Release Notes

file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/smitasst/7.2/4.5.1/Readme/readme.txt[10/23/2012 9:58:35 AM]

Security warning dialog box when you navigate to

"Manage"->"Software Updates" and open a catalog.xml file.

2. Blank error message blocks the software repository

feature: IT Assistant version 7.1 would stop responding,

displaying a blank error dialog box if you imported software

packages/bundles, closed the browser, re-opened it, and

navigated to "Manage" -> "Software Updates." This issue

has been resolved in this release of IT Assistant.

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INSTALLATION

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(A) First-time Installation of IT Assistant version 7.2

For instructions for a first time installation of IT Assistant on a

system, see the "Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's

Guide."

(B) Upgrade from IT Assistant 6.x to IT Assistant version 7.2

IT Assistant version 7.2 does not support a direct upgrade from

version 6.x or later. To upgrade from version 6.x to 7.2, first

install IT Assistant version 7.0, and then apply version 7.2 as an

upgrade.

NOTE: During an upgrade from version 6.x of IT Assistant to version

7.0, the installation will preserve the following settings by

default:

(a) Global configuration settings

(b) Discovery configuration settings

Any other database information such as custom groups, custom event

filters, and event categories will not be migrated because the

database schema is not compatible with previous versions of IT

Assistant. If you want to save this information, you must backup

your original database before upgrading.

version 7.2

If you have changed the data (that was pre-populated as part of the

IT Assistant version 7.0 install in the Report and EventSource

tables) that you want to preserve after upgrading to IT Assistant

version 7.2, take a backup of these tables and manually restore them

after the upgrade.

NOTE: If the CIM protocol was used before an upgrade, after the

upgrade it is important to verify that the CIM credentials are