Use the Inventory window to view a device's complete
inventory, including the following components:
BIOS: Type, date, ID bytes, manufacturer, ROM
version, SMBIOS version, and system model for the BIOS. The BIOS
permanently resides in the computer's ROM (read-only memory) and
enables the computer's memory, disk drives, and monitor to
communicate.
Additional BIOS information appears in the Inventory window as BIOS
text strings. To view and search BIOS text strings, expand the
BIOS object, select BIOS Strings, right-click the
Data attribute and select Properties, and then click
Extended Values. During an inventory scan, the available
text strings are exported to the BIOS to a text file, LDBIOS.TXT.
You can set up a query in the LdAppl3.ini file that outputs one or
more of the BIOS text strings to the console. For more information,
see Appendix: Additional inventory operations and
troubleshooting .
Bus: Bus type. The bus connects the
microprocessor, disk drives, memory, and input/output ports. Bus
types can be ISA, EISA, VESA Local Bus, PCI, and USB.
Coprocessor: Type of coprocessor, if present.
The coprocessor is distinct from the main microprocessor, though it
can reside on the same motherboard or even the same chip. The math
coprocessor evaluates floating point operations for the main
microprocessor.
Custom data: Any custom data enabled for the
inventory scanner.
Database: Database driver and version
information.
Environment: File locations, command path,
system prompt, and other variables for the Windows
environment.
Health: Device health as determined by the
LANDesk agent.
Keyboard: Keyboard type attached to the
device. Currently, the most common type of keyboard is the
IBM-enhanced keyboard. Code page is the language the keyboard
uses.
LANDesk Management: Information
about the agents, client manager, and Alert Management System
(AMS). Also contains information about the inventory scanner and
initialization files.
Local users and groups: The local Windows
user groups and group membership.
Mass Storage: Storage devices on the
computer, including floppy drives, hard disks, logical and tape
drives, and CD-ROM. The hard disk and floppy drive objects include
head, number, sector, and total storage attributes.
Memory: Page file, physical, and virtual
memory attributes. Each of these memory objects includes byte
attributes. The first byte is the amount of memory available. The
second byte is the total memory.
Motherboard: Motherboard information
including bus speed and slot information.
Mouse: Type of mouse attached to the device.
Mouse type values include PS/2, serial, and infrared.
Multimedia files: Number of files with
extensions that match common multimedia file types (.jpg, .mp3, and
so on) and how much space those files are using.
Network: Network adapter, NIC address, and
the adapter's node address information. The Network object includes
information for each protocol
Network Adapters: Attributes for every
installed network adapter on the device.
OS: Operating system, drivers, services, and
ports. These objects and their attributes vary according to the
configurations of the loaded drivers and services.
Ports: Objects for each of the computer's
output ports (serial and parallel). Each output port contains
address and name attributes. The address attribute contains the
hardware address for the port.
Power management: Power management settings on
the device.
Printers: Objects for each printer connected
to the computer, either directly or through a network. The printer
objects contain driver, name, number, and port attributes. The port
attribute contains either the network queue or the port the printer
is connected to.
Processor: Attributes of the device's CPU.
Detects Intel, Motorola 680x0, and PowerPC processors.
Resources: Objects for every hardware resource
of the computer. Each hardware resource object contains attributes
that describe the type of resource and any ports and interrupts it
is using.
Security: Antivirus software and version.
Software: Objects for every software
application installed on the device's hard drive. Each software
program object lists attributes that typically contain the software
name, location, and version number.
Video: Objects for each video adapter on the
device. The video adapter object typically contains attributes that
describe the resolution and the number of supported colors.
About the Inventory
attribute properties dialog box
Use this dialog box to view an attribute's properties. The
Characteristics tab can display the following information.
Depending on the attribute and whether you are adding, editing, or
viewing an attribute, not all fields may appear.
Name: The name of the core database attribute
whose properties you're viewing.
Value: The value assigned to this inventory
attribute.
User defined: Indicates whether the selected
attribute was defined by the user or not. This option can't be
changed.
Format specifier (Integer values only):
Notation used to display the value in appropriate form. For
example, %d MB displays the attribute value without decimal values;
%.1f MB displays the attribute value to the first floating decimal
point in MB units. If no factor value is entered, this format
specifier must describe integer values (%d). If a factor value is
entered, this format specifier must describe floating point values
(%f).
Factor (Integer values only): Integer value
used to divide the attribute into units. If you change the factor
value, you must enter the appropriate code in the format specifier
field. For example, to view the number of megabytes if the
attribute is recorded in kilobytes, enter the value 1000.
Formatted value: Sample text demonstrating the
specified format and factor.
About the
Inventory change settings dialog box
Use this dialog box to select which inventory attributes are
logged when changes occur at individual devices, and to determine
where those changes are logged.
Current inventory: Lists all objects stored in
the core database. Click an object to display its attributes in the
Log event in list. Expand an object group to see the data
objects contained within it.
Log event in: Lists the attributes of the
inventory object selected in the Current inventory
list.
To set where inventory changes are logged, select an attribute and
check one or more options. Select the Inventory option to
log inventory changes in the device's Inventory changes
history dialog box. Select the NT Log option to log
inventory changes in the Windows NT event log. Select the
AMS option to send inventory changes as an alert via AMS
(configure AMS alerts with the Alert Settings tool).
Log/Alert severity: Lists the alert priority
options. This feature is dimmed until an attribute is actually
selected. You can select a severity level of None, Information,
Warning, or Critical.
About the Inventory
changes history dialog box
Use this dialog box to view a device's inventory changes. You
can also print and export the inventory changes history from this
dialog box.
Device Name: Displays the name of the devices
selected in the console's network view for which inventory change
data is requested.
Component: Identifies the system component
that has changed. (Only components selected in the Inventory
Change Settings dialog box can appear here.)
Attribute: Identifies the specific component
attribute being logged.
Time: Indicates when the change occurred.
New Value: Shows the new (changed) value for
the listed attribute.
Old Value: Shows the old (previous) value for
the listed attribute.
Print: Opens a standard print dialog box where
you can print the contents of the inventory changes history.
Export: Opens a Save As dialog box where you
choose a name and location for the exported CSV file containing the
inventory changes history.
NOTE: The
Inventory changes history dialog box shows the history in
chronological order. You can't sort the data by clicking on the
column headers.
About the Create/Edit a
Custom Data Form dialog box
Custom data forms are not supported in LANDesk Security
Suite
Custom data forms aren't available with a LANDesk Security Suite
only license. You must have a full LANDesk Management Suite
license in order to use the custom data forms feature.
Use this dialog box to create or edit a custom data form.
Form name: Identifies the form and appears on
the form viewer when a user fills out the form.
Description: Provides additional information
to users about the form.
Add: Opens the Add question
dialog box where you can create a new question for the form.
Edit: Opens the Edit question
dialog box where you can edit any of the question's options.
Delete: Removes the question from the
form.
Page break: Controls the layout of the form by
adding page breaks to group questions on pages. When there's a page
break, users click the Next button to proceed to questions on the
next page.
NOTE: The maximum
number of questions per page is nine.
Preview: Opens the form so that you can
preview how it will look for users. In preview mode, you don't have
to fill in any data and nothing you type is saved.
About the Add/Edit
question dialog box
Use this dialog box to create or edit questions that appear on
the custom data form. Forms consist of questions and a place for
users to put their answers. First, identify the question:
Question text: One-line description of what's
being asked for. This text appears beside the data field.
Inventory Name: Name of the database field in
the core database. If you want to query the core database for this
item, the label ID is what you would query on.
Description: Additional information that
appears when users click Help (or press F1 while in this question's
data field).
You also need to specify what type of data field (control) to
show beside each question, and if it is required. The available
data fields are:
Edit box: Users type their answer in an
editable text box.
Combo box (edit list): Users select one of the
predefined list items, or type in a new one of their own.
Combo box (fixed list): Users select one of
the predefined list items.
Make the control a required field to fill out:
Forces the user to answer the question. The user can't finish a
form or move to the next form page before responding to required
fields.
About the Add
items dialog box
Use this dialog box to add items to a drop-down list that the
user can choose from when answering that question on a form.
Item name: Identifies the item. This name
appears in the question's list.
Items list: Lists all the items that appear in
the question's list.
Insert: Places the item in the Items
list.
Delete: Removes the item from the Items
list.
About the Select
Multiple Forms to Distribute dialog box
Use this dialog box to create a group of forms that shows the
group name and lists available forms that can be part of a
group.
Name of group: Identifies the group in the
Custom data forms window.
Available forms: Lists all of the available
forms you can add to the group.
OK: Saves the group and closes the dialog
box.
Cancel: Closes the dialog box without saving
the group.