Owner's Manual

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Single Sign-On
IT Assistant supports Single Sign-On on Dell systems running supported
Windows operating systems. Use Single Sign-On to bypass the login page and
directly access IT Assistant by clicking the IT Assistant icon on your desktop.
The desktop icon queries the registry to see if the Automatic Logon with
current username and password option is enabled in Internet Explorer. If this
option is enabled, then Single Sign-On is executed; otherwise, the normal
login page is displayed. For more information on how to set these options,
see "Single Sign-On" on page 225.
User Authentication
Starting with version 7.0, IT Assistant uses operating system or domain-based
authentication. The ITAssistant 6.x read/write password is no longer used.
For information on the Microsoft Active Directory schema and how to configure
it for use with IT Assistant, including how to install the required snap-in,
see the Dell OpenManage Management Station Software Installation Guide
available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.
Dynamic Groups
You can create dynamic groups of devices to help you manage and monitor
them more effectively. For more information, see the Group Configuration
topic in the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.
NOTE: You can re-use the device selection queries created in one module of
IT Assistant in other modules as well. For example, a query created from the
search-devices module is also available when you are creating or editing a report,
an alert filter, or a task.
Inventory Information
IT Assistant collects inventory information, such as software and firmware
versions, as well as device-related information about memory, processor,
power supply, PCI cards and embedded devices, and storage. For details about
the inventory information that IT Assistant collects and stores in its database,
see "Add Report — Using the IT Assistant Reporting System” in the Online
Help. For configuring inventory settings, see “Inventory Poll Settings —
Configuring IT Assistant to Perform Inventory” in the Online Help.