A little confused on vPro and SCCM 2012 R2

Question

Hi folks. I have a question regarding vPro and SCCM, hopefully someone can help.
Do I need an SCS sever to integrate and provision vPro devices with SCCM 2012 R2?
I basically just want to be able to remotely provision the devices for vPro (certs ect) and take advantage of the WOL and shutdown functionality for patch management and I would rather avoid setting up an SCS server if possible. Any advice welcome, thanks in
advance.
Best,
Pete

Answer 1

I really suggest that you take a look at integrating SCS, because ConfigMgr only supports these versions of the AMT (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg682077.aspx#BKMK_SupConfigOOB):
Intel AMT version 3.2 with a minimum revision of 3.2.1
Intel AMT version 4.0, version 4.1, and version 4.2
Intel AMT version 5.0 and version 5.2 with a minimum revision of 5.2.10
Intel AMT version 6.0 and version 6.1
And all the new PCs come with newer version of AMT.
Some guides to get you started with vPro:
http://windowsmasher.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/intel-vpro-the-basics-of-vpro/
http://blogs.bamits.com.au/2012/09/integrating-sccm-2012-with-scs-81.html