Understanding the Last Scan Information in Inventory
In the root of the inventory of a machine we have Last Scan information for different sections. Here are the different section you can find in inventory: Last Antivirus Updates Scan DateLast Blocked...
View ArticleHow to troubleshoot Database Corruption
Applies toLDMS 8.7 and 8.8This document assumes the user has intermediate level SQL Management Studio & LANDesk Management Suite skills.The corruption referred to in this article is invalid...
View ArticleUsing Software License Monitoring on a Roll-up Core
Overview Applies to LANDesk Management Suite 8.8 In enterprise or multi-core environments a Roll-up Core is a useful tool to gather information and report on a large scale. Some users may find it...
View ArticleRollup fails with 'SQL Server does not exist or credentials are not valid'...
Symptom: Rollup fails with 'SQL Server does not exist or credentials are not valid' after creating successful database links. Cause: The rollup core has to be able to resolve the database name it is...
View ArticleHow to get the overwrite policy of the system event logs in the LANDesk...
Currently no information about the event logs of the devices are reported in the inventory of the device.Running the simple script attached on the devices you can retreive the overwrite policy of the...
View ArticleHow software packages are gathered for Inventory
Applies to LDMS 8.8 & LDMS 9.0 Software Packages found in a client’s inventory are made up and gathered from two different segments. Executed software packages and Discovered software packages. To...
View ArticleHow to run an Agentless Inventory scan on multiple computers from the Core...
DescriptionHow to run agentless inventory scans on multiple computers from the core? This would run the agentless inventory scan on multiple computers at a time using lddiscover.exe. Use LDDiscover.exe...
View ArticleHow to limit or prevent software scanning on specific devices or drives.
How to limit or prevent software scanning on specific devices or drives. DescriptionThis article is for LANDesk Administrators that have file servers or other devices where running a full software...
View ArticleWhat information Application Suites is designed to return.
Update: As of 9.0 SP2 the inventory object is called "Add or Remove Programs" instead of Application Suites. The scanner uses the same logic and criteria as listed below to gather that data. What...
View ArticleCreate a query to show computers that haven't scanned in for x days
You can use some sql statements when creating a query to make them more dynamic. One example is to create a query showing machines that haven't scanned in for more than x days. So choose Computer item...
View ArticleDatabase Repair Utility (DBRepair.exe download)
Download Download dbrepair85.zip for LANDesk 8.5 through 8.7 databases. Download dbrepair8.8.zip for LANDesk 8.8 databases. Download dbrepair06022011.zip for LANDesk 9.0 and 9.5 databases. Compatible...
View ArticleInventory Scanner Switches
WinMac*nixDescription/A=<N>Timeout Seconds/BADisable BIOS string scan/BBDisable printing of paths in the MIF file for files found/D=<path>-d=<path>Begin software scan in this...
View ArticleEvent ID 0: Invalid Pointer Error in Application Log on the Core Server
DescriptionThe description for Event ID ( 0 ) in Source ( LANDesk Inventory Server ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display...
View ArticleHow to scan for custom registry information using LANDesk
Description Need to configure LANDesk to scan for a new registry value and include that value as part of the LANDesk Client device's inventory. ResolutionLDMS 9.0 and older 1. On the core server,...
View ArticleHow software packages are gathered for Inventory
Applies to LDMS 8.8 & LDMS 9.0 Software Packages found in a client’s inventory are made up and gathered from two different segments. Executed software packages and Discovered software packages. To...
View ArticleHow to run an Agentless Inventory scan on multiple computers from the Core...
DescriptionHow to run agentless inventory scans on multiple computers from the core? This would run the agentless inventory scan on multiple computers at a time using lddiscover.exe. Use LDDiscover.exe...
View ArticleHow to limit or prevent software scanning on specific devices or drives.
How to limit or prevent software scanning on specific devices or drives. DescriptionThis article is for LANDesk Administrators that have file servers or other devices where running a full software...
View ArticleWhat information Application Suites is designed to return.
Update: As of 9.0 SP2 the inventory object is called "Add or Remove Programs" instead of Application Suites. The scanner uses the same logic and criteria as listed below to gather that data. What...
View ArticleCreate a query to show computers that haven't scanned in for x days
You can use some sql statements when creating a query to make them more dynamic. One example is to create a query showing machines that haven't scanned in for more than x days. So choose Computer item...
View ArticleDatabase Repair Utility (DBRepair.exe download)
Download Download dbrepair85.zip for LANDesk 8.5 through 8.7 databases. Download dbrepair8.8.zip for LANDesk 8.8 databases. Download dbrepair06022011.zip for LANDesk 9.0 and 9.5 databases. Compatible...
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