Discovery and Inventory Tools Overview

The Microsoft BackOffice 4.5 Resource Kit CD-ROM includes these discovery and inventory tools:

Dump Discovery Data (Discdump.exe)

Displays network discovery data from the local client discovery data record (DDR) file in a readable format.

Inventory Synchronizer (InvSync.exe)

Sends a hardware or software inventory resynchronization request to client.

MIF Checker (MIFCheck.exe)

Validates the syntax of a Management Information Format (MIF) file and reports syntax errors. This tool also parses a MIF file and displays it.

MIF Form Generator and MIF Entry (Mifgen.exe, Mifwin.exe)

Extends a client’s computer inventory to include additional types of information by creating custom groups.

MOF Manager (MofMan.exe)

Modifies the classes and attributes that are collected for hardware inventory by editing the SMS_def.mof file.

Software Inventory Viewer (SinvView.exe)

Displays data generated by the SMS Software Inventory Processor in a readable format. Displays both full inventory (.sic) and delta inventory (.sid) files and data from the software inventory history file (Sinv.his).