Scanning remote shared disks (disconnected scenario)

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By default, only local disks are scanned by the disconnected scanner. To include remote shared disks in software scans, edit scanner configuration parameters on each computer on which the disconnected scanner is installed. If you want only some of the directories from the shared disk to be scanned, define the list of directories that should not be scanned in the scanner configuration files.

Before you begin

  • Discovery of shared disks is supported on Linux, AIX, and Solaris. It is not supported on Windows and IBM i.
  • Types of discovered shared disks include UNIX Network File System (NFS) and Windows Common Internet File System (CIFS).
  • Use this procedure to discover software that is installed on General Parallel File System (GPFS). Because the disconnected scanner always treats GPFS as a remote shared disk, use this procedure even when your GPFS is a local file system.

About this task

You need to set up scanning of a shared disk on each computer on which the disk is mounted. As a result, the shared disk is scanned multiple times. It might cause that the computer on which the shared disk is located has a heavier workload and that accessibility of the shared disk is degraded during the scans. Consider distributing the scans across different times or days.

Procedure

  1. UNIXWindows Open the isotag_config.xml and slmtag_config.xml files and make the following changes.
    • Add the following line. It enables scanning of all shared disks that are mounted on the computer for which you add the parameter. Leave the analogical parameter that already exists for the local file system scanning. If you modify the existing line instead of adding the new one, you will disable scanning of the local file system.
      <IncludeDirectory value="$remote::*"/>
    • Modify the following line.
      <Provider value="provider_remote_cache2"/>
  2. Open the sw_config.xml file and make the following changes.
    • Add the following line. It enables scanning of all shared disks that are mounted on the computer for which you add the parameter. Leave the analogical parameter that already exists for the local file system scanning. If you modify the existing line instead of adding the new one, you will disable scanning of the local file system.
      <Attribute name="includeDirectory" value="$remote::*"/>
    • Modify the following line.
      <Attribute name="provider" value="provider_remote_cache2"/>
  3. Optional: To exclude a directory on the shared disk from scanning, add the following parameter to the scanner configuration files.
    • UNIXWindows In the isotag_config.xml and slmtag_config.xml files, add the following line.
      <ExcludeDirectory value="<remote_directory_name>"/>
    • In the sw_config.xml file, add the following line.
      <Attribute name="excludeDirectory" value="<remote_directory_name>"/>