Working with system values inventory

You can collect an inventory of the system values on any endpoint system that is running OS/400® V5R1, or later.

After you have collected these inventories, use IBM® Navigator for i to compare the system values on a model system to those on selected target systems. You can also choose to update the system values on the target systems to match those on the model system.

You will want to make sure that your system values inventories are current before doing a compare and update of system values on your systems. The Compare and Update window shows the date and time that the system values inventory was last collected on the target systems. You need a current inventory because the inventory data for the endpoints is used to do the compare and update. To collect inventory on a system or group, right-click the endpoint system or system group, select Inventory, and then select Collect.

You can also export your system values inventory to a PC file. These PC files provide a history of the inventory and allow you to work with the data in a spreadsheet program or other application. To export a system values inventory, right-click the endpoint system or system group, select System Values, and then select Export. You can also click the Export button from the Compare and Update window.