Selecting Computers And Scheduling Inventory Tasks - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

44 Gathering inventory on managed computers

Selecting computers and scheduling inventory tasks

Selecting computers and scheduling inventory tasks
To manually create inventory tasks
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2 In the Quick Start - Jobs and Tasks, click Create a new job or task.
3 From the list of tasks, click Gather Inventory.
4 Give the task a name.
5
Select the inventory data to collect.
In the Advanced Options, you can select a whole category or expand it and
select a more detailed set of data.
See "About what you can inventory"
6 (Optional) Click Advanced to configure the data classes, task run options, or
the software inventory rules.
See "Inventory advanced options"
7 Click OK to save the task.
8 In the task window that opens, schedule the task.
See "Selecting computers and scheduling inventory tasks"
To modify inventory tasks
1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and
Tasks.
2 In the left pane, open the folder that contains the task you want to modify.
For example, Inventory Solution > Inventory Task Viewer.
3 In the right pane, double-click a task.
4 Modify the settings or schedule of the task.
See "Selecting computers and scheduling inventory tasks"
Inventory tasks use the task management component of Notification Server that
provides flexibility in targeting computers and scheduling tasks. For example,
when you select computers, you can build and re-use predefined collections of
computers. When you schedule tasks, you can configure multiple schedules for
an individual task, use maintenance windows, or use shared schedules.
For more information, view topics about using tasks in the Symantec Management
Platform Help.
on page 13.
on page 46.
on page 44.
on page 44.