Activating Windows Application Inventory

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Make sure that SystemAnalyzer is activated.

Windows Application Inventory data collection is active by default; make sure it is activated before activating other data collection sources. If it is inactive, follow these instructions to activate:

Windows

Step 1: Open Command Prompt

1. Open a command prompt with Administrator level privileges.

Step 2: Navigate to the bin Directory

1. Run the following command to go to the Open iT Core bin directory.

   By default, this is located at: C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin.

   Command Syntax

   cd <bin_dir>

   Example

   cd C:\Program Files\OpeniT\Core\bin

Step 3: Activate the Windows Application Inventory Collection

1. Run the following command to activate the Windows Application Inventory data collection:

   Command Syntax

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

Step 4: Apply the Activation Immediately

1. By default, module activation changes are applied every 6 hours. However, if you want to activate the data collection for Windows Application Inventory 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.

Unix

Step 1: Navigate to the bin Directory

1. Run the following command to go to the Open iT Core bin directory.

   By default, this is located at: /opt/openit/bin.

   Command Syntax

   cd <bin_dir>

   Example

   cd /opt/openit/bin

Step 2: Activate the Windows Application Inventory Collection

1. Run the following command to activate the Windows Application Inventory data collection:

   Command Syntax

   ./openit_oconfinit -u "/var/opt/openit/etc/module-activation/system_analyzer.root.systemanalyzer.winappinfo.active=true"

Step 3: Apply the Activation Immediately

1. By default, module activation changes are applied every 6 hours. However, if you want to activate the data collection for Windows Application Inventory 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 Windows Application Inventory collection on selected clients, follow the instructions in the Activating Features on Selected Clients section.