Owner's Manual

64 Planning Your Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation
Should I use the
default installed
database (SQL
Server 2005 Express
Edition SP2) or
should I install the
Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 SP2
database?
Generally, SQL
Server 2005
Express Edition
SP2 is adequate if
you are managing
fewer than 500
systems. However,
heavy event traffic
or the usage of the
performance
monitoring
subsystem may
lead you to select
SQL Server 2005
SP2.
Selection of the
SQL database
and heavy event
traffic are
examples of
choices that
require higher
processor speed
and/or extra
processors, more
memory, and
greater hard-drive
space to ensure
IT Assistant
performance.
Which systems
management
protocol(s) should
I plan to install
or enable?
Survey the agents
that you want to
run on your
managed systems
and find out which
protocols they
support; consider
the type of system
you are managing.
See "Installing,
Uninstalling, and
Upgrading
Dell OpenManage
IT Assistant" on
page 67 and
"Configuring Dell
OpenManage IT
Assistant to Monitor
Your Systems" on
page 85.
Table 4-4. Pre-Installation Questions, Options, and Actions
(continued)
Question Option/Action Option/Action Next Step