Dell GX240 manual LegacySelect Technology Control, Manageability, Dell OpenManage IT Assistant

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LegacySelect Technology Control

LegacySelect technology control permits the deployment of legacy full, legacy reduced, or legacy free solutions based on a common platform with common hard drive images and common help desk procedures. Control is provided to the administrator through the system setup program, Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant, or Dell custom factory integration.

LegacySelect allows the administrator to electronically activate or deactivate specific connectors and media devices including: serial and USB connectors, parallel connector, floppy drive, PCI slots, and PS/2 mouse. When the connectors and media devices are deactivated, resources that they might have used are available. Any changes that are made will take place after you reboot the computer.

Manageability

Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant

Dell OpenManage IT Assistant is the premier Dell™ systems management application for configuring, managing, and monitoring computers and other devices on a corporate network. IT Assistant employs the latest remote management technology to provide asset management, configuration management, event (alert) management, and security management for systems equipped with industry-standard management software. Software of this type is called system management instrumentation.

IT Assistant supports instrumentation that conforms to the following industry standards:

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

•Desktop Management Interface (DMI)

•Common Information Model (CIM)

The instrumentation available for your computer is Dell OpenManage Client instrumentation, which is based on DMI and CIM. For more information on IT Assistant, see the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide available on the Dell website.

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