Owner's Manual

What’s New for Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Version 8.9 51
Favorite Application Launch
IT Assistant supports launching user-configured applications for multiple
devices or a group of devices, such as printers and switches. For more
information, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.
Storage Integration
IT Assistant discovers Dell|EMC arrays in your storage environment and
displays them in the Dell|EMC Arrays category present in the
Storage Devices group.
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.
Printer Integration
IT Assistant version 8.0 and later support discovery of Dell network-enabled
printers and classifies them under the Printers category in the Device tree.
IT Assistant uses SNMP to communicate with the printer devices. Dell
printers have implemented a standard Printer MIB, enabling standardized
access to important information.
NOTE: You can also use this feature of IT Assistant to discover non-Dell printers in
your network environment.
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.
Tape Integration
IT Assistant version 8.0 and later support discovery of those Dell tape library
devices that have an out-of-band management port. IT Assistant classifies
them under the Tap e De vi ce s category under the Storage Devices tree.
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.
FRU Support
With IT Assistant version 8.0 and later, you can view the Field Replaceable
Units (FRU) information for a managed system. IT Assistant retrieves
FRU information from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator during
an inventory cycle and stores it in the database.
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help.