Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere® Sensor Events supports
several types of audits.
- Book to floor audit
- In this type of audit, the auditor chooses a selection of assets
in the data center. The auditor then attempts to find those assets.
The main purposes for this type of audit are compliance and to ensure
that no assets are missing. Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events supports
this type of audit through different search criteria on the asset
database.
- Floor to book audit
- In this type of audit, a room is split into equal sections. The
auditor then audits every item in each section without guidance from
the existing records. The results of this audit are then compared
with the existing records and any anomalies are investigated. The
purpose of this audit is to ensure that any new equipment that has
been acquired, but not recorded, is found and added to the database.
- Mass deletion
- Many data centers move discarded or retired equipment into a separate
holding area and then note the details of the equipment in this area
before disposal. Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events supports
this scenario by allowing the creation of a mass deletion audit. The
auditor scans equipment that should be removed from Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events with
the handheld reader. When the audit is complete, the list of equipment
is transferred to Asset Inventory Management Services for WebSphere Sensor Events and the
auditor can accept or reject the list.