Information Technology Reference
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4.
Specify whether to exclude encrypted and compressed files.
5.
Specify the maximum total file size of files collected for this entry.
The site server stores each collected file in the ConfigMgr installation directory\Inboxes
\Sinv.box\Filecol folder. If a file has not changed since the last collection, the agent will not
collect it again. You can use Resource Explorer to view or save files that the agent collects
from a client.
You may have situations in which you need hardware or software inventory to run immedi-
ately on a single client. For example, when a client has received an upgrade, you may want it
reported as soon as possible.
You can initiate certain client actions (such as policy retrieval and inventory collection) on
demand, independent of scheduled intervals. You can initiate these client actions on the
Actions tab of the Configuration Manager Properties dialog box in Control Panel on the
client.
To initiate off-cycle inventory collection and reporting, you must complete the following
procedure:
1.
On the client computer, open Control Panel.
2.
In Control Panel, in System And Security, start Configuration Manager.
3.
In the Configuration Manager Properties dialog box, click the Actions tab.
4.
Under Actions, select the inventory action that you want to initiate, such as the Hard-
ware Inventory Cycle shown in Figure 6-7, and then click Run Now.
FIGURE 6-7
Hardware Inventory Cycle
