Owner's Manual

18 Introduction

Planning to Configure the Dell Management Console

After installing the Dell Management Console, you must plan to configure it.

My network has Dell and non-Dell devices. Should I configure

them separately?

Yes, you must import the appropriate MIBs for all non-Dell devices that

you want to monitor. Importing the MIBs for non-Dell devices will allow

you to receive SNMP alerts for them.

What are the security options to be configured for using Dell

Management Console?

See the Symantec documents available in the Help Documentation

Library on role-based security.

I am migrating from Dell OpenManage IT Assistant. How do I migrate

the discovery ranges to Dell Management Console?

For information on migrating the discovery settings from IT Assistant, see

“Importing IT Assistant Discovery Settings.”

Is there any special configuration required for the features I want to use?

You can configure any or all features according to your requirements.

See Table 1-1 for the agents you should deploy on the managed devices

for each feature to work properly.

Table 1-1. Supported Features by Agents

Feature No Agent Dell OpenManage

Server

Administrator

Altiris Agent

Discovery Will discover through

IPMI, WMI, or SNMP

Required for a

detailed Hardware

Summary in the

Resource Manager

Not required