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:
- In the IBM® Director Console Tasks pane, right-click Asset ID;
then, click Profile Builder.
- In the Asset ID: Profile Builder window, click New
Profile. The Input window opens.
- Type a descriptive name for the profile; then, click OK.
- 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.
Important: 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.
- To configure system information, click the System tab. In the RDM Profile field, type the profile name.
- 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.
- 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.Note: If you specify an end date for the lease, a warning event
is generated when the lease ends.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.Note: If you specify an end date of the warranty, a warning event
is generated when warranty expires.
- Click Apply to save all settings to the
profile.
- Click Save Profile.
- In the Save profile window, click Yes.
- Close the Profile Builder window. The profile is displayed in the
Tasks pane under the Asset ID task.