Preface

This manual provides a brief overview of Asset Information Manager features and some typical ways in which Asset Information Manager is used. The manuals for Asset Information Manager (including this manual) are listed below. The descriptions of each manual will help you decide the order in which you should read them.

The explanations in this manual assume that the readers are the following:

First-time users of Asset Information Manager
System administrators planning to set up an asset management system that uses Asset Information Manager
Asset managers who will manage asset information
Persons who will reference asset information and use it in applications

This manual also assumes readers have an understanding of the following:

How to use Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, or Windows 2000
A basic knowledge of relational databases
Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle (if Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle is being used)
How to use linkage products (if Asset Information Manager is being linked to JP1/Software Distribution, Network Node Manager version 8 or earlier, or JP1/Integrated Management)
A basic knowledge of software licensing

This manual consists of the following chapters and appendixes:

1. Overview: Chapter 1 describes the purpose and features of Asset Information Manager. This chapter also provides an overview of the information and applications that can be managed and executed by Asset Information Manager.

2. Typical Usage: Chapter 2 describes typical usage of Asset Information Manager, such as how to use Asset Information Manager in asset management jobs, and the preparations needed to use Asset Information Manager once it has been installed.

A. Version Changes: Appendix A describes the changes that have been made in each version.

B. Glossary: Appendix B defines terms used in this manual.

This manual is part of a related set of manuals. The manuals in the set are listed below (with the manual numbers):

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Planning and Setup Guide (3020-3-S77(E))
Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide (3020-3-S78(E))

For details about collecting inventory information, collecting operation log data, and distributing software:

Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Description and Planning Guide (3020-3-S79(E)), for Windows systems
Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Setup Guide (3020-3-S80(E)), for Windows systems
Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 1 (3020-3-S81(E)), for Windows systems
Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Administrator's Guide Volume 2 (3020-3-S82(E)), for Windows systems

For functions needed to handle problems in asset management systems on the basis of JP1 event information:

Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager Overview and System Design Guide (3020-3-R76(E))
Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager GUI Reference (3020-3-R79(E))
Job Management Partner 1/Base User's Guide (3020-3-R71(E))

For functions needed to manage client security on the basis of asset management system information:

Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control Description, User's Guide and Operator's Guide (3020-3-S71(E))

For understanding messages output from an Embedded RDB database:

HiRDB Version 8 Messages (3020-6-358(E))

Asset Information Manager provides the following manuals as online (HTML) Help. The text in parentheses following each manual title denotes the name of the corresponding online Help file.

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager (assetim.chm)

The following manuals constitute an integrated set:

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Description (aimintro.chm)
Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Planning and Setup Guide (aimconst.chm)
Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Administrator's Guide (aimuse.chm)

Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager - Creating an Access Definition File (assetscr.chm)

To access online Help, you must use a computer on which Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1 or later is installed.

The online Help files are stored in the following folder:

Asset-Information-Manager-installation-folder\help

This manual uses the following abbreviations for product names:

Abbreviation		Full name or meaning
Asset Information Manager, AIM		Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager
Asset Information Manager Embedded RDB Edition		Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager Embedded RDB Edition
JP1/Base		Job Management Partner 1/Base
JP1/Client Security Control, JP1/CSC		Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Agent
JP1/Client Security Control, JP1/CSC		Job Management Partner 1/Client Security Control - Manager
JP1/IM		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Rule Operation
		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - View
		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Console
		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Scope
		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - View
JP1/IM - Manager		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Management - Manager
JP1/IM - Manager		Job Management Partner 1/Integrated Manager - Central Console
JP1/Software Distribution, JP1/SD	JP1/Software Distribution Client	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client
JP1/Software Distribution, JP1/SD	JP1/Software Distribution Manager	Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager
MBSA		Microsoft(R) Baseline Security Analyzer
Microsoft Internet Explorer		Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R) 6 SP1 or later
		Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 7
		Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 8
		Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R) 9
Microsoft Office		Microsoft(R) Office 2000
		Microsoft(R) Office 2003
		Microsoft(R) Office 2007
		Microsoft(R) Office 2010
		Microsoft(R) Office XP
Microsoft SQL Server	Microsoft SQL Server 2000	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
	Microsoft SQL Server 2000	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
	Microsoft SQL Server 2005	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Enterprise x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2005 Standard x64 Edition
	Microsoft SQL Server 2008	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 Enterprise
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 Standard
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
		Microsoft(R) SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard
	Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 7.0
	Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	Microsoft(R) SQL Server 7.0 Enterprise Edition
HP NNM, HP NNM Version 7.5 or earlier		HP OpenView network node manager 6.4
		HP OpenView Network Node Manager Starter Edition 7.5
		HP OpenView NNM SE 7.51
ORACLE, Oracle		Oracle8i and Oracle9i
Pentium		Pentium(R)
Windows	Windows 2000	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server Operating System
		Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional Operating System
		Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Server Operating System
	Windows 95	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 Operating System
	Windows 98	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 98 Operating System
	Windows CE	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) CE, Handheld PC Professional Edition
	Windows Me	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Millennium Edition Operating System
	Windows NT 4.0	Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Enterprise Edition Version 4.0
	Windows NT 4.0	Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R) Server Network Operating System Version 4.0
	Windows Server 2003	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
	Windows Server 2003 (x64)	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
	Windows Server 2008^#	Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
	Windows XP	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition Operating System
	Windows XP	Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
Windows XP Professional		Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Operating System
WSUS		Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Update Services

#: Does not include installations that include the Server Core option.

Acronym	Full name or meaning
AMD	Advanced Micro Devices
CD	Compact Disc
CN	Common Name
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CSV	Comma Separated Value
DBMS	Data Base Management System
DC	Domain Component
DN	Distinguished Name
GUI	Graphical User Interface
ID	Identification
IT	Information Technology
ITIL	IT Infrastructure Library
ITU	International Telecommunication Union
LDAP	Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
MIB	Management Information Base
MO	Magneto-Optical disk
OS	Operating System
OU	Organization Unit
PC	Personal Computer
RDB	Relational Database
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SP	Service Pack
URL	Uniform Resource Locator
USB	Universal Serial Bus
WS	Work Station

The following table explains the fonts used in this manual:

Font	Convention
Bold	Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example: From the File menu, choose Open. Click the Cancel button. In the Enter name entry box, type your name.
Italics	Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example: Write the command as follows: copy source-file target-file The following message appears: A file was not found. (file = file-name) Italics are also used for emphasis. For example: Do not delete the configuration file.
Code font	A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example: At the prompt, enter dir. Use the send command to send mail. The following message is displayed: The password is incorrect.

Font

Convention

Bold

Bold type indicates text on a window, other than the window title. Such text includes menus, menu options, buttons, radio box options, or explanatory labels. For example:

From the File menu, choose Open.
Click the Cancel button.
In the Enter name entry box, type your name.

Italics

Italics are used to indicate a placeholder for some actual text to be provided by the user or system. For example:

Write the command as follows:
copy source-file target-file
The following message appears:
A file was not found. (file = file-name)

Italics are also used for emphasis. For example:

Do not delete the configuration file.

Code font

A code font indicates text that the user enters without change, or text (such as messages) output by the system. For example:

At the prompt, enter dir.
Use the send command to send mail.
The following message is displayed:
The password is incorrect.

The following table explains the symbols used in this manual:

Symbol	Convention
\|	In syntax explanations, a vertical bar separates multiple items, and has the meaning of OR. For example: A\|B\|C means A, or B, or C.
{ }	In syntax explanations, curly brackets indicate that only one of the enclosed items is to be selected. For example: {A\|B\|C} means only one of A, or B, or C.
[ ]	In syntax explanations, square brackets indicate that the enclosed item or items are optional. For example: [A] means that you can specify A or nothing. [B\|C] means that you can specify B, or C, or nothing.
...	In coding, an ellipsis (...) indicates that one or more lines of coding are not shown for purposes of brevity. In syntax explanations, an ellipsis indicates that the immediately preceding item can be repeated as many times as necessary. For example: A, B, B, ... means that, after you specify A, B, you can specify B as many times as necessary.

Conventions for permitted characters

In most cases, only the following characters are permitted as syntax elements (if other characters are permitted, the manual will state this explicitly):

Type	Definition
Alphabetic characters	A to Z, a to z
Upper-case alphabetic characters	A to Z
Lower-case alphabetic characters	a to z
Numeric characters	0 to 9
Alphanumeric characters	A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9
Symbols	! " # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . / : ; < = > @ [ ] ^ _ { } ~ ? space

Within the group of manuals Description, Planning and Setup Guide, and Administrator's Guide, references in one manual to another manual are indicated in the following format:

For details about AAA, see n.n.n BBB in the manual CCC.

AAA: The topic to be referenced.

n.n.n: The chapter or section number to be referenced. This number might be followed by a number or letter in parentheses.

BBB: The title of the chapter or section to be referenced.

CCC: The abbreviated name of the manual to be referenced. Common parts of manual names, such as Job Management Partner 1/Asset Information Manager, are omitted.