Miradore clients run software inventory scans and send collected inventory information to Miradore server at regular, configurable intervals. The inventory interval can be set for each client platform separately in the system settings of Miradore. See Inventory types and update intervals for detailed description of what data is collected from devices running on different platforms. The collected data may vary between different client platforms.
If Asset inventory change logging is enabled at "System settings > Main > Event log settings > Asset inventory change log" in Miradore, then Miradore compares the newest software inventory scan results with the previous scan result to detect if there has happened any changes in the devices' software configurations. If a change is detected, it is logged and shown in Software inventory change log report. At the system settings, it is also possible to define how long information of the changes is stored in Miradore.
Miradore tracks software installations and writes a log if a software is installed or removed to/from a managed device. Table 1 describes the software inventory information sources on different platforms.
|
Platform |
Software inventory source |
|
Windows |
Add/Remove programs scan |
|
Linux |
Package manager scan |
|
OS X |
Installed applications scan |
Table 1: Software inventory information sources on different platforms
Related processes
Additional information
Software information change log view
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