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SEARCH INVENTORY

This page serves as an easy-to-use search engine, with the help of which you can run quick searches across the environment for the inventory of operating systems, hot fixes, software, services, network adapters, and hard disks. The page allows you to build multiple search queries in no time, and even permits a few/all such queries to be executed simultaneously on the CMDB, so that a wide variety of details pertaining to multiple IT assets, can be retrieved and viewed in a single interface.

This page can be accessed by the following menu sequence:Inventory->Search.

To build search conditions using this page, first, indicate what to search for by picking one of the following options from the Search for list.

  • Hotfix
  • Harddisk
  • Network Adapter
  • OS
  • Software
  • Service

The rest of the search process will vary, depending upon the option chosen from the Search for list. Each of these options have been discussed below.

Hotfix:

Select the Hotfix option, if you want to search the environment for the details of one/more hotfixes; this information will enable administrators to identify systems on which critical hotfixes are missing so that, they can initiate the steps necessary to apply the hotfixes on such systems.

To search for hotfixes, do the following:

  • Pick an option from the Search by section to indicate the basis for your search. The available options are as follows:

    • Name: Select this option, if you want to search for a specific hotfix. When this option is chosen, you will be required to select the OS to which the hotfix pertains and the Hotfix to search for. If you want the details of all hotfixes, then, pick the All option from the Hotfix list. To view the list of systems on which the chosen hotfix has been installed, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list, from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed for the chosen hotfix. To view the list of systems from which the chosen hotfix has been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the complete list of systems on which the chosen hotfix was installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

    • Date: Select this option if you want to search for those hotfixes that were installed and/or uninstalled, during a specified period. If this option is chosen, then, you will be required to specify the time period for the search using the From and To calendar controls against Date. To search for only those hotfixes that were installed during the indicated period, set the Installed flag to Yes. To search for only those hotfixes that were uninstalled during the indicated period, set the Installed flag to No. To search for all hotfixes, whether installed or uninstalled during the specified period, set the Installed flag to All.

    • Pattern: Select this option, if you want to search for those hotfixes with names that match a specified pattern. Upon selecting this option, you will be required to provide a comma-separated list of Patterns to search for. You can either provide the whole/part of the hotfix names in the Pattern text box, or use wild card characters to indicate the patterns. For instance, to look for hotfixes with names that begin with the strings 'Q123' and 'C425', your Pattern specification can be: Q123*,C425*. To search for all hotfixes, simply enter * in the Pattern text box. If you want to view the list of systems on which the hotfixes that match the specified patterns are still available, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed for the hotfixes. To view the list of systems from which the hotfixes that match the configured patterns have been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the details of all hotfixes that match the configured patterns, regardless of their current availability, set the Installed flag to All.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To remove a query from the list, select the query and click the DELETE button. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of hotfixes that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

Harddisk

To view the systems with a particular hard disk capacity or those that are using a specific type of filesystem, pick the Harddisk option from the Search for list. This system list is useful if a hard disk resize is planned across the environment, and there is a need to identify the systems with a low hard disk capacity.

Once the Harddisk option is chosen, proceed as follows:

  • Select the basis for your search by picking an option from the Search by section.
  • If you select the Filesystem Type option from Search by, a Filesystem Type list box will appear. Upon selecting an operating system from the OS list, the Filesystem Type list will be populated with the complete list of filesystems supported by all managed systems running the chosen OS. Choose a Filesystem Type from this list.
  • On the other hand, if you select the Capacity option from Search by, a Capacity list box will appear in this page. Once you select an operating system from the OS list, the Capacity list will be automatically populated with the hard disk capacity of all the managed systems that are running the chosen OS. Choose a hard disk capacity from the Capacity list.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To remove a query from the list, select the query and click the DELETE button. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of systems that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

Network Adapter

To search for the systems on which a specific Network adapter has been installed/uninstalled, do the following.

  • Select Network adapter from the Search for list box.

  • This will invoke a Search by flag that provides two options namely, Name and Pattern . By picking an option from Search by, you can indicate the basis for your search.

  • If you want to view the systems that support a particular network adapter, set the Search by flag to Name. Then, pick an operating system from the OS list box, so as to populate the Network adapter list, with all the network adapters that are supported by the managed systems that are running the chosen OS. Next, pick the adapter to search for from the Network adapter list. To view the systems supporting all the network adapters, pick the All option from the Network adapter list.

  • To view the list of systems on which the chosen network adapter has been installed, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list, from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed in your result set. To view the list of systems from which the network adapter has been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the complete list of systems on which the chosen adapter was installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

  • On the other hand, choose the Pattern option against Search by, if you want to search for those adapters with names that match a specified pattern. Upon selecting this option, you will be required to provide a comma-separated list of Patterns to search for. You can either provide the whole/part of the adapter names in the Pattern text box, or use wild card characters to indicate the patterns. For instance, to look for adapters with names that begin with the strings 'Q123' and 'C425', your Pattern specification can be: Q123*,C425*. To search for all network adapters, simply enter * in the Pattern text box. If you want to view the list of systems on which the adapters that match the specified patterns are still available, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed in the result set. To view the list of systems from which the adapters that match the configured patterns have been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the details of all network adapters that match the configured patterns, regardless of whether they were installed/uninstalled from a system, set the Installed flag to All.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To remove a query from the list, select the query and click the DELETE button. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of systems that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

OS:

To locate systems that are running specific operating systems, select OS from the Search for list. Such a list of systems will be useful not only during a routine stock taking exercise, but will also come in handy while planning a software/service pack deployment, RAM upgrade, etc.

To invoke this list, do the following after selecting OS from the Search for list:

  • Indicate the basis for your search by picking one of the following options from the Search by section:

    • RAM size: Select this option, if you want to know which systems running a specific OS have been configured with a particular RAM size. Upon selecting this option, pick an OS from the OS list, and then, choose one of the following options from the RAM size list.

      • Equals: Select this option and then pick a RAM size from the list box adjacent to it to invoke the list of systems running the chosen OS that have been configured with the chosen RAM size.
      • Less than: Select this option and then pick a RAM size from the list box adjacent to it to view the list of systems with RAM size lesser than the chosen RAM size.
      • Less than or equal to: If you want to know which systems have been configured with RAM that is lesser than or equal to a chosen RAM size, select this option from the RAM size list and then pick a RAM size from the list box adjacent to it.
      • Greater than: Select this option and then pick a RAM size from the list box adjacent to it to view the list of systems with RAM size greater than the chosen RAM size.
      • Greater than or equal to: If you want to know which systems have been configured with RAM that is greater than or equal to a chosen RAM size, select this option from the RAM size list and then pick a RAM size from the list box adjacent to it.

    • OS name: Select this option from Search by if you want to view the details of systems that are running a particular OS. Once this option is chosen, pick an operating system to search for from the OS list. To view the details of systems regardless of OS, pick the All option from the OS list.

    • Date: Select this option from Search by if you want to view the details of systems that were installed during a specific time period. Once this option is chosen, specify the start date and end date of this time period using the From and To calendar controls against Date.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To remove a query from the list, select the query and click the DELETE button. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of systems that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

Software:

While attempting to uninstall/upgrade a software via say, an automation tool, the knowledge of the systems that host the software is essential. To identify the systems on which a particular software is available, pick the Software option from the Search for list.

Then, proceed as follows:

  • Pick an option from the Search by section to indicate the basis for your search. The available options are as follows:

    • Name: Select this option if you want to search for a specific software. When this option is chosen, you will be required to select the OS on which the software operates, and then choose the Software of interest to you. To view the list of systems on which the chosen software has been installed, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed for the chosen software. To view the list of systems from which the chosen software has been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the complete list of systems on which the chosen software was installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

    • Date: Select this option if you want to search for software that was installed and/or uninstalled during a specified period. If this option is chosen, then, you will be required to specify the time period for the search using the From and To calendar controls against Date. To search for software that was installed during the indicated period, set the Installed flag to Yes. To search for software that was uninstalled during the indicated period, set the Installed flag to No. To search for all software, whether installed or uninstalled during the specified period, set the Installed flag to All.

    • Pattern: Select this option if you want to search for software with names that match a specified pattern. Upon selecting this option, you will be required to provide a comma-separated list of Patterns to search for. You can either provide the whole/part of the software names in the Pattern text box, or use wild card characters to indicate the patterns. For instance, to look for software with names that begin with the strings 'acro' and 'macro', your Pattern specification can be: acro*,macro*. To search for all software, simply enter * in the Pattern text box. If you want to view the list of systems on which the software that matches the specified patterns is still available, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed for the software. To view the list of systems from which the software that matches the configured patterns was uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the details of all the software that match the configured patterns, regardless of whether they were installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of systems that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

Service:

To know on which systems a particular service has been installed, and to determine the current status of that service, pick the Service option from the Search for list. Then, proceed as follows:

  • Pick an option from the Search by section to indicate the basis for your search. The available options are as follows:

    • Name: Select this option if you want to search for a specific service. When this option is chosen, you will be required to select the OS on which the service executes, and then choose the Service of interest to you. To view the list of systems on which the chosen service is installed, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed in the result set. To view the list of systems from which the chosen service has been uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the complete list of systems on which the chosen service was installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

    • Pattern: Select this option if you want to search for services with names that match a specified pattern. Upon selecting this option, you will be required to provide a comma-separated list of Patterns to search for. You can either provide the whole/part of the service names in the Pattern text box, or use wild card characters to indicate the patterns. For instance, to look for services with names that begin with the strings 'java' and 'sys', your Pattern specification can be: java*,sys*. To search for all services, simply enter * in the Pattern text box. If you want to view the list of systems on which the services that match the specified patterns are still available, set the Installed flag to Yes. This will invoke a Display Columns list from which you can select the installation details that you want displayed for the software. To view the list of systems from which the services that match the configured patterns were uninstalled, set the Installed flag to No. To view the details of all the services that match the configured patterns, regardless of whether they were installed/uninstalled, set the Installed flag to All.

  • Every time you pick a Search by option and build a search query, you can add that search query to the list box below by clicking on the ADD button in this page. This way, you can add multiple queries to the list. To remove a query from the list, select the query and click the DELETE button. To execute a single query, select it from the list box and click the SEARCH button. This page will then display the details of systems that fulfill the search criteria included in the chosen query. If multiple queries are to be executed simultaneously, select all the queries of interest to you from the list box, and click the SEARCH button. Each query will be executed independently, and the results of each query will be displayed in separate sections in this page. To execute all the queries in the list box at one shot, just click on the SEARCH button.

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