1.3.1 Linkage with JP1 products
You can assemble an integrated asset management system by linking Asset Console to such JP1 products as JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager, JP1/IM - Manager, and JP1/Service Support.
For example, you can efficiently execute asset management jobs by loading database information from a linked product into Asset Console's asset management database or by referencing information about a linked product from Asset Console operation windows.
The following figure shows the concept of the integrated operation of an asset management system linked to JP1 products.
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Registering JP1 product information in the asset management database
If Asset Console links with JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager, the CPU information, OS type, installed software, and other management information collected by JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager can be added to the asset management database.
Registering various kinds of information into a database and keeping that information up-to-date requires a large amount of time and effort. In an asset management system that uses Asset Console, a task registered in Windows Task Scheduler can be used to collect management information periodically from JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager. The database can be updated periodically with the collected information. This function can be easily deployed even in a large-scale system.
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Sharing information with JP1 products
If JP1/IM is used to monitor events occurring in the system by centrally managing networks, servers, applications, and other items, you can share the information about those events. You can also check problems and response statuses from Asset Console windows. For a problem for which action has been taken, you can register the details of the action and report the completion of the action to JP1/IM - Manager.
You can also view asset information related to JP1 events by displaying Asset Console operation windows from the JP1/IM - Manager Event Console window.
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Using centrally managed asset information with Asset Console
JP1/Service Support can reference the device information in Asset Console during management of service support Items.