Re: Remotly force hardware inventory

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There is definitely a way, and afaic there is no easier way than the
"Initiate advanced client actions tool", which has a pretty nice
additional feature set.

http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/8/view.asp?id=7099

Just install, right-click the target collection, select sms tools;
refresh hardware inventory.

Kim Oppalfens
MVP SMS
In article <0581A4DE-369D-459E-9FD0-D6720C33DEC3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
RandyFinkerton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
> Does anybody know if there is a way to remotely force a hardware inventory on
> an individual client or collection, without changing the global settings of
> the Hardware Inventory Client Agent?
>

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Kim Oppalfens
SMS MVP
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