User's Manual

Introduction 15
2 Install Dell Management Console — You can install Dell Management
Console using the
Dell Management Console DVD or from the Dell
website at
dell.com/openmanage . For more information on installing the
Dell Management Console, see
"Installing, Uninstalling, and Upgrading
Dell Management Console" on page 23.
3 Preparing to configure Dell Management Console — It is of utmost
importance to
plan for the configuration of Dell Management Console
and your network devices. Plan to configure the following details:
• Discovery tasks, for example, defining Include ranges and Exclude
ranges, such as IP addresses, subnets, host names, and custom ranges
• Types of devices on your network, both Dell and non-Dell
• Security of your devices
• Connection profiles and credentials. For more information,
see
"Connection Profiles and Credentials Management" on page 67.
4 Configure Dell Management Console, in the following sequence; (See
"Configuration Page" on page 62 for instructions to configure Dell
Management Console.):
a Discovery tasks — Define a group of network devices that you want to
discover.
b Agent deploy — Deploy the Altiris Agent and then deploy the Dell
OpenManage agent—Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
(OMSA) on the target servers.
c Inventory — Gather inventory information for memory, processor,
power supply, embedded devices, and software and firmware versions.
For more information, see
"Configuring Inventory Settings" on page 81.
d Organize network devices — You can organize network devices based
on organization or geographical location.
e Status polling settings — Perform a power and connectivity health
check for all discovered devices. This determines whether a device is
operating normally, is in a non-normal state, or is powered down.
For
more information, see "Monitoring and Alerting" on page 127.
f Event management and alerting — Configure protocols. 
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