I will do this research for a scripted inventory. When I have this dumped, is there any problem to import this in SCCM, using a supported way, just to have a centralized report?
Tnx 2014-04-02 10:58 GMT-03:00 <[email protected]>: > Since the machines are 100% disconnected, I'd forget about trying to > keep the data 'alive' in your CM database. That's really not the place for > it. > > I just did a quick web search, and there are lots of hits for 'scripted > inventory'. Pick one and experiment until you find something that works > for you. Or you can write your own to pull what you care about out of wmi > or the registry and dump it to a .csv file. > > *From:* Jason Wallace <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 2, 2014 8:35 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > Yes, if you are looking at developing a solution which will allow you to > track assets on a long term basis then SCCM is likely NOT the product for > you. > > You could craft something from SCCM, linking into Service Manager and, > with some additional Management Packs be able to end up with a half decent > asset management solution. It would however be an incredibly large > sledgehammer to crack an extremely small nut. You would still need to > provide your offline solution. > > If you are looking to gather information from the offline devices then you > should start with > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.02.windowspowershell.aspx to > use Powershell (assuming that these offline devices support it) or VBScript > to generate reports based upon the WMI classes and attributes which you > decide to deploy - I am sure that if you wished you could somehow parse > SMSDEF.MOF to gather that which SMS picks up. > > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [mssms] Offline inventory with SCCM > Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 13:10:00 +0000 > > No. I agree with Jason, ConfigMgr is not an asset or CMDB. > > > > At this point, you're going out of your way to develop a rather convoluted > process for tracking information on a handful of machines when you can just > factor that information in after the fact. To have that data be imported > and usable, you would have to create DDRs for the computers...but they would > never get updated, so they would eventually purge out anyway. > > > > -Phil > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *JRIT > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 2, 2014 9:01 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [mssms] Offline inventory with SCCM > > > > I have this machines as OFFLINE because I can connect this on the Internet > or LAN, this is some stand-alone machines, I can access this by logging > locally. > > If possible I could go locally, run some script, get the information and > have this on my SCCM for count Windows, Office and other applications. > > Any idea? > > Thanks a lot, > > > > 2014-04-02 9:02 GMT-03:00 Jason Wallace <[email protected]>: > > I would say that there is little point having something in your SCCM > database without wanting to DO something with that information such as > deploy updates or software to the machine, or to enforce settings. All of > these would require that the device be online in some form. > > If the intention is to use SCCM simply as a CMDB then probably not the > best use of resources. > > ------------------------------ > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [mssms] Offline inventory with SCCM > Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 11:51:27 +0000 > > I'm going to go with "no", or at least "not easily". > > > > What about... Intune? Direct Access? > > > > how "offline" is "offline"? if, for example, you were to get something to > query WMI on those machines and create something to send... how would it be > sent or picked up? Are those boxes truly behind an impenetrable firewall? > > > > *From:* JRIT <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 2, 2014 6:21 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > > > Folks, > > Is there a way to get info from a OFFLINE desktop and input this on SCCM > 2012 R2? I have some locations with Offline machines, but I want to track > SW and HW inventory. > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL. This email and any files transmitted with it > are privileged and confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this > email in error please notify the sender. If you are not the named addressee > you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail or any of its > attachments. > > > > > >
