Server Preferences window: Inventory Collection page

This topic describes the Server Preferences window: Inventory Collection page.

Introduction

The Server Preferences window: Inventory Collection page allows you to define inventory collection parameters.

Fields

Enable background inventory collection
Collects inventory in the background. This check box is selected by default. If you want to disable background inventory collection (for example, to save system resources), clear the check box.
Queue collection on discovery
When selected, collects inventory when a managed object is discovered.
Retry failed agents
When selected, marks an inventory collection that fails on a managed object in order to attempt the inventory collection again.
Enable inventory refresh after initial collection
When this option is selected, inventory will be collected subsequently after the first collection at the interval specified in Refresh interval.
Refresh interval
Days
The frequency of inventory collection for all systems. If you specify a value of 0, no collection is performed. Every 7 days is the default.

Use the upward and downward buttons to increase or decrease the value in increments of 7. Valid values are 0 - 364.

Timeout Period
Minutes
Specifies the number of minutes to wait for an individual refresh to be completed. If no response is received by this time limit, the attempt to refresh the database is ended. The default interval is 10 minutes.

Use the up and down buttons to increase or decrease the value in increments of 5. Valid values are 5 - 60.

Maximum simultaneous collections
Agents
Specifies the maximum number of managed systems that can have inventory collections performed at the same time.

Use the up and down buttons to increase or decrease the value in increments of 1. Valid values are 1 - 100.

Select the default data collection for each agent type
You can select from the following types of data collections:
Note: If you are collecting inventory for a managed object, such as BladeCenter that is not native, the inventory results will include all available data, regardless of the collection type you select.
All Available Data
Collects inventory data for all of the categories that are available.
Hardware Data Only
Only collects hardware inventory data.
Software Data Only
Only collects software inventory data.
New
A definition of a customized subset of inventory to collect using the Custom Collection: New window. After you create the custom collection it is available to select as a collection type.
IBM Director Agents (Level 2)
The data collection type for Level-2 managed systems.
IBM Director Core Services (Level 1)
The data collection type for Level-1 managed systems.
Agentless Systems (Level 0)
The data collection type for Level-0 managed systems. Level-0 managed systems return a minimal subset of basic inventory data.

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