The software discovery collect task collects the software installed on the assets. It lets you keep track of any unlicensed software installations and take corrective actions. It can also detect software packages on both Linux and Windows-based assets by scanning the file system and comparing software signatures as well as by querying operating system-specific package registration information.
The software discovery collect task can collect the software information using one of the following methods:
Scans local software databases like Registry and MSI on the agent computer. You can also choose to scan the desktop and Start menu for application shortcuts.
Note: Choosing desktop and Start menu shortcuts is space- and time-consuming and may not be accurate, as you may have shortcuts on the desktop and Start menu even after you uninstall the product.
The Linux/UNIX systems do not require any heuristic scan configuration. By default, heuristic scanning on the Linux/UNIX platforms scans the RPM, PKG, and PIF databases.
Note: By default, heuristic scanning results are not replicated on the enterprise manager. But, you can configure them through the DSM Explorer. To enable or disable the replication, navigate to the Software, Discovered node and select Replicate Heuristic to Enterprise from the context menu of the Discovered node. The modified configuration is applicable to all the computers in this group. For more information, see the Implementation Guide.
Scans the hard disk of the agent computer for the executable files and then matches the files with the signatures available in the database. Software signatures are specified as software definitions in the DSM Explorer. The Default Software Contents Download job under the Engine Tasks downloads the latest signatures once a day from the CA Online Content Service. In addition, you can create new software definitions and enable them for scanning. Creating the software definitions at the domain level displays the discovered software information at the domain level only. However, if you create it at the enterprise level, the discovered software information is shown both at the domain and enterprise level.
Extracts the software definition information from a defined source that the software manufacturer provides. The source can be a text file, database, registry, or binary file. For example, dsmver –f <output file> is the command that outputs version information about CA ITCM. Unless the manufacturer changes the way version information is stored for the product, Intellisigs can detect the future versions of the product also.
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