Owner's Manual
Introducing Dell OpenManage ITAssistant 25
The report interface wizard is designed to allow you to select actual fields
in the IT Assistant database. You can create a report containing information
such as:
• Details of the hardware devices being managed by IT Assistant, including
systems, switches, and storage devices
• BIOS, firmware, and driver versions
• Field Replaceable Units (FRU) data
• Other asset or Cost Of Ownership details
You can also specify the output format, such as HTML, XML, or
comma-separated values (CSV). CSV is normally used in a spreadsheet tool,
such as Microsoft Excel
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. IT Assistant saves the report definitions for later
use and retrieval.
To use the IT Assistant report wizard, select ViewsReports. A full
description of the capabilities and steps for using the report wizard is
available in the IT Assistant Online Help.
Task Management
IT Assistant provides an updated task management functionality that allows
you to set up and remotely run certain tasks on all systems in your enterprise,
including device control (shutdown and wake up), software update, software
deployment, exporting and importing tasks, and command line execution.
To use the task management functionality, select ManageTasks. For more
information, see the Task topic in the IT Assistant Online Help.
Software Updates
IT Assistant allows you to manage your hardware and software from a single
console. You can also update the BIOS, firmware, and drivers using IT Assistant.
IT Assistant uses Dell Update Packages and bundles (System Update Sets) to
update the drivers and firmware. You can import the packages either from the
Dell Server Updates media or the Dell website at support.dell.com to a central
repository in IT Assistant.
You can compare the packages to the software versions currently running
on your enterprise systems, perform device compliance, and then decide on
updating systems that are not in compliance, either immediately or according
to a schedule you define.