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20 Introducing Dell OpenManage IT Assistant
Generate a Consolidated View of All Your Systems
IT Assistant allows system administrators to take actions on managed systems
from the management console. Using IT Assistant, you can create tasks that
apply to a single system or each system in a group, create dynamic groups of
systems to facilitate management, and conduct inventory on any system.
In addition, IT Assistant provides a consolidated launch point for the
following Dell systems management applications and devices: Dell OpenManage
Server Administrator, Dell OpenManage Array Manager, Remote Access
Console, Dell OpenManage Switch Administrator, Digital
keyboard/video/mouse (KVM), printers, tapes, storage devices, client systems
and Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) devices.
Create Alert Filters and Actions
You can use IT Assistant to create alert filters to isolate alerts that are of
greatest interest to a system administrator. System administrators can then
create corresponding alert actions that are triggered when the criteria used to
define the alert filter are met. For example, IT Assistant can alert a system
administrator when a server fan is in warning or critical state. By creating a
filter with a corresponding e-mail action, the administrator is e-mailed if a fan
reaches the defined status. The administrator can then act on the notification
by using IT Assistant to shut down the system, if necessary, or launch Server
Administrator to troubleshoot the problem.
Create Customized Discovery and Inventory Reports
Using IT Assistant’s report wizard, you can create customized reports for any
device or group across the enterprise. These reports can contain device
inventory information based on a broad selection of attributes. For example,
you can create a report that lists details for each add-on card in all systems in
a group, including bus speed and width, manufacturer, and slot length and/or
number. IT Assistant also provides a collection of pre-formatted reports that
gather common information from the enterprise. The Compliance Tool uses
this information to compare the inventory of each managed system with the
packages/bundles imported in the IT Assistant repository.