Owner's Manual

94 Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
NOTE: Community names are case sensitive.
NOTE: Although you can set up just one community name as both read and
read/write, it is advisable to create a separate name for each to allow restricted
access to the write action.
The community names that you assign for SNMP for managed systems in
the operating system must also be recorded in IT Assistant when you set
up SNMP discovery ranges.
In the Discovery Range dialog box under the protocols section, make sure
that the Get (or read) and Set (or write) community names of all of the
managed systems are entered. If there is more than one community name
per field, separate each community name with a comma.
For more information, see "Configuring the SNMP Service" on page 258.
Configuring CIM for Manageability
Depending on your network environment, configuring CIM may be a required
task. CIM is the preferred systems management protocol for newer client
instrumentation and is required for Dell systems instrumented with OMCI
version 7.x. CIM is also used for performing remote Windows software updates.
In her small-to-medium size network, Jane must install, enable, and configure
CIM to be able to manage client systems running the latest Client
Instrumentation (OMCI 7.x). Although Tom’s group of managed systems are
made up entirely of servers, he will also install and enable CIM. Generally,
CIM should be enabled if your enterprise includes any managed system
running a Microsoft Windows operating system.
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator only sends events to IT Assistant as
SNMP traps. It does not send CIM indications for either instrumentation or storage
events from a server.