Users Guide

24 Planning Your IT Assistant Installation
Should I use the default
installed database
(MSDE) or should I
install the Microsoft SQL
Server database?
Generally, MSDE is
adequate if you are
managing fewer than
500 systems. However,
heavy event traffic or
other performance
concerns may lead you
to select SQL Server.
Selection of the SQL
database and heavy
event traffic are
examples of choices
that require higher
processor speed and/or
extra processors, more
memory, and greater
hard-drive space to
ensure IT Assistant
performance.
Which systems
management protocol(s)
should I plan to install
or enable?
Survey the agents that
you want to run on your
managed systems and
find out which
protocols they support;
consider the type of
system you are
managing.
See "Installing, Uninstalling,
and Upgrading IT Assistant"
and "Configuring IT
Assistant to Monitor
Your Systems."
How should I organize my
managed systems’ IP
addresses if I am using
more than one systems
management protocol on
a subnet?
Where possible, group
systems using the same
systems management
protocol into
contiguous subnets.
This strategy increases
manageability during
the creation of
IT Assistant discovery
ranges.
Will I use role-based
access to assign user levels
in IT Assistant?
IT Assistant supports
standard role-based
access levels. The three
levels supported are
User, Power User, and
Administrator.
Using these access
roles in your enterprise
can provide an added
level of security.
See "Ensuring a Secure Dell
OpenManage IT Assistant
Installation"
Table 2-4. Pre-Installation Questions, Options, and Actions (continued)
Question Option/Action Option/Action Next Step