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Your network contains a system centre 2012 R2 configuration manager services pack 1 (SP1) environment. You have an application named App1 version 1.0 of App1 installed on some client computers…
The correct answer is B. Modify the Enable software inventory on client setting. Software inventory in SCCM collects installed file and application details including version numbers, making it the correct feature to enable when identifying which computers have a specific application version.
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Your network contains a system centre 2012 R2 configuration manager services pack 1 (SP1) environment. You have an application named App1 version 1.0 of App1 installed on some client computers. Version 1.1 of App1 installed on other client computers. You need to identify which of the client computers has version 1.0 installed. What should you do?
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- ASelect Collect NOIDMIF files in Hardware Inventory
- BModify the Enable software inventory on client setting
- CModify the Enable hardware inventory on client setting
- DAdd a file name to software metering
- EAdd a WMI class to the Sms-def.mof file
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(57 responses)- B86% (49)
- C9% (5)
- D2% (1)
- E4% (2)
Why each option
Software inventory in SCCM collects installed file and application details including version numbers, making it the correct feature to enable when identifying which computers have a specific application version.
NOIDMIF files extend hardware inventory with custom data fields and are not designed to collect or report installed application version numbers.
The 'Enable software inventory on clients' setting directs SCCM clients to scan and report installed software file metadata, including product version numbers. Once enabled and configured, administrators can query SCCM reports or Resource Explorer to determine exactly which computers have App1 version 1.0 versus 1.1. Hardware inventory does not capture application version data at this level of granularity by default.
Hardware inventory collects system resource data such as CPU, RAM, and disk configuration - not granular per-application version details.
Software metering rules track application usage frequency and duration, not which installed version is present on a given machine.
Adding a WMI class to sms_def.mof extends the scope of hardware inventory collection and does not enable software file version reporting.
Concept tested: SCCM software inventory for application version detection
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/clients/manage/inventory/introduction-to-software-inventory
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