The Server Inventory policy contains the IP address or the DNS name of the Inventory server to which the inventory information is sent. This policy also contains the inventory scanning schedule for the associated inventoried server. You must configure the Server Inventory policy for each inventoried server.
To configure the Server Inventory policy package:
In ConsoleOne, right-click the Distributed Server Package, then click Properties to display the Policies page.
Click the Policies tab, then click NetWare or Windows from the drop-down list, depending on the operating system of the inventoried server.
Select the check box under the Enabled column for the Server Inventory policy.
Click Properties to display the Server Inventory Policy page.
In the General tab, configure the following settings:
Browse to select the DN of the Inventory Service object (Inventory Service_server_name).
This setting specifies that the scanner will send the server inventory information to this Inventory server.
Select the DNS name or the IP address of the Inventory server.
If the scan is to an Inventory server that is across the firewall, specify the IP address and the port number of the proxy server.
(Optional) Customize the Inventory scan.
To customize the hardware scan for the Windows inventoried servers, click the Hardware Scan tab and configure the following settings:
Enable DMI Scan: Includes DMI scanning of Windows inventoried servers.
Enable WMI Scan: Includes WMI scanning of Windows inventoried servers.
To customize the software scan for the NetWare or Windows inventoried servers on which Novell ZENworks for Servers 3.0 or ZENworks for Servers 3.0.2 is installed, click the Software Scan tab and configure the following settings. For more information, see Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For ZENworks for Servers 3.X Inventoried Servers.
IMPORTANT: Do not configure these settings for the inventoried servers that have ZENworks 6.5 Server Management installed. To configure the software scan settings for ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management inventoried workstations, see Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For the ZENworks 6.5 or ZENworks 6.5 Support Packs Inventoried Servers.
Enable Software Scan: Enables software scanning for the inventoried servers associated with the Inventory policy. The scan program collects software information for the inventoried servers and stores it in the Inventory database.
Custom Scan Editor: Enables you to customize the list of application details to scan for at the Windows inventoried servers. The Inventory scanner scans for the details of the applications listed in the Custom Scan Editor.
For example, specify the following details in the Custom Scan Editor: Vendor Name=Microsoft; Product Name=Microsoft Office; Product Version=10.0; FileName=winword.exe; File Size=1 MB. The Inventory scanner scans for the winword.exe file having a size of 1 MB on the inventoried servers. If the file is found, the scanner stores "Microsoft;Microsoft Office;10.0" for "winword.exe;1 MB" in the Inventory database.
Product Identification Number: Enables you to scan for the product identification number of the Microsoft applications installed on the Windows inventoried servers only
Click the Configuration Editor tab; if required, modify the settings of the following .ini files.
Asset Information: Scans for vendor-specific information from DMI. For more information on how to configure the Asset Information, see Scanning for Vendor-Specific Asset Information from DMI.
Zipped Names: Customizes the hardware scanning of Jaz* and Zip* drives. For more information, see Customizing the Hardware Scanning Information of Jaz and Zip Drive Vendors.
SWRules: Configure the SWRules file for the Windows inventoried servers on which Novell ZENworks for Servers 3.0 or ZENworks for Servers 3.0.2 is installed. Do not configure the settings for inventoried servers that have ZENworks 6.5 Server Management installed.
The SWRules option customizes the software scanning information of vendors and products. For more information, see Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For ZENworks for Servers 3.X Inventoried Servers.
HWRules: Customizes the nominal size of monitors. For more information on how to configure the HWRules .ini file, see Customizing the Hardware Information for Monitor's Size.
Click the Policy Schedule tab.
Modify the schedule, click Apply, then click Close.
In the Distributed Server Package property page, click the Distribution tab, then click Add.
Browse to add the Distribution object, then click OK.
Click Apply, then click Close.
In ConsoleOne, right-click the Inventory Service object, click Properties, then click the Inventory Service Object Properties tab.
Ensure that the Enable Scan of Machines check box is selected, then click OK.
This setting ensures that scanning is selected for the inventoried servers associated with the selected Inventory server.