Why collect device hardware inventory data?

Overview

You can collect device hardware inventory data to:

• create a list of managed device objects, for example, access ports that are available as SAPs

• save for future processing and inventory tracking

• compare the current and historical lists to identify trends and capacity changes

• record the time required to gather inventory data as a base measure

See the inventory chapter in the NSP NFM-P User Guide for more information about generating specific types of inventory reports.