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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.
Temperature: Generic Critical
Temperature Problem/Generic
Critical Temperature Problem
Cleared
The computer temperature is out of limits or the
computer temperature problem has been resolved.
Battery Low The system battery has reached a voltage of 2.2 V or
lower.
Alert Description