Application Metering Configuration In Notification Server 7

[Migration User]

We have installed NS 7 and in that we have CMS and SMS installed.I have enabled all the policies.I want see the time usage of particular application installed or used at the Client machine.How to gather that information?Is there any thing to do at notification server side?

please help me out...

Thanks in Advance..

[sdmayhew]

subtract the event start time from the event stop time. it is also in the application metering table

[Irina]

In addition to the above advice:

You use the application metering feature to monitor the use of applications on managed computers.
Target computers must be managed, have the Application Metering plug-in installed, and Application Metering policies enabled and configured for the computers.
When you configure the metering options for the policy, you can enable the application event tracking option "Record usage events".
Then you can see the Application metering start and stop events data:
1) by viewing reports, at Reports > All Reports > Software > Application Metering.
2) by viewing an application in the Resource Manager, at View > Events > Data Classes > Inventory > Application metering.

In the Altiris Inventory Solution™ 7.0 SP2 from Symantec User Guide at http://www.symantec.com/docs/DOC2097
you can find more info about Application metering policy options (pp 93-96) and Application metering start, stop, and denial events (pp 99-101).
 

[Migration User]

When\how often does the client report back App Metering data?

[Migration User]

In 7.1, App Metering Summary data is sent from the client to the server once a day.

[Migration User]

Can this be configured or accelerated? I am doing testing in Development and don't want to wait to the next day to confirm something is working.

[Migration User]

If you are testing only, here are some steps.  Please backup all files, etc.  Not for production use...:)

 

!!!This does require you to make changes to key files, so the warning of saving a copy of the file prior to editing it is issued.!!!!

 

1 – Edit the “ApplicationMeteringPolicyConfigurationUI.aspx” file found at: “[SMP installed drive/folder]\Altiris\Inventory\Web\Metering\ApplicationMeteringPolicyConfigurationUI.aspx”

2 – Search for the following attributes, replacing Visible=”false” to Visible=”true”, and save the file when finished.

  -chkClientSendSummary (checkbox)

  - lblClientSendSummary (label)

  - ddlSendSummaryFrequency (dropdown list)

(Sample code:

<td style="width: 33%">

                        <asp:CheckBox ID="chkClientSendSummary" runat="server" Visible="false"></asp:CheckBox>

                        <asp:Label ID="lblClientSendSummary" runat="server" Text="" Font-Size="11px"Visible="false"></asp:Label>

                    </td>

                    <td style="width: 77%" colspan="2">

                        <asp:DropDownList CssClass="ClsButton" ID="ddlSendSummaryFrequency" Font-Size="11px"

                            runat="server" Visible="false">

                        </asp:DropDownList>

                    </td>

4 – Perform IISRESET

5 – Open console and navigate to “Settings -> All Settings -> Discover and Inventory -> Inventory Solutions -> Application Metering Configuration” and adjust the “Client send summary data every:” interval.

 

If the above did not work the following can be performed

 

6 – Open “OS Drive:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Temporary ASP.NET Files”, delete all files.  Reopen console.