DMTF’s Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) Standard is a suite of specifications that takes full advantage of DMTF’s Web Services for Management (WS-Management) specification – delivering standards-based Web services management for desktop and mobile client systems. Through DASH, DMTF provides the next generation of standards for secure out-of-band and remote management of desktop and mobile systems.

The System Management Forum, part of DMTF's Interoperability Committee, develops and implements programs for verifying compliance of software and hardware that implement DMTF system management standards.

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DASH 1.1 Features and Benefits

NEW FEATURE	BENEFIT
KVM (Keyboard, Video and Mouse) and text console redirection support	Provides the capability to manage KVM and text console redirections provided by the system.
USB and media redirection support	Provides the capability to manage USB and media redirections provided by the system.
BIOS (Basic Input Output System) Management	Provides the capability to remotely change BIOS settings.
NIC (Network Interface Card) Management	Provides management of MAC and IP addresses, DNS and DHCP configuration. Adds the capability to represent and manage a network port that provides a LAN interface and its associated controller.
Operating System Status	Enables representation of OS name/version and OS status.
Opaque Data Management (offline mailbox)	Enables manageability of data storage that can be used by management applications in band and out of band.
Software Update	Provides management interfaces for updating firmware and software.
Battery Management	Provides the capability to represent and manage batteries.