Owner's Manual

Introducing Dell OpenManage ITAssistant 19
Create Tasks That Enable Configuration Management From a
Central Console
IT Assistant enables you to drive common configuration management tasks
across the entire enterprise from a single console. By setting up simple tasks
using IT Assistant’s wizard-based user interface (UI), you can perform device
control tasks (shut down/wake up), software updates, deploy agents, export
and import tasks, or run command line tasks on systems in your managed
group. IT Assistant allows you to load Dell Update Packages (DUP) and
System Update Sets (from the Dell Server Updates media or from the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com) into a central repository, and run
a compliance check on systems in the enterprise. The system administrator
can then instruct IT Assistant to perform the updates immediately
or according to a defined schedule.
NOTE: For Dell OpenManage version 5.3 and above, the Software Update Utility
is available only on the Dell Server Updates DVD. However, for Dell OpenManage
version below 5.3, the Software Update Utility is available on the Dell PowerEdge™
Server Update Utility CD. For the purposes of this guide, the Dell Server Updates
DVD and the Dell PowerEdge Server Update Utility CD will be hereafter called the
Server Updates media.
NOTE: To perform a software update, the appropriate agent software must be
installed on the target device. For more information on agents, see "Agents on the
Systems That You Want to Monitor".
Install Dell Agents on Dell Systems
IT Assistant provides an integrated method to install Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator on supported Dell systems. Server Administrator
provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management solution and is
designed for system administrators to manage systems locally and remotely
on a network. Server administrator provides the necessary instrumentation for
the server and helps maximize server manageability (discovering, classifying,
inventorying, monitoring systems, and updating the BIOS, firmware and
drivers) from IT Assistant. You can install Server Administrator from the
Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation
DVD or from the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com .