System information

Figure 21. Add New Product
The database (dictionary) for the software inventory can be maintained. You first
can select different dictionaries for the inventory search. Then there are more
ways to actually update this selected dictionary. You may manually update it by
adding, deleting or updating the dictionary information using the dictionary
pull-down menu. In Figure 21 you can see an example on how to define or
update a new or existing product. Simply select the Edit function from the
dictionary pull-down menu. Our example shows the different information, that is
needed to run later the inventory function. The upper part of the menu is
self-explanatory. In the lower part, Matching Attributes, you have to define the
file names, for which the inventory function searches to find and identify the
product. These can be one or more files. The attributes can also be SYSLEVEL
information from OS/2 applications. You also can update it via the import
function from the following:
•
Software inventory database
•
SPaudit dictionary
•
QSOFT dictionary
•
NetView DM inventory database
2.1.1.4 DMI Services
Figure 22. DMI Icon
The DMI services are used to access the information provided by the DMI layer.
DMI (Desktop Management Interface) is a standard interface, which has been
defined by many hardware and software manufacturers such as Hewlett Packard,
Sun, IBM, Microsoft and Novell. See the separate DMI documentation which is
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