Altiris Inventory Solution

Gather inventory about Computers, Software, Users and OS

Product Overview

Altiris Inventory Solution software reduces the cost of identifying and managing heterogeneous devices throughout your enterprise. Easily track comprehensive hardware information, installed software packages, and operating system settings for all IT assets throughout their lifecycle. Data is normalized, consolidated, and secured in a central repository, enabling detailed reporting of asset information from the convenience of a Web console.

Key Features

• Tools for aggregating data allow you to generate audit reports, assess security vulnerabilities and determine hardware needs and availability
• Mobile-friendly features include reporting of delta changes, a cache and forward design, and over-the-wire data compression
• Web reports allow you to identify hardware that requires upgrading or replacement
• Centralized Web console

Features

	Inventory policies and tasks Using policies, inventory data can be automatically and remotely collected from managed client computers at scheduled intervals. Inventory collection policies are easily created and managed from the Symantec Management Console. This process eliminates the need for costly physical inventory processes.
	Stand-alone inventory executables You can collect inventory on the client computers that are not managed through the Symantec Management Platform. You can create and run executables that gather inventory data and report it to the CMDB. These executables can be delivered through login scripts, USB keys, network shares, and so on.
	Inventory reports A portal and many predefined reports let you easily view and analyze your inventory data. You can also create your own custom reports.

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Additional Features

Custom inventory Inventory data is gathered for hundreds of predefined data classes. You can expand and customize the type of data you want to collect. For example, you can add specific registry data or a unique hardware component.

Application metering In addition to knowing what applications are installed, you can identify the usage of installed applications. You can also restrict applications from being run.

Baseline inventory You can determine how a client computer’s inventory data changes compared to a baseline. You can detect how a computer’s inventory has changed over time, or the differences between a computer and a reference computer.

Screenshots

Client Management Suite Life Cycle

Videos

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System Requirements

The Symantec Platform includes the Symantec Management Console, Database, Notification Server and Client Management Suite management components.

Symantec Platform

• .NET Framework 3.5
• Internet Explorer 7
• SQL Server 2005
• Windows 2003 Server 32-bit version
• Windows Automated Installation Kit (AIK) for Windows
• Vista SP1 and Windows Server 2008 (optional)

Windows Agent

• Windows XP SP2 or later x64/x86
• Windows 2000 Workstation SP4 and rollups
• Windows Vista SP1 (all additions)
• Windows Server 2003, 2008

Linux Agent

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 3 (x86_64), 4, 4 (x86_64), 5, 5 (x86_64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, 10 (x86_64)

Mac Agent

• Mac OS X 10.3.9 (PPC), 10.4.x (Universal binary), 10.5.x (Universal binary)
• Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 (PPC), 10.4.x (Universal binary), 10.5.x (Universal binary)

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