Components Of Inventory Solution - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

16 Introducing Inventory Solution

Components of Inventory Solution

Components of Inventory Solution
Tool
Inventory policies and tasks
Stand-alone inventory
executables
Inventory reports
Custom inventory
For a complete list of supported platforms and versions, see the Inventory Solution
Release Notes.
See "Where to get more information"
Additional Symantec products will be available to collect inventory data on
additional platforms.
You can use the following products:
Inventory Pack for Servers
Gathers the inventory from server-based software components.
For more information on product details and availability of these and other
potential products, see www.symantec.com.
Inventory Solution provides many tools to help you perform inventory tasks.
Inventory tools
Table 1-2
Description
Using policies, inventory data can be automatically and remotely collected from
managed client computers at scheduled intervals. Inventory collection policies are
easily created and managed from the Symantec Management Console. This process
eliminates the need for costly physical inventory processes.
In most cases you should use inventory policies. You should limit inventory tasks to
automated tasks and workflows.
See "Methods for gathering inventory"
You can collect inventory on the client computers that are not managed through the
Symantec Management Platform. You can create and run executables that gather
inventory data and report it to the CMDB. These executables can be delivered through
login scripts, USB keys, network shares, and so on.
See "Methods for gathering inventory"
A portal and many predefined reports let you easily view and analyze your inventory
data. You can also create your own custom reports.
See "Viewing inventory data"
Inventory data is gathered for hundreds of predefined data classes. You can expand
and customize the type of data you want to collect. For example, you can add specific
registry data or a unique hardware component.
See "About gathering custom inventory"
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