Deployment Checklist

When deploying NetInventory, consider the following steps:

 

Pre-deployment

• Read the documentation carefully
• Determine hardware/software requirements for the database

 

Deploying the database

• Create a database using the Collector.mdb file as a starter
• Verify indexes and foreign key constraints were converted
• Establish an authentication/authorization scheme for the database
• Secure the database as appropriate for outsiders, ordinary users, and administrators

 

In a lab environment

• Ensure the test machines meet the minimum requirements
• Install the NetInventory client
• Configure the database and other NetInventory options
• Test NetInventory and the database connectivity
• Consider altering/recompiling the NetInventory program to suit your needs
• Save the NetInventory.config file
• Test login batch file

 

Deploying the client (depends on the installation scenario)

• Install missing/outdated components on each client
• Configure .Net Security on each client
• Deploy the Collector.exe and the saved NetInventory.config file
• Edit login batch file
• Identify locations where NetInventory should run as a scheduled task

 

Post deployment

• Check the text-based error log file on a regular basis
• Verify the security of the database