Manage inventory using Configuration Manager - Managing Enterprise Devices and Apps - page 283

FIGURE 6-8 Delete Aged Inventory History Properties

Several methods are available to troubleshoot the causes of problems with inventory col-
lection. These methods include:
■ Reviewing the client log files A client's log files can help you identify inventory
problems that are affecting that client. The client log files that pertain directly to
inventory are as follows:
■ InventoryAgent.log Records activities of the inventory agent, including creation
of discovery data records (DDRs) and inventory reports.
■ CcmExec.log Records activities of the client of the Short Message Service (SMS)
Agent Host service. For inventory, this includes high-level events such as initializa-
tion of the inventory agent queue.
■ Policyagent.log Records policy updates on the client, including updates that
enable the inventory agent and configure the hardware inventory collection.
■ FileSystemFile.log Records scanning events by the inventory agent file system
for software inventory when you enable and configure it.
■ Mifprovider.log Records events related to MIF file reporting.
■ Reviewing the management point log files You can use log files on the manage-
ment point to help identify inventory problems that relate to inventory processing. The
management point log files that pertain to inventory are as follows:

MP_Hinv.log

Provides details on hardware inventory that client computers report.

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