Users Guide

26 Installing, Uninstalling, and Upgrading IT Assistant
4 In the Windows Component Wizard window under Components , scroll to Management and
Monitoring Tools .
5 Select Management and Monitoring Tools , click Details , select and check Simple Network
Management Protocol
, and click OK .
6 Click Next in the Windows Components Wizard window.
The
Windows Components Wizard will install SNMP.
7 Once the installation is complete, click Finish .
8 Close the Add/Remove Programs window.
SNMP is now installed on your system.
IT Assistant is installable only on systems running Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, or
Windows Server 2003. For information on how to install and configure SNMP on managed systems
running Microsoft Windows, Red Hat
®
Linux, or Novell
®
NetWare
®
operating systems, see
"Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant."
Enabling CIM
The CIM/WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) service is installed by default on Windows
2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP Professional. CIM discovery requires proper user ID and
password credentials. Failure to supply proper credentials on a subnet configured for CIM discovery can
result in account lockout.
For examples on how to set up CIM, see "Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant."
Setting Up RBAC User Information
IT Assistant supports role-based access control (RBAC) to define the specific operations each user can
perform. However, the IT Assistant installation process does not require these user roles to be set up prior
to installation. To set up RBAC users either before or after installing IT Assistant, see "Ensuring a Secure
Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation."