PHASE I - INVENTORY

REMARK: You may print or display this reference at any time by selecting the "Quick start" option in the "Help" menu.

PC Audit

The easiest thing you can do to start with your tests is to audit your own PC.

    1. Hardware
    2. Windows
    3. Files

For the time being, do not touch any other options.

REMINDER: It may take some time for the system to complete a full inventory cycle and for the data to be available in the database. Also, while the normal audit mode is differential and uses less resources, the first audit is always Full and therefore requires more processing time.

 

Remote Audit of Networked PCs

REMARK: For your tests, it may be simpler to execute the agent manually. Afterwards, you'll certainly choose to automate all the following processes by inserting the appropriate commands in the users login script. See "Deployment via Login Script" in the help file for more detailed information.

You may execute a manual remote audit without need of installing any software on the local machine. By doing this, you simulate an audit that would be automatically launched through a network connection script. To execute this audit, follow the instructions below:

"\\server_name\share_name\bin\agent\sxsila.exe"

This program is the interactive version of the Synexsys agent sxsiagent.exe, which is to be used in batch mode in the login script.

..\Program Files\Synexsys\server\inbox

of your Synexsys server.

 

Executing the SXSi Agent Manually on Non-Networked PCs

If you wish to audit a PC that is not connected to the network, you can do it manually. There are different methods. The following is the most practical one to use in the tests:

; SXSI FTP server and Port
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SERVER= delete the initial value and leave empty
PORT= delete the initial value and leave empty

; Working (temp) directory (%=environment variable)
;---------------------------------------------------

TEMP= C:\SXSI\TEMP is preferable to the original value

; Directory where to store SID file (%=environment variable)
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SID=C:\SXSI is preferable to the original value

REMINDER: If you are in the Synexsys Console, use the F5 function key or the "Refresh display" option from the "Tools" menu to update the information displayed on the screen.

 

Distributing the Inventory Agent Remotely and Executing it as a Windows service

Exclusively for the following operating systems : Win NT / Win 2000 / Win XP / Win 2003

To perform this test you need DOMAIN ADMINISTRATOR and LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR RIGHTS!

You may automatically push the inventory agent to a PC connected to the network. To do it:

REMARK: Synexsys Inventory works in asynchronous mode. The information collected by the agents is not directly written in the database. The waiting time for the collected data to be ready can vary from one to several minutes based on transfer and load cycle frequencies. These frequencies can be defined. Press F5 to refresh the Console display.

 

See also

Quick Start

Phase II - Processing

Phase III - Organizing Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last Update: 02.02.2005