Re: using WMI for computer inventory

Branimir,

Shoot, when you put it like that......

Still, I want to play with this. I always like a good challenge ( and
creating my first application with entirely new technology -well, to me! -
seems like a good idea! ).

Thanks for your head's up....

--
Cary W. Shultz
Roanoke, VA 24012
Microsoft Active Directory MVP

http://www.activedirectory-win2000.com
http://www.grouppolicy-win2000.com



"Branimir Petrovic" <NoBody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Cary Shultz [A.D. MVP] wrote:
>
>
>>
>> My concern was that in a larger environment that WMI is too clunky (
>> read: bloated ). Someone whose opinion I respect says that he always
>> tries to find another way to do the things that WMI does....especially in
>> larger environments.
>
> Bloatedness should not be your main worry, but reliability. In my
> experience
> whenever you are dealing with *many* system - WMI invariably becomes pain
> in
> the ... Some (of many) systems will have problems with WMI (most trivial
> being disabled DCOM), and you will find occasional system where attempt to
> instantiate remote WMI object hangs and that would be the "kiss of death"
> if your app is single threaded script app (if script application is what
> you
> have on mind). Then you'll have to come to terms with local firewalls...
>
> Put these two together and the best defense would be to design/make your
> app
> as local service running on each and every PC you want to work with and
> have
> that local service "call the mother ship" (web site front end to central
> database?). And all of sudden your little project idea becomes huge and
> complex application. May be paying for MS SMS or IBM Tivoli aint't such a
> bad idea after all ;)
>
> Branimir


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