BMC Footprints Asset Core and Inventory Manager Training
This 3.5-day training class has been designed for our Foot Prints Asset Core customers who need
to learn how to configure Foot Prints Inventory Manager to automate their inventory process, but
do not need instruction on Foot Prints Patch Manager. This hands-on training class will teach you
to effectively discover, inventory and maintain a comprehensive hardware and software inventory of your complex IT environment. This is accomplished via in depth configuration and best practice
instruction.
Given the compressed time frame and the volume of advanced content covered in this course, students must already be able to perform system basics such as navigating the interface, viewing an asset, and creating user accounts.
This course is followed by the Foot Prints Asset Core Administrator Exam. A passing score of %80 or better is required to become a certified Asset Core Administrator.
- Course Objectives
- Who Can Benefit
- Syllabus
Examine Asset Core requirements, installation, and setup
Examine the Console, remote control, direct access, and user preferences
Examine groups and security profiles
Examine Agent Roll out and tasks
Examine Inventory types, device groups, and history
Generate Inventories with Ops rules and imports
Examine Software Management, application catalogue, and application management
Examine Asset Discovery
Who Can Benefit
- IT Architects and Engineers
- IT Administrators
COURSE ACTIVITIES
- Classroom Presentations
- Hands-on Lab Exercises
GETTING STARTED WITH ASSET CORE
- New Features
- Technical Requirements
- Architecture
- Loaded Modules Overview
- Installation
- Agent Setup
- Launching the Console
- Importing a New License
- Console Overview
- Loaded Module s Overview
- Scheduling Tasks
FIRST STEPS USING THE CONSOLE
- Add a Second Console
- Device Topology
- Using Remote Control
- Using Direct Access
- User Preferences
USING COMMON ASSET CORE OBJECTS
- Device Groups
- Creating User Groups
- Creating an Administrator
- Connect to Directory Services
- Creating an Administrator Group
- Defining a Security Profile
- Operational Rules Overview
- Creating Op Rules
- Assigning Op Rules
- Creating Queries
- Creating Reports
AGENT ROLLOUT
- Agent Rollout Overview
- Executing Asset Discover via the Wizard
- Scheduling Tasks
- Creating an Agent Rollout via the Wizard
- Launching the Agent Rollout Wizard
- Initiating Rollouts on Discovered Devices
- Monitoring a Rollout
- Rollout Server Page
- Modifying the Rollout Properties
- Uninstalling the Asset Core Agent
UNDERSTANDING INVENTORIES
- Inventories Overview
- Inventory Types
- Updating Inventories
VIEWING INVENTORIES USING THE CONSOLE
- Viewing Inventories Overview
- Viewing Inventory Data for One Device
- Viewing Inventories for a Device Group
- Saving the Console Data for a Device Group
- Viewing the Inventory History
GENERATING INVENTORIES
- Generating Inventories Overview
- Hardware Inventory Using Op Rules
- Modify the Hardware Inventory INI File
- Software Inventory Using Op Rules
- Security Settings Inventory Using Op Rules
- Custom Inventory Using Op Rules
- Custom Inventory from CSV File Import
SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT
- Software Management Overview
- Adding an Application to the Application Catalogue
- Creating a Schedule Template
- Setting Up Application Monitoring
- Using Software License Management
FINANCIAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Financial Asset Management Overview
- Creating the Initial Record
- Financial Asset Management Reports
GENERATE INVENTORIES FOR UNMANAGED DEVICES
- Executing Asset Discovery via the Wizard
- Launching the Asset Discovery Wizard
- Viewing Scan Status
- Executing Automatic Asset Discovery
- Executing Configurable Asset Discovery
- Stopping Asset Discovery
- Assign a Schedule for Scanning