Information Technology Reference
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File collection allows files to be collected from Configuration Manager clients. When you
specify a file for collection, the software inventory agent runs a file collection cycle on each
Configuration Manager client. If the software inventory agent finds a file to collect, it attaches
the file to the inventory report and then forwards it to the site server. On the client, the file
collection cycle is a separate action from the software inventory cycle. By default, software
inventory does not collect any files.
The site server stores up to five versions of each file that the software inventory agent
collects from each client. The site server does not delete any files that the software inventory
agent collects. Therefore, you should use file collection only in very specific circumstances
and configure the agent to collect only files that are small and do not change often. Consider
enabling deduplication on the volume that hosts collected files.
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File collection is not enabled by default. Up to five versions of each file are stored.
To configure file collection by software inventory, you must perform the following
procedure:
1.
To create a new file entry, under Client Settings, in the Software Inventory section, click
Set Files and then click New (which appears as a star).
In the Collected File Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 6-6, specify the name of
the files that you want to collect or use wildcard characters to specify the file types that
you want to collect. An example is *.ini.
2.
FIGURE 6-6
Collected File Properties
3.
Specify the location in which you want the agent to search for files. You can configure
the agent to search for a specific file on all of the client's hard disks or in a specific path
only. The path can be explicit or based on a variable such as %
windir
%.
