User`s guide

Reports
Monitoring configuration changes
Configuration changes on a managed computer can generate alerts and are also logged.
Computers running the administrator console can display configuration changes as pop-up alerts.
Note: Configuration change reports are not available for computers with the Intel Server
Manager bridge agent installed (rather than the full server installation) or for out-of-band
computers.
To view configuration changes
1. Click Reports, then click Configuration changes.
2. Click Next and Previous to scroll through the pages of the log.
3. To display changes for a range of dates, click Filter by date range, clear the Show
events for all dates checkbox, enter a start date and an end date, then click Filter.
Alerts for configuration changes
Intel Server Manager can generate alerts if a computer's hardware or software configuration
changes. These changes may affect a computer's performance and stability or cause problems
with a standard installation. By monitoring vital pieces of the computer, Intel Server Manager can
help you reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).
The computer configuration changes that will generate alerts are:
• Application installed or uninstalled—You can see which users installed or removed
applications. This may be helpful in tracking licenses or employee productivity. Intel
Server Manager monitors applications that are registered in the Windows Add/Remove
Programs area of the Control Panel. Other applications are ignored. The application
name that is used in the Windows Add/Remove Programs is the application name that
appears in the notification log or alert pop-ups window.
• Memory added or removed—ISM detects and monitors the quantity and type of
memory installed. If the configuration changes, Intel Server Manager generates an alert.
• Hard drives added or removed—ISM detects and monitors the type and size of the
drives installed on computers. If the configuration changes, Intel Server Manager
generates an alert. Intel Server Manager does not monitor disk configuration changes on
laptop computers because the administrator would constantly be getting alerts from
drives that are designed to be temporarily plugged in and then removed. Drives in
docking stations could also generate excessive alerts as the laptop is docked and
undocked.
• Processor (or processors) added, removed, or modified—ISM detects and monitors
the number, type, and speed of the processor(s). If the configuration changes, Intel
Server Manager generates an alert. Intel Server Manager does not monitor processor
changes on laptop computers.
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