Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 70

70 Gathering custom inventory
About gathering custom inventory
A data class is a table in the database. For example, the Processor_Ex data class
in the Inv_Processor_Ex database. Each data class has a set of attributes that
define its properties. You can create and customize a data class by adding, editing,
and deleting the attributes. The customized data class is referred to as a custom
data class. Attributes are the properties of a data class.
The following example lists the attributes of the Processor Extension data class.
Example of attributes of the Processor Extension data class
Table 6-1
Attribute
Device ID
L2 Cache Size
L2 Cache Speed
Each data class is identified by a unique GUID. You can also view the GUID of a
data class. While customizing a script, you can replace the GUID of a data class
with a new GUID to configure the data class. Example: set objDCInstance =
nse.AddDataClass ("{e8220123-4987-4b5e-bc39-ec6eaea312ef}"). In this example,
e8220123-4987-4b5e-bc39-ec6eaea312ef is the GUID of the objDCInstance data
class. After customizing a data class, you must create a task, customize the task
script, and roll it out to the target computers.
See "Creating and customizing the data class"
You can write the inventory gathering logic in scripts. You can use scripting
languages, such as VBScript, JavaScript, and so on. You schedule the task script
to run on the client computers to gather inventory.
See "Creating a custom inventory script task"
You can extend the use of a data class by customizing it. For example, the attributes
of Processor Extension data class are Device ID, L2 Cache Size, and L2 Cache
Speed. You can customize this data class by adding attributes, such as Name and
Description of the processor.
Sample Custom Inventory scripts are provided. For example, one can be used to
gather information about the processor of a computer and posting data to server
using Altiris NSE component:
See "Creating a custom inventory script task"
You can use the NSE creation interfaces for storing the gathered inventory in to
NSE and posting the NSE to NS.
Description
Specifies the unique index that is used
to identify the device.
Specifies the size of the Level 2
processor cache in Kilobytes.
Specifies the clock speed of the Level 2
processor cache in Megahertz.
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