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NSMC 4.0 by Bob Kelly |
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Asset Management
NSMC automatically discovers devices on the network
(in specified domains) and audits them for full
hardware and software information. Taking full advantage of WMI via remote
queries, it is easy to underestimate just how robust
WMI data can be, until you view the NSMC data and see in many cases information such as software and hardware serial
numbers and product keys are recorded.
For license compliance, you may select software to track and then specify the
number of license you have in your organization. Compliance data is utilized in
the provided Compliance and Tracking Reports. In keeping with the very nature of
NSMC, this feature is a non-intrusive implementation (no enforcement of
licensing is provided.)
You
may set a baseline for any data collected by NSMC- not just software
installation. When viewing items that do not match the established baseline
values, they appear in red when browsing the various inventory classes. These baseline values are set by choosing
"Set Baseline" for a
particular machine to specify its current configuration as the desired baseline.
Or you may press "Set Baseline All" on a reference machine you wish to compare
all systems against.
Naturally when it comes to hardware and software inventory, reporting is a
significant consideration. NSMC provides several built-in reports as well as a
nice wizard interface for generating additional reports (the last page of which
shows you the SQL query that you have built to drive the report).
NSMC also provide the ability to add devices manually such as printers, phones,
and PDAs, that would not otherwise be picked up by environment scans. You may
also create device templates with the Device Definition Wizard, including
information on the Manufacturer, Make, Model, and Serial Number. There is also a
Description field for any extra information. Once the template has been defined,
a device of that type can be added to the Managed Device list.
