How to inventory stand-alone Windows systems | v8+

Last updated 5 November, 20252 min read

Using a feature of Certero you can inventory stand-alone Windows systems that are not normally available to the solution.

Learn more about the basics, command-line parameters and how to download the Windows Command-Line Agent for Windows, as per

csinvcli.exe {-d: [data_path]} {-l: [log_path]} {-v} {-q}

Parameter	Action	Notes
-d: [data_path]	Specifies the output folder in which the inventory data files will be placed.	If this parameter is omitted, data files will be generated in the directory where the executable resides.
-l: [log_path]	Specifies the directory in which the log files are generated.	If this parameter is omitted, no log file will be generated. See the -q for details on how to suppress console logging. N.B. The logs are created Core_YYYYMMDD.log and Inventory_YYYYMMDD.log
-v	Turns on verbose logging.
-q	Turns on quiet mode.	By default, output is also logged to the console. Use this switch for silent operation.

The following will place the inventory data in the folder E:\output

"C:\folder\csinvcli.exe" -q -d:"E:\output"

The following will place the inventory data in the folder E:\output with verbose logs

"C:\folder\csinvcli.exe" -v -q -d:"E:\output" -l:"E:\output"

The following will place the inventory data in the folder E:\output

The following will place the inventory data in the folder specified by the
UNC path \\<SERVERNAME>\Agent

"C:\folder\csinvcli.exe" -q -d:"\\<SERVERNAME>\Agent"

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