Enabling and Disabling Software Inventory

Software inventory is always installed on the SMS site server. You can enable or disable the software inventory client agent any time by using the SMS Administrator console. The software inventory client agent is always installed on Advanced Clients. It is installed on Legacy Clients only when the client agent is enabled. In the SMS hierarchy, inventory data is forwarded from child sites to parent sites to allow for centralized administration. If child sites have software inventory enabled, their software inventory data is propagated to the parent site even if the parent site has software inventory disabled.

To enable or disable software inventory, navigate to Software Inventory Client Agent in the SMS Administrator console.

Where?

Systems Management Server>Site Database (site code - site name)> Site Hierarchy> <site code - site name>>Site Settings>Client Agents

In the details pane, right-click Software Inventory Client Agent, and then click Properties. To enable software inventory, select Enable software inventory on clients. To disable software inventory, clear Enable software inventory on clients.

When the software inventory agent is installed and enabled on Legacy Clients, software inventory is collected after 20 minutes and then according to the software inventory schedule. When the software inventory agent is enabled on Advanced Clients, it runs only according to the software inventory schedule.

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