Topic Last Updated—August 2008

The Asset Intelligence Configuration Manager 2007 console tree node is the home page for the Asset Intelligence feature in Configuration Manager 2007 SP1. To access the Asset Intelligence home page, in the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database (<site code> - <site name>) / Computer Management / Asset Intelligence.

Note
The information in this topic applies only to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 and later.

The Asset Intelligence home page displays a summary dashboard of Asset Intelligence catalog information.

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The Asset Intelligence home page does not automatically update while it is being viewed. To refresh the Asset Intelligence home page information while viewing it, click F5.

The Asset Intelligence home page is divided into the following sections:

Asset Intelligence Summary

The Asset Intelligence summary section of the Asset Intelligence home page contains the following elements.

Asset Intelligence feature state

Specifies whether or not the Asset Intelligence feature has been enabled.
System Center Online service connection status

Specifies the connection status to System Center Online.
Note
An Asset Intelligence Synchronization point site system role is required to connect to System Center Online. For information about installing an Asset Intelligence Synchronization point, see How to Install an Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point.
Asset Intelligence catalog last updated

Specifies the time and date of the last Asset Intelligence catalog update.

Asset Intelligence Catalog Summary

The Asset Intelligence Catalog summary section of the Asset Intelligence home page contains the following elements.

Asset Intelligence catalog summary information tables

Displays Asset Intelligence catalog summary information in table format. The following information is displayed in number format:
  • Inventoried software titles

  • Software categories

  • Software families

In addition, the numbers of each are displayed according to one of the following identification states:
  • Identified by Microsoft

  • Identified by administrator

  • Pending online identification

Asset Intelligence catalog summary information chart

Displays Asset Intelligence catalog summary information in bar chart format. The following information is displayed in percentage format:
  • Inventoried software titles

  • Software categories

  • Software families

The information is displayed using opaque colors according to one of the following identification states:
  • Identified by Microsoft (green)

  • Identified by administrator (blue)

  • Pending online identification (yellow)

  • Unidentified and not pending online identification (red)

Asset Intelligence Catalog Synchronization Status Summary

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The Asset Intelligence catalog synchronization status section of the Asset Intelligence home page is only displayed if an Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system role has been installed. For more information about installing an Asset Intelligence synchronization point see How to Install an Asset Intelligence Synchronization Point.

The Asset Intelligence catalog synchronization summary section of the Asset Intelligence home page contains the following elements.

Last download time

Displays the date and time of the last Asset Intelligence catalog synchronization with System Center Online.
Changes to Categories/Families

Displays the number of new software categories added to the Asset Intelligence catalog after the Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system was installed.
Changes to Software Titles

Displays the number of new software titles added to the Asset Intelligence catalog after the Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system was installed.
Changes to CPU

Displays the number of new processor properties added to the Asset Intelligence catalog after the Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system was installed.
Changes to Hardware Requirements

Displays the number of new software title hardware requirements added to the Asset Intelligence catalog after the Asset Intelligence synchronization point site system was installed.

Links and Resources

The Links and Resources section of the Asset Intelligence home page contains the following elements.

Navigation

Provides links to Configuration Manager 2007 SP1 console items where Asset Intelligence components can be configured.
Web Reports

Provides links to common Asset Intelligence reports.
Resources

Provides links to external resource information.

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