How to test the Inventory scanner without using the policy engine?

Explanation:  You can execute or test the Inventory scanner without using the policy engine to verify whether the installed software can report hardware and software inventory of the inventoried server.

Action:  Do the following:

  1. If ZfS is not running the Inventory Agent or if the Inventory Agent is not enforced, execute SYS:\SYSTEM\INVAGENTSTART.NCF.

    NOTE:  Use INVAGENTSTART.NCF only for testing. INVAGENTSTART.NCF should not be used if the Inventory Agent is scheduled to be enforced by the policy engine.

  2. Review SYS:\ETC\INVAGENT.LOG to ensure that it reports the message, "The Inventory Agent's scanning procedure successfully completed." This message indicates that Inventory scanning is successful on the inventoried server.