Viewing an Asset's Discovery Data


Overview

Task

Included with

Tivoli Asset Management


Overview

About Discovery data

If your system administrator has migrated computer assets into Tivoli Asset Management from a Systems Management Server (SMS) system, a NetCensus system, or a TME 10 system, you can view information about those assets that was created in the original system. This type of information is called Discovery data.

Discovery data is information exclusive to computers and computer-related assets, such as peripheral hardware, operating systems, software, and networking hardware or software.

Discovery data includes specific, computer-related types of information that is not typically included in any of Tivoli Asset Management's fields. If you are working with migrated computer assets, Discovery data can provide you with a great deal of information about those assets.


Task

Viewing an asset's Discovery data

To view an asset's Discovery data:
  1. Do one of the following:
    • Use the Quick Find Assets dialog box to find one or more assets, select an asset from the Assets table, then choose Discovery.
    • Use the Advanced Asset Search dialog box to find one or more assets, select an asset from the Asset List dialog box, then choose Discovery.
      Result: Depending on the asset you select, one of the following actions occurs:
      • Non-migrated asset. If the selected asset was not migrated from another system, an Information message box appears, telling you that Discovery data is not available for the asset.
      • TME 10 asset. If the selected asset was migrated from a TME 10 system, a TME 10 Inventory detail dialog box appears, listing information about the asset.
      • SMS asset. If the selected asset was migrated from an SMS system, an SMS detail dialog box appears, listing information about the asset.
      • NetCensus asset. If the selected asset was migrated from a NetCensus system, a NetCensus System Info dialog box appears, listing information about the asset.
  2. Choose Close.
    Result: The Quick Find Assets dialog box or Asset List dialog box appears.

Note: You cannot add or edit information in any of these dialog boxes.