Installation guide

Procedure
1. Click Console.
2. Select Asset Extensions > Software Configuration Items.
3. Click Add Software.
4. Type a name and description and click Next.
5. Select the data type that VCM for assets will look for to detect the installed software and click Next.
The options take you to custom wizard pages where you type or select what VCM for assets will look
for in the database.
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Software Inventory (Windows): Select a product from the software inventory (SI) list.
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Registry (Windows): Type or select a Windows Registry path, key, and value.
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File System - Known Files (Windows): Type or select a filename and version.
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Software Inventory - Packages (UNIX): Select a product from the SI list.
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Software Inventory - Utilities (UNIX): Select a product from the SI list.
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File System - Known Files (UNIX): Type or select a filename.
6. Click Next.
7. Select or type the values for the asset data associated with the software and click Next.
The fields can vary depending on how the administrator configured your data for software.
8. Click Finish.
Add Multiple Similar Software Assets
If your environment has many nearly identical copies of software, such as the same application with a
different license number, you can use VCM for assets to clone one copy as a way to quickly add records
for the others.
Prerequisites
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Log in to VCM with a role that has edit permission for asset configuration data.
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Create at least one copy of the software to serve as a baseline. See "Add Software Assets" on page 267.
Procedure
1. Click Console.
2. Select Asset Extensions > Software Configuration Items.
3. In the data grid, select the original, baseline software asset.
4. Click Clone.
5. Modify the details to reflect the new copy of the software asset and click Next.
You must change at least the name.
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