Inventory Overview - Novell ZENWORKS LINUX MANAGEMENT 7.3 IR2 - ADMINISTRATION GUIDE 02-12-2010 Administration Manual

Inventory Overview

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The Server Inventory component of Novell
hardware and software inventory information from local and remote servers or workstations of your
enterprise. This inventory information is scanned and stored in a database that can be accessed by
the ZENworks administrator.
The Inventory scanning capability of ZENworks Linux Management performs the following tasks:
Collects hardware and software inventory information from workstations and servers managed
within your enterprise.
Stores the inventory information in a database that can be accessed by the ZENworks
administrator.
Rolls up the hardware inventory data from the database to the ZENworks 7 Server
Management database or the ZENworks 7 Desktop Management Inventory database so you can
view the inventory data at the enterprise level.
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ZENworks Linux Management allows you to collect
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