Scanning Inventory Only Devices; Configuring An Inventory Only Scan - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - ASSET INVENTORY REFERENCE 10.3 30-03-2010 Reference Manual

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An inventory only scan allows you to scan devices in the zone that don't have the ZENworks
Adaptive Agent installed but do have the Inventory Only Module installed. For information on
installing the Inventory Only Module, see the
Deployment, and Retirement
The following sections provide information on inventory only scans:
Section 3.1, "Configuring an Inventory Only Scan," on page 51
Section 3.2, "Scheduling an Inventory Only Scan," on page 54
Section 3.3, "Viewing an Inventory Report for an Inventory Only Device," on page 58
Section 3.4, "Editing the Demographic Data of an Inventory Only Device," on page 58
Section 3.5, "Enabling Reconciliation," on page 59
Section 3.6, "Using the Portable Collector," on page 60

3.1 Configuring an Inventory Only Scan

An inventory only scan allows you to collect data from devices in the Management Zone that only
have the Inventory Only Module installed. By default, the inventory settings are preconfigured.
To configure an inventory only scan:
1 Click Configuration, then in the Management Zone Settings panel, click Inventory.
2 Click Inventory Only in the category list.
3 In the Server Refresh Interval panel, set the interval time in days, hours, and minutes.
The server handles requests from devices that have the Inventory Only Module installed,
providing files for the settings, scan schedule, and so on. The interval setting determines how
often the server evaluates the next scan schedule and when to obtain other settings. The server
needs to poll the database at frequent intervals to pass on any changes that affect the devices.
The refresh interval should be set so that refreshes occur more frequently than scans. The
default is 15 minutes.
NOTE: Ensure that the time interval of the Collection Server sending over data to the Primary
server is lesser than the time interval of the managed devices sending over data to the
Collection Server. For example, if Managed device M1 sends data to Collection Server every
12 minutes, configure the Collection Server to send data to the Primary server every 8 minutes.
4 In the Device Refresh Interval panel, set the interval time in days, hours, and minutes.
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