To configure the Inventory Service object:

1. In ConsoleOne, right-click the Inventory Service object (Inventory Service_server_name), then click Properties to display the Inventory Service Object Properties page.

2. 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. For more information, see Section 72.4, Understanding the Inventory Server Roles.

   Based on the new role you select, you will see a list of actions to be followed. For example, if you change the role of the Root Server to Root Server with Inventoried Workstations, you must configure the Workstation Inventory policy for the inventoried workstations that you have attached. Similarly, to change the role to any other server, follow the actions to make the new role change effective. For more information, see Section 73.1.7, Changing the Role of the Inventory Server.

   Plan the change of roles carefully because these changes impact the existing inventory deployment.

   Discard Scan Data Time: Select the date and 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 are discarded.

   Scan Directory Path: Select the name of the volume on the Inventory server where you want to store the scan data files.

   The Scan directory (scandir) path is the location on the Inventory server that stores the scan data files. The format of the Scan directory path is as follows: inventory_server_name\volume_of_the_server_directory.

   For a NetWare server, you cannot modify the Inventory server name specified in the Scan directory path. To modify the directory name, click Browse and select an existing directory.

   For a Windows server, you cannot modify the Inventory server name specified in the Scan directory path. To modify the directory name, you must manually type it.

   For a Linux server, you cannot modify the Inventory server name or the directory path specified in the Scan directory path of this property page. However, you can change the directory path using the zeninvshares script. For more information, see Section 73.4, Changing the ScanDir Path for a Linux Inventory Server.

   Enable Scan of Machines: Select this option to specify hardware and software scanning of the inventoried workstations associated with this Inventory Service object. The scanners collect inventory information only if this option is enabled. By default, the scanners collect only hardware information for the inventoried workstations.

   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 Section 73.6, 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

3. To configure the software dictionary rules, click the Software Inventory Configuration tab. For more information on how to configure the software dictionary rules, see Section 76.3, Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For ZENworks 7 Inventoried Workstations.

4. Click OK.