User's Manual

16 Introduction
g Management Information Base (MIB) — If your network has non-Dell
devices, import the appropriate MIBs to recognize the traps received
from those devices. For more information, see
"Importing MIBs" on
page 83.
h Performance and health monitoring — Monitor real-time health and
performance of network devices.
i Patch management — Deploy updates to a single system or a group of
systems at a time using the Altiris Agent or LC enabled patch updates.
j Tasks — Configure groups of systems.
k Reports — Choose methods to report results that are displayed on the
Dell
Management Console and set the default view for the reports.
Planning Your Dell Management Console Installation
This section answers some questions that you may have while planning for
the Dell Management Console installation.
What are the basic hardware requirements for installing Dell
Management Console?
Depending on your specific Dell Management Console deployment and
your network environment, it is advisable to exceed the recommended
configurations for processor speed, amount of memory, and hard-drive space.
Recommended Minimum Configuration
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit)
•4 or more processor cores
• RAM — 4 GB
•DVD Drive
• Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5, 3.5 SP1, or 4.0
NOTE: Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0 is supported only if the system
has the version 3.5 or 3.5 SP1.
•Microsoft Silverlight 3.0
• Windows Internet Information Services version 7.0
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