Virtual Machine vs Computer Asset Types

Products

• Client Management Suite
• IT Management Suite
• Asset Management Suite

Issue/Introduction

In Asset reports such as 'All Assets', Some computers have the asset type "computer" while others have "virtual machine".  How does Altiris generate this information?

Environment

ITMS 8.6 RU2

Resolution

"Asset types" are retreived from "Resource type" table:

• For "Virtual Machines" we use the following guid: '2c3cb3bb-fee9-48df-804f-90856198b600'.

Resource types are defined during the "Basic inventory". You can find it under Resource Manager> Inventory> Basic Inventory >>AeX AC Resource Inventory Summary.

Currently, ITMS detects VMware, VirtualPC, and Nutanix as Virtual Machines. Other Virtual machines are not detected yet and probably will be in the near future.