Versions affected: LDMS 9.5 SP1
A new feature to come with LDMS 9.5 service pack one is to detect and report on the size, location and name of date files with the extensions .ost and .pst. Outllook files.
This can be useful when locating pst or ost files before reimaging a machine, because losing all a users archive mail is something no one wants to do, and situation that no IT administrator wants to be in.
So to help with this possible issue, LANDesk has increased the inventory compatibly of the inventory scanner so it can pick up these files.
Walkthrough
Here are some steps to follow to allow you to activate this feature and allow clients to report the new information to the core:
1) On the core server, modify the c:\Program Files(x86)\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\ldlogon\ldappl3.template with a text editor (for example, notepad)
2) Scroll down to the just below 'scanextensions'
3) Add the following line:
DataFileExtensions=.pst
Example Extract :
[LANDesk Inventory] ; Duplicate can be ON or OFF. If ON any applications that are found more ; than once by the scanners will be entered into the database. If set to ; OFF, the scanners will only find the application once. Duplicate=ON ; ScanExtensions lists the extensions that will be searched for. ; Regardless of what is entered in the Applications section, if the extension ; of the file is not listed here, the application will not be found. ; This list is currently limited to 40 extensions. If there are more than 40 ; extensions, only the first 40 will be used. ScanExtensions=.exe ;ScanExtensions=.exe .com .sys .nlm .lan .dll .hlp .lvl .crh .lib .run .jar .dat DataFileExtensions=.pst .ost ########### Changes made and implemented here ; MultimediaExtensions lists the extensions that will be scanned for inclusion ; in a computer software report. This information can be found under the Multimedia ; database attribute and will include the total number of multimedia file, the
4) Save the LDAPPL3.TEMPLATE file and close the text editor.
5) Open the LANDesk Management Suite console.
6) Go to Tools | Reporting/Monitoring | Manage Software List
7) Click on 'Make Available to Clients'
8) Now clients will start sending this new information along with their next full inventory scan.
To test
9) Run the full inventory manually , by adding the switch /SYNC to the inventory short cut in the start menu and the item will appear in the inventory of the device.
Under the following heading in the inventory of the computer:
Software -Data Files
