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User Guide for Resource Manager Essentials 4.1
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Chapter 6 Managing Inventory Collection and Polling Using Inventory
Inventory Administrative Operations
Step 2 Click Apply in the respective panes for the changes to take effect.
Step 3 Set the new Inventory Collection or Inventory Polling schedule in the respective panes, as follows:
Inventory data does not change frequently, so infrequent collection is better. However, if you are
installing much new equipment, you may need more frequent collection.
Infrequent collection reduces the load on your network and managed devices. Collection is also best
done at night or when network activity is low.
Also, make sure your collections do not overlap, by checking their duration using the Inventory Job
Browser (see
Using the Inventory Job Browser), and scheduling accordingly.
Step 4 Click Apply.
The new schedule is saved.
Cisco.com Fetch Interval
You can use Cisco.com Fetch Interval to determine the frequency at which the information can be
retrieved from Cisco.com for generating:
• PSIRT Summary Report (see Generating a PSIRT Summary Report for more information)
Field Description
Scheduling
Run Type Select the run type or frequency for inventory collection or polling—Daily, Weekly, or Monthly.
For periodic jobs, the subsequent instances of jobs will run only after the earlier instance of the job is
complete.
For example, if you have scheduled a daily job at 10:00 a.m. on November 1, the next instance of this job
will run at 10:00 a.m. on November 2, only if the earlier instance of the November 1 job has completed. If
the 10.00 a.m. November 1 job has not completed before 10:00 a.m. November 2, then the next job will start
only at 10:00 a.m. on November 3.
Date Select the date for the collection or polling to begin, using the date picker.
at Enter the time for the collection or polling to begin, in the hh:mm:ss format.
Job Info
Job
Description
Has a default Job Description:
For Job Type, Inventory Collection, the description is, System Inventory Collection Job.
For Job Type, Inventory Polling, the description is, System Inventory Polling Job.
E-mail Enter e-mail addresses to which the job sends messages when the collection or polling job has run.
You can enter multiple e-mail addresses, separated by commas.
Configure the SMTP server to send e-mails in the View / Edit System Preferences dialog box (Common
Services > Server > Admin > System Preferences).
We recommend that you configure the CiscoWorks E-mail ID in the View/Edit System Preferences dialog
box (Common Services > Server > Admin > System Preferences).
When the job starts or completes, an e-mail is sent with the CiscoWorks E-mail ID as the sender’s address.