1.2.3 General procedure for acquiring device information from computers managed offline by using a logon script

You can also use a logon script to acquire device information from computers managed offline.

The figure below shows you (system administrator) how to acquire device information from computers managed offline.

Each computer managed offline must be able to access a shared folder on a file server so that you can acquire device information from computers managed offline by using a logon script.

1. Create an information collection tool.

   Access the Device List view, and then from Action, select Create the Information Collection Tool to create an information collection tool. The information collection tool is compressed in ZIP format.

   Then provide the information collection tool and the logon script to a user.

2. Store the information collection tool.

   The user decompresses the information collection tool, stores it in a shared folder on a file server, and then distributes the logon script to each computer managed offline.

3. Collect device information.

   When the user logs on to a Windows-based computer that is managed offline, device information is collected automatically.

   When device information is collected from every computer managed offline, the user provides the collected device information to you.

4. Send device information to the management server.

   Using a computer that is managed online, send the device information collected from computers managed offline to the management server.

Device information of computers managed offline is acquired.

Tip

Create a logon script to be distributed to computers managed offline as follows:

1. Assign a shared folder on a file server to a network drive.

2. Copy the information collection tool from the shared folder.

3. Execute the getinv.vbs command.

4. Copy the collected device information to the shared folder.

5. Disconnect the network drive.

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