You can set policies to control how workstations collect inventory. The Inventory policy settings configure the inventory scanning options for the selected Workstation Inventory Package. The Inventory policy settings stored in Novell eDirectoryTM are associated with a Workstation object. Each Workstation object has an associated Inventory policy package.
From the Inventory policy, you can configure the following:
To set a Workstation Inventory policy:
You can complete these steps on your own or use the Policy Wizard to guide you through the process.
To configure the Workstation Inventory policy:
In ConsoleOne, right-click the Workstation Inventory policy package > click Properties > click Policies > click one of the following subtabs: Win95-98 or WinNT-2000.
Click the Workstation Inventory row > Properties > Workstation Inventory Policy tab.
Modify the settings.
Inventory Service Object: The installation program creates the Inventory Service object and copies the inventory components on the server. In this policy, you choose an Inventory Service object to which the scanners will send the inventory information of the workstations associated with this server.
Enable Software Scan: By default, the scanners collect hardware information of the workstations. When you check the Enable Software Scan option, the next time the workstations associated with this policy package are scanned, the scanners will collect software information. For more information, see Software Information Collected by the Scanners .
Custom Scan Editor: If you enable the software scanning of the workstations, specify the list of software applications that will be scanned for at the workstation in the Custom Scan Editor. For more information, see Customizing Software Scanning of Workstations .
Click OK.
NOTE: If you are modifying the Inventory policies or configuring the objects, always stop the Inventory Services. Configure the policies and properties of the objects. Restart the Inventory services again.