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Properties for Task: Collect Tab

Use the Collect tab to specify the servers related to this job and to enable the tasks the job is to perform for that server.

Server

Specifies the server the engine is to collect from. The drop-down list displays servers found in the DSM system.

Available Tasks

Network load during the day makes it necessary to divide collect tasks into separate tasks. You may want the Engine to collect status information throughout the day, so you are aware of any failed jobs. Status information collection does not slow the network during the day. You can set up the Engine to perform all other collect tasks at night, when network load is not an issue. The following list contains the collect tasks:

Audit

Collects all Audit information from the software usage agent and writes changes to the domain database.

Backup

Collects backup files, for example, AUTOEXEC.BAT, WIN.INI, and PROTOCOL.INI, from the server.

Content Distribution

Distributes new content from the domain manager to the scalability server so that target computers can retrieve the content.

Hardware Inventory

Collects all hardware inventory information and all MIF files, including all information generated by templates.

Software Inventory

Collects all software inventory information and writes changes to the domain database.

Software Usage

Collects all software usage information and writes changes to the domain database.

Status

Collects status information on all jobs, even if the Engine has not collected them.

Enabled Tasks

Lists all the enabled tasks. By default all the tasks are enabled. To remove a particular task, select the task and click the < button. To remove all the tasks, click the << button. Similarly, to enable a task, select the task and click the > button. To enable all the tasks, click the >> button.