Light weight software and hardware inventory
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1. In a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server, a method of inventorying software and/or hardware, the method comprising:
- requesting a rule file from the server;
receiving a rule file from the server;
gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client based on rules in the rule file; and
sending results of gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client to the server.
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Abstract
A method of inventorying software and/or hardware. The method may be practiced for example in a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server. The method includes requesting a rule file from the server. The rule file is received from the server. Information is gathered about the software and/or hardware at the client based on rules in the rule file. The results of gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client is sent to the server.
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1. In a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server, a method of inventorying software and/or hardware, the method comprising:
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requesting a rule file from the server;
receiving a rule file from the server;
gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client based on rules in the rule file; and
sending results of gathering information about the software and/or hardware at the client to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server, a method of inventorying software and/or hardware, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for a rule file from the client;
sending a rule file to the client identifying desired information about software and/or hardware at the client; and
receiving an inventory file from the client including information about software and/or hardware as specified in the rule file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. In a network computing environment including at least one client and at least one server, a computer readable medium having a plurality of data fields on the medium arranged in a hierarchical fashion and representing a data structure for conveying inventory information, comprising:
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a first data field containing data representing a class argument including data defining an object for which to collect data at the client;
a second data field hierarchically below the first data field representing an instance argument including data defining an occurrence of the class argument; and
a third data field hierarchically below the second data field representing a property argument including data defining an attribute of the instance argument. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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