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These inventory methods gather basic hard- and software inventory data on the target device from the Windows OS. The inventory methods operate on targets of the type Device.
The Zero-Touch OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts using WMI queries. Using WINAPI based Windows-Registry queries as a fallback for earlier Windows versions that do not provide the StdReg-WMI-Provider.
This is the least invasive inventory method for Windows.. The only requirements are sufficient privileges to run all required WMI queries to RayVentory Scan Engine. This inventory method can be customized to gather additional data, available via WMI or from the Windows registry.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oZero-touch
oWMI
•Prerequisites:
oNone
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by a temporary local copy of NDTRACK pushed via SMB, executed by a temporary service, and inventory copied via SMB.
RayVentory Scan Engine mounts the target's built-in share ADMIN$, copies the NDTRACK files to a temporary subdirectory of ADMIN$\Temp\, and starts the NDTRACK via a temporary service. Eventually, the resulting inventory file is copied to the RayVentory Scan Engine host. Later, the temporary service and the temporary directory are deleted.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch inventory on Windows. This inventory method uses NDTRACK.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oAccess to the File System
oRemote execution
oWindows Service Manager
•Prerequisites:
oNone
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by a temporary local copy of NDTRACK pushed via SMB, executed via WMI, and inventory copied via SMB.
RayVentory Scan Engine mounts the target's built-in share ADMIN$, copies the NDTRACK files to a temporary subdirectory of ADMIN$\Temp\, and starts the NDTRACK by via a temporary service. Eventually, the resulting inventory file is copied to the RayVentory Scan Engine host. Later, the temporary directory is deleted.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch inventory on Windows. This inventory method uses NDTRACK.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oAccess to the File System
oRemote execution
oWMI
•Prerequisites:
oNone
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by NDTRACK, loaded via SMB from the UNC path to the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities, executed by a temporary service, and inventory uploaded via HTTP(S).
RayVentory Scan Engine starts a temporary service that references the service executable, located on the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities share, which starts the NDTRACK, located on the same share. NDTRACK will upload its results to the RayVentory Scan Engine HTTP Service. Later, the temporary service is deleted.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch inventory on Windows. This inventory method uses NDTRACK.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oRemote execution
oWindows Service Manager
•Prerequisites:
oConfigured and reachable RayVentory Scan Engine HTTP Service
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by NDTRACK, loaded via SMB from the UNC path to the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities, executed by a temporary service, and inventory uploaded via SMB to the UNC path for RayVentory Scan Engine inventories.
RayVentory Scan Engine starts a temporary service that references the service executable located on the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities share which starts the NDTRACK, located on the same share. NDTRACK will upload its results to the RayVentory Scan Engine inventories share. Later, the temporary service is deleted.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch ORATRACK inventory. You may need this if remote connections to the database are blocked by the host firewall and local connections are allowed.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oRemote execution
oUpload to the SMB shares
oWindows Service Manager
•Prerequisites:
oSMB share to receive inventory files
oThe setting Save inventory results from target devices on the following UNC share must be configured in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by NDTRACK, loaded via SMB from the UNC path to the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities, executed via WMI, and inventory uploaded via HTTP(S).
RayVentory Scan Engine starts the NDTRACK, located on the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities share via WMI (Win32_Process). NDTRACK will upload its results to the RVP HTTP Service.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch ORATRACK inventory. You may need this if remote connections to the DB are blocked by the host firewall and local connections are allowed.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oRemote execution
oWMI
•Prerequisites:
oThe setting Execute RayVentory Scan Engine Utiliites from the follwing UNC shared path on target device must be configured in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen
oThe scan utilities must be present on the shared location (for example installed via the Install Scan Utilities button in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen)
oA configured and reachable RayVentory Scan Engine HTTP Service
Remote-Execution OS / platform inventory for Windows hosts by NDTRACK, loaded via SMB from the UNC path to the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities, executed via WMI, and inventory uploaded via SMB to the UNC path for RayVentory Scan Engine inventories.
RayVentory Scan Engine starts the NDTRACK, located on the RayVentory Scan Engine utilities share, via WMI (Win32_Process). NDTRACK will upload its results to the RayVentory Scan Engine inventories share.
Use this as an alternative to the zero-touch ORATRACK inventory. You may need this if remote connections to the DB are blocked by the host firewall and local connections are allowed.
•Used credential type:
oWindows
•Required capabilities:
oRemote execution
oUpload to the SMB shares
oWMI
•Prerequisites:
oThe SMB share to receive inventory files
oThe setting Execute RayVentory Scan Engine Utiliites from the follwing UNC shared path on target device must be configured in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen
oThe scan utilities must be present on the shared location (for example installed via the Install Scan Utilities button in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen)
oThe setting Save inventory results from target devices on the following UNC share must be configured in the Remote execution section of the Settings screen