Inventory Data (schema v2.1)

EasyDeploy records one inventory record per deployment — success, failure, or cancellation. The record is written locally. CoreSystem does not receive this data.

Schema v2.1 is the current additive field set. The wire value remains schema_version: 2; v2.1 adds fields such as asset_tag, asset_tag_source, memory, battery and tpm_vendor, and extends disks[].

When data is captured

Stage	When	What is captured
Early	WinPE startup, while the network initializes	Identity, firmware, CPU/RAM/disks/chassis, TPM/Secure Boot, wired NIC
Refresh	After Wi-Fi connects	NIC list and hashed MAC addresses; included only in the BYOB `full` payload, not in local `standard` files
Final	Deployment end (success / failed / cancelled)	OS, mode, profile, image, target disk, timestamps, duration, result, `bitlocker_before`

The final record is a merge of all three stages. If a required identity/hardware field (serial, UUID, product, chassis, BIOS, or disk list) cannot be read in WinPE, it is written as null and partial is set to true (see below). Missing NIC data while offline does not set partial.

Files and locations

File	Location	Purpose
`Inventory-<key8>-<yyyyMMdd-HHmmss>.json`	`C:\` (OS volume root) and the USB root	Inventory record (local `standard` level)
`Inventory-<key8>-<yyyyMMdd-HHmmss>.csv`	Same as above	Flat 59-column version for Excel/SQL import
`Inventory.work.json`	`X:\EASYDEPLOY\`	Temporary work file (Early + Refresh), removed after a successful final write

Both JSON and CSV are written for every tier — Free and MSP Advanced.
Files are written with write-through + verify + retry before the reboot to OOBE.
If the USB is removed or read-only, EasyDeploy still writes to C:\ and X:\EASYDEPLOY.
The v4 deployment CSV is replaced by this inventory record.

Local files always use the standard payload: they omit hardware.nics. NIC MAC hashes are available only in the BYOB full payload. All other hardware fields described below are part of the local record when WinPE can read them.

Field groups

Group	Examples
Identity	`device_key` (SHA-256 of SMBIOS UUID; fallback hash is flagged by `device_key_fallback`), `serial`, `uuid`, manufacturer/product, board, `asset_tag`/`asset_tag_source`, `identity_quality`
Firmware	BIOS vendor/version/date, UEFI/Legacy, Secure Boot, TPM presence/version/vendor
Hardware	Chassis, CPU, RAM installed/usable/reserved, memory modules, disks (serial/firmware/bus/health/capacity class), battery; NICs only in BYOB `full`
Deploy	OS build/version/edition/activation/language, deploy mode, profile, image source/SHA-256, target disk, recovery partition, timestamps, duration, result, failed step, `bitlocker_before`
USB / license	`usb_serial`, `usb_brand`, `license_company`, `license_exp`
Metadata	`schema_version`, `captured_at`, `client_version`, `partial`

Operator, customer, and site are not part of the record.

`partial`

partial: true means one or more hardware/identity fields that should normally be available could not be read (for example, a placeholder SMBIOS serial on a VM).

Being offline is not a reason for partial: true; an offline deployment is a valid state and does not block deployment.

Privacy

EasyDeploy does not collect:

User names, accounts, passwords, email
Profile contents (unattend.xml, Post-setup.ps1, tweaks)
License files or user-config.json
Data on the workstation’s hard drive

Serial numbers and UUIDs are device identifiers used for asset/warranty lookup. Data stays on the local disk/USB; CoreSystem never receives it.

Example (abbreviated)

{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "captured_at": "2026-10-22T11:19:26Z",
  "client_version": "5.0",
  "partial": false,
  "identity": {
    "device_key": "19a69291…",
    "serial": "L6N0CX05J87824E",
    "uuid": "6F923896-…",
    "manufacturer": "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.",
    "product": "VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X421IAY_M413IA",
    "asset_tag": null,
    "identity_quality": "real"
  },
  "firmware": { "firmware_mode": "UEFI", "secure_boot": "on", "tpm_present": true, "tpm_version": "2.0" },
  "hardware": {
    "chassis_type": "laptop",
    "cpu_cores": 6,
    "cpu_threads": 6,
    "ram_installed_gb": 8.0,
    "ram_usable_gb": 7.4,
    "ram_reserved_gb": 0.6,
    "ram_source": "modules",
    "memory": [{ "bank_label": "P0 CHANNEL A", "capacity_gb": 8, "speed_mts": 3200, "part_number": "HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN" }],
    "disks": [{ "model": "INTEL SSDPEKNW512G8", "serial": "BTNH00720HLP512A", "size_bytes": 512110190592, "size_gib": 476.9, "capacity_class_gb": 512, "role": "system", "firmware": "004C", "bus_type": "NVMe", "health": "Healthy" }],
    "battery": { "full_charged_capacity_mwh": 26401, "cycle_count": 364, "voltage_mv": 11850 }
  },
  "deploy": {
    "os_build": "26300.9711",
    "os_edition": "Pro",
    "result": "success",
    "duration_s": 267,
    "bitlocker_before": "none"
  },
  "usb": { "serial": "0022CFF6B88BC861432765CC", "brand": "KIOXIA TransMemory" }
}