Inventory gathered for unmanaged and managed assets
When you use the Asset Discovery functionality in BMC Client Management, it scans the network to discover managed assets (that run a BMC Client Management agent) and unmanaged (agentless) assets. BMC Client Management also gathers asset inventory details. Managed devices are those that run a BMC Client Management agent, whereas, unmanaged devices are those that do not run an agent. BCM gathers hardware and software of discovered assets and uploads the inventory details to the master server. These details are available from the Client Management console.
Managed devices gather comprehensive inventory details - hardware, software, security, and custom inventory. Whereas, assets that are discovered by running the Asset Discovery wizard (without BMC Client Management agent) gather only hardware and software inventory details.
Inventory gathered for an unmanaged asset
Unmanaged assets can be inventoried with the Asset Discovery scan wizard. The wizard can be configured to scan networks by using remote BMC Client Management agents.
The inventory gathered using the scan wizard varies depending upon whether credentials are used.
- With domain or system credentials - With valid credentials, the scan wizard gathers complete inventory details of assets.
- (Software inventory - Linux and Windows) If NMAP protocol is enabled, BCM gathers OS, hardware, and software inventory.
- (Software inventory - Linux and Windows) If NMAP protocol is not enabled, BCM gather limited OS details, and port inventory.
- (Software inventory - Windows) If WMI protocol is enabled, BCM gathers OS, hardware, and software inventory
- (Software inventory - Windows) If WMI protocol is not enabled, BCM gathers limited OS details, and port inventory.
- Without domain or system credentials - BCM cannot access the asset and so inventory details cannot be gathered.
To know more about different credentials accepted during the asset scan, see the Viewing scan sessions section.
Inventory and license consumption comparison
The following table compares the inventory details scanned with or without an agent. It lists the license types consumed by each inventory mechanism.
Inventory type | Managed asset | Unmanaged asset | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Discovers | License used | Discovers | License used | |
Hardware | Yes | Inventory & BCM agent | Yes | Inventory |
Software - Scanned Application | Yes | Inventory & BCM agent | Yes | Inventory |
Connectivity inventory | Yes | - | Yes | - |
Software - License Units | Yes | Compliance & BCM agent | No | - |
Security Products | Yes | Compliance & BCM agent | No | - |
Security Settings | Yes | Inventory & BCM agent | No | - |
Custom inventory | Yes | Inventory & BCM agent | No | - |
Power management inventory | Yes | Power Management & BCM agent | No | - |
Patch management | Yes | Patch Management & BCM agent | No | - |
Virtual Infrastructure | Yes | Compliance & BCM agent | No | - |
Detailed attribute list scanned by BCM Inventory
For more details on the detailed attribute list scanned by BCM Inventoy, refer to the Inventory-Types-and-Licenses.
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