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Network Inventory

Centennial Discovery provides a full network inventory, with an automated audit of all PCs, servers and workstations across the IT estate.

Discovery performs a network inventory of all IP-addressable devices, including a full hardware audit of Windows PCs, Unix servers and other types of workstation. The network inventory also covers network printers, switches, wi-fi points and other devices.

More Than Just PC Inventory - Total Hardware Audit

When performing a network inventory and hardware audit, Centennial Discovery will automatically find all devices on the network, even if they have not been previously recorded through a manual audit.

In addition to Windows PCs, Centennial Discovery’s patent-pending LANProbe technology tracks every IP device on the network including:

Mobile devices (Windows CE)
Non-Windows PCs (Mac OSX, Citrix, Linux)
Servers (Windows, Unix, Linux, AIX, Solaris)
Network printers
Routers and managed switches
Firewalls and other SNMP-enabled network devices

And it’s not just local PCs and devices that are audited; Discovery will automatically create a complete network inventory of the entire organization, including LAN, WAN and even remote dial-up connections.

Discovery Network Inventory & Hardware Audit features

As part of the network inventory, Centennial Discovery collects the full hardware and software configuration [link to software audit] of each PC. This depth of inventory and audit information is unrivalled, with no less than:

12 Computer Status Categories: Presence or absence of client agent, audit schedule and history, status of Discovery license...
11 General Properties: Computer name, type, Organizational Unit, registration status, MAC and IP address, communication (network, email, or diskette)...
10 System Properties: Make, model, serial number, BIOS manufacturer, memory, processor type and speed, monitor, drives, operating system...
6 Software Properties: Manufacturer, product type, usage, access (local, network, or terminal), unidentified software...
5 Software Usage Categories: Never, occasionally, monthly, weekly, daily.

Additional information collected about each PC includes:

Audit History displays details of hardware and software added and removed.
Location – both current and historic
Volume of different file types and percentage of disk space used

As part of a full network inventory, Discovery can also collect custom data that fits the organization's IT asset management policies and practices, such as primary user name, department, machine asset number, or any other pertinent information.