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The Device Inventory window appears.
Click Refresh to start the Inventory Diff tool.
3.
The Inventory Diff window appears, similar to the example shown in Figure 71 on
page 270.

Figure 71: Comparing the Device Inventory with the NSM Database

Select an item in the left pane to display information about its objects in the right
pane. The right plane shows the name of the object, its value in the database, and
its value in the device itself. Differences between the database and the device are
highlighted:
Yellow shows inventory objects that have changed.
Green shows inventory objects added in the device.
Red shows objects deleted in the device.
If differences are detected, the inventory status of the corresponding category
changes to Out of Sync in the Device List, the Device Monitor, and the device tooltip,
and the Reconcile button in the Device Inventory window becomes active.
When you have finished viewing the differences, click Close.
4.
To resolve any differences and update the NSM database with the current inventory,
5.
click Reconcile in the Device Inventory window.
NSM reimports the updated inventory, first applying changes to the software
inventory, then to the license inventory, and finally to the hardware inventory. On
completion, NSM displays the updated Device Inventory window.
The inventory status also changes to "Out of Sync" if differences exist between the NSM
database and the device inventories when the device reboots and reconnects, or when
an Update Device directive is issued to the device. In either case, you can reconcile the
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