Gathering Detailed File Inventory - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

Gathering detailed file inventory

Software resource
A software resource consists of the meta data that describes a specific instance
of a software application. In the Targeted Software Inventory policy, you
specify the software that you want to inventory.
The software resource s detection rule
The detection rule that is associated with a software resource can be used to
create a policy to determine if that software resource is installed on a given
computer.
The software resource s file associations
The files that are associated with a software resource can be used to analyze
the Inventory s Solution s file scan data to determine what software is installed
on a given computer.
A software resource consists of the meta data that describes a specific instance
of a software product. A software resource is associated with the physical package
file that installs the software.
The policy then reports the computers that contain the software.
You can use the software information that is defined in the Software Catalog to
determine whether specific software is installed on one or more managed
computers.
The Targeted Software Inventory policy populates the inventory cache on each
client computer with the currently-installed software data. That data is
communicated to the Notification Server computer.
The software that you inventory must be defined as a software resource in the
Software Catalog. It must also have at least one detection rule. If the software
resource is not defined, contact an administrator who can edit the Software
Catalog.
You can see the results of the Targeted Software Inventory in the Installed
Software report. This report lists the software that is marked as installed. It also
lists the computers on which the software is installed and the installation dates.
You can access the Installed Software report from the Reports menu or from the
right-click menu in the Software Catalog.
To reduce network bandwidth when gathering initial software inventory, software
inventory uses a two-step process. This process first quickly gathers basic file
inventory and then secondly gathers detailed file inventory.
See "About detailed file inventory"
Gathering inventory on managed computers
Gathering detailed file inventory
on page 53.
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