Dell Precision Optimizer Administrator’s Guide

Importing the sms_def_dpo3.mof file to set hardware inventory classes

1. In the Configuration Manager console:
   1. Open the Administration page.
   2. Click the Overview tab.
   3. Click the Site Configuration tab and select Client Settings.
2. Right click an existing Client Setting and select the properties or create a new Custom Client Setting.
3. In the Hardware Inventory tab, select Set Classes.
4. Select Import and browse to the location of the sms_def_dpo3.mof file.
5. Click Ok to import the file and close the Hardware Inventory Classes window.

After the collected data is populated in the SQL database, you can create different types of Dell Precision Optimizer reports. The samples (*.RDL) are provided with the Dell Precision Optimizer software. You can import these RDL files, connect them to your SQL database and run the reports.

To Import an .RDL file

1. Open SQL Server data tools.
2. In the Solution Explorer, right click the folder in which you would like to add the .RDL file.
   1. Select Add Existing Item.
   2. Select the .RDL file.
3. Once the file is imported, open the file and select the Design tab.

To ensure the .RDL file is using the right data source

1. In the Report Data pane, click Datasets and right click one of the datasets and select Dataset Properties.
2. In the Dataset Properties window:
   1. the Use a dataset embedded in my report is selected.
   2. Under Data source, click New….
   3. In the Data Source Properties window, select Use shared data source reference and select the correct data source.
   4. Click Ok.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all other datasets in the Datasets folder.

Disk Information across multiple systems

This report displays disk information across multiple systems using their latest system analysis report.

Disk information for a single system

This report displays disk information for a single system across multiple reports.