Novell ZENworks 11 SP3 User manual

Brand: Novell

Model: ZENworks 11 SP3

Type: User manual

Novell ZENworks 11 SP3 is an asset inventory tool that allows you to scan and collect detailed hardware and software data for devices in your network. It provides comprehensive inventory reports, enabling you to easily track and manage your IT assets. With ZENworks 11 SP3, you can quickly identify outdated or unsupported hardware, monitor software license compliance, and ensure the security of your devices.

ZENworks 11 SP3 Asset Inventory - Adding Hardware to Inventory Reports 1

Novell®

ZENworks 11 SP3 Asset Inventory -

Adding Hardware to Inventory Reports

February 2014

Asset Inventory allows you to scan and collect hardware data for devices in your Management Zone.

The hardware data includes information such as keyboard, video adapter, CD/DVD, hard drive, and

BIOS. Any hardware that cannot be categorized is listed as Other Hardware in the inventory report.

If a device has hardware that has not been reported through an inventory scan, you can manually

add the hardware to the device's inventory report. The following sections explain how to perform

this task:

 Section 1, “Prerequisites,” on page 1

 Section 2, “Workflow Diagram,” on page 1

 Section 3, “Procedure,” on page 1

 Section 4, “Legal Notices,” on page 2

1 Prerequisites

 Ensure that you have the Device Rights > Modify right for the device whose inventory report

you want to add hardware to.

 Ensure that you have the View Detailed Inventory right to view software/ hardware details in

the inventory report.

2 Workflow Diagram

3 Procedure

To manually add a hardware product to a device:

1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Devices > Workstations.

2 Select the workstation to which you want to add the hardware product, then click Inventory.

3 Click Detailed Hardware/Software Inventory.

4 Scroll to the bottom of the inventory report, then click Add Hardware.

Administrator

logs in to ZENworks

Control Center

Selects a

device

Launches a detailed

inventory report

Clicks the Add

Hardware link

Selects the type of

hardware, fills in the

hardware details,

and submits the

hardware addition

Detects that one of the

hardware products issued

for the device is not reported

2 ZENworks 11 SP3 Asset Inventory - Adding Hardware to Inventory Reports

5 On the Add Hardware page, select the type of hardware you want from the list. For example,

select Keyboard.

6 Fill in the required details for the selected hardware, then click Submit.

The hardware is added to the Hardware section of the inventory report. Logical drive and Network

Driver are listed separately under the respective sections in the inventory report.

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Novell ZENworks 11 SP3 User manual

Novell ZENworks 11 SP3 User manual

Novell ZENworks 11 SP3 User manual

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