Symantec ALTIRIS INVENTORY SOLUTION 7.0 SP2 - V1.0 Manual page 26

26 Preparing managed computers for inventory
Preparing managed computers for inventory and metering
Process for preparing managed computers for inventory and
Table 3-1
metering
Step Action
Step 1 Discover the computers that you
want to manage.
Step 2 Manage the computers by
installing the Altiris Agent.
Description
You can discover the computers that
are not yet managed by the Altiris
Agent. When computers are discovered,
resource objects are created for them
in the Configuration Management
Database (C.D.). You may have
discovered computers when you
installed the Symantec Management
Platform or when you added new
computers to the network.
For more information, view topics
about resource discovery in the
Symantec Management Platform Help.
You may have performed this task
when you installed the Symantec
Management Platform or when you
added new computers to the network.
The Altiris Agent has two versions: one
for Windows and one for UNIX, Linux,
and Mac.
For more information, view topics
about the Altiris Agent in the Symantec
Management Platform Help.
Note: To inventory UNIX, Linux, and
Mac computers, you must have the
Altiris Agent for UNIX, Linux, and Mac
product installed on your Notification
Server. Depending on the products you
installed, this agent may have been an
optional component. You can see which
components are installed and install
additional components using the
Symantec Installation Manager.
For more information, see the Symantec
Management Platform Installation
Guide.