Finding devices in inventory
Advanced Search enables you to specify values for any field present in the inventory record and search the entire inventory for those values.
This type of search is useful when you want to find devices with specific characteristics, such as a particular BIOS version, MAC address, or operating system. See Searching at the page level with advanced options.
You can also run a simple search to quickly find a specific device. For example, you can look for a device whose barcode contains specific characters.
You can configure alerts to automatically send email messages to administrators when devices meet the criteria you select. For example, if you want to notify administrators when devices approach disk space limits, you can set up email alerts based on disk usage. See Add notification schedules from the Reporting section.
To filter devices based on Organizational Units found in LDAP or Active Directory servers, you can use LDAP Labels. See About LDAP Labels.
Labeling devices to group them
You can use manual labels and Smart Labels to group devices. Doing so makes it possible to perform actions, such as updating software, on devices as a group.
To enable the metering of Software Catalog applications, you must apply a metering-enabled label to the devices on which the applications are installed. For more information about metering, see Using software metering.
You can add manual labels and apply them to, or remove them from, devices. Manual labels remain associated with devices until the labels are manually removed from devices.
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. |
3. |
Select Choose Action > Add Label. |
4. |
In the Add Label text box, enter a name for the label. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Apply Labels. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Remove Label > Label_Name. |
Use Smart Labels to find and label devices automatically based on specified criteria.
For example, to track laptops in a specific office, you could create a label called “San Francisco Office,” and create a Smart Label based on the IP address range or subnet for devices located in the San Francisco office. Whenever a device that falls within the IP address range is inventoried, the Smart Label “San Francisco Office” is automatically applied. When the device leaves the IP address range, and is inventoried again, the label is automatically removed.
Smart Labels are applied to and removed from managed devices when the appliance processes device inventory. So if you create a Smart Label that enables metering on devices, it might take time for the Smart Label to be applied to devices and for devices to report metering information. Metering is enabled for devices that match the Smart Label criteria only after devices are inventoried and the Smart Label is applied.
For more information, see Managing Smart Labels.
The following table lists examples of useful Smart Labels that can be applied to devices based on inventory attributes:
Add, apply, and remove manual device labels
You can use manual labels and Smart Labels to group devices. Doing so makes it possible to perform actions, such as updating software, on devices as a group.
To enable the metering of Software Catalog applications, you must apply a metering-enabled label to the devices on which the applications are installed. For more information about metering, see Using software metering.
You can add manual labels and apply them to, or remove them from, devices. Manual labels remain associated with devices until the labels are manually removed from devices.
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. |
3. |
Select Choose Action > Add Label. |
4. |
In the Add Label text box, enter a name for the label. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Apply Labels. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Remove Label > Label_Name. |
Use Smart Labels to find and label devices automatically based on specified criteria.
For example, to track laptops in a specific office, you could create a label called “San Francisco Office,” and create a Smart Label based on the IP address range or subnet for devices located in the San Francisco office. Whenever a device that falls within the IP address range is inventoried, the Smart Label “San Francisco Office” is automatically applied. When the device leaves the IP address range, and is inventoried again, the label is automatically removed.
Smart Labels are applied to and removed from managed devices when the appliance processes device inventory. So if you create a Smart Label that enables metering on devices, it might take time for the Smart Label to be applied to devices and for devices to report metering information. Metering is enabled for devices that match the Smart Label criteria only after devices are inventoried and the Smart Label is applied.
For more information, see Managing Smart Labels.
The following table lists examples of useful Smart Labels that can be applied to devices based on inventory attributes:
Using Smart Labels for devices
You can use manual labels and Smart Labels to group devices. Doing so makes it possible to perform actions, such as updating software, on devices as a group.
To enable the metering of Software Catalog applications, you must apply a metering-enabled label to the devices on which the applications are installed. For more information about metering, see Using software metering.
You can add manual labels and apply them to, or remove them from, devices. Manual labels remain associated with devices until the labels are manually removed from devices.
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. |
3. |
Select Choose Action > Add Label. |
4. |
In the Add Label text box, enter a name for the label. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Apply Labels. |
b. |
Select Choose Action > Remove Label > Label_Name. |
Use Smart Labels to find and label devices automatically based on specified criteria.
For example, to track laptops in a specific office, you could create a label called “San Francisco Office,” and create a Smart Label based on the IP address range or subnet for devices located in the San Francisco office. Whenever a device that falls within the IP address range is inventoried, the Smart Label “San Francisco Office” is automatically applied. When the device leaves the IP address range, and is inventoried again, the label is automatically removed.
Smart Labels are applied to and removed from managed devices when the appliance processes device inventory. So if you create a Smart Label that enables metering on devices, it might take time for the Smart Label to be applied to devices and for devices to report metering information. Metering is enabled for devices that match the Smart Label criteria only after devices are inventoried and the Smart Label is applied.
For more information, see Managing Smart Labels.
The following table lists examples of useful Smart Labels that can be applied to devices based on inventory attributes: