Software Scanning

Use this property page to control the scope of scanning the files in the specified location.

Includes Excludes
Include Local File Extensions Exclude Local File Extensions
Include Local Directories Exclude Local Directories
Include Local Drives Exclude Local Drives
  Exclude Local Software
  Exclude Local Files

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 ZENworks 6.5 Desktop Management Administration Guide.

Include Local File Extensions
Allows you to configure the files with specified extensions that should be scanned for at the inventoried machines.

To configure a file extension to be included in the scan:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure File Extension Includes 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 all files with extension ".exe", configure the following settings in the Configure File Extension Includes table:

"Pattern = Regular expression; File Extension = [exe|EXE]"

The Inventory scanner scans and stores only the 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 File Extensions rule.

To delete an entry from the Configure File Extension Includes table, select the entry and click Delete.

Include Local Directories
Allows you to configure the directories that should be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

To configure a directory to be included in the scan:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure Scan - 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 files in the c:\programfiles directory on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Scan - Include Directories table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Directory= C:\ProgramFiles"

The Inventory scanner scans only the files in c:\programfiles for software information.

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 Scan - Include Directories table, select the entry and click Delete.

Include Local Drives
Allows you to configure the drives or volumes that should be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

To configure a drive to be included in the scan:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure 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 files in the "C" drive on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Include Drives table:

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

The Inventory scanner scans only the files in the C drive for the software information.

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 Include Drives table, select the entry and click Delete.

Exclude Local File Extensions
Allows you to configure the file with specified extensions that should not be scanned for at the inventoried servers or workstations.

To configure a file extension to be excluded from the scan:

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

For example, if you do not want the Inventory scanner to scan for files with extension ".exe", configure the following settings in the Configure File Extension Excludes table:

"Pattern = Expandable expression; File Extension = exe"

The Inventory scanner will not scan for the files with extension ".exe".

Note: Since the behavior of the Include Local File Extensions rule is the default behavior in software dictionary, you need not configure the Include Local Drives rule for the remaining file extensions on the machine.

To delete an entry from the Configure File Extension Excludes table, select the entry and click Delete.

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

To configure a directory to be excluded during the scan:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure Scan - Exclude 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 not to scan the files in the c:\programfiles directory on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Scan - Exclude Directories table:

"Platform = Windows; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Directory= C:\ProgramFiles"

The Inventory scanner will not scan for the files in 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 Drives rule for the remaining drives on the machine.

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

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

To configure a drive to be excluded during the scan:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure Scan - 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 the files in "C" drive on all the Windows inventoried servers or workstation, configure the following settings in the Configure Scan - Exclude Drives table:

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

The Inventory scanner will not scan the files in the C: drive.

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 on the machine.

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

Exclude Local Software
Allows you to configure the software that should not be reported by the Inventory scanner.

To configure a software not to be reported:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Configure Exclude Software 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 software name.
  5. Click OK.

For example, if you want the Inventory scanner not to scan for the Adobe products, configure the following settings in the Configure Exclude Software table:

"Pattern Type= Expandable expression; Software = Adobe*"

The Inventory scanner will not report the software with name beginning with "Adobe".

For more information on how to work with the Configure Exclude Software table, see Configure Exclude Software.

Exclude Local Files
Allows you to configure the files that should be excluded during the Inventory scan. These files will be skipped by the Inventory scanner.

To configure the software:

  1. Click Edit Table.
  2. In the Exclude Local 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 software name.
  6. Click OK.

For example, if you do not want the Inventory scanner to report the "*.jhm" software from Windows inventoried machines, configure the following settings in the Exclude Local Files table:

"Platform= Window; Pattern Type = System expandable expression; Software = *.jhm"

To delete an entry from the Exclude Local Files table, select the entry and click Delete.

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