Downloading and testing InventorySettings.xml

FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R2 (On-Premises Edition)

To download a version of the InventorySettings.xml file so that you can test it before approving, follow the steps below:

  1. Navigate to the Discovery & Inventory > Inventory Settings page.
  2. Expand the Inventory extensions version section.
  3. Select Always use the approved version from the Rule for InventorySettings.xml drop-down list.
  4. Select the row in the table that corresponds to the version that you wish to test.
    Note: You can only select a version that is higher than your organization's currently approved version.
  5. Click the Download version button at the top right of the table. This will initiate the download of the InventorySettings_X.xml where X represents the version that was selected.
  6. Copy the downloaded file to a server that has the FlexNet inventory agent installed and also has the relevant application(s) installed. For example, if the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that was downloaded had a change in it related to the way inventory was collected for Oracle Database 12c, then you would test this file on one of your servers that has Oracle Database 12c installed on it and that is using the FlexNet inventory agent to inventory it.
  7. After you are on the chosen server, you can perform the following to test the changes.
    1. For Windows based servers, do the following:
      • Open a command prompt window and change the location to C:\Program Files (x86)\ManageSoft (or equivalent)
      • Execute the following command: 
       ndtrack -t machine -o InventorySetttingsPath=<path to InventorySettings_X.xml>
    2. For UNIX-like servers (including UNIX, Linux, macOS, etc.), do the following:
      • Open a command window and change the location to /opt/managesoft/bin/
      • Execute the following command: 
       ndtrack -t machine -o InventorySetttingsPath=<path to InventorySettings_X.xml>
  8. Once the execution of ndtrack is complete, the data is uploaded and processed in the usual manner. You can then use FlexNet Manager Suite to validate the version of the InventorySettings.xml file that was tested is working as documented:
  9. Optionally, choose whether to approve that version of InventorySettings.xml for use throughout your enterprise using the instructions provided in Approving a version of InventorySettings.xml.