[Casper] Feature Request - Tracking Decommissioned Machines

Fri May 8 12:28:28 PDT 2009

Would the software inventory from those assets show up in audits? Or are
they segmented off?

Thanks,

Julius

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> From: Josh Holland <josh at jamfsoftware.com>
> Date: Fri, 08 May 2009 14:19:24 -0500
> To: <casper at list.jamfsoftware.com>
> Subject: Re: [Casper] Feature Request - Tracking Decommissioned Machines
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Just to clarify the point, unmanaged Macs will not count as a licensed
> seat.  If you edit the record for a decommissioned Mac, and remove the
> Management Username and Management Password (and uncheck Ensure this
> computer is managed), it will be considered unmanaged, and not show up
> in a search for managed computers.
> 
> You can also create a building, department etc called Decommissioned
> (or something to that effect) and assign it to those machines to
> easily find them or create a Smart Group in the JSS.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Josh
> 
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> 
> On May 8, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Roger Corbin wrote:
> 
>> That's exactly what we would like to see. And either no license fee
>> (or a very discounted)
>> one for those machines labeled as stolen, parted out, or
>> decommissioned.
>> 
>> On May 8, 2009, at 2:51 PM, adamshep07 at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I think a solution could be to change "Ensure this computer is
>>> managed"
>>> from a check box to a drop down with managed and unmanaged as options
>>> as well as to add "Stolen", "Parted Out" (We salvage broken off
>>> warranty computers to repair other computers), Decommissioned or any
>>> other possible options.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Roger Corbin <rcorbin at mac.com>
>>> To: Thomas Larkin <tlarki at kckps.org>
>>> Cc: casper at list.jamfsoftware.com
>>> Sent: Fri, 8 May 2009 11:16 am
>>> Subject: Re: [Casper] Feature Request - Tracking Decommissioned
>>> Machines
>>> 
>>> But then isn't that stolen machine still taking up a managed
>>> or unmanaged license ? This is another example of a thing we would do
>>> as well. We are a large school district and over the years these
>>> stolen
>>> or decommissioned machines can add up. Taking up managed or
>>> unmanagedlicenses in Casper. Perhaps Jamf can still charge us for
>>> these
>>> licenses, but at a lower rate.
>>> On May 8, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Thomas Larkin wrote:One thing we do for
>>> stolen equipment is add the word _STOLEN at the end of the computer
>>> name in the JSS database.  Then we create a smart group based on the
>>> name.  That is how we track it, you could maybe do something similar.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ___________________________
>>> Thomas Larkin
>>> TIS Department
>>> KCKPS USD500
>>> tlarki at kckps.org
>>> blackberry:  913-449-7589
>>> office:  913-627-0351
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> &gt;&gt;&gt; Roger Corbin &lt;rcorbin at mac.com&gt; 05/08/09
>>> 10:03 AM
>>> &gt;&gt;&gt;
>>> More and more Casper is also becoming a tool to track all of our
>>> computer assets.  Eventually a computer gets too old for us to use or
>>> is deemed not repairable.  In our old inventory system (Which we are
>>> still running simultaneously as well.) we can change the
>>> classification of these machines to "decommissioned".   For
>>> accounting, historical and work order purposes we track those
>>> machines
>>> for a time even after they are sent off to recycling. It would be
>>> great if Casper had some sort of classification for this so that you
>>> could leave it in inventory but not take up a license (managed or
>>> unmanaged.) I'm not sure how practical this would be, but it would be
>>> handy for us. These decommissioned assets would not need much
>>> information on them.  Just asset number, make and model and serial
>>> number. Maybe some date information. Just bare bones basics. I'm not
>>> sure if this is something anyone else would use or not but it would
>>> be
>>> very handy for us.
>>> 
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