WMI Inventory for Specific Software

[Bill Endraske]

If I add this as an inventory module, how can I apply filters to include only specific software?  Is there a line to filter results?

 

[Config]

Version=2

Component=WBEM Inventory

 

[Namespace=ROOT\CIMV2]

Enumeration=INCLUDE

Property=Win32_Product.Name

Property=Win32_Product.Version

[mccst05]

Hi Bill,

 

No, there is no filter on the WBEM module, it gets what it gets. If you need to get filtered inventory from WMI, I suggest using a script and WMIC commands to extract and process the WMI data however you need it.

 

Having said that, what are you actually trying to achieve here? What software inventory data is in WMI which is not in either signature or heuristic software scans?

 

Steve McCormick, ITIL

CA Technologies

Principal Services Consultant

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[Bill Endraske]

We need specific build numbers for Microsoft Office components.  CA changed the CA provided signatures for MS office to give a 16.0.0.0 general version.

[lecri01]

Why not use an intelisig.

 

 

 

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[mccst05]

OK yes I saw that in the community. You can use:

 

                wmic product get name, version, vendor

embedded in a DMscript. Redirect the result to a file, read it back and look for the products you want, create a MIF for it.

 

You could also use VB:

 

strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _

    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!
" _

    & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colSoftware = objWMIService.ExecQuery(_

    "Select * from Win32_Product " & _

    "Where IdentifyingNumber =" _

        & " '{90280409-6000-11D3-8CFE-0050048383C9}'")

For Each objItem in colSoftware

    Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name

    Wscript.Echo "Version: " & objItem.Version

Next

 

But with VB you would have to write the MIF manually whereas DMScript will do it with a couple of function calls.

 

Steve McCormick, ITIL

CA Technologies

Principal Services Consultant

[e-mail]

<mailto:[e-mail]>

[lecri01]

Or if you want it as software inventory use an inteliisig.

 

 

 

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[lecri01]

I created one a few months back for a customer.  I will track it down and send it to you over the weekend.  I am on leave today through Wednesday but I have my laptop so assuming I can get on my mother's network I will send it.

 

 

 

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