Activating Inventory Scan

warning

Make sure that SystemAnalyzer is activated.

Inventory Scan is active by default; make sure it is activated to enable collection of software inventory data on workstations. If it is inactive, follow these instructions to activate:

Windows
Unix

Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.
Go to the bin directory, which is by default in C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin, run the command:
Command Syntax
```
cd <bin_dir>
```
Example
```
cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin
```

Once in the directory, activate the collection of software inventory data on workstations for Inventory scan, run the command:

Command Syntax

openit_oconfinit -u "C:/Program Files/OpeniT/Core/Configuration/module-activation/system_analyzer.root.systemanalyzer.inventoryscan.active=true"

By default, module activation changes are applied every 6 hours. However, if you want to activate the collection of software inventory data on workstations for Inventory scan immediately, run the appropriate command based on your system setup:
- For a coexistent Open iT setup (Core Server and Client on the same machine), run the command:
  Command Syntax
```
openit_moduleactivator
```
- For a distributed setup (Core Server and Client(s) on separate machines), follow the steps in the Manually Creating and Downloading a Distributable Configuration Files Package section.

Go to the bin directory, which is by default in /opt/openit/bin, run the command:
Command Syntax
```
cd <bin_dir>
```
Example
```
cd /opt/openit/bin
```
Once in the directory, activate the collection of software inventory data on workstations for Inventory scan, run the command:
Command Syntax
```
./openit_oconfinit -u "/var/opt/openit/etc/module-activation/system_analyzer.root.systemanalyzer.inventoryscan.active=true"
```
By default, module activation changes are applied every 6 hours. However, if you want to activate the collection of software inventory data on workstations for Inventory scan immediately, run the appropriate command based on your system setup:
- For a coexistent Open iT setup (Core Server and Client on the same machine), run the command:
  Command Syntax
```
./openit_moduleactivator
```
- For a distributed setup (Core Server and Client(s) on separate machines), follow the steps in the Manually Creating and Downloading a Distributable Configuration Files Package section.

If you want to activate Inventory Scan on selected clients, follow the instructions in the Activating Features on Selected Clients section.

Recommended readings: Configuring Application Inventory