Table Of Contents - Lenovo ThinkPad G40 Administrator's Manual

Contents
About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . v
Who should read this guide .
Additional information
Chapter 1. About the System
Information Center program . . . . . . 1
Components . . . .
The System Information Center program .
The System Information Gatherer program .
Architecture . . . .
Features . . . . . .
Chapter 2. Installing the System
Information Center program on a server . 5
Installation requirements .
Server requirements .
System Information Center console .
Installing and configuring a Windows server
Installing Windows 2000 Server .
Installing Windows Server 2003 .
Disabling Internet Information Services (IIS) .
Installing the System Information Center program .
Quick installation . .
Custom installation .
Securing your network with Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) security . . . .
Chapter 3. Installing the System
Information Gatherer program . . . . . 15
Minimum requirements .
The client computer
Prerequisites . . .
Considerations for installing the client agent .
Limitations . . . .
Performing an attended installation .
Permanently installing the client agent .
Temporarily using the client agent .
Performing an unattended installation
Setting up an unattended installation from a
shortcut . . . .
Performing an unattended installation from a
command line . .
Chapter 4. Using the System
Information Center program . . . . . 21
Understanding user accounts and functions
Creating accounts . .
Creating the primary Administrator account .
Creating user accounts
Setting user account privileges .
Registering an asset .
Registering a remote asset
Registering an asset connected to the network .
Performing other basic functions .
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Working with tasks .
Creating a task .
Editing a task .
Running a task .
Working with reports .
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Generating a common report
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Creating a custom report .
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Generating a custom report .
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Sending a specialized e-mail .
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Sending an e-mail to all users .
Sending an e-mail to a selected user or users .
Reprocessing the database
Working with the ISIC.PROPERTIES file .
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Editing the ISIC.PROPERTIES file .
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Exporting information using the System Information
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Center program .
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Importing information into a database .
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Performing other advanced functions .
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Chapter 6. Problem solving . . . . . . 45
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Recovering when the System Information Center
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program is not running .
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Using log files to solve a problem .
Viewing the server status to solve a problem .
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Improving server performance to solve a problem
What you need before calling IBM .
Setting up the Trusted Sites zone .
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Chapter 7. Getting help and support . . 49
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Using the documentation and help system .
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Using the Web .
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Contacting a System Information Center technical
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expert . . .
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Obtaining support .
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Appendix A. Modifying the
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ISIC.PROPERTIES file . . . . . . . . 51
Template of field information .
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Example: ISIC.PROPERTIES file
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Appendix B. Using database
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Asset and user information tables .
Internal system tables .
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Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . 95
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Trademarks .
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