Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
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MP_Relay.log
Provides details on how inventory information maps to specific
inbox folders.
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MP_Retry.log
Provides information on the retry states of inventory collection.
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Reviewing the site-server log files
You can use log files on the server to help iden-
tify inventory problems that affect more than one client. The following are log files of
the site server that relate directly to inventory:
Dataldr.log
Records processing of MIF files and hardware inventory data into the
site database.
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Sinvproc.log
Records processing of software inventory data into the site
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database.
Reviewing status message queries
Configuration Manager status messages report
information about Configuration Manager component behavior and data flow. Status
messages can be helpful when you are troubleshooting Configuration Manager issues
because many status messages include possible cause and resolution information.
Status message queries related to inventory include the following:
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Clients That Reported Errors Or Warnings During Inventory File Collection
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Clients That Reported Errors Or Warnings While Creating A Hardware Inventory File
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Clients That Reported Errors Or Warnings While Creating A Software Inventory File
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Thought experiment
Inventory collection at Contoso
You are the Configuration Manager administrator at Contoso. Contoso has a het-
erogeneous environment, with computers that run Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and
UNIX operating systems. You are interested in collecting hardware and software
inventory information. With this in mind, answer the following questions:
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Which operating systems support the collection of hardware inventory?
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Which operating systems support the collection of software inventory?
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Inventory collection involves gathering information about a client computer's hard-
ware and software.
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Hardware inventory collects information about the hardware configuration of client
computers.
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Configuration Manager supports hardware inventory collection for computers that are
running supported Windows operating systems, Mac OS X, Linux, and UNIX operating
systems.
