DOCUMENT:Q235869 10-MAY-2000 [sms] TITLE :SMS: How to Use Cliutils.exe to Force Inventory to Occur PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server PROD/VER:winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbtool kbsms200 kbInventory kbsmsUtil ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Systems Management Server versions 2.0, 2.0 SP1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= When you want to use Systems Management Server (SMS) inventory capabilities, you can start an inventory agent manually or by using the Cliutils.exe command-line utility. The Cliutils.exe utility is included in the Support\Reskit\Bin\I386\Diagnose folder of the SMS CD-ROM. If you are using an SMS 2.0 Service Pack distribution, this file is installed along with the other supportability files when Support.exe is executed. The Cliutils.exe utility is also included with the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit version 4.5. MORE INFORMATION ================ To initiate an inventory cycle, run Cliutils.exe with the appropriate command-line switches to force a cycle. For example, use one of the following commands to start an inventory cycle: cliutils /start "Software Inventory Agent" "cliutils /start "Hardware Inventory Agent"" (without the quotation marks) This forces a normal inventory for the selected inventory agent to begin immediately. This functionality can be used to troubleshoot inventory flow back to the site server or to update inventory for a given computer after a software distribution has taken place. This permits administrators to take advantage of dynamic collections. For more information about the Cliutils.exe utility, use the /? parameter or see Chapter 13 in the Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0 Resource Guide. Additional query words: prodsms hinv sinv force immediate ====================================================================== Keywords : kbtool kbsms200 kbInventory kbsmsUtil Technology : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200 kbSMS200SP1 Version : winnt:2.0,2.0 SP1 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.