Windows UBR (Update Build Revision) in AM Hardware Inventory

Products

• CA Client Automation - IT Client Manager
• CA Client Automation

Issue/Introduction

Windows UBR (Update Build Revision) is not present in AM Hardware inventory.

 

In AM Inventory, Windows Build Number is present under Inventory/Operating System/Installation

 

 

 

Example : 17763

 

But the UBR (Update Build Revision) is not inventoried.

UBR is the last part of OS Build which appears in winver command.

 

Example : 3650

 

How to add inventory of Windows UBR ?

Environment

Client Automation - All Versions

Resolution

It is possible to inventory Windows UBR using DMS Script which creates an additional inventory.

See attached below the script UBR.dms. This script creates a new Component "Windows Inventory" under Additional folder with a group "Windows UBR Inventory".
This group contains the 2 values : OS Build and UBR :

 

Here is how to implement it :

1. In DSM Explorer, Go under Jobs/Asset Jobs/My Asset Jobs and create a new Job of type Script
   
   
   
2. Click Next. Give a name (ex: UBR Inventory) and click next.
3. Copy/Paste the content of file UBR.dms into the job.
   
   
   
4. Click Next. Click on "Set Scheduling" button.
   In tab Miscellaneous, check the option "This job is allowed to run unattended"
   
   
   
5. Click OK and FINISH
   The AM Job is created.
   
   
6. Link this job to "All Computers" or a group of computers
   
   
   
   

7. When AM Agent is executed on a machine, it will execute this script and generate the file
   C:\Program Files (x86)\CA\DSM\Agent\units\00000001\uam\UBR.MIF
   
   This file is converted in UBR.mnv file
   

8. This file contains 2 inventory items : 

   UBR value
   and
   OS Build which is the Build Number and its UBR. This is the strings which appears in winver command :

 

Additional Information

Following idea has been created on Client Automation Community to ask this inventory in a future release of product : Add Windows UBR value in AM Inventory (Update Build Revision)