Running Stand-Alone Inventory Packages On Target Computers - Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual

64 Gathering inventory using stand-alone packages

Running stand-alone inventory packages on target computers

Running stand-alone inventory packages on target
computers
Stand-alone inventory package options (continued)
Table 5-2
Setting
Advanced
After you have created stand-alone inventory packages on Notification Server,
you run the packages on target computers to gather inventory data. Stand-alone
inventory packages are EXE files. You can use multiple methods to make the
packages available to target computers. The method that you use affects how the
inventory data is reported back to Notification Server.
To execute a stand-alone package and gather the inventory correctly, the logged
on user must be a local administrator.
See "Creating and editing stand-alone inventory packages"
You can use different methods for accessing stand-alone inventory packages.
Options for accessing packages
Table 5-3
Method Description
Directly from the If target computers can communicate with the Notification Server
Notification Server computer, you can use one of the following options:
computer
Access the packages from a Notification Server URL (port 80 open
for HTTP and port 443 open for HTTPS)
Access the packages from a Notification Server share
See
When you create the package, the paths for the package are viewable
from the Standalone Inventory Packages page.
Manually If the target computer cannot access the Notification Server computer
using a URL or share, you can manually distribute the package. For
example, you can email the package or place it on a different server's
share or URL.
If you use this method, you must manually copy the inventory data
files to the Notification Server computer after running the package.
See
Description
(Software inventory only) You can configure software
inventory rules for software inventory.
See "Inventory advanced options"
"Stand-alone inventory package options page "
"Manually reporting stand-alone inventory data"
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on page 60.
on page 61.
on page 67.