Owner's Manual

96 Configuring Dell OpenManage IT Assistant to Monitor Your Systems
NOTE: The faster you set the discovery speed, the more network resources
discovery will consume. Faster discovery speeds may impact network performance.
4 Under Discover , Jane can choose whether to discover All Devices or Only
Instrumented Devices
.
She chooses
Only Instrumented Devices since she wants IT Assistant to
discover only devices that have SNMP or CIM instrumentation. If she
wanted to discover any device that responded to a
ping command,
she would have chosen
All Devices . For a list of supported agents,
see "Agents Supported by IT Assistant."
NOTE: It is recommended that if you have Domain Name System (DNS)
configured on your network, select the default, DNS Name Resolution.
5 Under Name Resolution , Jane selects DNS Name Resolution or
Instrumentation Name Resolution .
DNS name resolution matches the IP address of a system to a host name.
Instrumentation name resolution queries the managed system’s agent
instrumentation for its name. See your device or system documentation
for more information on how to configure instrumentation name resolution.
NOTE: It is recommended that if you have DNS configured on your network,
select the default, DNS Name Resolution.
6 Jane clicks OK .
Configuring Inventory Settings
Next, Jane needs to enter inventory settings. IT Assistant collects inventory
information about software and firmware versions, as well as device-related
information about memory, processor, power supply, PCI cards and
embedded devices, and storage. This information is stored in the IT Assistant
database and can be used to generate customized reports.
To set inventory settings, Jane performs the following steps:
1
Jane selects Discovery and Monitoring  Inventory Configuration from
the menu bar.
The
Inventory Poll Settings dialog box is displayed. Enable Inventory is
selected by default.
2 Under Initiate Inventory , Jane selects when she wants IT Assistant to
perform inventory.