1.1 Overview of Asset Console
This section provides an overview of Asset Console.
Asset Console is one of the components of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2. Asset Console centrally manages information about components such as hardware (including network devices), software, and contracts. This facilitates streamlining and cost reduction of IT asset management jobs, such as deploying assets, managing software licenses, and maintaining hardware.
JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 provides two asset management methods:
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Using Asset Console to manage assets
Asset Console is used to manage assets and provides more advanced asset management than is available with window operation of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2. For example, the asset information search window can be customized, and asset management jobs can be executed based on Items (units of work that have defined routes).
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Using JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 windows to manage assets
Asset windows of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager are used to manage assets. This method is recommended for users who want to easily manage asset information collected by JP1/IT Desktop Management 2.
For details about the differences between the above two methods, see Appendix A. Differences Between the Asset Management Functions in Asset Console and in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Windows.
This manual describes only the asset management method that uses Asset Console.
Note that only one of these methods can be used. Using both methods will create inconsistencies in the asset information. During system setup of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2, you must specify whether to use Asset Console for asset management.
However, Asset Console cannot be used for asset management when you operate a large-scale environment using the large-scale management server. If the asset management method needs to be switched, the system must be set up again.