ServerView Suite Enterprise Edition V2.20

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1 ServerView Suite Enterprise Edition ServerView Suite Enterprise Edition V2.20 Inventory Manager Dubbel-Scholl Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH München Munich Tel.: (089) Fax: (++49) 700 / Inventory Manager Sprachen: En Edition January 2008

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3 Contents 1 Introduction Notational conventions Inventory Manager Starting the Inventory Manager First window of the Inventory Manager Updating the ServerView database General operating instructions Tabs Additional windows Displaying export data on the screen - Show Inventory Defining and starting an export task- Export now Defining export data and execution of the export task Defining the export format Defining save operations for CSV format Defining storage operations for ODBC format Defining save operations for SQL format Process tracking - Show progress window Showing exported data Scheduled export tasks Viewing export tasks Managing export tasks (task management) Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Inventory Manager

4 Contents Defining scheduling for an export task Defining export data and execution of the export task Defining the export format Defining save operations for CSV format Defining storage operations for ODBC format Defining save operations for SQL format Activating/deactivating export tasks Deleting export tasks Starting export tasks explicitly Stopping export tasks Export log (Log Files) Downloading exported data Contents of exported lists Examples Inventory Service Index Inventory Manager

5 1 Introduction The Inventory Manager is a component of the Asset Management of the ServerView Suite Enterprise Edition (in the following referred to shortly as ServerView Suite). The Inventory Manager allows you to request data of one or more managed servers and display it on the screen. You can also export the data from ServerView Suite and save it in various formats (e.g. CSV, ODBC). The data could include, for example, information on the model variant, the BIOS version or the processor type of a server. Once retrieved, this data can be stored in external media, e.g. a file or database. Thus you can incorporate it, for example, in a table (MS Excel) or a database (e.g. MS Access or SQL Server database) for evaluation. For examples see page 77f. Using the export data, you can pick out those servers in a network whose software or operating system versions do not conform to the current requirements or which are to be upgraded with, for example, new ServerView agents or BIOS versions to comply with the homogenization of the software landscape within an enterprise. The Inventory Manager also allows you to check how up to date the system software configuration (BIOS, firmware, ServerView agents and drivers) is. The Inventory Manager offers a convenient Web-based interface via which you can make all the necessary specifications for collecting the data you require. It offers complex task management for scheduled data collection. Export tasks can be scheduled. This means that you can have the retrievals of export data done asynchronously and automatically according to your individual needs and, for example, have the data sent to you by . Inventory Manager 5

6 Notational conventions Introduction 1.1 Notational conventions The following notational conventions are used in this manual: V Caution I This symbol points out hazards that can lead to personal injury, loss of data or damage to equipment. This symbol highlights important information and tips. Ê italic fixed font semi-bold fixed font [Key symbols] Table 1: Notational conventions This symbol refers to a step that you must carry out in order to continue with the procedure. Commands, menu items, names of buttons, options, variables, file names and path names are shown in italics in descriptive text. System outputs are indicated using a fixed font. Commands to be entered via the keyboard are written in a semi-bold fixed font. Keys are shown according to their representation on the keyboard. If uppercase letters are to be entered explicitly, then the Shift key is shown, e.g. [SHIFT] - [A] for A. If two keys need to be pressed at the same time, this is shown by placing a hyphen between the two key symbols. References to text or sections of text in this manual are shown with the chapter or section heading and the page on which that chapter or section begins. Screen outputs Please note that the screen output is dependent in part on the system used and therefore some details may not correspond exactly to the output you will see on your system. You may also see system-dependent differences in the menu items available. 6 Inventory Manager

7 2 Inventory Manager The Inventory Manager comprises a convenient Web-based user interface, and the Export Service. The Inventory Manager allows you to take the data of one or more managed servers and: Display it on the screen (via Show Inventory on the Server List tab, see chapter Displaying export data on the screen - Show Inventory on page 15), Save it in different formats (e.g. CSV, ODBC), which you can store in external media for further analysis. These tasks can be started directly or scheduled to start automatically later: With Export now on the Server List tab you define and start an export task directly (see chapter Defining and starting an export task- Export now on page 21). Via the task management on the Tasks tab you define scheduled export tasks which are executed automatically (see chapter Scheduled export tasks on page 41) I An export task can be performed for several servers simultaneously. But export is only possible if a server can be reached. If you have selected a blade server for an export task, data concerning the server blades belonging to this blade server is supplied. You will not receive any data concerning the management blade of this blade server. The Export Service reads the inventory data of the servers from the ServerView database. Here the data is updated at regular intervals. If necessary you can also force an update of the data in the database (via the Forced Update button on the Server List tab, see section Updating the ServerView database on page 11). I The checking and updating of the inventory data in the ServerView database is done via the Inventory Service, which is started automatically and runs in the background. For more information see the chapter Inventory Service on page 79. Inventory Manager 7

8 Starting the Inventory Manager Inventory Manager 2.1 Starting the Inventory Manager You start the interface for the Inventory Manager via an icon on the start screen of the ServerView Suite. How to start the ServerView Suite is described in the System Administration within a Domain guide. Figure 1: Icon for starting the Inventory Manager Click on the icon. The start page of the Inventory Manager is then displayed. 8 Inventory Manager

9 Inventory Manager First window of the Inventory Manager 2.2 First window of the Inventory Manager After the Inventory Manager has been started, the following first window is displayed: Figure 2: First window of the Inventory Manager The file tree on the left of the window shows the servers in accordance with the ServerView server list. Inventory Manager 9

10 First window of the Inventory Manager Inventory Manager The icons in front of the objects have the following meanings: All servers of All servers The server can be managed. Export is possible. The server cannot be managed. The blade system or the PRIMEQUEST server can be managed. Export is possible. The blade system or the PRIMEQUEST server cannot be managed. The server blade or the partition can be managed. Export is possible. The server blade or the partition cannot be managed. Table 2: Icons indicating the status of the server The status display refers to the last status of the ServerView server list. It can only be up to date if ServerView has been started. The right-hand area of the first window contains three tabs: Server List tab Via the Server List tab you can display the inventory of selected servers on the screen (Show Inventory), define and start a one-off export task (Export now), and force an update of the data in the ServerView database (Forced Update). Tasks tab The Tasks tab provides you with an overview of the scheduled export tasks for a server. You can use this tab to define, change and delete scheduled export tasks (Task Management). Log Files tab The Log Files tab allows you to obtain the status of the export tasks performed. 10 Inventory Manager

11 Inventory Manager Updating the ServerView database 2.3 Updating the ServerView database The basis for an export task is the ServerView database, which contains all the inventory data of the servers entered in the ServerView server list. The data in this database is checked at regular intervals by the Inventory Service of the Inventory Manager and, if necessary, updated. If you want to force an update of the data in the interim, e.g. because new servers have been added to the server list, click the Forced Update button on the Server List tab. Figure 3: Server List tab When you start a forced update, the system checks for each manageable server in the server list whether current data exists for that server and, if applicable, updates the data. I If new servers are added to the server list after ServerView installation, it can take a while for the inventory data for these servers to be added to the ServerView database. By default the first data collection occurs at 6:00 a.m., i.e. possibly not until the next day. In this case you should force an update with Forced Update. Inventory Manager 11

12 General operating instructions Inventory Manager 2.4 General operating instructions This section describes the general buttons which you will find on the tabs of the Inventory Manager and in the windows of the Inventory Manager Wizard Tabs The tabs of the Inventory Manager offer you the following general buttons: Refresh button The Refresh button lets you update the data displayed from the ServerView server list. Help button The Help button lets you call help for the Inventory Manager Additional windows The windows of the Inventory Manager Wizard have a scrollable window in the lower part from which you can obtain information about the respective window. The following general buttons may also be found in these windows: < Back button The <Back button allows you to switch to the previous window of the Inventory Manager Wizard. Next > button The Next> button allows you to switch to the next window of the Inventory Manager Wizard. 12 Inventory Manager

13 Inventory Manager General operating instructions Finish button Depending on the function, the Finish button has differing effects: If you define a scheduled export task, Finish quits the Wizard, and the task is included in the task list. If you define a non-scheduled export task (via Export now), you use Finish to start the export. This button is only activated in the last window of the Inventory Manager Wizard when all of the required details are available. Cancel button The Cancel button lets you quit the Inventory Manager Wizard. Help button The Help button lets you call help for the Inventory Manager Wizard. Inventory Manager 13

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15 3 Displaying export data on the screen - Show Inventory The Inventory Manager allows you to display the hardware, software, firmware and driver data directly on the screen. This is done via the Show Inventory button on the Server List tab, which opens automatically after you start the Inventory Manager. Figure 4: Server List tab You can select the servers for which the action is to be performed in the table. If you do not make a selection, the action will be performed for all servers shown in the table. I If you select a blade server, the task will be performed for the server blades that belong to it. If you select a PRIMEQUEST, the task will be performed for the PRIMEQUEST and partitions that belong to it. You then click the Show Inventory button. This opens the window Choose object(s) and options you want to use for export, in which you define which data is to be exported. Inventory Manager 15

16 Show Inventory Figure 5: Show Inventory SV ServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV ServerList contains information on the server. SV GroupList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupList contains information on the groups. SV GroupServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupServerList contains the assignment of groups to servers. ServerList Exports a list containing information about the server. ContainerList Exports a list of the containers for a server, such as Baseboard, SCSIDevice, LANSystem, SubsystemContainer. 16 Inventory Manager

17 Show Inventory ServerIdList Exports a list containing server IDs, such as the server name and IP address. InventoryList Exports a list containing the full inventory data for the server. All component types are taken into account and listed in the InventoryList. For an overview of the contents of the exported lists, see the chapter Contents of exported lists on page 71. The grayed-out areas are not relevant for the Show Inventory function. You start the Show Inventory task by clicking the Finish button (see below). The Cancel button lets you quit the Inventory Manager Wizard. The Help button lets you call help for the Inventory Manager Wizard. Inventory Manager 17

18 Show Inventory Starting a Show Inventory task You start the Show Inventory task by clicking the Finish button in the window Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 1 of 3]. This opens the Inventory Window. Figure 6: Inventory Window The Inventory Window is structured like an index system. For each of the selected lists, a tab with the corresponding name is created. The tabs in turn are in table format, and contain the data of a list (= export object) for all selected servers, with the columns of the table representing the attributes of the relevant list. At the beginning of the Show process, all tabs are empty. As soon as the data for a list is acquired, it is entered in the associated tab. The processing sequence does not have to correspond to the arrangement of the lists in the tabs. Throughout the entire data acquisition process, a progress indicator is displayed on the right below the table. This shows how much of the data has already been retrieved. 18 Inventory Manager

19 Show Inventory Controlling a Show Inventory task You control the Show Inventory process via the buttons Stop, Close and Show Error Logs. Stop stops the data acquisition process. The index system remains open so that all data acquired so far is still visible. Close cancels the data acquisition if it is not yet finished and closes the Inventory Window. Show Error Logs opens the Show Inventory Error Logs window, which gives an overview of the errors and warnings that have occurred so far while the data is being read from the database. You can click this button at any time. Figure 7: Show Inventory Error Logs window As long as no errors have occurred, the window is empty. If errors have already occurred when you click the button, they will be shown in the Show Inventory Error Logs window in chronological order. An error message comprises the name of the list, the server and the error message text of the issued command. You can exit the error message window by clicking the Discard or Keep buttons. Discard deletes the displayed error messages, while Keep retains them and they will be output again the next time Show Error Logs is clicked. Inventory Manager 19

20 Show Inventory Ending a Show Inventory task If the Show Inventory action has been completed and has revealed errors, the error message window opens automatically to indicate the errors which occurred. This is important for checking the results, because the display of a table for a list only indicates that data from at least one of the selected servers was supplied. Only if the error message window contains no error messages for this list is the data complete. When you close the Inventory Window, the error message window is also closed. 20 Inventory Manager

21 4 Defining and starting an export task- Export now The Inventory Manager allows you to save the data in different formats (e.g. CSV, ODBC), which you can store in external media (e.g. in a table (MS Excel)) or a database (e.g. SQL database) for further analysis. To do this, you must specify when issuing the task, which data is to be exported in which format and to where. You start a one-off, non-scheduled export task with Export now via the Server List tab. Figure 8: Server List tab - Export now You can select the servers for which the export task is to be executed in the table. If you do not select a server, the action will be performed for all servers shown in the table. I If you select a blade server, the task will be performed for the server blades that belong to it. If you select a PRIMEQUEST, the task will be performed for theprimequest and the partitions that belong to it. You then click the Export now button. This opens the window Choose object(s) and options you want to use for export, in which you define which data is to be exported. Inventory Manager 21

22 Defining export data/execution Export now 4.1 Defining export data and execution of the export task In the first window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 1 of 3]), you define which data you wish to export for the selected server or servers. Figure 9: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 1 of 3] window SV ServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV ServerList contains information on the server. SV GroupList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupList contains information on the groups. 22 Inventory Manager

23 Export now Defining export data/execution SV GroupServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupServerList contains the assignment of groups to servers. ServerList Exports a list containing information about the server. Address column Additionally exports the column containing the address of the server. Group column Additionally exports the column containing the server group. ContainerList Exports a list of the containers for a server, such as Baseboard, SCSIDevice, LANSystem, SubsystemContainer. ServerIdList Exports a list containing server IDs, such as the server name and IP address. InventoryList Exports a list containing the full inventory data for the server. All component types are taken into account and listed in the InventoryList. Show progress window Shows the progress of the export in a window during export; see the section Process tracking - Show progress window on page 38. Send Export objects via Only activated if the necessary specifications for notification by have been made (using the settings button). Sends an to the specified mail address with the exported data files as an attachment. The s can be unambiguously identified in the Subject line. I Only export data in CSV or SQL format is sent by . settings Opens a further window (Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and Properties]) in which the necessary specifications for notification by can be entered (for example addresses of the recipient and of the sender; more information see below). Inventory Manager 23

24 Defining export data/execution Export now You start the export task by clicking the Finish button (see below). Only when you have entered all specifications for the export task is the Finish button activated. Clicking the Cancel button terminates the Inventory Manager Wizard. The Help button lets you call help for the Inventory Manager Wizard. An overview of the contents of the exported lists is provided in the chapter Contents of exported lists on page 71. Specifying the mail settings If you want to send the export data via , you must make the necessary specifications in the Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and properties] window. Click settings to open this window. Figure 10: Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and Properties] window Mail to Address of the recipient. Cc Address of further recipients. SMTP via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). 24 Inventory Manager

25 Export now Defining export data/execution MAPI From via MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface). Presently not supported. Address of the sender. SMTP Server IP address of the SMTP server. Port Port of the SMTP server (default: 25). Click OK to confirm your selection. Clicking Cancel closes the window and discards your selection. Inventory Manager 25

26 Defining the format Export now 4.2 Defining the export format In the second window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step2 of 3]), you define the output format you wish to use for the exported data. Figure 11: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 3] window 26 Inventory Manager

27 Export now Defining the format CSV [Comma Separated Values] Comma-separated text file (MS Excel) ODBC [Open Database Connectivity] Database (MS Access/ MS SQL Server) SQL [Structured Query Language] SQL script (MS SQL Server) I Please note that only export data in CSV or SQL format can be sent by after a task has been completed. When you have selected a format and clicked the Next> button, you go to the third window of the Inventory Manager Wizard. In this window you define where the data should be stored. The further specifications required vary according to the format chosen, and consequently the third window, too. Inventory Manager 27

28 CVS format Export now 4.3 Defining save operations for CSV format If you have selected CSV format in the second window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 3]), advance to the following window by clicking the Next> button. Figure 12: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step3 of 3 CSV] window This window allows you to specify the files in which the lists are to be saved. A separate export file is created for each list. You can only make inputs for those lists that you selected in the first window of the Inventory Manager. 28 Inventory Manager

29 Export now CVS format Export file name(s) Specifies the name to be used for the export file. Each list is stored in a separate export file. If you click the... button to the right of the input field for the name of the export file, this opens a further window. Figure 13: Inventory Manager [Save export data:... List as CSV] window File name Displays a name created by the Inventory Manager for the export file. The name of the export file can be changed. Inventory Manager 29

30 CVS format Export now When you click the Save button, the file name is entered in the field for which you opened the window, and the window is closed again. Create file(s) If you select Create file(s) and the specified export files already exist, then the contents of the files will first be deleted before new data is stored. New File Value If you click on the New File Value button, new file values are put in the textfields under Export file name(s). Defining the structure of the export file When you click the Options button in the Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3of 3 CSV] window, this opens a further window. Figure 14: Inventory Manager [Choose Options for export data CSV] window This window allows you to define the separator and the text delimiter for the export file. Choose separator You can choose from tab, semicolon, comma or blank as the separator, or specify some other separator yourself under Other. Default value: comma Text delimiter Defines the delimiter character for text. You can choose from double quotes ( ), single quotes ( ) and no delimiters (none). Default value: none Click OK to confirm your selection. Clicking Cancel closes the window and discards your selection. 30 Inventory Manager

31 Export now CVS format Starting the export task Clicking the Finish button starts the export task. Only when you have entered all specifications for the export task is the Finish button activated. Inventory Manager 31

32 ODBC format Export now 4.4 Defining storage operations for ODBC format If you have selected the ODBC format in the second window of the Inventory Manager (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 3]), advance to the following window by clicking the Next>button: Figure 15: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 3 ODBC] window This window allows you to specify the database and tables in which the lists are to be stored. A separate table is created for each list. You can only make inputs for those lists that you selected in the first window of the Inventory Manager. 32 Inventory Manager

33 Export now ODBC format Data source name Name of the database in which the data that is to be exported is to be stored. If you click the... button to the right of the Data source name input field for the name of the database, this opens a further window, Select data source name. Figure 16: Inventory Manager [Select data source name] window This window allows you to select a data source. When you confirm your selection by clicking Save, the selection is entered in the Data source name field of the Inventory Manager. Export table name(s) Specifies the names of the tables in which the data that is to be exported is to be stored. You specify a separate table for each list. If you select Create table(s) and the specified tables already exist, then the contents of the tables will first be deleted before new data is stored. Inventory Manager 33

34 ODBC format Export now New Table Value If you click on the New Table Value button, new table values are put in the textfields under Export table name(s). Starting the export task Clicking the Finish button starts the export task. Only when you have entered all specifications for the export task is the Finish button activated. 34 Inventory Manager

35 Export now SQL format 4.5 Defining save operations for SQL format If you have selected the SQL format in the second window of the Inventory Manager (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 3]), advance to the following window by clicking the Next>button: Figure 17: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 3 SQL] window This window allows you to specify the file in which the SQL script is to be saved. In addition, you specify a table name for each list. When you subsequently read the SQL script into a database, the tables are stored under these names. You can only make inputs for those lists that you selected in the first window of the Inventory Manager. Inventory Manager 35

36 SQL format Export now File name Specifies the name for the file in which the data that is to be exported is to be stored (with the suffix.sql). If you click the... button to the right of the input field for the name of the export file, this opens a further window. Figure 18: Inventory Manager [Save export data as SQL] window File name Displays a name created by the Inventory Manager for the export file. The name of the export file can be changed. Save The file name will be entered in the field File name and the window will be closed once again. 36 Inventory Manager

37 Export now SQL format Create file If you select Create file and the specified export file already exists, then the contents of the file will first be deleted before new data is stored. Export table name(s) Specifies the names of the tables in which the data that is to be exported is to be subsequently stored. You specify a separate table for each list. Create table(s) If you select Create table(s) and the specified table already exists, then the contents of the table will first be deleted before new data is stored. New Table Value If you click on the New Table Value button, new table values are put in the textfields under Export table name(s). Starting the export task Clicking the Finish button starts the export task. Only when you have entered all specifications for the export task is the Finish button activated. Inventory Manager 37

38 Show progress Export now 4.6 Process tracking - Show progress window With a non-scheduled export task you can also specify that you want to track the progress of the export (Show progress window function; see also the section Defining export data and execution of the export task on page 22). If you have selected Show progress window, the Export-Progress... window is opened when the export starts. Figure 19: Progress window for the Inventory Manager This window allows you to observe how the Inventory Manager gathers the information about the individual servers as it examines the individual servers in turn: The export can be stopped with the Stop button. You can return to the last window of the Inventory Manager Wizard with the <Back button, and then restart the export with the Finish button. 38 Inventory Manager

39 Export now Show progress Getting... data from server in the status bar of the window indicates that the search has not yet been completed. Ready indicates that the search has been completed. For each server listed in the window you will find a status icon that informs you about the current state of data acquisition. The following table shows which icons may be encountered in conjunction with the Inventory Manager: Data gathering has been completed successfully. SNMP timeout or error has occurred. Examination status! Undefined status during the examination process. Unknown status! The server is not accessible. A server-related error has occurred. No export data exists for this server. Table 3: Icons encountered during export The data found can be displayed in a separate window. For this, mark a list in the Export-Progress window and then click the Show button (see below). This button is first activated when the export is completed. The exported data can be downloaded from the Web server into a specific directory on the corresponding server; see the chapter Downloading exported data on page 69. If you did not select Show progress window in the first window of the Inventory Manager, at the end of the export task you will see displayed an information window giving details about the data exported. If an error has occurred during the export task, you will be notified accordingly by the application that detected the error by means of a window containing an error text. The icon to the left of the server on which the error occurred is modified accordingly. The export task is aborted immediately. In this case, you should check the reachability of the server concerned (e.g. with ping). Inventory Manager 39

40 Showing exported data Export now 4.7 Showing exported data The output window Export-Output is shown via the Show button in the Export- Progress window. This window displays the data found on the previously selected list of a server. Figure 20: Output window Export-Output 40 Inventory Manager

41 5 Scheduled export tasks Export tasks can also be scheduled. This means that you can have the retrievals of export data done asynchronously and automatically according to your individual needs and, for example, have the data sent to you by . Scheduled export tasks are defined and managed via the Tasks tab. Via the Tasks tab you can: View defined export tasks (see section Viewing export tasks on page 42) Define scheduled export tasks or modify existing ones (see section Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks on page 46) Assign to a defined export task servers for which the task is to be executed. This assignment activates the export task (see section Activating/deactivating export tasks on page 66). Delete export tasks (see section Deleting export tasks on page 66) Start scheduled export tasks directly from within the task list (see section Starting export tasks explicitly on page 66) Stop a running export task (see section Stopping export tasks on page 66) Inventory Manager 41

42 Viewing export tasks Scheduled export tasks 5.1 Viewing export tasks The Tasks tab enables you to obtain an overview of the scheduled export tasks which have been activated for a server. The Task Management, Start and Stop buttons are available for controlling export tasks (see the section Managing export tasks (task management) on page 45). Figure 21: Main window of the Inventory Manager The servers in the server list selected are displayed in accordance with the selection. If All Servers is marked in the server list, the scheduled tasks of all servers are displayed. If one server is marked in the server list, only the export task for this server is displayed. 42 Inventory Manager

43 Scheduled export tasks Viewing export tasks The tab contains the following information: First column The icon in the first column shows the current status of the server. The meaning is described on table 2 on page 10. Name Name of the server or of the group. I With a PRIMEQUEST server, both the PRIMEQUEST server and the partitions are displayed: pq_name: Name of the PRIMEQUEST server pq_name/partition#n_ip-address: Partition n (n = 0, 1,...,7). Group Name of the group for a group task. Schedule Brief description of the export task valid for the server. Fifth column (Status icon) The icons in the fifth column show the status of the current task: Icon Meaning No export task possible. Export task successfully completed. Export task successfully completed. This entry contains further information. You can get this further information when you mark this entry in the list and click the View button. An error occurred during export. An error occurred during export. This entry contains further information. You can get this further information when you mark this entry in the list and click the View button Export task running. Table 4: Icons indicating the status of export task Inventory Manager 43

44 Viewing export tasks Scheduled export tasks Last Result Status of the last export task. Next Run Time of the next export task. Further information on the existing export tasks can be found in the Inventory Manager [Task Management] window. To obtain this information, click the Task Management button. Figure 22: Inventory Manager [Task Management] window Under Scheduled Tasks you obtain an overview of the defined export tasks and see which servers these are to be performed for. Active tasks are marked with a checkmark in the first column. Under Details you obtain detailed information on a selected task. 44 Inventory Manager

45 Scheduled export tasks Managing export tasks (task management) 5.2 Managing export tasks (task management) Managing export tasks in the task list covers the following aspects: Defining a new export task, see section Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks on page 46 Modifying an existing export task, see section Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks on page 46 Deleting an existing export task, see section Deleting export tasks on page 66 Setting up links between export tasks and servers and thus activating tasks, or canceling links and thus deactivating tasks, see section Activating/deactivating export tasks on page 66 Export tasks are managed using the Tasks tab and the Task Management button. You use the Tasks tab to select the servers for which you want to manage tasks. You use the Task Management button on the Tasks tab to open the Inventory Manager [Task Management] window. Information on completed export tasks is available on the Log Files tab. For details see the chapter Export log (Log Files) on page 67. Inventory Manager 45

46 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks 5.3 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks You define/modify an export task in the Inventory Manager [Task Management] window, which you start using the Task Management button on the Tasks tab. Figure 23: Inventory Manager [Task Management] window You start the Inventory Manager Wizard: for a new task using the Add Task button, for an existing tasks using the Edit Task button. I You can only modify an existing task if the task is deactivated (no checkmark in the first column in front of the task). You may need to select the task and deactivate it with Deactivate. The Wizard is divided into four parts. In the first part you enter the information for scheduling a task. In the three other parts you define what data you want to export where to and in what format. 46 Inventory Manager

47 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Defining scheduling for an export task In the first window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 1 of 4] Scheduled Task) you define how often and when the export task should be performed. Figure 24: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step1 of 4] Scheduled Task window The details possible for scheduling the export tasks differ according to the selection under Time Unit to perform this Task. Inventory Manager 47

48 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks The following list provides an overview of the categories for which further information can be defined depending on the selection. The specifications are selfexplanatory. However, if necessary you can obtain further information from the additional information window. Time Unit to perform this Task Specifies how often the task is to be performed: Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly. Depending on the selection, you are offered different fields in this window under Define Scheduled Task Settings, where you can enter further specifications. Set time you want this task to start (with Once, Daily, Weekly, Monthly) Time at which the task is to be started. Select date you want this task to start (with Once, Daily) Specifies the date on which the export task is to be performed, either once only or from which it is to be executed on a daily basis. Perform this task (with Daily) Specifies that the task is to be performed every n minutes, hours or days. The following values can be selected for n: for minutes, 15 through 59 for hours, 1 through 23 for days, 1 through 365 Select the day(s) of the week you want this task to start (with Weekly) Specifies on which days of the week an export task should be performed, whether an export task should be performed every week, every other week etc. Select the day of the month you want this task to start (with Monthly) Specifies on which day in which month the export task should be performed. Click the Next> button. This takes you to the second window of the Inventory Manager Wizard. 48 Inventory Manager

49 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks The Finish button terminates the Wizard, and the task is included in the task list. Only when you have entered all specifications for the export task is the Finish button activated. Clicking the Cancel button terminates the Inventory Manager Wizard. The Help button lets you call help for the Inventory Manager Wizard. Inventory Manager 49

50 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks Defining export data and execution of the export task In the second window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 4] Scheduled Task), you define which data you wish to export for the selected server or servers. Figure 25: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 2 of 4] Scheduled Task window 50 Inventory Manager

51 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks SV ServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV ServerList contains information on the server. SV GroupList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupList contains information on the groups. SV GroupServerList Exports data from the ServerView server list to the selected servers. The SV GroupServerList contains the assignment of groups to servers. ServerList Exports a list containing information about the server. Address column Additionally exports the column containing the address of the server. Group column Additionally exports the column containing the server group. ContainerList Exports a list of the containers for a server, such as Baseboard, SCSIDevice, LANSystem, SubsystemContainer. ServerIdList Exports a list containing server IDs, such as the server name and IP address. InventoryList Exports a list containing the full inventory data for the server. All component types are taken into account and listed in the InventoryList. Show progress window Only activated if the Inventory Manager Wizard was started via Export now (see section Process tracking - Show progress window on page 38). Send Export objects via Only activated if the necessary specifications for notification by have been made (using the settings button). Sends an to the specified mail address with the exported data files as an attachment. The s can be unambiguously identified in the Subject line. I Only export data in CSV or SQL format is sent by . Inventory Manager 51

52 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks settings Opens a further window (Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and Properties]) in which the necessary specifications for notification by can be entered (for example, addresses of the recipient and of the sender; for more information see below). An overview of the contents of the exported lists is provided in the chapter Contents of exported lists on page 71. Specifying the mail settings If you want to send the export data via , you must make the necessary specifications in the Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and properties] window. Click settings to open this window. Figure 26: Inventory Manager [Mail Settings and Properties] window Mail to Address of the recipient. Cc Address of further recipients. SMTP via SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). 52 Inventory Manager

53 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks MAPI From via MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface). Presently not supported. Address of the sender. SMTP Server IP address of the SMTP server. Port Port of the SMTP server (default: 25). Click OK to confirm your selection. Clicking Cancel closes the window and discards your selection. Inventory Manager 53

54 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks Defining the export format In the third window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 4] Scheduled Task), you define the output format you wish to use for the exported data. Figure 27: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 4] Scheduled Task window 54 Inventory Manager

55 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks CSV [Comma Separated Values] Comma-separated text file (MS Excel) ODBC [Open Database Connectivity] Database (MS Access/ MS SQL Server) SQL [Structured Query Language] SQL script (MS SQL Server) I Please note that only export data in CSV or SQL format can be sent by after a task has been completed. When you have selected a format and clicked the Next>button, you go to the fourth window of the Inventory Manager Wizard. In this window you define where the data should be stored. The further specifications required vary according to the format chosen, and consequently the fourth window, too. Inventory Manager 55

56 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks Defining save operations for CSV format If you have selected CSV format in the third window of the Inventory Manager Wizard (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 4]), advance to the following window by clicking the Next> button. Figure 28: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 4 of 4 CSV] Scheduled Task window This window allows you to specify the files in which the lists are to be saved. A separate export file is created for each list. You can only make inputs for those lists that you selected in the first window of the Inventory Manager. 56 Inventory Manager

57 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Export file name(s) Specifies the name to be used for the export file. Each list is stored in a separate export file. If you click the... button to the right of the input field for the name of the export file, this opens a further window. Figure 29: Inventory Manager [Save export data:... List as CSV] window File name Displays a name created by the Inventory Manager for the export file. The name of the export file can be changed. When you click the Save button, the file name is entered in the field for which you opened the window, and the window is closed again. Inventory Manager 57

58 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks Create file(s) If you select Create file(s) and the specified export files already exist, then the contents of the files will first be deleted before new data is stored. New File Value If you click on the New File Value button, new file values are put in the textfields under Export file name(s). Defining the structure of the export file When you click the Options button in the Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 4 of 4 CSV] window, this opens a further window. Figure 30: Inventory Manager [Choose Options for export data CSV] window This window allows you to define the separator and the text delimiter for the export file. Choose separator You can choose from tab, semicolon, comma or blank as the separator, or specify some other separator yourself under Other. Default value: comma Text delimiter Defines the delimiter character for text. You can choose from double quotes ( ), single quotes ( ) and no delimiters (none). Default value: none Click OK to confirm your selection. Clicking Cancel closes the window and discards your selection. 58 Inventory Manager

59 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Clicking the Finish button terminates the Wizard, and the task is entered in the task list under Scheduled Tasks. In order to perform the task for a specified server, you must activate the task (see section Activating/deactivating export tasks on page 66). Clicking the Cancel button terminates the Inventory Manager Wizard and discards your selection. Inventory Manager 59

60 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks Defining storage operations for ODBC format If you have selected the ODBC format in the third window of the Inventory Manager (Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 3 of 4]), advance to the following window by clicking the Next> button: Figure 31: Inventory Manager [Wizard Step 4 of 4 ODBC] Scheduled Task window 60 Inventory Manager

61 Scheduled export tasks Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks This window allows you to specify the database and tables in which the lists are to be stored. A separate table is created for each list. You can only make inputs for those lists that you selected in the first window of the Inventory Manager. Data source name Name of the database in which the data that is to be exported is to be stored. If you click the... button to the right of the Data source name input field for the name of the database, this opens a further window, Select data source name. Figure 32: Inventory Manager [Select data source name] window Inventory Manager 61

62 Defining/modifying scheduled export tasks Scheduled export tasks This window allows you to select a data source. When you confirm your selection by clicking Save, the selection is entered in the Data source name field of the Inventory Manager. Export table name(s) Specifies the names of the tables in which the data that is to be exported is to be stored. You specify a separate table for each list. If you select Create table(s) and the specified tables already exist, then the contents of the tables will first be deleted before new data is stored. New Table Value If you click on the New Table Value button, new table values are put in the textfields under Export table name(s). Clicking the Finish button terminates the Wizard, and the task is entered in the task list under Scheduled Tasks. In order to perform the task for a specified server, you must activate the task (see section Activating/deactivating export tasks on page 66). Clicking the Cancel button terminates the Inventory Manager Wizard and discards your selection. 62 Inventory Manager