About Inventory Policies and Tasks
You can configure inventory policies and tasks that you want to run on managed computers.
Symantec recommends that you use policies, not tasks, for recurring inventory activities.
When you schedule an inventory policy, it runs on the schedule irrespective of whether any maintenance window is open. When you schedule an inventory task on a set of computers and do not select the
Override Maintenance Window
option, and the same set of computers has a maintenance window enabled, the task waits for the maintenance window to open.When you turn on an inventory policy, it automatically runs on any new computer that is a member of the target group.
To use inventory policies or tasks, you must install the Inventory Plug-in on target computers.
You can use inventory policies and tasks in the following ways:
Turn on predefined policies or clone and configure existing policies. | A number of predefined policies are provided to help simplify inventory gathering. You can use predefined policies as they are or modify them to fit your needs. If you want to modify a predefined policy, Symantec recommends that you clone the original policy and then modify the copy. |
Create and configure your own policies or tasks. | You can create your own policies or tasks and configure them to meet your needs. You can also create and use inventory tasks. However, in most cases, you want to limit them to the automated tasks that are used in a workflow. Symantec recommends that you use policies, not tasks, for the recurring processes. |