Apple MC171Z/A Administration Guide - Page 18

Taking Inventory Apple Remote Desktop lets you capture data describing the attributes of client computers, then generate reports based on the data. You specify how often you want to capture data, the data you want to capture, and the computers you want to profile. You can collect data just before generating a report if you need up-to-the-minute information. Or you can schedule data to be collected by Apple Remote Desktop at regular intervals and stored in its built-in SQL (Structured Query Language) database for use on an as-needed basis. You can also specify where you want the database to reside-on the local administrator computer, or on a server where the Apple Remote Desktop administrator software is installed and always running, so data can be captured on an ongoing basis. Administrator computer Mac OS X Server SQL tools ARD SQL database ARD SQL database Xserve cluster node Marketing department Engineering department Using the collected data, Apple Remote Desktop generates reports tailored to your specifications. 18 Chapter 1 Using Apple Remote Desktop