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Configuring Dell OpenManage IT
Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
Dell™ OpenManage™ IT Assistant can discover, inventory, and perform a
variety of other tasks such as power and performance monitoring. for each
system in your enterprise. Managed systems can include a mixture of client
systems (desktops, portable components, and workstations), servers, printers,
tape devices, storage devices, systems with remote access cards, Dell
PowerConnect™ switches, and digital keyboard/video/mouse (KVMs)
switches used with rack-dense systems.
IT Assistant in Real-World User Scenarios
This section illustrates how IT Assistant can be used in two different
customer scenarios:
• A small-to-medium size business (see "Discovery in Jane’s Small-to-Medium
Size Business")
• A large enterprise environment (see "Discovery in Tom’s Enterprise-Size
Business")
Although fictional, both scenarios presented in this section illustrate how
administrators in charge of managing network environments might configure
IT Assistant. While many configuration concepts are the same for both
scenarios, others depend on the type and number of systems being managed.
Use the scenario that best suits your situation as a general guide for
configuring IT Assistant.
Regardless of the size of your network, it is useful to read through both scenarios
to gain a more complete understanding of IT Assistant procedures and concepts.
NOTE: Neither scenario shown in this section is intended to illustrate the full
capabilities of IT Assistant. Based on your enterprise, you may choose to use
options and features in IT Assistant not shown here. For more information on
IT Assistant’s full range of capabilities, see the IT Assistant Online Help.