Creating an Asset ID profile

This topic describes how to create an Asset ID™ profile. You can apply an Asset ID™ profile to a group of managed systems. Applying this profile enables you to configure asset information, such as lease and warranty end dates, on multiple systems simultaneously.

Complete the following steps to create an Asset ID profile:
  1. In the IBM® Director Console Tasks pane, right-click Asset ID; then, click Profile Builder.
  2. In the Asset ID: Profile Builder window, click New Profile. The Input window opens.
  3. Type a descriptive name for the profile; then, click OK.
  4. To permit an IBM Director user to modify the settings that you will apply with the profile, ensure that the Enable Changes check box in the Asset ID notebook window is selected. By default, this check box is selected.
    重要: If you choose to clear the Enable Changes check box, you will be unable to modify the settings through IBM Director or by any other operating system method.
  5. To configure system information, click the System tab. In the RDM Profile field, type the profile name.
  6. To configure user information, click the User tab. You can provide the following information about the system user:
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Location
    • Department
    • Position
    To add data, select the check box next to the field; then, type the applicable information.
  7. To configure lease information, click the Lease tab. You can specify the following information:
    • Lease start date
    • Lease end date
    • Term of the lease (in months)
    • Amount of the lease
    • Name of the company that leased the system
    To add data, select the check box next to the field; then, type the applicable information.
    註: If you specify an end date for the lease, a warning event is generated when the lease ends.
  8. To configure asset information, click the Asset tab. You can provide the following information:
    • Date the system was purchased
    • Date the system was last inventoried
    • Asset number
    To add data, select the check box next to the field; then, type the applicable information.
  9. To configure custom data fields, click the Personalization tab. You can provide custom information in up to five user-defined fields. To add data, select the check box next to the field; then, type the applicable information.
  10. To configure warranty information, click the Warranty tab. You can provide the following information:
    • TWe
    • Duration of the warranty (months)
    • Cost of the system
    • End date of the warranty
    To add data, select the check box next to the field; then, type the applicable information.
    註: If you specify an end date of the warranty, a warning event is generated when warranty expires.
  11. Click Apply to save all settings to the profile.
  12. Click Save Profile.
  13. In the Save profile window, click Yes.
  14. Close the Profile Builder window. The profile is displayed in the Tasks pane under the Asset ID task.
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