Chapter 13. Using ZENworks Workstation Inventory

ZENworks for Desktops includes powerful workstation inventory software that allows you to gather complete hardware and software inventory for all managed workstations on your network. Once workstations have been imported, you can use the inventory software to collect, store, and report information about the client workstations on your network. This information can be useful in making business decisions on how to manage workstations. The following are some examples of business decisions that can be made from workstation inventory information:

• Which workstations need new applications

• Which workstations need updated hardware and drivers

• Which workstations should receive an application object

• Which workstations are running the corporate software standard

• Which workstations conform to the corporate hardware standard

The following sections describe the workstation inventory process, how to set up inventory in your environment, and which tasks can be performed once it has been properly installed and configured.