Owner's Manual

Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems 83
If either of these agents is not installed, see the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator and Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation documentation
before continuing with IT Assistant configuration. If the appropriate agent is
installed and running correctly, start IT Assistant and read on.
NOTE: Starting with IT Assistant version 8.0, you can discover devices using the
IPMI Discovery support feature. See "Configuring IPMI for System Manageability"
for more information.
Start IT Assistant
NOTE: IT Assistant supports role-based access control (RBAC) to define the specific
operations each user can perform. To set up RBAC users, see "Ensuring a Secure Dell
OpenManage ITAssistant Installation."
To log on to IT Assistant:
1
Double-click the IT Assistant icon on your system’s desktop. The Log in
dialog box appears. (If Single Sign-On is configured as described in
"Ensuring a Secure Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation," the
Log
in
dialog box does not appear.)
2 Enter a user name and password.
3 Select Active Directory Login if you have configured user information
using the Microsoft Active Directory
®
plug-in. The privileges you have
in IT Assistant are dependent on the user settings defined.
NOTE: For more information on setting up role-based access, see "Ensuring a
Secure Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation." For information on
installing the Active Directory plug-in and extending the Active Directory
schema for IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage Management Station
Software Installation Guide.
NOTE: To access IT Assistant remotely, you must enter
https://<hostname>:<portnumber>. The default port number is 2607.