Network (hardware and software) discovery

[Guest John]

Hi,

 

I'd like to use any "smart" program to discover my computers on the network

and get some reports. Everest Professional is very nice product but I need

to run it on EVERY computer. I've checked LOGinventory and similar

products...

 

Well, my idea is: I have 200 computers on my network and I need to run once

per month network discovery tool and collect hardware and software details

from computer. Report must include like following: computer name, disk,

memory and CPU characteristics, operating system, and all other settings are

optional...

 

Please advice what to use for this.

 

p.s. any Microsoft products, like System Center Essentials maybe or...?

 

THNX!

 

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[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

 

"John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

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> Hi,

>

> I'd like to use any "smart" program to discover my computers on the

> network and get some reports. Everest Professional is very nice product

> but I need to run it on EVERY computer. I've checked LOGinventory and

> similar products...

>

> Well, my idea is: I have 200 computers on my network and I need to run

> once per month network discovery tool and collect hardware and software

> details from computer. Report must include like following: computer name,

> disk, memory and CPU characteristics, operating system, and all other

> settings are optional...

>

> Please advice what to use for this.

>

> p.s. any Microsoft products, like System Center Essentials maybe or...?

>

> THNX!

>

> --

> IT portal - http://www.it-infonews.com

>

 

You could try this script: http://dieseyer.de/scr-html/hardwareinventur.html

[Guest John]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

> You could try this script:

> http://dieseyer.de/scr-html/hardwareinventur.html

 

Please advice how to use it. Should I save it as .vbs and run on any server

machine or...?

 

Thnx

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

 

"John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

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>> You could try this script:

>> http://dieseyer.de/scr-html/hardwareinventur.html

>

> Please advice how to use it. Should I save it as .vbs and run on any

> server machine or...?

>

> Thnx

>

>

 

Yes, save it as a .VBS file, then run it in your domain

environment. It's supposed to pick up all connected workstations.

[Guest John]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

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>

> "John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

> news:uniHJh7aIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> You could try this script:

>>> http://dieseyer.de/scr-html/hardwareinventur.html

>>

>> Please advice how to use it. Should I save it as .vbs and run on any

>> server machine or...?

>>

>> Thnx

>>

>>

>

> Yes, save it as a .VBS file, then run it in your domain

> environment. It's supposed to pick up all connected workstations.

>

 

When I started that file nothing happend - Excel is opend but with empty

spreedsheet.

 

Any other commercialn solution?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

 

"John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

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> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message

> news:OXk%23WI8aIHA.6024@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>

>> "John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

>> news:uniHJh7aIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> You could try this script:

>>>> http://dieseyer.de/scr-html/hardwareinventur.html

>>>

>>> Please advice how to use it. Should I save it as .vbs and run on any

>>> server machine or...?

>>>

>>> Thnx

>>>

>>>

>>

>> Yes, save it as a .VBS file, then run it in your domain

>> environment. It's supposed to pick up all connected workstations.

>>

>

> When I started that file nothing happend - Excel is opend but with empty

> spreedsheet.

>

> Any other commercialn solution?

>

 

It certainly worked for me when I tested it. I would check

Google for the commercial stuff.

[Guest John]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

> It certainly worked for me when I tested it. I would check

> Google for the commercial stuff.

 

Can you suggest for the commercial SW?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

 

"John" <John@_REMOVE_THIS_> wrote in message

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>> It certainly worked for me when I tested it. I would check

>> Google for the commercial stuff.

>

> Can you suggest for the commercial SW?

>

 

Sorry, I can't - my customised version of the VB Script

meets my needs.

[Guest Gwen Zierdt]

RE: Network (hardware and software) discovery

 

Essentials 2007 sounds like it would meet your needs plus provide you with

additional features as well.

 

Check out the Essentials 2007 whitepaper at:

http://switch.atdmt.com/action/mrtpro_FY07SCEClickontheWhitePaperLinktopofMai_1

 

You might be interested in trying out the VHD environment. It's a 30 day

full feature trial that you can boot up on a Virtual Server, join you

existing domain and see if it provides you the type of features you are

seeking.

 

Check out:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=27342759-e9d6-4073-918c-e9dff77d0206&DisplayLang=en

 

Hope that helps,

 

Gwen Zierdt

The Real World is Messy: making sense with Essentials 2007

http://myitforum.com/cs2/blogs/gzierdt/default.aspx

 

"John" wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I'd like to use any "smart" program to discover my computers on the network

> and get some reports. Everest Professional is very nice product but I need

> to run it on EVERY computer. I've checked LOGinventory and similar

> products...

>

> Well, my idea is: I have 200 computers on my network and I need to run once

> per month network discovery tool and collect hardware and software details

> from computer. Report must include like following: computer name, disk,

> memory and CPU characteristics, operating system, and all other settings are

> optional...

>

> Please advice what to use for this.

>

> p.s. any Microsoft products, like System Center Essentials maybe or...?

>

> THNX!

>

> --

> IT portal - http://www.it-infonews.com

>

>

>