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therefore has the same capabilities described in the previous section, but placing a

copy into the management database enables use of LANDesk’s extensive reporting

and monitoring capabilities.

For example, an accountant may want a quarterly report of the configuration of

each cash lane for asset amortization purposes or a VAR may need a weekly

report summarizing the usage of all printers to perform wear leveling. LANDesk

even enables thresholds to be set on many properties so an email, SMS, or report

can be sent.

Note that although system hardware events like a fan stall occur in near real-time,

the LANDesk agent will only capture inventory data once daily by default.

Depending on your goals there may be several ways to increase this frequency so

please consult with your LANDesk specialist for assistance if necessary.

LANDesk can also be used to easily deploy peripheral driver and firmware

updates directly from HP SSM-compliant Softpaq’s at a time that’s convenient for

you.