Computers Navigation Button in the System Center Essentials Console

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The Computers navigation button displays the Computers Overview pane, which contains information about the computers managed by System Center Essentials and provides access to related tasks.

After installing Essentials 2007, if you did not complete the initial tasks for discovering objects to manage and for configuring Update Management, the Computers Overview pane displays a message prompting you to complete those tasks before using Essentials 2007.

When you click Computers, you can view the following information:

  • A list of default and customized computer groups that can be used for software deployment and update management.

  • A list of the members of each computer group.

  • Installed software for a selected computer.

  • Update compliance for a selected computer.

  • Disk space usage and other hardware inventory information for a selected computer.

  • Performance monitoring information for a selected computer.

  • Alerts for a selected computer.

  • Tasks you can perform on a selected computer.

  • Reports.

See Also

Tasks

How to View Hardware Inventory
How to View Software Inventory

Other Resources

Computers, Computer Groups, and Discovery in System Center Essentials
System Center Essentials Console