The Inventory Service object settings configure scanning for the associated inventoried workstations.
To configure the Inventory Service object:
In ConsoleOne, right-click the Inventory Service object (Inventory Service_server_name), then click Properties to display the Inventory Service Object Properties page.
Modify the following settings:
Inventory Server Role: Based on the servers that you have deployed for scanning inventory, you must specify the role of the server.
Discard Scan Data Time: Any scan data files (.zip files) that have scan information collected before the Discard Scan Data Time that you specify in the Inventory Service Object property page will be discarded.
Scan Directory Path: The directory on the Inventory server where scans received from the workstation or rolled up from other Inventory servers will be stored for further processing. On a NetWare Inventory server, the scan directory path is \\complete_DNS_name_of_the_server\directory_path_of_scandir. For example, \\complete_DNS_name_of_the_server\sys:\zenworks\inv\scandir. On a Windows Inventory server, the scan directory path is \\complete_DNS_name_of_the_server\scandir.
Enable Scan: To scan the inventoried workstations associated with the Inventory Service object, you must enable the scan option listed in the Inventory Service object property page. To disable the scanning of the inventoried workstations, deselect this option.
Start Full Scan: When scanning the inventoried workstation for the first time, the Scanner collects the complete inventory of the inventoried workstation. A complete inventory scan of the inventoried workstation is referred as a full scan. After the inventoried workstation is scanned, the next time the Scanner compares the current inventory information to the history data that it maintains. If there are any changes to the inventoried workstation, the Scanner creates a delta scan, which collects the changes in inventory since the last scan was done. The delta scan setting is the default scan operation for each successive scan after the first scanning of the inventoried workstation. If the Status Log reported by the inventory component indicates the scanning on the inventoried workstation is not successful, you can enforce a full scan. This policy setting is applicable for all inventoried workstations associated with it. To override the policy, set this option for an individual inventoried workstation. For more information about the Workstation object settings, see Configuring the Workstation Inventory Policy.
NOTE: Using the Workstation Inventory policy, you can configure the Scheduled Full scan to send a full scan after a certain number of delta scans. The value must be between 5 and 65535. If you do not want the Scheduled Full scan, set the value to 65535
Click the Dictionary Settings tab and configure the required software dictionary rules. For more information, Configuring the ZENworks 6.5 SP1 or Later Software Dictionary Rules.
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.