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Create, Configure, and Schedule Hardware Inventory Collect Task

The default Inventory Configuration collect task collects the general and performance inventories. If you want to collect additional inventory or restrict the inventory collected by the default collect task for a particular group or asset, you can create a new collect task, configure the required modules, and schedule the task on the assets or groups.

To create, configure, and schedule a hardware inventory collect task

1. Navigate to the Collect Tasks folder at the asset or group level and click New.

   The Select New Collect Task Type dialog appears.

2. Select the collect task type and click OK.

   The Schedule new Collect Task dialog appears.

3. Enter a unique name for the collect task and click Set Scheduling.

   The Scheduling Options dialog appears.

4. Specify the scheduling options and click OK.

   The Scheduling Options dialog closes and the Schedule new Collect Task dialog appears.

5. Click the Detection Modules tab and select the required inventory detection modules.

   The collect task is configured with the selected modules.

   Note: For more information about what each inventory detection module collects, see the Asset Management section of the DSM Explorer Help.

More information:

Access the Collect Tasks Folder in the DSM Explorer

How the Asset Management Agent Collects Hardware Inventory