Create a Computer

You cannot create a computer record using the Computers (SP) application. An integration tool, such as Integration Composer, creates computer records. You cannot create them in the Computers (SP) application.

The Computers (SP) application displays data about computers deployed in your enterprise. It includes tabs with specific information about the computer itself as well as the computer's software, storage devices, processors, media adapters (such as sound and video cards), communication devices (such as modems and network adapters), network settings for TCP/IP and IPX, image devices (such as printers and scanners), displays, and users. You can view this information, but you cannot use the Computers (SP) application to create computer records.

The deployed asset data displayed in the Computers (SP) application is collected directly from computers actually installed in your enterprise. To gather this data, discovery tools (such as IBM Tivoli Configuration Manager or Microsoft SMS) scan computers, network devices, and network printers deployed in your enterprise and record information about the hardware and software installed on those assets. An integration tool, such as Integration Composer, processes the collected data and imports it into the database.