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2. Create this file, if it is not present.
3. You can store the private keys in the directory of your choice. For security reasons, it is recommended that
you set the appropriate permissions for your private key files.
This is a sample "sshconfig.pro" file where you can configure the names and location of your private keys:
#server[.user]=<path-to-file>
#A server-name of global would be appropriate to accommodate a network where all or most systems are set
up using the same key.
#global[.user]=<path-to-file>global.root=C:\SSH Private Keys\root\global_root_privatekey.ppk
global.fred=C:\SSH Private Keys\fred\global_fred_privatekey.ppk192.168.157.149.root=C:\SSH Private
Keys\root\system1_root_privatekey.ppk192.168.157.151.fred=C:\SSH Private Keys\fred\
system2_fred_privatekey.ppk
4. Copy "sshconfig.pro" to the bin folder of IT Assistant. By default, this folder is located at:
"C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\ITAssistant\bin directory
NOTE: A blank password in IT Assistant triggers SSH authentication using the RSA keys instead of using passwords. IT Assistant
then attempts to find the entry in the "sshconfig.pro" file. If IT Assistant finds the system and user or global key in "sshconfig.pro",
it uses the ".ppk" file for establishing an SSH connection to the server. However, if IT Assistant cannot find this information, it
assumes that you meant to enter a blank password.
Dell recommends that SSH version 2 or above be used on the managed system for better security.
For more information on the usage of public keys for SSH authentication, see
http://www.tartarus.org/~simon/puttydoc/Chapter8.html
Reports
1. When you install IT Assistant, an in-built utility generates a report on the applicable software updates on the
systems that IT Assistant discovered. This report is generated by comparing the versions of the
packages/bundles imported into the IT Assistant repository (in the Software Updates) and the versions
installed on the managed systems. The utility is present under the folder ―<ITA Installation Directory\bin>"
and is named "itacompliance.vbs". The report is generated in Microsoft Excel(C) format.
Usage:
Run this utility on a system where the IT Assistant database is installed. By default, IT Assistant and the IT
Assistant database are installed on the same system. However, if you use a remote database, copy the
following files from the IT Assistant bin folder to the system running the remote database.
 itacompliance.vbs
 compliance.xml
Create a folder "Reports" under C:\. The report will be saved in a folder. Run the compliance utility from
"Windows Explorer" or from the command line. If the utility prompts for the name of the report file, specify
only the file name with a ".xls" extension. It will then connect to the IT Assistant database and generate the
report. The report is saved in the "C:\Reports". You can view this file using Microsoft Excel.
The report contains the following columns: Computer Name, Service Tag, Server Model, Patch Name,
Software Type, Customer Hardware, Current Version, Patch Version, and Patch Level. The patch level
indicates the severity of the update.
Modular Disk Storage Manager
You must install DirectX 8.1 on the system to run IT Assistant with the Modular Disk Storage Manager on Windows
2000 Server.
Documentation Errata
In the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Online Help, the following section:
Introduction -> Existing Features From Earlier Releases of IT Assistant, the row titled Microsoft Windows 7,
reads:
IT Assistant can discover and manage devices that are running on the Windows 7 operating system. Install the
required Dell OpenManage software from the OpenManage product suite to discover and manage devices.
It should be read: IT Assistant can be installed on the system running on the Windows 7 operating system.