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IT Assistant configures, manages, and monitors computers and other devices on a corporate network. IT
Assistant manages assets, configurations, events (alerts), and security for computers equipped with
industry-standard management software. It supports instrumentation that conforms to SNMP and CIM
industry standards.
For information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide available on the
Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation is software that enables remote management programs such
as IT Assistant to do the following:
• Access information about your computer, such as how many processors it has and what operating
system it is running.
• Monitor the status of your computer, such as listening for thermal alerts from temperature probes or
hard drive failure alerts from storage devices.
A computer that has Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation set up on a network that uses IT
Assistant is a managed computer. For information about Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation, see
the Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation User’s Guide available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
Dell Client Manager (DCM) NOTE: Either Dell™ Client Manager (DCM) or Dell OpenManage™ applications are available for your computer to
help meet your system management needs. See "Dell OpenManage™ Applications" on page272 for information
about Dell OpenManage products.
Dell Client Manager (DCM) Console
The Dell Client Manager (DCM) console allows you to configure, manage, and monitor Dell computers
on a corporate network via a simple GUI interface. Through the DCM console you can manage assets,
configurations, events (alerts), status, and security for computers equipped with industry-standard
management software. For information about standards supported by DCM, see www.altiris.com.
For information about the DCM console, see www.altiris.com or the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.
The DCM console also allows you to:
• Access information about your computer, such as how many processors it has and what operating
system it is running.
• Monitor the status of your computer, such as listening for thermal alerts from temperature probes or
hard drive failure alerts from storage devices.
• Change the state of your computer by updating its BIOS, configuring BIOS settings, or shutting it
down remotely.
With Dell Client Manager installed on a console and its client software installed on client computers,
you have a managed computer. For information about DCM, see the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.