Operating system item attributes

Main: General

Attribute name

Description

OS categorization

Used to categorize the operating system. In order to categorize OS, define category, subcategory and architecture of the OS.

Manufacturer

Choose the manufacturer of the operating system. This field is optional.

Product name

Enter the product name. This field is mandatory.

Version

Enter the version number or name of the product. This field is optional.

Language

Enter the language version of the product. This field is optional.

Status

Operating system item can have following system statuses:

  • Created

  • Auto generated

  • Active

  • Removed

Description

You may enter free description of the operating system. This field is optional.

Main: Installation settings

Attribute name

Description

Initial installation enabled

Select yes/no to specify if initial installation using this operating system is enabled. If this is set to no, other initial installation settings are hidden.

OS media

Select operating system media. This field is optional.

OS media > Media path

Type in the media path to the OS installation media on the installation point.

OS media > Platform

Describes the platform architecture of the operating system.

OS media > OS family

Displays the operating system family.

OS media > Image index

Displays the image index of the operating system media.

OS media > License key

Type in the OS license key if applicable.

Notice that some operating systems don't require a license key.

OS media (OEM)

Select operating system media. This field is optional.

OS media (OEM) - License key

License key is read from the asset configuration page.

Prefer built-in drivers

Determines whether the built-in drivers are preferred in the initial installation or not.

Main: SNMP settings

Attribute name

Description

SNMP scan enabled

Determines whether the SNMP scan is enabled or not. (Yes/No)

Main: Additional information

Attribute name

Description

Attachments

You may attach files into this field. About attaching files. This field is optional.

Comments

You may add comments related to this item here. This field is optional.

Item status pane

Attribute name

Description

Total identified

Total amount of installations of this operating system found from managed assets.