EXPLORING HARDWARE INVENTORY(DEEPER VIEW IN CLASSES, RESOURCE EXPLORER, SQL, COMPARE HW INVENTORY)
To collect information about hardware configuration of client devices or what all applications are present its important to ENABLE & CONFIGURE HARDWARE INVENTORY
1. First lets review CURRENT HARDWARE INVENTORY SETTINGS
Administration -- Client Settings -- Default Client Setting -- Properties
Hardware Inventory is already enabled
check Hardware Inventory schedule
Review Classes
Eg: Select class Logical Disk note of it by taking snap shot
Check Default client is already applied on this device
2. Review Logical disk in Resource Explorer
Asset and Compliance -- Devices
Select hostname & Right click Start -- Resource Explorer
3. Check hardware inventory setting in SQL for logical disk
Views -- Filter - -Name -- Logical
Select Top 1000 rows
We will see info that we were seeing in resource explorer
4. Lets compare with another classname which we have not selected
Eg: Boot Configuration for this not having a tick mark hence not selected
5. Reviewing Resource Explorer, searched for boot not present
6. Check hardware inventory setting for Boot Configuration in sql
Views -- Filter - -Name -- "Boot"
We get No Data
Reason: As this Hardware Inventory info is not captured hence not present in Resource Explorer nor in SQL
7. Create Custom HW Inventory Setting:
Administration -- Client Settings -- Create Custom Client Device Settings
Give name "Custom HW Inventory"
Select Boot Configuration
8. Lets deploy Custom HW Inventory to collection
Right click on Custom HW Inventory & Deploy select collection
9. Post deployment check on a device which is part of collection
Asset & Compliance -- Devices -- Device (Hostname) -- Client Settings
We will see Custom HW Inventory
10. Now need to run Machine Policy cycle so policy assigned is received by device.
Review PolicyAgent.log to monitor progress of policy being assigned.
11. Run Hardware Inventory cycle
Once policy is received by device need to run Hardware Inventory cycle so setting configured for "BootConfiguration is captured by device"
Review InventoryAgent.log to see updates in progress
12. Check Resource Explorer
Here now we will see Boot Configuration
13. Check in SQL
Execute or Refresh SQL query ( as earlier we filtered Boot Configuration table)
We will see data populated in SQL
14. To check which Hardware Inventory Setting is applied:
Monitoring - Reporting -- Reports -- Hardware General -- Inventory Classes enabled on a specific computer
Enter Hostname.
In the report generated
Search "Logicaldisk" will see "Default Client Agent Settings" is applied
Similar if search for "BootConfiguration" will see "Custom HW Inventory Settings" is applied
15. Other pre existing reports:
a. Check devices with specific memory
Monitoring -- Reporting -- Reports -- Hardware-Memory - Computer with specific amount of memory
b. To check disk space
Monitoring -- Reporting -- Reports -- Hardware -Disk -
Disk information for a specific computer - Logical Disks
c. Devices having a specific services:
Alternatively can search also
Monitoring -- Reporting -- Reports --Search in filter section "Services" & select -- Services - Computers running a specific service
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