Hardware and Software Inventory Behavior When Clients Cannot Connect to the SMS Site

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SMS clients might not always be able to connect to a CAP or a management point, such as when no CAPs or management points are available.

If an SMS client cannot connect to its assigned site, it continues to run hardware and software inventory as configured. The inventory data is collected on the client until a connection is reestablished with a client access point or management point. Remember that inventory data collected after the first inventory include changes in the inventory only. So those outstanding inventories are usually neither large nor redundant.

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