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ESI Server Scan is used to scan "Wintel" machines for both hardware and software but is an agent-less discovery tool that runs from a server or network-attached workstation and scans target machines remotely, over the network. It scans silently in the background and returns its collected information to the MIE via the internet. It uses standard https protocol and generally does not require additional ports to be open or other firewall exceptions. It scans all machines it can "see" and has access to from the one machine on which it is installed.

It collects the following information:

•Installed software (add/remove programs list + active program windows + other targeted applications + ISO 19770-2 tags)

•Installed Microsoft SQL Server instances

•Installed processors (manufacturer, model, and speed)

•Total number of cores

•Hyperthreading ("Wintel" servers) on or off

•Installed drives

•Installed network adapters

•Installed memory

•Machine information (serial number, model, manufacturer, device name)

•Operating system including product key (if available)

•Last login ID

•BIOS date and manufacturer

•IP address

•Installed VMware virtual machines

The ESI Server Scanner downloads all settings from the MIE that start with "WTR". (It uses and honors the same settings as the Write To Registry (WTR) utility. For additional information on these settings, see ESI Scanner.