Environment
Novell ZENworks Asset Management 7 - ZAM7 IR8
Situation
There have been problems with Unix loads taking too long due to the large numbers of "products" collected.We will implement a feature that will allow the customer to filter the list of files loaded. Resolution
-First the customer will
create a CSV file listing the products they want to include or
exclude (one or the other). This list can be produced from a
custom report (and worked on in excel or similar product).
- The file will be pushed out to the collection servers using UpdateFS.exe.
- The file will be pushed out to the collection servers using UpdateFS.exe.
- The file will be read by cvrt2wif.dll, which will do the filtering, so the WIF will only contain the products that are not filtered out.
The filename"UnixSWFilter.txt" is assumed for a
comma-separated-value text file containing Manufacturer, Product,
and Version. Additional fields are completely optional; the file
may be as "wide" as desired for other purposes.
Each entry represents one software product to discard during the UIF translate & load process. New or unknown software will pass the filter and be loaded.
The filter file needs to reside in the Collection serversexecutable directory (\Bin).
Each entry represents one software product to discard during the UIF translate & load process. New or unknown software will pass the filter and be loaded.
The filter file needs to reside in the Collection serversexecutable directory (\Bin).