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I currently have a large list of "Remote Devices" whos last inventory date was in 2018. Does FNMS scrub these records at any point?
‎Jul 19, 2019 09:03 AM
Hi,
Afaik there is not automated removal by default.
The quickest way would be to gather all the DeviceIDs (e.g. older than X days) into a temp table #DiscoveredDevice and then run this stored procedure to have them removed:
EXEC DiscoveredDeviceRemoveBatch
Best regards,
Markward
‎Jul 19, 2019 09:32 AM
Hi,
Afaik there is not automated removal by default.
The quickest way would be to gather all the DeviceIDs (e.g. older than X days) into a temp table #DiscoveredDevice and then run this stored procedure to have them removed:
EXEC DiscoveredDeviceRemoveBatch
Best regards,
Markward
‎Jul 19, 2019 09:32 AM
Since this is not removed by any sort of automated process, do you know if there is value in keeping these records?
‎Jul 19, 2019 09:49 AM
There is usually no direct value connected to license compliance. I guess most companies would just discard the data.
However, depending on how the data was gathered and how ITAM processes are, some companies might still find the data useful to identify gaps in their inventory, etc.
‎Jul 19, 2019 10:04 AM
@mfranz earlier comments about the DiscoveredDeviceRemoveBatch procedure is helpful if the particular records you are trying to remove are in the DiscoveredDevice table in the database.
It may also be that the records you are looking at here are a different type of record, such as an inventory device record that has been imported from some source. Generally inventory device records will be deleted in FlexNet once they are deleted/removed from the original inventory source, so it may help to look at data aging practices in the inventory source system.
The following semi-related discussion thread may have some more useful pointers (especially if the devices you are looking at have had inventory gathered using the FlexNet inventory agent): Deleting old inventory records.
‎Jul 20, 2019 12:40 AM
Remote Devices are not necessarily discovered devices. Mine are resulting from the Office 365 Integration and do not appear as a Discovered Device.
‎Jul 26, 2019 08:20 AM
Hello,
I recommend a read of this section of the Online Help for an understanding of remote devices, how they come to live and what we use them for:
https://helpnet.flexerasoftware.com/fnms/EN/WebHelp/index.html#topics/Vir-Remote_Devices.html
Best regards
Thorsten
‎Jul 26, 2019 08:30 AM
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