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Computers: Reference

Refer to the tables below for field descriptions when you want to view the details of a specific computer in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

Summary

The top of the computer page shows the installed operating system and alerts related to the specific computer. There is also a summary showing information on usage and cost.

Field labelDescription
ApplicationsThe number of applications installed on the computer.
UsersThe number of users of the computer.
CostThe total cost of the computer.
Last scannedThe date of the most recent update of computer data reported to SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

Applications

The Applications tab shows information on the applications installed on the computer.

Field labelDescription
NameThe name of the application.
MetricThe metric describes the licensing conditions and is the unit of measure for the application.
First discoveredThe date when the application was first discovered on the computer.
Last usedThe date and time when the application was most recently run.
RequirementThe number of required licenses for the installed application.
Entitlement stateThe entitlement state of the application describes to what extent a certain consumer (computer, user, or device) is covered.
RemarkThe remark is used for additional information and consists of an abbreviation with one to three capital letters. For more information, see Remarks: Reference.

An arrow next to the application name is available for all applications with a registered usage. Select the arrow to expand a list of users who have used the application on the specific computer.

Field labelDescription
NameThe name of the user including information on domain and username.
Last usedThe date and time when the user most recently used the application on the computer.
RunThe number of times the user has used the application on the computer.
Total time (days:hh:mm)The total time the user has used the application on the computer displayed in days, hours, and minutes.

If you use the application allowlist and application denylist functionality in SAM Core, the applications may be shown with a background color. For more information, see Application allowlist and denylist.

Users

The Users tab shows information on the users who have signed in to the computer.

Field labelDescription
NameThe user's name.
Last sign inThe date when the user most recently signed in.
Logon countThe number of times that the user has signed in.

Hardware

The Hardware tab shows basic hardware information gathered from the computer during the inventory.

Field labelDescription
NameThe name of the hardware item.
ValueThe corresponding value of the hardware item.
note

The number of Logical processors is not included when calculating the compliance.

Information

The Information tab shows general information on the computer.

Field labelDescription
TypeThe type shows if the information is, for example, collected during inventory or maintained manually. For more information, see Information types: Reference.
NameThe name of the information item.
ValueThe corresponding value of the information item.

Financial info

The Financial info tab shows financial information on the computer.

Field labelDescription
NameThe name of the financial information item.
ValueThe corresponding value of the financial information item.

Devices

The Devices tab shows information on the devices that have connected to the computer by using, for example, RDP or Citrix, or via a virtual desktop connection.

Field labelDescription
Device/ComputerThe name of the device.
InventoriedShows if the device is inventoried or not.
Last usedThe date of the most recent connection.

Remote servers

The Remote servers tab shows information on the servers that the computer has connected to as a terminal by using, for example, RDP or Citrix.

Field labelDescription
Server nameThe name of the server.
Last usedThe date of the most recent connection.

Virtual machines

The Virtual machines tab shows information on the virtual machines running on the computer.

Field labelDescription
Computer nameThe name of the virtual machine.
Operating systemThe operating system of the virtual machine.
Last scannedThe date of the most recent data update.
Power stateShows if the virtual machine is PoweredOn, PoweredOff, or Unknown.
ProcessorsThe number of processors of the virtual machine, if inventoried.
Cores/processorThe number of cores per processor of the virtual machine, if inventoried.
InventoriedShows if the virtual machine is inventoried or not.

Virtual desktops

The Virtual desktops tab shows information on the virtual desktops that the computer has connected to.

Field labelDescription
Computer nameThe name of the virtual desktop.
Last usedThe date of the most recent connection.

Printers

The Printers tab shows information on the printers that the computer has connected to. The information is based on the identified printer drivers installed on the computer.

Field labelDescription
Printer nameThe name of the printer.
Driver nameThe name of the installed printer driver.
DefaultIf this setting is selected, the printer is set as the default printer of the computer.

Documents

The Documents tab shows manually uploaded documents and links related to the computer.

Field labelDescription
TitleThe title of the document or link.
SavedThe date when the document or link was added.

Oracle

The Oracle tab shows information on Oracle database products running on the computer and associated Oracle orders.

Refer to the table below for field descriptions of the Oracle Databases.

Field labelDescription
DatabaseThe name of the Oracle database.
Instance nameThe name of the Oracle instance(s).
Product nameThe name of the Oracle product.
VersionThe version of the Oracle product.

Refer to the table below for field descriptions of the Oracle Orders.

Field labelDescription
Order nameThe name of the Oracle order associated with the server.
Oracle order numberThe order number of the Oracle order.
Product nameThe name of the Oracle product on the Oracle order.
CSIThe Oracle Customer Support Identifier number is a unique, numerical number assigned to the products and quantities within an original license agreement.
MetricThe metric describes the licensing conditions and is the unit of measure for the application.