Owner's Manual

66 Planning Your Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation
Summary of Pre-Installation Decisions
This section lists the major factors you must consider before installing and
using IT Assistant to manage systems on your network. Table 4-4 summarizes
questions raised in the previous sections, the option(s) and action(s) available,
and the section of this guide where you can find the corresponding procedure
for performing that action.
Table 4-4. Pre-Installation Questions, Options, and Actions
Question Option/Action Option/Action Next Step
Is there any reason
to select a particular
operating system
among those that
are supported when
installing
IT Assistant?
Ensure that the
operating system is
supported for the
components you
are installing.
For a large
network, install
IT Assistant on
aserver
operating system.
See the latest
IT Assistant readme.txt
at support.dell.com/
manuals.
Is there any reason
to select a particular
hardware
configuration
when installing
IT Assistant?
Ensure that your
hardware
configuration
meets or exceeds
the recommended
requirements for
the components
that will be
installed on
the system.