Asset Control Solution

Last time we covered adding a collection picker to your reports. In case you missed it you can find it here. I know after reading the prior tip you were excited beyond belief, and happily adding collection pickers to all your reports.

I recently received request for a report that would show which of our computers are covered by a warranty. I looked around and didn't see a report off hand (that was not tied to the expiration of the warranty) but I did see a lot of similar reports for expiring leases.

Hopefully my solution to this reporting problem will come in handy for someone else.

One of the most common questions Altiris Inventory Support handles is how to know which machines have a specific software executable or product.

In order to find all computers with a specific file from the audit scan, in the past it was necessary to create a new report for each software you were looking for.

Quello che cercavo era un metodo per installare nei miei computer l'Agente Altiris in maniera silenziosa. Per questo motivo, ho cercato la documentazione necessaria per trovare il metodo migliore. In Notification Server 6.0 SP3 Reference (e precisamente nelle pagine 15 e 16 per maggiori dettagli) viene spiegata la strada migiore per come poter fare questa operazione. La script seguente è quella che regolarmente utilizzo per questa installazione:

I really wanted a way to silently install Altiris Agent on my computers. So, I hunted around until I found out how. The Notification Server 6.0 SP3 Reference (check out pages 15 & 16 for all of the details) explains how to do this. Here is the script that I used to finally get it to work:

This article describes how to implement an asset and contract management system using Altiris solutions, and includes workflow and best practices information.