Re: Inventory Switches using IDMIF

I think that you would need to do one per device. Personally, I have been
work with DDR instead of IDMif to do a similar thing. With DDR it would be
on DDR per device / IP.


"lbroxterman" <lbroxterman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Garth Thank you for the reply. I have already seen this sample. The
problem
is I am attempting to add numerous peices of hardware with several
attributes
via one idmif file. This sample is just to simple. Can I add more than one
device with several attributes via one idmif? If so how is the file syntax
go. The following is what I have however I am pretty sure it will not
work.

//Architecture<Infrastructure>
//UniqueID<MembersUnited>

Start Component
Name = "Network Infrastructure"
Start Group
Name = "Infrastructure"
ID = 1
Class = "Switch"
Key = 1
Start Attribute
Name = "Corp"
ID = 1
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(20)
Value = "New"
End Attribute
End Group

Start Group
Name = "Switch1"
ID = 2
Class = "Switch"
Key = 1
Start Attribute
Name = "Location"
ID = 1
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(20)
Value = "WAR"
End Attribute
Start Attribute
Name = "MFG"
ID = 2
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(20)
Value = "Cisco"
End Attribute
Start Attribute
Name = "IP Address"
ID = 13
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(50)
Value = "1.2.3.4"
End Attribute
End Group

Start Group
Name = "Switch2"
ID = 3
Class = "Switch"
Key = 1
Start Attribute
Name = "Location"
ID = 1
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(20)
Value = "ALB"
End Attribute
Start Attribute
Name = "MFG"
ID = 2
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(20)
Value = "Cisco"
End Attribute
Start Attribute
Name = "IP Address"
ID = 13
Access = READ-ONLY
Storage = Specific
Type = String(50)
Value = "1.2.3.5"
End Attribute
End Group
End Component


"Garth" wrote:

Here is a sampele for idmif

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sms/sms2003/opsguide/ops_5tyb.mspx?mfr=true

"lbroxterman" <lbroxterman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I would like to add all my switches along with their serial number and a
few
other pieces of information to my SMS database. I understand I can do
this
with the use of an IDMIF file.
I have used NOIDMIF to add information to my workstations that report
into
my database but I am struggling with how to correctly create the IDMIF.
ANy help with the proper sentax would be excellent.
I am struggling with creating one file to report several devices.

Thanks
Larry





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