Instruction Manual

5 Collecting extended inventory data
The HP ProLiant Inventory Tool collects extended ProLiant hardware and software information that
can be used to create enhanced collections and reports. For a listing of the tables and fields, see
Table 3 (page 18).
The inventory tool is executed as part of the default task sequence to collect initial inventory data.
To run the inventory tool for future hardware or software changes:
1. Ensure that the following conditions are met:
• The Hardware Inventory Client Agent is scheduled and configured to collect IDMIF and
NOIDMIF files.
• The managed servers have the HP Insight Management Agents installed and configured.
2. Advertise the package to a collection.
To open the wizard, right-click Software Distributions→Advertisements and select
New→Advertisement.
The following options need to be selected:
• On the General screen, set the Package field to HP ProLiant Inventory Tool.
• On the Schedule screen, add a mandatory assignment of a recurring schedule.
NOTE: HP recommends using a recurring schedule so that future hardware and software
changes are collected.
To view the inventory data for a managed server:
1. Right-click on the server and select Start→Resource Explorer.
2. Expand the Resource Explorer→Hardware node.
3. View the nodes starting with HP.
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