Owner's Manual

Introducing Dell OpenManage ITAssistant 27
User Preferences
User Preferences are independent of user privileges. For example, you can use
this feature to customize your view of the device groups or to select a default
filter when you visit the alert logs view. You can access this feature from
ToolsUser Preferences. For more information on how to use this feature,
see "User Preferences — Customizing the IT Assistant User Interface" in the
Online Help.
Topology View
In the UI, you can select ViewsTopology to see a graphical presentation of
the devices in your network. When you double-click the icon for the group
you want to view, you move down through the hierarchy. In addition, you can
display detailed device information by moving the cursor over each icon.
You can also perform tasks on the devices in this view, such as application
launch, refresh inventory and status, and troubleshooting.
Privilege Levels in the IT Assistant UI
IT Assistant provides different privileges to its three user levels who can
perform various tasks using the windows, dialogs, and wizards in the UI.
The three user levels are: User, Power User, and Administrator.
• Users have read-only access to IT Assistant.
•
Power Users have administrator access except:
– Configuring IT Assistant for alerts and discovery
– Creating a favorite application
– Editing a task
– Running a performance and power monitoring task that has been
paused by an administrator
•
Administrators have full access to all the operations within IT Assistant.