IBMNames

This page allows you perform the following tasks:

• Configure the IBM Names ini file to scan for the IBM computer models.
• Import the contents of an existing ini file to the Configuration Editor.
• Export the contents displayed in the Configuration Editor to a text file.

To configure the IBMNames ini file:

1. Click Set Defaults.

   The default values are displayed in the Configuration Editor box..

2. Add or modify the entries.

   The format of each entry is as follows:

   4_bytes_machine_type-3_byte_model_number=model_description

   For example, if the model is IBM PC 140 and the machine type is 6260, specify the model description as IBM PC 140. The entry in the ibmnames.ini is 6260-79T = IBM PC 140.

   If you want the scanner to scan for all IBM computer models of a particular machine type with the same model description, the 3_byte_model_number is specified with three question marks (???) as wildcard characters.

   For example, to scan all models of a 6282 machine type with same model description, the entry is as follows:

   6282-???=IBM PC 300GL

   The machine type and model number are printed at the rear of the laptop or on the back side of the desktop workstation. For example, the 760E Thinkpad* model has the following label: TYPE 9546-A98.

   Note: If you specify incorrect values for the device ID entry, the device will not be displayed in the Inventory window.

3. Click OK to save the contents to the Inventory policy.

To import the contents of an existing ini file to the Configuration editor:

1. Ensure that the contents of the file that you want import are in following format:

   4_bytes_machine_type-3_byte_model_number=model_description

   For example, if the model is IBM PC 140, the machine type is 6260 and the model description is IBM PC 140, then the entry in the ibmnames.ini is 6260-79T = IBM PC 140.

2. Click Import.
3. In the Open dialog box, browse to select the file, then click Open.

To export the contents displayed in the Configuration Editor to a text file:

1. Click Export.
2. In the Open dialog box, specify the filename, then click Open.

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