240 Advanced Features
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For more information about Dell's ASF implementation, see the
ASF User's Guide
and the
ASF
Administrator's Guide
, which are available on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com
.
Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant
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, DMI,
and CIM industry standards.
Dell OpenManage Client instrumentation, which is based on DMI and CIM, is available for your
computer. 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
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.
• Change the state of your computer, such as updating its BIOS or shutting it down remotely.
A managed system is one that has Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation set up on a network that
uses IT Assistant. 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
.
Security
Chassis Intrusion Detection
NOTE: When the administrator password is enabled, you must know the administrator password before
you can reset the Chassis Intrusion setting.
This feature, if installed and enabled, detects that the chassis was opened and alerts the user. To change
the
Chassis Intrusion
setting:
1
Enter system setup.
2
Press the down-arrow keys to move to the
System Security
option.
3
Press <Enter> to access the
System Security
option's pop-up menu.
4
Press the down-arrow key to move to the
Chassis Intrusion
setting.
5
Press <Enter> to select an option setting.