Users Guide

2. In the Inventory dialog box, a default inventory job name is populated in Inventory Job Name. To change, enter an
inventory job name.
3. From the Select Groups drop-down menu, select the device groups on which the inventory must be run.
If you have initiated the Inventory job from the All Devices page after selecting a group, then Select Groups will be
prepopulated with the selected group name. For information about device groups, see Organize devices into groups on page
52.
4. In the Scheduling section, run the job immediately or schedule for a later point of time.
See Schedule job field definitions on page 172.
5. The following Additional Options can be selected while running the inventory job:
● Select the Collect configuration inventory check box to generate an inventory of the configuration compliance
baseline.
● Select the Collect driver inventory check box to collect driver inventory information from the Windows server. Also, to
install the Inventory Collector and Dell System Update on the Windows server if these components are not available on
the server.
NOTE:
● 'Collect driver inventory' applies only to devices discovered as 64-bit Windows servers.
● Inventory collection of Windows-based devices is supported only using OpenSSH. Other SSH implementations on
Windows, like the CygWin SSH, are not supported.
For information about configuration compliance baselines, see Managing the device configuration compliance on page 104.
6. Click Finish.
7. The job is created and listed in the queue.
An inventory job is created displayed in the list of inventory jobs. The SCHEDULE column specifies whether the job is
Scheduled or Not Scheduled. See Run an inventory job now on page 70.
Related information
Managing device inventory on page 69
Run an inventory job now
NOTE: You cannot rerun a job that is already running.
1. In the list of existing inventory schedule jobs, select the check box corresponding to the inventory job you want to run
immediately.
2. Click Run Now.
The job starts immediately and a message is displayed in the lower-right corner.
Related information
Managing device inventory on page 69
Stop an inventory job
You can stop the job only if running. Inventory jobs that are completed or failed cannot be stopped. To stop a job:
1. In the list of existing inventory schedule jobs, select the check box corresponding to the inventory schedule job you want to
stop.
2. Click Stop.
The job is stopped and a message is displayed in the lower-right corner.
Related information
Managing device inventory on page 69
70
Managing device inventory