Viewing Assets

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You can view asset records in Skylar One (formerly SL1) from the Asset Manager page and also from the Devices page or from the Device Manager page.

Use the following menu options to navigate the Skylar One user interface:

  • To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
  • To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().

Viewing the List of Asset Records

You can view the list of all existing assets records in Skylar One under the Asset Manager page, and then view the details of a specific asset record.

To view the Asset Manager page and filter the list of asset records:

  1. Go to the Asset Manager page Registry > Assets > Asset Manager.
  2. The Asset Manager page displays a list of all asset records you are allowed to view. The Asset Manager page displays the following for each asset record:
  • Make / Model. Manufacturer of the device. If possible, Skylar One populates this field automatically. Model description of the device. Skylar One populates this field automatically. The Model information is separated from the Make information in the Skylar One database.
  • Device-Link. Name of the device in Skylar One. Skylar One populates this field automatically.
  • Organization. The Organization to which the asset is assigned.
  • Function. Description of the asset's function. Although this value is customizable, usually contains values like "backup server", "web server", "file server".
  • Status. Describes the current service status of the asset. Although this value is customizable, usually contains values like "production", "backup", "development".
  • Owner. Describes the current owner or manager of the asset. Although this value is customizable, usually describes the group with responsibility for the asset, such as "customer", "partner", "self-owned".
  • Location. Describes the facility or data center where the asset resides. Although this value is customizable, usually describes physical location of the asset.
  • Serial No.. Serial number of the device.
  • Asset Tag. Asset tag of the device.
  • ID. Unique numeric identifier, automatically assigned to each asset-record by Skylar One.
  • Edited By. The user who created or last edited the asset record.
  • Last Edited. Date and time the asset record was created or last edited.

Clicking once on any of the column headings will sort the list by column heading in ascending order. Clicking on the same column heading a second time will sort the list in descending order.

Viewing an Asset Record

On the Asset Manager page (Registry > Assets > Asset Manager), you can view details about a single asset. To view details about an asset record:

  • Find the asset for which you want to view an asset record.
  • Click its wrench icon ().
  • The Asset Administration panel appears, where you can click tabs and view details about an asset record.
  • The Asset Administration panel includes the following tabs and pages:
  • Properties tab. Displays the Asset Properties page. This page displays overview information about an asset, such as organization, make, model, identification numbers, administrators and technician, and location of the asset.
  • Maintenance tab. Displays the Asset Maintenance & Service page. This page displays business information about an asset, such as vendor and purchase date, cost, PO number, details on warranty policies and details on service policies.
  • Configuration tab. Displays the Asset Configuration page. This page displays technical information about the hardware configuration and system configuration of an asset, such as BIOS, operating system, host ID, host name, DNS name, and overview information about memory, CPU, and disks.
  • Licenses tab. Displays the Asset Licenses page. This page displays information for each discovered software product installed on the product.
  • IP Networks tab. Displays the Asset IP Networks page. This page displays technical information about each network interface on a device, such as interface name, speed, IP address, network mask, MAC address, associated blade/port, associated gateway, and associated name server.
  • Components tab. Displays the Asset Components page. Displays technical information about each hardware component associated with an asset, such as make, model, serial number, connection, and slot/bus.
  • Notes tab. Displays the Asset Notes & Attachments page. This page displays notes about the asset that were created with the Notepad Editor modal page. You can access the Notepad Editor modal page from the [Action] menu in any page in the Asset Administration panel. Each entry in the Notepad Editor page appears in the Asset Notes & Attachments page for the asset.

Viewing an Asset Record from the Devices Page

To view an asset record from the Devices page:

  1. Go to the Devices page.

  2. If the Asset ID column already appears on the page, proceed to step 3. If the Asset ID column does not appear on the page, then do the following:

    1. Click the gear icon ().

    2. Select Column Preferences.

    3. Locate the Asset ID column in the list and toggle it on.

  3. Locate the device for which you want to view an asset record.

  4. In the Asset ID column, click the asset ID hyperlink. The Asset Properties page appears.

Viewing an Asset Record from the Device Manager Page

To view an asset record from the Device Manager page:

  • Go to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic SL1 user interface).
  • Find the device for which you want to view an asset record.
  • Click on the Asset icon ()
  • The Asset Properties page appears.

If the Asset () is grayed out, it means an asset record has not been created for the device. To create an asset record for a device, see the section on Manually Creating an Asset Record.