Owner's Manual

102 Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
Systems Management Protocols Needed for Jane’s Network
In planning to configure discovery, Jane has a mixture of system types (server,
client, and switches). The systems management protocols that Jane requires to
manage these networked systems and devices are:
• SNMP for her Dell systems and PowerConnect switches
• CIM for her systems running Windows, assuming that Jane has newer,
CIM-compatible client instrumentation installed on her client systems
For a review of protocol requirements, see "Configuring Protocols to Send
Information to Dell OpenManage IT Assistant" on page 257.
Community Names and Trap Destinations
Jane’s requirements for configuring Get and Set community names and trap
destinations for SNMP on her managed systems are not affected by the size
of her business. For SNMP configuration requirements associated with
servers, see "Configuring the SNMP Service" on page 258.
Configuring SNMP for PowerConnect Switches
Jane can monitor her ten PowerConnect switches by using IT Assistant.
Each model of PowerConnect switch has documentation that provides
the following information on setting up the SNMP service for that switch:
• Community names
• Trap destinations
• The hosts from which the switch will accept SNMP packets
Initial Tasks for Finding Systems on Jane’s Network
Now that Jane has reviewed the prerequisite information for her discovery
configuration, she is ready to perform first-time discovery configuration.
Jane must perform the following tasks:
• Configure communication protocols on the managed systems.
• Configure discovery settings.
• Enter all of the discovery ranges.