BMC Communities: Message List - Software Usage & Software Removal

Re: Software Usage & Software Removal

chris@cm-ug.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:40:30 GMT

Yes, Where xzy software was deployed as channel its pretty easy to complete.

1. Use report center to create the list of target machines (I would not build a collection to do this at first to be safe)

2. Review list then apply removal of channel policy to them.

If the xyz software was NOT deployed as a channel (common) its more difficult. Something like Visio I would take all the possible unstall GUID or write a script like below to remove them all at once:

Sub Uninstall
On Error Resume Next
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\.\root\cimv2")
Set colSoftware = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Product Where Name LIKE 'Visio%'")
For Each objSoftware In colSoftware
objSoftware.Uninstall()
Next
End Sub

Re: Software Usage & Software Removal

forums@developer.bmc.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:56 GMT

You have to make sure that the removal policy is communicate to the user. Or you get helpdesk ticket traffic that will work against your goals. I would not use the collection but use a manal process of added the user to the removeal group after communicate has been sent to the user's manager and the user.

Software Usage & Software Removal

jason_mcbride@hermanmiller.com — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:54:44 GMT

Has anyone out there used software usage data to facilitate the removal of software from endpoints? I am looking for any experience information people may have.

I am looking into using software usage data to setup a collection and policy to remove Microsoft Visio from endpoints where the software has not been used in 3 months.

Has anyone attempted anything like this and what was your experience?