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 Inventory servers that you have deployed for scanning inventory, you must specify the role of the Inventory server. See Section 12.4, 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 Servers, you must configure the Server Inventory policy for the inventoried servers 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 13.1.5, 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.

   Enable Scan of Machines: Select this option to specify hardware and software scanning of the inventoried servers 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 servers.

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 16.3, Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For the ZENworks 7 Inventoried Servers.

4. Click OK.