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System Center Configuration Manager 2007 for Dummies

System Center Configuration Manager - Configure Software and Hardware Inventory

How to Configure Software Inventory for a Site
Note You must have Modify permission for the Site security object class or instance to perform this procedure.


To configure software inventory for a site
1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Site Management / - / Site Settings / Client Agents.
2. In the results pane, right-click Software Inventory Client Agent, and then click Properties.
3. In the Software Inventory Client Agent Properties dialog box, click the General tab, and enable and schedule software inventory.
4. Click the Inventory Collection tab, specify the file names or file types, and then select the reporting detail for files you want inventoried.
5. Click the File Collection tab, and specify any files you want to collect from clients.
6. Click the Inventory Names tab, specify a single, consistent display name that you want to use for a manufacturer or software program, and then specify the inventoried manufacturer or software program names that currently appear in Resource Explorer.


How to Configure Hardware Inventory for a Site
Note You must have Modify permission for the site security object class or instance to perform this procedure.


To configure hardware inventory for a site
1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Site Management / - / Site Settings / Client Agents.
2. In the results pane, right-click Hardware Inventory Client Agent, and then click Properties.
3. Use the Hardware Inventory Client Agent Properties dialog box, General tab, to enable and schedule hardware inventory. The General tab is also used to configure the maximum custom MIF (IDMIF) file size that will be processed by the site.
4. Click the MIF Collection tab, specify the file names or file types, and then select the reporting detail for files you want inventoried.
5. Click the File Collection tab, and specify whether you want to collect IDMIF or NOIDMIF files from clients.

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