Owner's Manual

Planning Your Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation 67
Should I use the
default installed
database (SQL
Server 2008 R2
Express Edition) or
should I install the
Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2
database?
Generally, SQL
Server 2008 R2
Express Edition is
adequate if you are
managing fewer
than 500 systems.
However, heavy
event traffic or the
usage of the
performance
monitoring
subsystem may
lead you to select
Microsoft SQL
Server 2008 R2.
Selection of the
SQL database
and heavy event
traffic are
examples of
choices that
require higher
processor speed
and/or extra
processors, more
memory, and
greater hard-drive
space to ensure
IT Assistant
performance.
Which systems
management
protocol(s) should
I plan to install
or enable?
Survey the agents
that you want to
run on your
managed systems
and find out which
protocols they
support; consider
the type of system
you are managing.
See "Installing,
Uninstalling, and
Upgrading
Dell OpenManage
IT Assistant" on
page 69 and
"Configuring Dell
OpenManage IT
Assistant to Monitor
Yo u r S y s t e m s " o n
page 89.
Table 4-4. Pre-Installation Questions, Options, and Actions
(continued)
Question Option/Action Option/Action Next Step