Symantec ALTIRIS ASSET MANAGEMENT SUITE 7.0 - V1.0, Руководство пользователя

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Each configuration item uses the The base configuration item type consists of the
following data classes
Creating configuration items for assets
Gathering and entering information about assets in your organization is one of
the first steps to successfully managing your assets. You create a configuration
item for each asset that you want to track. You can manually create configuration
items or they can be automatically created. You must manually create
configuration items for non-networked assets, such as office equipment, racks,
and monitors.
For networked devices, you can use inventory management tools to automate the
task of creating a configuration item. For example, you can gather inventory data
about computers on your network, and then have each computer automatically
created as a configuration item.
To manually create configuration items for assets
1
In the Symantec Management Console, click Home > Service and Asset
Management > Manage Configuration Items.
2 In the left pane, expand the folder for the type of configuration item that you
want to create. For example, to create a Computer item, expand the
Computers and Peripherals folder.
3
Right-click the appropriate configuration item type, and then click the Create
option from the context menu. For example, right-click Computer, and then
click Create Computer.
The Edit configuration item page appears.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions to enter information associated with the
item.
5
Save the changes.
Using configuration items for assets
Creating configuration items for assets
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