Owner's Manual

What’s New for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 8.7 45
You can discover client systems by providing the required CIM credentials in
the Discovery wizard. See "Configuring Discovery Settings" on page 99 for
more information. The discovered systems will display under Clients in the
device tree. Right-click the device and select DCM Launch under Application
Launch to open the:
•DCM Web page
• 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" on page 131.