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KACE Systems Management Appliance 14.1 Common Documents - KACE Service Desk Administrator Guide

About the KACE Service Desk Getting started
Configuring the appliance
Requirements and specifications Power-on the appliance and log in to the Administrator Console Access the Command Line Console Tracking configuration changes Configuring System-level and Admin-level General Settings Configure appliance date and time settings Managing user notifications Enable Two-Factor Authentication for all users Verifying port settings, NTP service, and website access Configuring network and security settings Configuring session timeout and auto-refresh settings Configuring locale settings Configuring the default theme Configure data sharing preferences About DIACAP compliance requirements Configuring Mobile Device Access Enable fast switching for organizations and linked appliances Linking Quest KACE appliances Configuring history settings Configuring Content Security Policy
Setting up and using labels to manage groups of items Configuring user accounts, LDAP authentication, and SSO Deploying the KACE Agent to managed devices Using Replication Shares Managing credentials Configuring assets
About the Asset Management component Using the Asset Management Dashboard About managing assets Adding and customizing Asset Types and maintaining asset information Managing Software assets Managing physical and logical assets Maintaining and using manual asset information Managing locations Managing contracts Managing licenses Managing purchase records
Setting up License Compliance Managing License Compliance Setting up Service Desk Configure the Cache Lifetime for Service Desk widgets Creating and managing organizations Importing and exporting appliance resources
Managing inventory
Using the Inventory Dashboard Using Device Discovery Managing device inventory
About managing devices Features available for each device management method About inventory information Tracking changes to inventory settings Managing inventory information Finding and managing devices Registering KACE Agent with the appliance Provisioning the KACE Agent Manually deploying the KACE Agent Using Agentless management Adding devices manually in the Administrator Console or by using the API Forcing inventory updates About Remote Control Managing MIA devices Obtaining Dell warranty information
Managing applications on the Software page Managing Software Catalog inventory
About the Software Catalog Viewing Software Catalog information Adding applications to the Software Catalog Managing License assets for Software Catalog applications Associate Managed Installations with Cataloged Software Using software metering Using Application Control Update or reinstall the Software Catalog
Managing process, startup program, and service inventory Writing custom inventory rules
Deploying packages to managed devices
Distributing software and using Wake-on-LAN Broadcasting alerts to managed devices Running scripts on managed devices Using Task Chains
Patching devices and maintaining security
Using the Security Dashboard About patch management Subscribing to and downloading patches Creating and managing patch schedules Managing patch inventory Managing Windows Feature Updates Managing Dell devices and updates Managing Linux package upgrades Manage quarantined file attachments
Using reports and scheduling notifications Monitoring devices
Getting started with monitoring Working with monitoring profiles Managing monitoring for devices Working with alerts
Using the Service Desk
Configuring Service Desk Using the Service Desk Dashboard Managing Service Desk tickets, processes, and reports
Overview of Service Desk ticket lifecycle Creating tickets from the Administrator Console and User Console Creating and managing tickets by email Viewing tickets and managing comments, work, and attachments Merging tickets Using the ticket escalation process Using Service Desk processes Using Ticket Rules Run Service Desk reports Archiving, restoring, and deleting tickets Managing ticket deletion
Managing Service Desk ticket queues About User Downloads and Knowledge Base articles Customizing Service Desk ticket settings Configuring SMTP email servers
Maintenance and troubleshooting
Maintaining the appliance Troubleshooting the appliance
Appendixes Glossary About us Legal notices

Forcing inventory updates

Forcing inventory updates

Force inventory updates from the appliance
Force inventory updates from Windows devices
Force inventory updates from Mac OS X devices
Force inventory updates from Linux devices

You can force managed devices to update their inventory information outside of the regularly scheduled reporting times.

To force inventory updates, one of the following conditions must be met:

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The KACE Agent must be installed on the devices and there must be an active messaging protocol connection between the appliance and the devices.
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Agentless management must be enabled for the devices.

You cannot force an update on devices that are not either Agent-managed or Agentless-managed devices.

Any Managed Installations associated with selected devices are always deployed in order, regardless of whether their specified software packages come from the Software Catalog or the Software list.

Force inventory updates from the appliance

Force inventory updates from the appliance

You can use the appliance Administrator Console to force devices to report inventory.

1.
Go to the Devices list:
a.
Log in to the appliance Administrator Console, https://appliance_hostname/admin. Or, if the Show organization menu in admin header option is enabled in the appliance General Settings, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page next to the login information.
b.
On the left navigation bar, click Inventory, then click Devices.
2.
Select the check boxes next to the devices whose inventory you want to update.
To avoid overwhelming the appliance, do not select more than 50 devices to update at once.
3.
Select Choose Action > Force Inventory.

Inventory information is updated.

Force inventory updates from Windows devices

Force inventory updates from Windows devices

You can force Windows devices to report inventory by running commands on the devices.

1.
Log in to the Windows device and open a command prompt.
2.
Go to one of the following directories:
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On 32-bit systems: C:\Program Files\Quest\KACE\
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On 64-bit systems: C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\KACE\
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NOTE: For Windows Vista and later, use Run as Administrator when running the command.
3.
Enter the following command:
runkbot 4 0

Inventory information is updated.

Force inventory updates from Mac OS X devices

Force inventory updates from Mac OS X devices

You can force Mac OS X devices to report inventory by running commands on the devices.

1.
Log in to the Mac OS X device and open a terminal from Applications > Utilities.
2.
Go to the following directory:
/Library/Application Support/Quest/KACE/bin/
3.
Enter the following command:
sudo ./runkbot 2 0

Inventory information is updated.

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