Lenovo ThinkPad T40p IBM System Information Center Administrator's Guide - Page 26

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v If you are using the System Information Gatherer CD, type D:\ISIG_OEM.EXE (where D is the letter of your CD drive). d. Click OK. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. Installing the client agent from the System Information Center program GUI After the System Information Center program has been installed and is ready to be used, follow this procedure to install the client agent from the System Information Center program GUI: 1. Using your browser, go to the URL where the System Information Center program is located within your enterprise. The logon page is displayed. 2. Type your user ID and password, then click Submit. The System Information Center program is displayed. 3. In the System Information Center menu bar, click Assets. 4. Click Download Agent Installer. The File Download window opens. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Note: If you intend to perform scheduled uploads, you will need to enter the server address for these uploads into the installation wizard. Installing the client agent from the Web (IBM computers only) You can download a version of the client agent executable intended for IBM computers at: http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?Indocid=MIGR-56187 If you intend to install the client agent from the Web address mentioned above, you will need to run the ISIG_IBM.EXE file instead of the ISIG_OEM.EXE file. Temporarily using the client agent The client agent is used whenever a user either registers an asset or uploads an asset scan. The client agent is run directly from the Web application server whenever the client agent is not permanently installed on the client computer. v A Register New Asset operation automatically scans and gathers information about the client computer and prompts for specific demographic information about the asset. v An Upload Asset Scan operation automatically scans and gathers information about the client computer and sends it to the database without prompting for demographic information. For details about temporarily using the client agent to register an asset or to upload an asset scan see, "Registering an asset" on page 24. Performing an unattended installation Instead of each user either permanently installing the client agent or temporarily running the program from the Web, you can customize both the ISIG_IBM.EXE and ISIG_OEM.EXE files to execute a silent installation. A silent installation, also referred to as an unattended installation, ensures that the client agent is permanently installed on client computers without any user intervention. There are two primary ways in which to prepare the client agent to perform a silent installation. One way requires creating a shortcut that enables users to 18

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v
If
you
are
using
the
System
Information
Gatherer
CD,
type
D
:\ISIG_OEM.EXE
(where
D
is
the
letter
of
your
CD
drive).
d.
Click
OK
.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Installing
the
client
agent
from
the
System
Information
Center
program
GUI
After
the
System
Information
Center
program
has
been
installed
and
is
ready
to
be
used,
follow
this
procedure
to
install
the
client
agent
from
the
System
Information
Center
program
GUI:
1.
Using
your
browser,
go
to
the
URL
where
the
System
Information
Center
program
is
located
within
your
enterprise.
The
logon
page
is
displayed.
2.
Type
your
user
ID
and
password,
then
click
Submit
.
The
System
Information
Center
program
is
displayed.
3.
In
the
System
Information
Center
menu
bar,
click
Assets
.
4.
Click
Download
Agent
Installer
.
The
File
Download
window
opens.
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Note:
If
you
intend
to
perform
scheduled
uploads,
you
will
need
to
enter
the
server
address
for
these
uploads
into
the
installation
wizard.
Installing
the
client
agent
from
the
Web
(IBM
computers
only)
You
can
download
a
version
of
the
client
agent
executable
intended
for
IBM
computers
at:
http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?Indocid=MIGR-56187
If
you
intend
to
install
the
client
agent
from
the
Web
address
mentioned
above,
you
will
need
to
run
the
ISIG_IBM.EXE
file
instead
of
the
ISIG_OEM.EXE
file.
Temporarily
using
the
client
agent
The
client
agent
is
used
whenever
a
user
either
registers
an
asset
or
uploads
an
asset
scan.
The
client
agent
is
run
directly
from
the
Web
application
server
whenever
the
client
agent
is
not
permanently
installed
on
the
client
computer.
v
A
Register
New
Asset
operation
automatically
scans
and
gathers
information
about
the
client
computer
and
prompts
for
specific
demographic
information
about
the
asset.
v
An
Upload
Asset
Scan
operation
automatically
scans
and
gathers
information
about
the
client
computer
and
sends
it
to
the
database
without
prompting
for
demographic
information.
For
details
about
temporarily
using
the
client
agent
to
register
an
asset
or
to
upload
an
asset
scan
see,
“Registering
an
asset”
on
page
24.
Performing
an
unattended
installation
Instead
of
each
user
either
permanently
installing
the
client
agent
or
temporarily
running
the
program
from
the
Web,
you
can
customize
both
the
ISIG_IBM.EXE
and
ISIG_OEM.EXE
files
to
execute
a
silent
installation.
A
silent
installation,
also
referred
to
as
an
unattended
installation,
ensures
that
the
client
agent
is
permanently
installed
on
client
computers
without
any
user
intervention.
There
are
two
primary
ways
in
which
to
prepare
the
client
agent
to
perform
a
silent
installation.
One
way
requires
creating
a
shortcut
that
enables
users
to
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