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  4. Configuration of Host inventory

Configuration of Host inventory

This section includes the following topics:
  • Host Access Privileges, Sudo Commands, Ports, and WMI Proxy Requirements

  • Host Inventory pre-installation setup

  • Plan host Data Collection

  • WMI Proxy requirements for Windows host Data Collection

  • Host access requirements

  • Verify command paths

  • Host Inventory configuration steps

  • Host Inventory setup overview

  • Host Inventory maintenance overview

  • Before discovering hosts

  • Configure / Search the host Inventory

  • Manage credentials

  • Manage WMI proxy

  • Manage paths

  • Manage access control

  • Host Inventory management

  • Configure host Discovery policies to populate the host Inventory

  • Execute and monitor host Discovery

  • Validate host connectivity

  • Show errors

  • Filter the host Inventory - hide / un-hide, remove

  • Host Inventory search and host Inventory export

  • Export the host Inventory

  • Configure and edit host probes

  • Propagate Probe Settings: Copy Probes, Paste Probes

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