Disk Usage Scanning

Use this property page to configure the following disk usage information to be included and excluded during the Inventory scan:

Important: Before configuring the above listed software dictionary rules, you must be aware of the usage of these rules. For more information, see "Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For ZENworks 6.5 Inventoried Servers" in the "Server Inventory" section in the ZENworks 6.5 Server Management Administration Guide or "Customizing the Software Inventory Information To Be Scanned For ZENworks 6.5 Inventoried Workstations" in "Workstation Inventory" section in the ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

Include Local File Extensions
Allows you to configure the files with specified extensions whose disk usage should be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - File Extensions table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select Expandable expression or Regular expression.
4. Specify a file extension.
5. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to scan for disk usage of all files with extension ".exe", configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - File Extensions table:
"Pattern = Expandable expression; File Extension = exe"

The Inventory scanner scans and stores only the disk usage of files with extension ".exe" in the Inventory database.

Note: You must exclude all other file extensions present on the machine for this rule to be implemented by configuring the Exclude Local Files rule.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - File Extensions table, select the entry and click Delete.

Include Local Directories
Allows you to configure the directories containing files whose disk usage should be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - Include Directories table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Platform drop-down list, select NetWare, Windows or Any.
4. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression or Regular expression.

   Note: If you select Regular expression as the pattern type, then the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." If you select System expandable expression, you cannot select "Any" as the platform.

5. Specify a directory name.
6. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to scan for disk usage of the c:\programfiles directory on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - Include Directories table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Directory= c:\programfiles"

The Inventory scanner scans and stores only disk usage of files in c:\programfiles into the Inventory database.

Note: You must exclude all other directories present on the machine for this rule to be implemented by configuring the Exclude Local Directories rule.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - Include Directories table, select the entry and click Delete.

Include Local Drives
Allows you to configure the drives or volumes containing files whose disk usage should be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - Include Drive table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Platform drop-down list, select NetWare, Windows or Any.
4. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression or Regular expression.

   Note: If you select Regular expression as the pattern type, then the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." If you select System expandable expression, you cannot select "Any" as the platform.

5. Specify a drive name.
6. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner to scan for the disk usage of C drive on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - Include Drive table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Drive Name= C:"

The Inventory scanner scans and stores the disk usage of the files in C drive into the Inventory database.

Note: You must exclude all other drives present on the machine for this rule to be implemented by configuring the Exclude Local Drives rule.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - Include Drive table, select the entry and click Delete.

Exclude Local Files
Allows you to configure the file with specified extensions whose disk usage should not be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - Ignore Files table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Platform drop-down list, select NetWare, Windows or Any.
4. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression or Regular expression.

   Note: If you select Regular expression as the pattern type, then the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." If you select System expandable expression, you cannot select "Any" as the platform.

5. Specify a file extension.
6. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner not to scan for the disk usage of all executables whose name start with "gwe", configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - Ignore Files table:

"Pattern = System expandable expression; File Extension = gwe*.exe"

The Inventory scanner will not scan for the disk usage of the "gwe*.exe" files in the Inventory database.

Note: Since the behavior of the Include Local Files rule is the default behavior in software dictionary, you need not configure the Include Local Files rule for the remaining files on the machine.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - Ignore Files table, select the entry and click Delete.

Exclude Local Directories
Allows you to configure the directories whose disk usage should not be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - Exclude Directories table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Platform drop-down list, select NetWare, Windows or None.
4. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression or Regular expression.

   Note: If you select Regular expression as the pattern type, then the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." If you select System expandable expression, you cannot select "Any" as the platform.

5. Specify a directory name.
6. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner not to scan for the disk usage of the c:\programfiles directory on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - Exclude Directories table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Directory= c:\programfiles"

The Inventory scanner will not scan for the disk usage of c:\programfiles.

Note: Since the behavior of the Include Local Directories rule is the default behavior in software dictionary, you need not configure the Include Local Directories rule for the remaining directories on the machine.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - Exclude Directories table, select the entry and click Delete.

Exclude Local Drives
Allows you to configure the drives or volumes that should not be scanned for disk usage at the inventoried servers or workstations.

1. Click Edit Table.
2. In the Configure Usage - Exclude Drives table, click Insert to add a new row.
3. In the Platform drop-down list, select NetWare, Windows or Any.
4. In the Pattern Type drop-down list, select System expandable expression or Regular expression.

   Note: If you select Regular expression as the pattern type, then the corresponding value in the Platform column is automatically changed to "Any." If you select System expandable expression, you cannot select "Any" as the platform.

5. Specify a drive name.
6. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner not to scan for the disk usage of C: on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Usage - Exclude Drives table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Drive Name= C:"

The Inventory scanner will not scan the disk usage of files on C:.

Note: Since the behavior of the Include Local Drives rule is the default behavior in software dictionary, you need not configure the Include Local Drives rule for the remaining drives or volumes of the machine.

To delete an entry from the Configure Usage - Exclude Drives table, select the entry and click Delete.

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