ConfigMgr Software Inventory should be called SW inventory. Instead it should be called File inventory. And it is slower than molasses. Hardware Inventory is what you should be using. This is where all the good stuff is, AI Data, Add/Remove programs. Etc..
Here are a couple of the blog I have written on the subject of SW inventory. https://www.enhansoft.com/blog/how-do-you-determine-the-length-of-a-software-inventory-scan-cycle https://www.enhansoft.com/blog/configuration-manager-and-software-inventory-proceed-with-caution Garth Jones Chief Architect Configuration Manager/SCCM Reporting<https://www.enhansoft.com/> From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Mead, Renae (DTMB) Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 1:49 PM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com Subject: [mssms] RE: Hardware Inventory Thanks. What are you using in place of Software Inventory? Third party software? Or just not collecting the data regularly? From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of David McSpadden Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 1:27 PM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [mssms] RE: Hardware Inventory HW for the win once a day (but a sheepish 750 machines compared to you all.) SW for a one off report like Internet Explorer inventory. Seriously only ever use the SW inventory for a specific file name to get version. Otherwise as most all will say. SW inventory is useless. From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Marable, Mike Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 9:29 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [mssms] RE: Hardware Inventory Notice: This email is from an outside source. Please do not open any attachments, click on any hyperlinks, or respond without first confirming the authenticity of the email. We have about 35,000 machines and we're running hardware inventory every 10 hours. Mike From: listsad...@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com> [mailto:listsad...@lists.myitforum.com] On Behalf Of Mead, Renae (DTMB) Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 8:55 AM To: mssms@lists.myitforum.com<mailto:mssms@lists.myitforum.com> Subject: [mssms] Hardware Inventory I'm curious how often everyone is running hardware inventory? We have about 50,000 machines in our environment running hardware and software inventory every 4 days. We are getting rid of our asset management system and upper management wants ConfigMgr to replace it. Thanks, Renae Mead DTMB IS OA Enterprise Services mea...@michigan.gov<mailto:mea...@michigan.gov> (517) 636-0761 Office (517) 388-2737 Mobile ********************************************************** Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are property of Indiana Members Credit Union, are confidential, and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom this e-mail is addressed. If you are not one of the named recipient(s) or otherwise have reason to believe that you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete this message immediately from your computer. Any other use, retention, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. Please consider the environment before printing this email.
