Windows OS detection differences (Internal)¶
OctoSAM Internal Query
Internal queries are advanced queries for analysis of the inner workings of the OctoSAM application. These queries are geared towards administrators with an in-depth knowledge of OctoSAM.
Find differences in Windows OS reporting between WMI and the OctoSAM Windows scanner Octoscan2. Note that WMI may report localized names, while OctoSAM standardizes on English names.
Fields¶
| Name | Type | Visible | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine ID | numeric | false | Internal ID for the Machine entity (Primary Key) |
| Machine | string | true | Distinct machine name. Use Column Chooser to show partial values such as Name or Domain of machines |
| Last Scan | date | true | Date/Time this entity got scanned last |
| Machine Guid | guid | false | A unique ID that can be used to link to this machine object by external applications |
| Machine Last Scan | date | true | Date/Time this machine got scanned last |
| Instance Guid | guid | false | Guid of the WMI Instance |
| Operating System | string | true | Operating System installed on this machine as reported by OctoSAM scanners |
| Operating System Family | string | false | A short name to identify different operating system families |
| Wmi Operating System | string | true | OS name as reported from WMI |
| Redacted Wmi Operating System | string | true | OS name as reported from WMI with some replacements according to OctoSAM naming standards |
| Wmi Product Info | string | true | GetProductInfo() result as stored in WMI (SKU) |
| Scanned Product Info | numeric | true | GetProductInfo() result from scan |
| Release | string | true | Release as obtained from scan. May be missing for machines scanned before Octoscan2 1.9.6. Note that LTSC details cannot be shown if this info is not scanned. |
| Current Date Time | date | false | Date and time the query was run. For reference if you use and save query results. |
Main entities referenced from this query¶
Query information¶
| Property | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Query Guid | 200925a2-8b9e-4aaa-958c-3ebd26f21e49 | The internal id of the query. Must be unique |
| SupportsDesktop | true | If true, the query can be started from the OctoSAM Windows GUI |
| SupportsWeb | true | If true, the query can be started from the OctoSAM Web UI |