System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Unleashed

Hardware Inventory Improvements

Any administrator who has heard of the sms_def.mof file probably understands the tedium and testing required to extend hardware inventory. Extending hardware inventory required understanding the obscure language used to write the SMS_Def.mof file and often required trial and error to manage. In System Center 2012 Configuration Manager, extending hardware inventory is now built into the console (see Figure 2.17) rather than editing a SMS_Def.mof file. Extending classes to inventory is as simple as clicking a box. In addition, you can export and import inventory settings.

Figure 2.17. New way to configure hardware ...