, and communication mechanisms that improve our performance. In recent years most organisations have invested heavily on enterprise software systems and the number of workstations (both fixed and laptop) can be counted in the thousands and tens of thousands. While these workstations have driven higher performance and productivity, the number of systems, their complexity and diversity, their geographic distribution, and the need for regular upgrades and maintenance, have outpaced the capacity of most IT support departments.

With BMC Client Management, IT managers are able to automate client management functions thereby driving IT efficiency, reducing operating costs, and ensuring end-user productivity. It provides a completely integrated solution permitting IT departments to understand, plan, automate, control and secure their client systems. By offering a solution that automates CSM, yet is easy to use, administer and deploy, BMC Client Management provides a crucial means for driving IT efficiency, reducing management costs, and ensuring end-user productivity.

This section provides a high-level overview of the BMC Client Management product capabilities:

Supported core functions

Depending on the operating systems of your client, BMC Client Management supports the following core functions:

Core Functions	Windows	Mac	Linux	iOS
Discovery/Inventory
Applications Usage (Self-healing and Blocking)			2
Software Deployment				3
OS Deployment	1
Patch Management		5
Remote Control
Direct Access				4
USB & Port Security
Power Management

1. The operating system for OSD must be listed in the supported Windows Operating Systems for the master server. For more information on the supported operating systems for master server, see Master, relays, and clients.
2. Self-healing is only available on Windows operating systems.
3. Install and remove mobile applications.
4. Direct commands for locking, unlocking, and wiping the mobile device.

5. Patch systems running Mac OS by using the operational rules functionality. For more information, see Deploy patches on macOS.