Lenovo Think Deploy Blog

This article has been moved to  https://blog.lenovocdrt.com/#/2020/odometer   Introducing Lenovo Odometer In some previous articles we have highlighted how you can collect Lenovo Updates History from a new WMI class in the root\Lenovo namespace. See https://thinkdeploy.blogspot.com/2018/10/tracking-thininstaller-update-history.html We are now adding a new class under this namespace for the new "Odometer" feature found in the latest ThinkPads that were recently launched.  This feature keeps track of several metrics that can provide an indication of how a system has been used.  The metrics collected are:     CPU Uptime - amount of time CPU has been active in hours     Shock events - based on detections from accelerometer     Thermal events - registered high-temp conditions where CPU was throttled     Battery cycles - number of charge cycles performed on battery     SSD Read/Writes - number of reads and writes on one or more internal SSDs These counters are maintained by th

Updated 2/1/21 - Added Intune deployment steps Updated 10/18/21 - Update list of supported docks Introduction Lenovo Dock Manager is a new solution that reduces the effort that IT administrators spend on the large scale deployment of Lenovo dock firmware updates.  This solution runs on your PC and maintains a cache of the current firmware versions for supported Lenovo docks.  When a dock is attached that has down-level firmware, it is automatically updated by Dock Manager.  Video resources and links that may be helpful can be found below: Lenovo Dock Manager Overview Firmware Updates and Information Queries Configuration and Deployment Dock Manager and User Guide can be downloaded here:  Lenovo Tools for Administrators   It can automatically download firmware updates from Lenovo Support directly over the Internet or from a local repository on your network that is created and maintained using Update Retriever. The four-character "machine type" for the supported docks listed be