Microsoft system center configuration manager/SMS system administration setup

To access Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS Inventory data from FootPrints, the feature must be configured by the System Administrator. This is done under Administration | System | Features | Asset Management.

Important

You must have a license for this feature. The option to use Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS is not available unless you are licensed. Please contact your sales representative to obtain a license.

This page contains the following settings:

  1. Select Administration | System | Features | Asset Management from the FootPrints Toolbar.
  2. Select Systems Management Server and click Save.
  3. The following options are displayed:
    • Enable Asset Management—This setting enables or disables Asset Management for the system.  If you enable Asset Management here, it is enabled system-wide, but it must also be enabled in individual Workspaces.  Refer to Microsoft-System-Center-Configuration-Manager-SMS-Workspace-Administration-Setup for additional information.
    • Server Information—The following information is needed for connecting to the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS server:
      • Server name (DNS name) or IP address of the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS server
      • A valid login ID for that machine that has full access to the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS server through the Windows WMI interface.
      • The password for the login ID specified above.
  4. After entering the information above, click the link to test the connection.
  5. If the test is successful, enter your password and click GO.  If the test fails, try a second time.  If the test fails a second time, please check your settings.  Troubleshooting assistance is provided in FootPrints and Microsoft-System-Center-Configuration-Manager-SMS-Troubleshooting-Guide.
  6. Before you can access Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS data from a Workspace, it must be enabled and configured for that Workspace.  Please follow the instructions for Microsoft-System-Center-Configuration-Manager-SMS-Workspace-Administration-Setup for each Workspace in which you would like to access Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager/SMS inventory data.

 

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