inventory for network devices 7.5 user guide

Altiris™ Inventory forNetwork Devices 7.5 fromSymantec™ User Guide

Altiris™ Inventory for Network Devices 7.5 fromSymantec™ User Guide

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Technical Support ............................................................................................... 4

Chapter 1 Introducing Inventory for Network Devices .................... 8

About Inventory for Network Devices .................................................. 8About licensing Inventory for Network Devices ..................................... 9Components of Inventory for Network Devices ................................... 10Where to get more information ........................................................ 10

Chapter 2 Gathering agentless inventory ......................................... 13

About gathering agentless inventory ................................................. 13Gathering agentless inventory ......................................................... 14Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard ............................ 15Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless

inventory tasks ....................................................................... 17Viewing agentless inventory results .................................................. 18

Chapter 3 Mapping network device data .......................................... 20

About SNMP data mapping ............................................................ 20Using SNMP data mapping tables .................................................... 21

Appendix A Altiris™ Inventory for Network Devices 7.5 fromSymantec™ Third-Party Legal Notices ...................... 24

Third-Party Legal Attributions .......................................................... 24RegExp ...................................................................................... 25Linux PCI ID Repository ................................................................. 25Linux USB ID Repository ............................................................... 26Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Redistributables ................................ 27

Index .................................................................................................................... 33

Contents

Introducing Inventory forNetwork Devices

This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About Inventory for Network Devices

■ About licensing Inventory for Network Devices

■ Components of Inventory for Network Devices

■ Where to get more information

About Inventory for Network DevicesInventory for Network Devices gathers inventory data from discovered devices inyour network. This inventory is gathered from the devices that are not managedthrough the Symantec Management Agent. Because a management agent is notrequired, this inventory is considered an agentless inventory.

Agentless inventory gathers inventory on the devices that are already discoveredand exist as resources in the Symantec Management Platform's ConfigurationManagement Database (CMDB).

Agentless inventory tasks run on discovered devices and report the data toNotification Server. The discovery data is stored in the CMDB. You can configurethe automated tasks that are scheduled to run at regular intervals to keep yourinventory data current.

You can gather inventory on the following types of devices:

■ Cluster

■ Computer

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■ Computer: virtual machine

■ Infrastructure device

■ IP phone

■ KVM device

■ Network-attached storage

■ Network backup device

■ Network printer

■ Out-of-band management device

■ Out-of-band management device: chassis management controller

■ Physical rack

■ Physical enclosure

■ Physical bay

See “Gathering agentless inventory” on page 14.

Inventory for Network Devices gathers inventory only on SNMP-enabled networkdevices. You can determine the type of inventory that is gathered through SNMPdata mapping tables. The tables identify the data fields that you want to collect andapply the settings to selected device types.

Before you gather inventory on network devices, you must collect the data aboutthe SNMP-enabled devices on your network. Use the Network Discovery task todiscover your network devices. Make sure that the connection profile of theNetworkDiscovery task has the SNMP turned on.

For more information, see topics about Network Discovery in the IT ManagementSuite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

About licensing Inventory for Network DevicesEach Symantec product includes a trial license that is installed by default. You canregister and obtain an extended trial license through the Symantec website at thefollowing URL:

http://www.symantec.com/business/products/activating/

You can also purchase a full product license.

Use the Symantec Installation Manager to install licenses.

9Introducing Inventory for Network DevicesAbout licensing Inventory for Network Devices


http://www.symantec.com/business/products/activating/

For more information about applying licenses to a solution, see the IT ManagementSuite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:


See “About Inventory for Network Devices” on page 8.

Components of Inventory for Network DevicesInventory for Network Devices runs on the Symantec Management Platform anduses the components of the platform.


Inventory for Network Devices includes the following components:

Table 1-1 Components of Inventory for Network Devices

DescriptionComponent

You create and schedule tasks to collectinventory on discovered devices.

See “Gathering agentless inventory”on page 14.

Inventory for Network Devices tasks (alsoknown as agentless inventory tasks)

You can use the wizard to easily createagentless inventory tasks.

See “Creating agentless inventory tasks usingthe wizard” on page 15.

Agentless inventory wizard

This portal page provides links to thecommonly used tasks and a summary ofinventory data.

Agentless Inventory Home page

These tables define the type of inventory datathat is gathered.

SNMP data mapping tables

Where to get more informationUse the following documentation resources to learn about and use this product.

10Introducing Inventory for Network DevicesComponents of Inventory for Network Devices


Table 1-2 Documentation resources

LocationDescriptionDocument

The Supported Products A-Z page, which is available at the followingURL:

http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=products

Open your product's support page, and then under Common Topics,click Release Notes.

Information about newfeatures and importantissues.

Release Notes

■ The Documentation Library, which is available in the SymantecManagement Console on the Help menu.

■ The Supported Products A-Z page, which is available at thefollowing URL:http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=productsOpen your product's support page, and then underCommon Topics,click Documentation.

Information about how touse this product,including detailedtechnical information andinstructions forperforming commontasks.

User Guide

The Documentation Library, which is available in the SymantecManagement Console on the Help menu.

Context-sensitive help is available for most screens in the SymantecManagement Console.

You can open context-sensitive help in the following ways:

■ Click the page and then press the F1 key.■ Use the Context command, which is available in the Symantec

Management Console on the Help menu.

Information about how touse this product,including detailedtechnical information andinstructions forperforming commontasks.

Help is available at thesolution level and at thesuite level.

This information isavailable in HTML helpformat.

Help

In addition to the product documentation, you can use the following resources tolearn about Symantec products.

Table 1-3 Symantec product information resources

LocationDescriptionResource

http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp?themeid=support-knowledgebaseArticles, incidents, andissues about Symantecproducts.

SymWISESupportKnowledgebase

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http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp?themeid=support-knowledgebase

Table 1-3 Symantec product information resources (continued)

LocationDescriptionResource

http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-management/forums/endpoint-management-documentation

Here is the list of links to various groups on Connect:

■ Deployment and Imaginghttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/deployment-and-imaging

■ Discovery and Inventoryhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/discovery-and-inventory

■ ITMS Administratorhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/itms-administrator

■ Mac Managementhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/mac-management

■ Monitor Solution and Server Healthhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/monitor-solution-and-server-health

■ Patch Managementhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/patch-management

■ Reportinghttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/reporting

■ ServiceDesk and Workflowhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/workflow-servicedesk

■ Software Managementhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/software-management

■ Server Managementhttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/server-management

■ Workspace Virtualization and Streaminghttp://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/workspace-virtualization-and-streaming

An online resource thatcontains forums, articles,blogs, downloads,events, videos, groups,and ideas for users ofSymantec products.

SymantecConnect

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http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/deployment-and-imaging

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/discovery-and-inventory

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/itms-administrator

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/mac-management

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/monitor-solution-and-server-health

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/patch-management

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/reporting

http://www.symantec.com/connect/workflow-servicedesk

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/software-management

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/server-management

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/workspace-virtualization-and-streaming

http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/workspace-virtualization-and-streaming

Gathering agentlessinventory


■ About gathering agentless inventory

■ Gathering agentless inventory

■ Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard

■ Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventorytasks

■ Viewing agentless inventory results

About gathering agentless inventoryInventory for Network Devices lets you gather agentless inventory data from thediscovered SNMP network devices such as computers, network printers,network-attached storage devices, and network backup devices. To gather inventory,agentless tasks run on discovered devices and report the data to Notification Server.The data is stored in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB). You canconfigure the automated tasks that are scheduled to run at regular intervals to keepyour inventory data current.



When you configure agentless inventory tasks, you specify the following:

■ Which devices to inventory

■ When to run the task

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You can configure multiple tasks to meet your needs.

You can create and configure agentless inventory tasks in the following ways:

The wizard guides you through the creation and configurationof agentless inventory tasks. You can later edit the advancedsettings and schedules of a task on the task page.

See “Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard”on page 15.

Creating a task withAgentless Inventory wizard.

You can manually create tasks from theAgentless InventoryTasks Web Part. This option lets you configure moreadvanced settings and schedules.

See “Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stoppingagentless inventory tasks” on page 17.

Creating a task manually

You can only gather inventory from the SNMP-enabled devices on your networkthat are already discovered. Run the Network Discovery task to discover yournetwork devices and create resources for them in the CMDB. Make sure that theconnection profile of the Network Discovery task has the SNMP turned on.

For more information, see topics about Network Discovery in the IT ManagementSuite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:


Agentless inventory tasks use connection profiles to manage the protocols that areused to communicate with network devices. Connection profiles are componentsof the Symantec Management Platform. When a device is discovered, a resourcefor that device is created in the CMDB. The resource keeps a record of the protocolsthat were used to communicate with the device. When you use agentless inventorytasks, you do not specify a connection profile or protocols. Agentless inventorytasks automatically use the same protocols that were enabled when the device wasdiscovered.

For more information, see the topics about resource discovery and using connectionprofiles in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:


Gathering agentless inventoryYou can gather agentless inventory data from discovered SNMP-enabled networkdevices and enter that data in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

See “About gathering agentless inventory” on page 13.

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The process for gathering agentless inventory from network devices is as follows:

Table 2-1 Process for gathering inventory of network devices

DescriptionActionStep

You can only gather inventory of thedevices that are already discovered.

For more information, see topics aboutNetwork Discovery in the ITManagement Suite 7.5 AdministrationGuide at the following URL:


Discover network devices.Step 1

SNMP data mapping tables identify thedata fields that you want to gather andapply the settings to the selected devicetypes.

See “Using SNMP data mapping tables”on page 21.

Use SNMP data mapping tables todefine how to map SNMP devicesto the data that you want to gather.

Step 2

You create and schedule tasks to collectinventory. You can create the taskseither with inventory wizard or manually.

See “Creating agentless inventory tasksusing the wizard” on page 15.

See “Manually creating, scheduling,modifying, and stopping agentlessinventory tasks” on page 17.

Create agentless inventory tasks.Step 3

You can view the gathered inventorydata in the Resource Manager or on theAgentless Inventory page.

See “Viewing agentless inventoryresults” on page 18.

View agentless inventory data.Step 4

Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizardThe wizard guides you through the process of creating agentless inventory tasksand configuring basic settings. You can later configure the advanced settings andschedule the tasks on the task page.

This task is a step in the process of gathering agentless inventory from networkdevices.

15Gathering agentless inventoryCreating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard



Before you perform theis step, ensure that you have mapped the SNMP devicesto the data that you want to gather.

See “Using SNMP data mapping tables” on page 21.

To create agentless inventory tasks for network devices using the inventorywizard

1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discoveryand Inventory > Agentless Inventory.

2 In theAgentless InventoryQuick StartWeb Part, clickRun inventorywizard.

3 In the Agentless inventory task creation wizard, on the Choose devicesto inventory page, do the following:

■ Select Choose devices, and then, in the drop-down list, click the group oftarget devices that you want to gather inventory from.For more information, see topics about using filters and organizational viewsin the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

■ Under Include Device Types, check the types of devices that you want togather inventory from.

■ (Optional) To gather inventory from an individual device, in the wizard,select Individual device, and then, in the drop-down list, click the devicethat you want to gather inventory fromThis list includes all SNMP-enabled devices that have been previouslydiscovered and have resources in the Configuration Management Database(CMDB).

4 On the Inventory network task name page, type a name for the task, andthen click Next.

5 On the Schedule task page, configure the task schedule, and then click Finish.

6 (Optional) To view the created task, do one of the following:

■ In the Symantec Management Console, on theHomemenu, clickDiscoveryand Inventory > Agentless Inventory, and then view the task in theAgentless Inventory Tasks Web Part.Note that to view the newly created task, you may need to click theRefreshsymbol.

■ In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobsand Tasks, and then, in the left pane, under Jobs / Tasks, expand SystemJobs and Tasks > Discovery and Inventory.

The next step is to view the agentless inventory data.

16Gathering agentless inventoryCreating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard


See “Viewing agentless inventory results” on page 18.

Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, andstopping agentless inventory tasks

You can manually create, modify, and stop agentless inventory tasks on theAgentless Inventory Home page.

See “About gathering agentless inventory” on page 13.

This task is a step in the process for gathering agentless inventory.


Before you perform these steps, ensure that you have mapped the SNMP devicesto the data that you want to gather.


To manually create agentless inventory tasks


2 In the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part, on the Available Tasks tab, onthe toolbar, click New.

3 In the New Agentless Inventory Task dialog box, give the task a descriptivename, and then do the following:

■ Select Group of Devices, and then, in the drop-down list, click the groupof devices that you want to gather inventory from.For more information, see the topics about using filters and organizationalviews in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the followingURL:http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

■ Under Group of Devices, check the types of devices that you want togather inventory from.

■ (Optional) To gather inventory from an individual device, select Individualdevice, and then, in the drop-down list, click the device that you want togather inventory fromThis list includes all SNMP-enabled devices that have been previouslydiscovered and have resources in the Configuration Management Database(CMDB).

■ (Optional) Click Advanced, specify the maximum number of threads perinventory task, and then click OK.

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During the inventory process, a separate thread is used for each device.The maximum number of threads is based on the amount of traffic that youwant this task to generate and on the capacity of your Notification Servercomputer.

4 Click OK.

To schedule agentless inventory tasks


2 In the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part, on the Available Tasks tab,click the task that you want to schedule, and then click Schedule.

3 In the New Schedule dialog box, configure the task schedule according toyour needs, and then click Schedule.

To configure or stop agentless inventory tasks


2 In the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part, on the Available Tasks tab,click the task that you want to schedule, and then do one of the following:

■ To configure the task run schedule, on the toolbar, click Schedule.In the New Schedule dialog box, configure the task according to yourneeds, and then click Schedule.

■ To configure the task settings, on the toolbar, click the Edit symbol.In the New Agentless Inventory Task dialog box, configure the taskaccording to your needs, and then click OK.

■ To stop the task, click the Tasks Run tab, click the task that you want tostop, and then, on the toolbar, click Stop.

The next step is to view the agentless inventory data.

See “Viewing agentless inventory results” on page 18.

Viewing agentless inventory resultsThe data collected by the inventory tasks is stored in the CMDB.

You can view the collected data and the additional details about the devices in theResource Manager or on the Agentless Inventory Home page

For more information, see the topics about Resource Manager in the ITManagement Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:

18Gathering agentless inventoryViewing agentless inventory results


The Agentless Inventory Home page presents a data summary of inventoriednetwork devices. On this page you can also see the status of agentless inventorytasks.

This task is a step in the process for gathering agentless inventory.


To view agentless inventory data in the Resource Manager

1 In the Symantec Management Console, on theManagemenu, clickResource.

2 In the Select Resource dialog box, click the resource that you want to view,and then click OK.

3

To view agentless inventory data on the Agentless Inventory Home page

1 In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Dicoveryand Inventory > Agentless Inventory.

2 On the Agentless Inventory Home page, view the Devices Inventoried ByType (Last 30 Days) and Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Parts.

3 On the Resource Manager page, on the toolbar, click View > Inventory, andthen, in the navigation pane, underData Classes, navigate toNetwork DeviceData to view the inventory data.

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Mapping network devicedata


■ About SNMP data mapping

■ Using SNMP data mapping tables

About SNMP data mappingSNMP data mapping tables let you define how to map SNMP devices to the datathat you want to gather. Inventory for Network Devices provides predefined SNMPdata mapping tables for common SNMP devices. The predefined tables are read-onlyand cannot be edited.

You can also create your own custom SNMP data mapping tables.


When you create a new SNMP data mapping table, you specify ManagementInformation Base (MIB) data objects, also known as MIB files or MIBs. MIBs arethe data objects that are defined in the database. An SNMP manager uses themto control hardware and software resources. MIBs let you expand the data fieldsthat can be collected when inventory runs. Inventory for Network Devices providesmany MIBs of the leading hardware manufacturers. You can also import additionalMIBs using the MIB Import task. The MIB files that you import with the MIB Importtask can have the .MIB, .MY, or any other file extension for MIB files.

For more information, see the topic about importing MIB files using the MIB importtask in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:


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When you map SNMP data mapping tables to a device, you choose a device froma list of classified SNMP devices. This list includes the SNMP devices that areconfigured on the SNMP Device Classifications page of Network Discovery.

Using SNMP data mapping tablesSNMP data mapping tables let you define how to map SNMP devices to the datathat you want to gather. Inventory for Network Devices provides predefined SNMPdata mapping tables for common SNMP devices. The predefined tables are read-onlyand cannot be edited.

See “About SNMP data mapping” on page 20.

If you manage network devices in a large infrastructure, you can export configuredSNMP data mapping tables and send them to other locations within yourorganization. This method is an easy way to ensure that all Notification Serversthat use Inventory for Network Devices gather the same inventory.

See “To export an SNMP data mapping table” on page 22.

You can also test table definitions to ensure that you have defined the field valuesfor a table definition correctly. When you test the table, you test it on a single devicethat you specify.

See “To test an SNMP data mapping table on a single device” on page 22.

To view an SNMP data mapping table

1 In the SymantecManagement Console, on theHomemenu, click Discoveryand Inventory > Agentless Inventory.

2 On the Agentless Inventory Home page, in the Agentless Inventory QuickStart Web Part, click Data mapping tables.

3 On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click the table thatyou want to view.

4 In the right pane, on the Table details tab, view table details.

On the Device mappings tab, view the SNMP devices to which the table ismapped.

To create a new SNMP data mapping table

1 In the SymantecManagement Console, on theHomemenu, click Discoveryand Inventory > Agentless Inventory.


3 On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, on the toolbar, click New.

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4 In the New Table dialog box, type a new table name, and then click OK.

5 In the right pane, under Table Columns, on the toolbar, click New.

6 In the Edit Row Values dialog box, do the following:

■ Type the name and length of the row.The length of some types is predefined.

■ (Optional) Check Key to enable the row to be a primary key in the datatable.

■ Click Select OID to select an Object ID.The Object ID is mapped to the source of the protocol information. Forexample, it can map to the Object ID for an SNMP query.In the Object ID Selection Tool dialog box, in the mib drop-down list,choose an Object ID according to your needs, and then click Save changes.

7 Click OK.

8 Click Save changes.

9 Click the Device Mappings tab, and check the devices that you want to applythis table to.

10 Click Test on device.

In the Test Table Mappings on Device dialog box, in the Host address box,type the host address or host name of the device that you want to test, andthen click Test.

The data appears if a valid response is received from the device.

Click Close.

11 Click Save changes.

To test an SNMP data mapping table on a single device

1 Either in a new table or in the details of an existing table, click Test on Device.

2 Enter the host address or host name of the device you want to test.

3 Click Test.

The data appears if a valid response is received from the device.

To export an SNMP data mapping table




3 On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click the table thatyou want to export, in the upper left corner, click the Tools icon, and then clickExport.

4 In the dialog box that open, choose the directory where you want to export thefile, and then click Save.

By default, the file name is the same as the table name.

To import an SNMP data mapping table



3 On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click Import.

4 Browse to the file that you want to import, and then click OK.


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Aagentless inventory

about 8, 13customizing 20data mapping 21gathering 14home page 10portal page 19SNMP data mapping tables 10task status 19

agentless inventory task 8, 10, 14connection profile 14creating 15, 17protocol settings 14schedule 18viewing status 19

agentless inventory wizard 10, 14–15

Cconnection profiles

agentless inventory 13–14context-sensitive help 10

Ddata mapping

network devices 21documentation 10

Hhelp

context-sensitive 10

Iinventory

agentless inventory 13network devices 8, 14–15. See agentless

inventorySNMP devices 13

Inventory for Network Devicesabout 8

Inventory for Network Devices (continued)task. See agentless inventory tasks

MMIB files

importing 20valid extensions to import 20

Nnetwork devices

data mapping 21inventory 8, 14. See agentless inventory

network devices inventory. See agentless inventory

Pprotocol settings

agentless inventory task 14

RRelease Notes 10

SSNMP data mapping 10

network devices 21SNMP data mapping table

creating 21export 22import 23testing 22viewing 21

SNMP-enabled devicesinventory. See agentless inventory

Ttask. See see agentless inventory task

Index

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Documents

party software

symantec product

licensed software

symantec logo

free software licenses

symantec corporation

documentation andor

party notice document