This guide will go through the most common scenarios when WMI is not working properly. 1. Job aborted due to overdue The warning message “Job aborted due to overdue” means that vScope’s discover...
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How vScope runs WMI scripts
vScope collects information from Windows operating systems using various WMI scripts, utilizing VBscript. The scripts can be run from the vScope server using plain WMI, or locally on the target machin...
How to handle duplicate assets
vScope automatically identifies and merges assets across any datasource. Merging is based on numerous criterias eg. serial number, domain, and name. If you find multiple representations of an asset in...
Windows Defender – Suspicious command launched from remote location
Background To inventory Windows operating systems, vScope uses WMI or WinRM (depending on your preferences). This is called a Discovery. Both WMI and WinRM run scripts from the vScope server to fetch ...
Why are Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (SCCM) machines missing in vScope?
To be able to match a machine with itself from various data sources, vScope needs a unique identifier. Machines from Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) only show up in the All Machines ta...
Weird symbols when opening CSV export in Microsoft Excel
vScope’s CSV exports are encoded in UTF-8. If you see wierd symbols when opening it in Excel, it’s probably caused by the settings in Excel. Follow these steps to open the export correctly...
Azure integration error “java.lang.RunTimeException: Found duplicate ID’s”
The error “java.lang.RunTimeException: Found Duplicate ID’s” occurs when the Microsoft Graph API returns identical values. For example, Azure may return that users are assigned a ser...
Google Workspace Error Message: Error getting access token for service account: 401 Unauthorized
The error message “Error getting access token for service account: 401 Unauthorized” is generated when the API permissions are insufficient. You may find it in the discovery log or when te...
Common discovery errors
Is your error not listed below or want a further explanation? Contact support@infrasightlabs.com and they’ll help you out. Common WMI errors Common MS SQL errors Common HTTP errors Add ports to ...
Changes to Microsoft LDAP channel binding & vScope
In March 2020, Microsoft intends to change the default behaviour of the Microsoft LDAP servers that are part of an Active Directory deployment. These changes will make secure LDAP channel binding and ...