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  3. Section X. Storage (Capacity)
  4. Configuration of Host inventory
  5. Before discovering hosts

Before discovering hosts

If this is the first time you are collecting data from hosts, you will need to look at each of these steps to determine what configurations are required.

Before collecting host data for the first time, several configurations must be set up:

  • See Configure / Search the host Inventory.

  • See Configure / Search the host Inventory.

  • See Manage credentials.

  • See Manage WMI proxy.

  • See Manage paths.

  • See Manage access control.

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