Configuring asset information for a managed system

This topic describes how to configure asset information for a managed system. You can configure information about the system user, lease, and warranty; you also can provide data in up to five user-defined fields. If you specify an end date for a lease or warranty, a warning event is generated on that date.

Complete the following steps to configure asset information:
  1. In the IBM Director Console Tasks pane, drag the Asset ID™ task onto the managed system. The serial number information for major system components is displayed in the Serialization page in the Asset ID window.
  2. To configure system information, click the System tab. The following information is displayed on the System page:
    • Host name of the system
    • MAC address
    • Operating system
    • Universal unique identifier (UUID)
    • Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) profile associated with the system, if applicable
    The RDM profile field is the only field that you can modify.
  3. To configure user information, click the User tab. You can provide the following information about the system user on the User page:
    • Name
    • Phone
    • Location
    • Department
    • Position
  4. To configure lease information, click the Lease tab. You can specify the following information on the Lease page:
    • Lease start date
    • Lease end date
    • Term of the lease (in months)
    • Amount of the lease
    • Name of the company that leased the system
    If you specify an end date for the lease, a warning event is generated when the lease ends.
  5. To configure asset information, click the Asset tab. You can provide the following information on the Asset page:
    • Date the system was purchased
    • Date the system was last inventoried
    • Asset number
    If the system has a radio-frequency identification (RFID) number, it is displayed on this page.
  6. To configure custom data fields, click the Personalization tab. You can provide custom information in up to five user-defined fields on the Personalization page.
  7. To configure warranty information, click the Warranty tab. The information you specify here is collected during an inventory collection. You can view it by using the Inventory task, or manage the warranty information by creating a dynamic group. You can provide the following information on the Warranty page:
    • Duration of the warranty (months)
    • Cost of the system
    • End date for the warranty
    If you specify an end date for the warranty, a warning event is generated when warranty expires.
  8. Click Apply.
  9. Close the Asset ID window.
The information that you provided is written to the EEPROM. For systems that are not enabled for Enhanced Asset Information Area (EAIA), this information is written to asset.dat in the data directory. Asset.dat is deleted when IBM Director is uninstalled.
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