HP ProLiant SCCM 2012 Integration Kit (v 2013.02.0) User Guide
5 Collecting extended inventory data
The HP ProLiant Inventory Tool collects extended ProLiant hardware and software information that
can be used to create enhanced collections and reports. For a listing of the tables and fields, see
the Inventory tool data section (page 16).
The inventory tool is executed as part of the default task sequence to collect initial inventory data.
To run the inventory tool for future hardware or software changes:
1. Ensure that the following conditions are met:
• The Hardware Inventory Agent is scheduled and configured to collect IDMIF and NOIDMIF
files.
• The inventory class definitions are imported.
• The managed servers have the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers installed.
2. Deploy the package to a collection.
To open the wizard, right-click on the HP ProLiant Inventory Tool package, select Deploy, and
follow the prompts.
The following option needs to be selected:
• On the Scheduling screen, add a mandatory assignment of a recurring schedule.
NOTE: HP recommends using a recurring schedule so that future hardware and software
changes are collected.
To view the inventory data for a managed server:
1. Right-click on the server and select Start→Resource Explorer.
2. Expand the Hardware node.
3. View the nodes starting with HP.
As an alternative or complement to the inventory tool, the Hardware Inventory Agent can be
configured to collect specific HP WMI classes. To collect HP WMI classes, follow the SCCM
directions for adding additional classes.
The following options need to be selected:
• On the Connect to Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) dialog, set Computer name
to a server running the latest HP Insight Management WBEM Providers, set WMI namespace
to root\hpq, check Recursive, and if necessary specify credentials.
• On the Add Hardware Inventory Class dialog, select one or more classes. For details regarding
the classes, refer to the HP Insight Management WBEM Providers User Guide located at http://
h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/wbem/documentation.html.
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