Downloading and testing InventorySettings.xml

IT Asset Management (Cloud)

To download a version of the InventorySettings.xml file so that you can test it before approving, follow the steps below:

  1. Search for the Inventory Settings page.
  2. Expand the Inventory extensions version section.
  3. Select Always use the latest version from the Rule for InventorySettings.xml drop-down list.
  4. If you want the FlexNet Inventory Agent to verify the digital signatures delivered with the InventorySettings.xml file, check the Enable signing of Inventory settings rules and require Inventory agent to verify signature before running a rule check box. This check box acts as a extra security measure to verify the integrity and ownership of the InventorySettings.xml, and to ensure it has come from a trusted source. InventorySettings.xml files with invalid signatures will be rejected and an existing InventorySettings.xml file will continue to be used if a previous copy is available. InventorySettings.xml will also be verified at each run of inventory collection. The check box can only be enabled if all installations of the FlexNet Beacon in your technology estate have been upgraded to version 23.0.0 and later.
  5. Select the row in the table that corresponds to the version that you wish to test.
    Note: You can only select a version that is higher than your organization's currently approved version.
  6. Click the Download version button at the top right of the table. This will initiate the download of the InventorySettings_X.xml where X represents the version that was selected.
  7. Copy the downloaded file to a server that has the FlexNet Inventory Agent installed and also has the relevant application(s) installed. For example, if the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that was downloaded had a change in it related to the way inventory was collected for Oracle Database 12c, then you would test this file on one of your servers that has Oracle Database 12c installed on it and that is using the FlexNet Inventory Agent to inventory it.
  8. After you are on the chosen server, you can perform the following to test the changes.
    1. For Windows based servers, do the following:
      • Open a command prompt window and change the location to C:\Program Files (x86)\ManageSoft (or equivalent)
      • Execute the following command:
       ndtrack -t machine -o InventorySettingsPath=<path to InventorySettings_X.xml>
    2. For UNIX-like servers (including UNIX, Linux, macOS, etc.), do the following:
      • Open a command window and change the location to /opt/managesoft/bin/
      • Execute the following command:
       ndtrack -t machine -o InventorySettingsPath=<path to InventorySettings_X.xml>
  9. Once the execution of ndtrack is complete, the data is uploaded and processed in the usual manner. You can then use IT Asset Management to validate the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that was tested is working as documented:
  10. Optionally, choose whether to approve that version of InventorySettings.xml for use throughout your enterprise using the instructions provided in Approving a version of InventorySettings.xml.

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