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Contents

Technical Support ............................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 Introducing Inventory for Network Devices .................... 8
About Inventory for Network Devices .................................................. 8 About licensing Inventory for Network Devices ..................................... 9 Components of Inventory for Network Devices ................................... 10 Where to get more information ........................................................ 10

Chapter 2

Gathering agentless inventory ......................................... 13

About gathering agentless inventory ................................................. Gathering agentless inventory ......................................................... Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard ............................ Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventory tasks ....................................................................... Viewing agentless inventory results .................................................. 13 14 15 17 18

Chapter 3

Mapping network device data .......................................... 20

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

Appendix A

Altiris Inventory for Network Devices 7.5 from Symantec Third-Party Legal Notices ...................... 24
Third-Party Legal Attributions .......................................................... RegExp ...................................................................................... Linux PCI ID Repository ................................................................. Linux USB ID Repository ............................................................... Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Redistributables ................................ 24 25 25 26 27

Index

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Chapter

Introducing Inventory for Network 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 Devices

Inventory for Network Devices gathers inventory data from discovered devices in your network. This inventory is gathered from the devices that are not managed through the Symantec Management Agent. Because a management agent is not required, this inventory is considered an agentless inventory. Agentless inventory gathers inventory on the devices that are already discovered and exist as resources in the Symantec Management Platform's Configuration Management Database (CMDB). Agentless inventory tasks run on discovered devices and report the data to Notification Server. The discovery data is stored in the CMDB. You can configure the automated tasks that are scheduled to run at regular intervals to keep your inventory 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 network devices. You can determine the type of inventory that is gathered through SNMP data mapping tables. The tables identify the data fields that you want to collect and apply the settings to selected device types. Before you gather inventory on network devices, you must collect the data about the SNMP-enabled devices on your network. Use the Network Discovery task to discover your network devices. Make sure that the connection profile of the Network Discovery task has the SNMP turned on. For more information, see topics about Network Discovery in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

About licensing Inventory for Network Devices

Each Symantec product includes a trial license that is installed by default. You can register and obtain an extended trial license through the Symantec website at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/business/products/activating/ You can also purchase a full product license. Use the Symantec Installation Manager to install licenses.

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For more information about applying licenses to a solution, see the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330 See About Inventory for Network Devices on page 8.

Components of Inventory for Network Devices

Inventory for Network Devices runs on the Symantec Management Platform and uses the components of the platform. See About Inventory for Network Devices on page 8. Inventory for Network Devices includes the following components: Table 1-1 Component
Inventory for Network Devices tasks (also known as agentless inventory tasks)

Components of Inventory for Network Devices Description

You create and schedule tasks to collect inventory on discovered devices. See Gathering agentless inventory on page 14.

Agentless inventory wizard

You can use the wizard to easily create agentless inventory tasks. See Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard on page 15.

Agentless Inventory Home page

This portal page provides links to the commonly used tasks and a summary of inventory data. These tables define the type of inventory data that is gathered.

SNMP data mapping tables

Where to get more information

Use the following documentation resources to learn about and use this product.

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Table 1-2 Document

Release Notes

Documentation resources Location

The Supported Products A-Z page, which is available at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=products Open your product's support page, and then under Common Topics, click Release Notes.

Description
Information about new features and important issues.

User Guide

Information about how to use this product, including detailed technical information and instructions for performing common tasks. Information about how to use this product, including detailed technical information and instructions for performing common tasks. Help is available at the solution level and at the suite level. This information is available in HTML help format.

The Documentation Library, which is available in the Symantec Management Console on the Help menu. The Supported Products A-Z page, which is available at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=products Open your product's support page, and then under Common Topics, click Documentation.

Help

The Documentation Library, which is available in the Symantec Management Console on the Help menu. Context-sensitive help is available for most screens in the Symantec Management 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.

In addition to the product documentation, you can use the following resources to learn about Symantec products. Table 1-3 Resource Description Symantec product information resources Location
http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp?themeid=support-knowledgebase

SymWISE Articles, incidents, and Support issues about Symantec Knowledgebase products.

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Table 1-3 Resource

Symantec Connect

Symantec product information resources (continued) Location

http://www.symantec.com/connect/endpoint-management/forums/ endpoint-management-documentation Here is the list of links to various groups on Connect:

Description
An online resource that contains forums, articles, blogs, downloads, events, videos, groups, and ideas for users of Symantec products.

Deployment and Imaging http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/deployment-and-imaging Discovery and Inventory http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/discovery-and-inventory ITMS Administrator http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/itms-administrator Mac Management http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/mac-management Monitor Solution and Server Health http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/monitor-solution-and-server-health Patch Management http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/patch-management Reporting http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/reporting ServiceDesk and Workflow http://www.symantec.com/connect/workflow-servicedesk Software Management http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/software-management Server Management http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/server-management Workspace Virtualization and Streaming http://www.symantec.com/connect/groups/ workspace-virtualization-and-streaming

Chapter

Gathering agentless inventory

This chapter includes the following topics:

About gathering agentless inventory Gathering agentless inventory Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventory tasks Viewing agentless inventory results

About gathering agentless inventory

Inventory for Network Devices lets you gather agentless inventory data from the discovered 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 can configure the automated tasks that are scheduled to run at regular intervals to keep your inventory data current. See About Inventory for Network Devices on page 8. See Gathering agentless inventory on page 14. 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:
Creating a task with Agentless Inventory wizard. The wizard guides you through the creation and configuration of agentless inventory tasks. You can later edit the advanced settings and schedules of a task on the task page. See Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard on page 15. Creating a task manually You can manually create tasks from the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part. This option lets you configure more advanced settings and schedules. See Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventory tasks on page 17.

You can only gather inventory from the SNMP-enabled devices on your network that are already discovered. Run the Network Discovery task to discover your network devices and create resources for them in the CMDB. Make sure that the connection profile of the Network Discovery task has the SNMP turned on. For more information, see topics about Network Discovery in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330 Agentless inventory tasks use connection profiles to manage the protocols that are used to communicate with network devices. Connection profiles are components of the Symantec Management Platform. When a device is discovered, a resource for that device is created in the CMDB. The resource keeps a record of the protocols that were used to communicate with the device. When you use agentless inventory tasks, you do not specify a connection profile or protocols. Agentless inventory tasks automatically use the same protocols that were enabled when the device was discovered. For more information, see the topics about resource discovery and using connection profiles in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

Gathering agentless inventory

You can gather agentless inventory data from discovered SNMP-enabled network devices 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 Step
Step 1

Process for gathering inventory of network devices Action

Discover network devices.

Description
You can only gather inventory of the devices that are already discovered. For more information, see topics about Network Discovery in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

Step 2

Use SNMP data mapping tables to SNMP data mapping tables identify the define how to map SNMP devices data fields that you want to gather and to the data that you want to gather. apply the settings to the selected device types. See Using SNMP data mapping tables on page 21.

Step 3

Create agentless inventory tasks. You create and schedule tasks to collect inventory. You can create the tasks either with inventory wizard or manually. See Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard on page 15. See Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventory tasks on page 17.

Step 4

View agentless inventory data.

You can view the gathered inventory data in the Resource Manager or on the Agentless Inventory page. See Viewing agentless inventory results on page 18.

Creating agentless inventory tasks using the wizard

The wizard guides you through the process of creating agentless inventory tasks and configuring basic settings. You can later configure the advanced settings and schedule the tasks on the task page. This task is a step in the process of gathering agentless inventory from network devices.

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See Gathering agentless inventory on page 14. Before you perform theis step, ensure that you have mapped the SNMP devices to 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 inventory wizard

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. In the Agentless Inventory Quick Start Web Part, click Run inventory wizard. In the Agentless inventory task creation wizard, on the Choose devices to inventory page, do the following:

Select Choose devices, and then, in the drop-down list, click the group of target devices that you want to gather inventory from. For more information, see topics about using filters and organizational views in 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 to gather 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 device that you want to gather inventory from This list includes all SNMP-enabled devices that have been previously discovered and have resources in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).

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On the Inventory network task name page, type a name for the task, and then click Next. On the Schedule task page, configure the task schedule, and then click Finish. (Optional) To view the created task, do one of the following:

In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory, and then view the task in the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part. Note that to view the newly created task, you may need to click the Refresh symbol. In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Jobs and Tasks, and then, in the left pane, under Jobs / Tasks, expand System Jobs and Tasks > Discovery and Inventory.

The next step is to view the agentless inventory data.

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See Viewing agentless inventory results on page 18.

Manually creating, scheduling, modifying, and stopping agentless inventory tasks

You can manually create, modify, and stop agentless inventory tasks on the Agentless Inventory Home page. See About gathering agentless inventory on page 13. This task is a step in the process for gathering agentless inventory. See Gathering agentless inventory on page 14. Before you perform these steps, ensure that you have mapped the SNMP devices to the data that you want to gather. See Using SNMP data mapping tables on page 21. To manually create agentless inventory tasks

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. In the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part, on the Available Tasks tab, on the toolbar, click New. In the New Agentless Inventory Task dialog box, give the task a descriptive name, and then do the following:

Select Group of Devices, and then, in the drop-down list, click the group of devices that you want to gather inventory from. For more information, see the topics about using filters and organizational views in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330 Under Group of Devices, check the types of devices that you want to gather inventory from. (Optional) To gather inventory from an individual device, select Individual device, and then, in the drop-down list, click the device that you want to gather inventory from This list includes all SNMP-enabled devices that have been previously discovered and have resources in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB). (Optional) Click Advanced, specify the maximum number of threads per inventory 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 you want this task to generate and on the capacity of your Notification Server computer.

Click OK.

To schedule agentless inventory tasks

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. In the Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Part, on the Available Tasks tab, click the task that you want to schedule, and then click Schedule. In the New Schedule dialog box, configure the task schedule according to your needs, and then click Schedule.

To configure or stop agentless inventory tasks

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. 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 your needs, 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 task according to your needs, and then click OK. To stop the task, click the Tasks Run tab, click the task that you want to stop, 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 results

The 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 the Resource Manager or on the Agentless Inventory Home page For more information, see the topics about Resource Manager in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL:

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http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330 The Agentless Inventory Home page presents a data summary of inventoried network devices. On this page you can also see the status of agentless inventory tasks. This task is a step in the process for gathering agentless inventory. See Gathering agentless inventory on page 14. To view agentless inventory data in the Resource Manager

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Manage menu, click Resource. In the Select Resource dialog box, click the resource that you want to view, and then click OK.

To view agentless inventory data on the Agentless Inventory Home page

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Dicovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. On the Agentless Inventory Home page, view the Devices Inventoried By Type (Last 30 Days) and Agentless Inventory Tasks Web Parts. On the Resource Manager page, on the toolbar, click View > Inventory, and then, in the navigation pane, under Data Classes, navigate to Network Device Data to view the inventory data.

Chapter

Mapping network device data

This chapter includes the following topics:

About SNMP data mapping Using SNMP data mapping tables

About SNMP data mapping

SNMP data mapping tables let you define how to map SNMP devices to the data that you want to gather. Inventory for Network Devices provides predefined SNMP data mapping tables for common SNMP devices. The predefined tables are read-only and cannot be edited. You can also create your own custom SNMP data mapping tables. See Using SNMP data mapping tables on page 21. When you create a new SNMP data mapping table, you specify Management Information Base (MIB) data objects, also known as MIB files or MIBs. MIBs are the data objects that are defined in the database. An SNMP manager uses them to control hardware and software resources. MIBs let you expand the data fields that can be collected when inventory runs. Inventory for Network Devices provides many MIBs of the leading hardware manufacturers. You can also import additional MIBs using the MIB Import task. The MIB files that you import with the MIB Import task 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 import task in the IT Management Suite 7.5 Administration Guide at the following URL: http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC5330

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

Using SNMP data mapping tables

SNMP data mapping tables let you define how to map SNMP devices to the data that you want to gather. Inventory for Network Devices provides predefined SNMP data mapping tables for common SNMP devices. The predefined tables are read-only and cannot be edited. See About SNMP data mapping on page 20. If you manage network devices in a large infrastructure, you can export configured SNMP data mapping tables and send them to other locations within your organization. This method is an easy way to ensure that all Notification Servers that 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 values for a table definition correctly. When you test the table, you test it on a single device that you specify. See To test an SNMP data mapping table on a single device on page 22. To view an SNMP data mapping table

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. On the Agentless Inventory Home page, in the Agentless Inventory Quick Start Web Part, click Data mapping tables. On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click the table that you want to view. 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 is mapped.

To create a new SNMP data mapping table

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. On the Agentless Inventory Home page, in the Agentless Inventory Quick Start Web Part, click Data mapping tables. On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, on the toolbar, click New.

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In the New Table dialog box, type a new table name, and then click OK. In the right pane, under Table Columns, on the toolbar, click New. 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 data table. Click Select OID to select an Object ID. The Object ID is mapped to the source of the protocol information. For example, 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.

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Click OK. Click Save changes. Click the Device Mappings tab, and check the devices that you want to apply this 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, and then 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

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Either in a new table or in the details of an existing table, click Test on Device. Enter the host address or host name of the device you want to test. Click Test. The data appears if a valid response is received from the device.

To export an SNMP data mapping table

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. On the Agentless Inventory Home page, in the Agentless Inventory Quick Start Web Part, click Data mapping tables.

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On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click the table that you want to export, in the upper left corner, click the Tools icon, and then click Export. In the dialog box that open, choose the directory where you want to export the file, and then click Save. By default, the file name is the same as the table name.

To import an SNMP data mapping table

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In the Symantec Management Console, on the Home menu, click Discovery and Inventory > Agentless Inventory. On the Agentless Inventory Home page, in the Agentless Inventory Quick Start Web Part, click Data mapping tables. On the SNMP Data Mapping Tables page, in the left pane, click Import. Browse to the file that you want to import, and then click OK.

Appendix

Altiris Inventory for Network Devices 7.5 from Symantec Third-Party Legal Notices
This appendix includes the following topics:

Third-Party Legal Attributions RegExp Linux PCI ID Repository Linux USB ID Repository Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Redistributables

Third-Party Legal Attributions

This Symantec product may contain third party software for which Symantec is required to provide attribution (Third Party Programs). Some of the Third Party Programs are available under open source or free software licenses. The License Agreement accompanying the Software does not alter any rights or obligations you may have under those open source or free software licenses. This appendix contains proprietary notices for the Third Party Programs and the licenses for the Third Party Programs, where applicable.

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RegExp
Copyright (C) 1991 Texas Instruments Incorporated Copyright (c) 1986 by University of Toronto, Written by Henry Spencer MIT License This code is licensed under the license terms below, granted by the copyright holder listed above. The term copyright holder in the license below means the copyright holder listed above. Copyright (c) <year> <copyright holders> Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

Linux PCI ID Repository

Copyright (c) 2007, pciids project All rights reserved. This code is licensed under the license terms below, granted by the copyright holder listed above. The terms owner and organization in the license below mean the copyright holder listed above. Copyright (c) <YEAR>, <OWNER> All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

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Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of the <ORGANIZATION> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

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Index

A
agentless inventory about 8, 13 customizing 20 data mapping 21 gathering 14 home page 10 portal page 19 SNMP data mapping tables 10 task status 19 agentless inventory task 8, 10, 14 connection profile 14 creating 15, 17 protocol settings 14 schedule 18 viewing status 19 agentless inventory wizard 10, 1415

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

M
MIB files importing 20 valid extensions to import 20

N
network devices data mapping 21 inventory 8, 14. See agentless inventory network devices inventory. See agentless inventory

P
protocol settings agentless inventory task 14

C
connection profiles agentless inventory 1314 context-sensitive help 10

R
Release Notes 10

D
data mapping network devices 21 documentation 10

S
SNMP data mapping 10 network devices 21 SNMP data mapping table creating 21 export 22 import 23 testing 22 viewing 21 SNMP-enabled devices inventory. See agentless inventory

H
help context-sensitive 10

I
inventory agentless inventory 13 network devices 8, 1415. See agentless inventory SNMP devices 13 Inventory for Network Devices about 8

T
task. See see agentless inventory task