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Bind View Helpful Hints

Here are some helpful hints using Bind View NETInventory.

bulletUseful Fields to Include.

Last Audit Login Name

Last Audit Login Full Name

Last Audit Date

Node Address

Node Name Same as Last Audit Login Name?

bulletLast Audit Login Name is the login ID the machine was logged in as the last time it was scanned. This can be different from the Node Name. The Node Name is the login ID that was used when the machine got scanned for the first time. So, if the ID that was used for the initial scan is not the usual ID, there could be a difference.
bulletLast Audit Login Name provides the full name of the login ID. This requires that there is a full name entry in NDS for that ID.
bulletLast Audit date can tell you how recent the scanned information is. Remember that the users must login for the scan to take place. If there are users that leave their machines logged in overnight, they will not get scanned the next morning.
bulletNode Address is the only useful data that actually represent the physical machine (Unless the network card gets changed). The Node Name does not necessarily point to a machine, it only tells you WHO was logged in, not WHAT was logged in. We recommend that you always include the Node Address with any report for that reason.
bulletNode Name Same as Last Audit Login Name? is a YES/NO field. We recommend that you run this regularly to reconcile the differences between Node Name and Last Audit Login Name. Just create and run a grid with the following fields:

Node Name

Last Login Audit Name

Node Name Same as Last Audit Login Name?

Last Audit Login Date

Node Address

Filter on Node Name Same as Last Audit Login Name? with Is Not True and Is <N/A>.

This will give you a report on any Node Name entries that do not match with the Last Audit Login Name. You can at this point, double click on the field on the report and change the Node Name to the proper name.