Machine Summary

The Machine Summary page for any agent can be displayed immediately by clicking the check-in status icon next to any machine ID.

Agent has checked in

Agent has not recently checked in

Agent has never checked in

Online but waiting for first audit to complete

Agent has been disabled

Alternatively, you can navigate to the Audit > Machine Summary page, which lists all machine IDs currently matching the Machine ID / Group ID filter, and click any machine ID to display the Machine Summary page.

The Machine Summary page allows administrators to perform tasks and functions solely for one managed machine. A tabbed property sheet provides access to various categories of information about the managed machine. The administrator can customize the layout of the Installed Applications and System Info tabs.

The following elements are displayed in the single-user interface:

Machine Info - IP Address, Computer Name, Subnet Mask, OS, Version and Build, Default Gateway, Connection Gateway, RAM, MAC Address, CPU ,DHCP Server, DNS Server, and Primary and Secondary WINS Servers.
Installed Applications - Lists all the applications installed on the managed machine. Provides the same functionality as the Installed Apps function in the Audit feature tab. Clicking the Filter... button enables you to filter the applications displayed by application attribute.
System Info - Lists system hardware attributes and related information.
- Click the Show More button to add or subtract system information attributes from the default list provided.
- Click the automatic assignment icon next to an system information attribute to manually edit the value. Click the manual edit icon to display the Edit Manual Input Value Only dialog box. Use this dialog box to manually change the value of the attribute for this machine or for all machines using the current machine ID / group ID filter.
- Click the System Serial Number link to display a machine manufacturer's support site, for the following manufacturers: Dell, IBM, Lenovo, HP, Compaq, Gateway, and Sony.
Disk Volumes - Drive letter, Type, Format, Free Space, Used Space, Total Size, and Label.
PCI & Disk Hardware - Type, Vendor, and Product name. Provides the same functionality as the PCI & Disk H/W function in the Audit tab.
Printers - Lists the printers and ports a machine can direct print jobs to.
Pending Scripts - Displays and schedules pending scripts for a machine and the script history for that machine. Includes the execution date/time and administrator who scheduled the script.
- To add a script to the pending script schedule, click the Click to schedule new script link to display the Search for Script window and select a script. The name of the selected script displays at the top of the Pending Scripts window. Enter scheduling parameters, then click the Schedule button.
- To remove a pending script from the pending script schedule, click the checkbox next to the pending script and click the Cancel button.
Agent Logs - Displays the event logs available for a machine: Agent Log, Configuration Log, Network Statistics, Application Log, Security Event Log, System Event Log, Script Log, Remote Control Log.
Alerts - Defines alerts for a machine: Agent Status, Application Status, Get File Changes, Hardware Changes, Low Disk Space, Application Event, Security Event Log, System Event Log, LAN Watch, Script Execution Failure, Protection Violations, Patch Alert.
Patch Status - Displays Missing and Pending Microsoft patches and schedules missing patches. If a machine belongs to a collection, missing patches may be further identified as Denied (Pending Patch Approval). The user can manually override the denied Patch Approval policy by scheduling the patch.
- To schedule a missing patch, check the box next to the patch, enter scheduling parameters and click the Schedule button.
- To cancel a pending patch, check the box next to the patch and click the Cancel button.
- To display the history of patches installed on a machine, click the Show History link.
Remote Control - Displays and configures remote control settings for a machine.
Agent Settings - Displays information about the agent on the managed machine: Agent version, Last check-in, Last reboot, First time check-in, Collection membership, Temp Directory, Check-In Control, Edit Profile, Set Days to Keep Log Entries, Capture Event Logging.

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