Owner's Manual

What’s New for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 8.6? 43
• DCM feature definition page, if the device is not managed by an
instance of DCM
Exporting and Importing Tasks
The export/import feature allows you to export the task configuration
information for the selected tasks in IT Assistant to an XML file. You can
import this file to a new network environment where IT Assistant is installed,
instead of recreating and reconfiguring the tasks.
Storage Integration
Starting with IT Assistant 8.0, you can use IT Assistant to:
• Discover, monitor, and display Dell PowerVault™ Modular Disk storage
arrays, such as the PowerVault MD3000.
• Display the inventory information for the Modular Disk storage arrays,
such as name, model, firmware version, configured disk space, and so on.
• Receive Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) alerts, and
format and display them for monitoring Modular Disk storage arrays, such
as the PowerVault MD3000.
NOTE: If you have installed the Modular Disk Storage Array Management Software
on a system to monitor the PowerVault MD3000, you can use it to configure and
send these alerts.
Performance Monitoring
Performance Monitoring helps you monitor the performance of a group of
supported Microsoft Windows or Linux systems in your network
environment over a specified period of time. Performance is monitored with
the help of performance counters available for each component. You can
select and monitor the performance counters. You can also configure
threshold alerts to flag and notify you of under- or over-utilized systems on
your network. For more information, see "Performance and Power
Monitoring".