Owner's Manual
104 Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
Jane selects all seven days of the week at 6:00:00 AM because the data
maybe dynamic, but she wants to select a non-peak period.
NOTE: It is recommended that you schedule discovery at non-peak times.
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Under
Discovery Speed
, Jane uses the sliding bar to indicate how much
network bandwidth and system resources she wants to allocate to discovery.
NOTE: The faster you set the discovery speed, the more network resources
discovery will consume. Faster discovery speeds may impact network performance.
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Under
Discover
, Jane can choose whether to discover
All Devices
or
Only
Instrumented Devices
.
She chooses
Only Instrumented Devices
since she wants IT Assistant to
discover only devices that have SNMP or CIM instrumentation. If she
wanted to discover any device that responded to a
ping
command,
she would have chosen
All Devices
. For a list of supported agents,
see "Devices and Agents Supported by IT Assistant" on page 60.
NOTE: It is recommended that if you have Domain Name System (DNS)
configured on your network, select the default, DNS Name Resolution.
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Under
Name Resolution
, Jane selects
DNS Name Resolution
or
Instrumentation Name Resolution
and clicks
OK
.
DNS name resolution matches the IP address of a system to a host name.
Instrumentation name resolution queries the managed system’s agent
instrumentation for its name. See your device or system documentation
for more information on how to configure instrumentation name resolution
and clicks
OK
.
NOTE: It is recommended that if you have DNS configured on your network,
select the default, DNS Name Resolution.
Configuring Inventory Settings
Next, Jane needs to enter inventory settings. IT Assistant collects inventory
information about software and firmware versions, as well as device-related
information about memory, processor, power supply, PCI cards and embedded
devices, and storage. This information is stored in the IT Assistant database
and can be used to generate customized reports.