Gathering Inventory with Predefined Inventory Policies

You can gather inventory data from managed computers with predefined inventory policies. You can also configure the predefined policies to meet your needs. If you want to configure a predefined policy, Symantec recommends that you clone it, and then configure the copy.
To use inventory policies or tasks, you must install Inventory Plug-in on target computers.
You can manually run an original or modified predefined inventory policy on the managed Windows computers. You can do it after the policy automatically runs on the computer at least once.
This task is a step in the process for gathering inventory on managed computers.
Before you perform these steps, ensure that you have prepared the managed computers for inventory.
  1. To turn on predefined inventory policies
  2. In the
    Symantec Management Console
    , on the
    Manage
    menu, click
    Policies
    .
  3. In the left pane, expand
    Discovery and Inventory > Inventory
    , and then click the predefined inventory policy that you want to use.
  4. On the inventory policy page, turn on the policy.
    At the upper right of the page, click the colored circle, and then click
    On
    .
  5. Click
    Save changes
    .
  6. To clone and configure predefined inventory policies
  7. In the
    Symantec Management Console
    , browse to the predefined inventory policy that you want to clone.
  8. Right-click the policy, and then click
    Clone
    .
  9. Give the cloned policy a unique name, and then click
    OK
    .
  10. On the inventory policy page, configure the policy options according to your needs.
  11. On the inventory policy page, turn on the policy.
    At the upper right of the page, click the colored circle, and then click
    On
    .
  12. Click
    Save changes
    .
The next step is to wait for the client computers to receive the new policy and report the inventory results, and then view the data that is stored in the Configuration Management Database (CMDB).