Owner's Manual

212 Ensuring a Secure Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation
Running IT Assistant Behind a Firewall
Figure 11-1 illustrates a typical installation in which both IT Assistant and the
systems being managed reside behind a firewall. The firewall denies passage
to traffic on specified ports between the protected network and the rest of the
world while still allowing an administrator to communicate freely with both
IT Assistant and the managed system.
Typical security for the system running IT Assistant in an environment
behind a firewall includes the following:
• Use trusted accounts instead of named or mixed for the database.
• Limit user interface connections to a known system.
Figure 11-1. Typical Installation Behind a Firewall
user’s system
161, 162
IT Assistant User
Interface
Server
Administrator
Web Browser
Array Manager
2148
RAC
Array Manager
1311
CIM/WM
firewall
2607
80,
IT Assistant
Services
managed
system