Getting Started helps you to set up Workstation Inventory in a test environment using default settings. The following list illustrates additional tasks that you can do using Workstation Inventory:
Optimizing the performance of the Oracle database: To optimize the Oracle database to improve the performance while querying and generating reports from a large Inventory database, see Optimizing the Performance of the Oracle Database in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Planning the optimum database cache size: To plan the optimum database cache size for Sybase, see Using an Optimal Database Cache Size on the Inventory Database Server to Improve Performance in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Organizing the database spaces for Sybase database: To organize the database files on Sybase, see Organizing the Database Spaces for a Sybase Database on NetWare or Windows NT/2000 Servers (AlterDBSpace Tool) in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Optimizing the Sybase database on Windows NT/2000 servers: To optimize the Sybase database on Windows NT/2000 servers using the Inventory database service configuration tool, see Using the Inventory Database Service Configuration Tool for Windows NT/2000 in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Using ZENworks 2 Inventory Policies and Database: To reuse the ZENworks 2 inventory policies and database in ZfD 3, see Migrating ZENworks 2 Inventory Information in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Customizing software scanning of workstations: To specify the applications you want to scan for, to import files that contain the list of applications, or to export and modify the list of applications as a text file, see Customizing Software Scanning of Workstations in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Customizing software scanning information of vendors and products in the display: To customize the display of vendor or product name using the software rules file, see Customizing the Software Scanning Information of Vendors and Products in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Synchronizing the Inventory database with NDS: To view whether the workstations objects in NDS are synchronized with the Inventory database, see Synchronizing the Inventory Database with NDS (NDS-DB Sync Tool) in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Changing the existing role of the Inventory Service Object: To modify the roles that you have specified during installation, see Changing the Role of the Inventory Service Object in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Backing up the Inventory database: To make a backup of the inventory database for Sybase or Oracle, see Backing Up the Inventory Database in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Map view of the servers deployed for inventory: To view the servers and database servers that you have deployed for inventory, see Viewing the Servers Deployed for Inventory in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Exporting the inventory data to CSV format: To filter the inventory information to a CSV file, see Exporting the Inventory Data to CSV Format in Workstation Inventory in Administration.
Troubleshooting inventory problems with log files and scan status: To view the status of scan and the log files that the inventory components update in NDS, see Troubleshooting Workstation Inventory with Status Logs in Workstation Inventory in Administration.