Information Technology Reference
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not based on inventoried software title information from Configuration Manager cli-
ents. You can add, modify, or delete custom hardware requirements for software titles
that the Asset Intelligence catalog does not predefine. However, existing noncustom
hardware requirement information that the Asset Intelligence catalog stores is read-
only, which means you cannot modify or delete it. The following information appears
for each listed hardware requirement:
Software Title
The software title name with which the hardware requirement is
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associated.
Minimum CPU (MHz)
The minimum central processing unit (CPU) speed, in
megahertz (MHz), that the software title requires.
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Minimum RAM (KB)
The minimum random access memory (RAM), in KB, that
the software title requires.
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Minimum Disk Space (KB)
The minimum free disk space, in KB, that the software
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title requires.
Minimum Disk Size (KB)
The minimum hard-disk size, in KB, that the software
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title requires.
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Validation State
The validation state for the hardware requirement. Valid states
include Validated and User defined.
In System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, Asset Intelligence supports the
mandatory software identification tags specified in the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 19770-2 standard.
These tags include authoritative data that Configuration Manager can use to identify soft-
ware installed on client computers. Because the tags are standardized, an increasing number
of software vendors include them in their applications. If you want Configuration Manager
to use mandatory software identification tags, you must enable the SMS_SoftwareTag Asset
Intelligence Hardware Inventory reporting class.
In System Center 2012 R2 Configuration Manager, Asset Intelligence collects information
about Microsoft Application Virtualization 5.0 and Application Virtualization 4.0 applications
even though these applications run through the Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
client and are not installed on the client computer in a traditional manner.
You must configure several settings and tasks so that Asset Intelligence performs opti-
mally. These settings include:
Enable Hardware Inventory
Asset Intelligence reports depend on information that
the hardware inventory agent collects. Ensure that you enable the hardware inventory
agent on clients.
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Enable Software Metering
The following Asset Intelligence reports depend on the
Software Metering Client Agent to provide the following data:
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Software 07A - Recently used executables by number of computers
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Software 07B - Computers that recently used a specified executable
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