Owner's Manual

Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems 91
If either of these agents is not installed, see the Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator and Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation documentation
before continuing with IT Assistant configuration. If the appropriate agent is
installed and running correctly, start IT Assistant and read on.
NOTE: Starting with IT Assistant version 8.0, you can discover devices using the
IPMI Discovery support feature. See "Configuring IPMI for System Manageability"
on page 96 for more information.
Start IT Assistant
NOTE: IT Assistant supports role-based access control (RBAC) to define the specific
operations each user can perform. To set up RBAC users, see "Ensuring a Secure Dell
OpenManage ITAssistant Installation" on page 213.
To log on to IT Assistant:
1
Double-click the IT Assistant icon on your system’s desktop. The Log in
dialog box appears. (If Single Sign-On is configured as described in
"Ensuring a Secure Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation" on
page 213, the
Log in dialog box does not appear.)
2 Enter a user name and password.
3 Select Active Directory Login if you have configured user information
using the Microsoft Active Directory plug-in. The privileges you have in IT
Assistant are dependent on the user settings defined.
NOTE: For more information on setting up role-based access, see "Ensuring a
Secure Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Installation" on page 213. For
information on installing the Active Directory plug-in and extending the Active
Directory schema for IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage Management
Station Software Installation Guide.
NOTE: To access IT Assistant remotely, you must enter
https://<hostname>:<portnumber>. The default port number is 2607.