IT Inventory and Resource Management with OCS Inventory NG 1.02
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IT Inventory and Resource Management with OCS Inventory NG 1.02
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewer
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Chapter 1. Introduction to IT Inventory and Resource Management
Inventorying requirements in the real world
Centralization: Introducing the client-server model
How does OCS Inventory NG meet our needs?
Summary
Chapter 2. Setting up an OCS Inventory NG Management Server
Getting ready for the OCS-NG installation
Setting up prerequisite software on Linux flavors
Installing Apache MySQL and PHP/Perl on Linux systems
Setting up the necessary modules on Linux systems
Setting up the OCS-NG management server on Linux operating systems
Setting up the OCS-NG management server on Windows operating systems
A pragmatic look at initial configuration
Summary
Chapter 3. The Zen of Agent Deployment
Behind the scenes: How agents earn their living
Choosing the best agent type
Choosing the best deployment method
Deploying agents on Windows operating systems
Deploying agents on Linux operating systems
Deploying agents on Mac OS X operating systems
Deploying agents on mobile devices
Summary
Chapter 4. Finding your Way through OCS-NG Features
Getting familiar with the OCS-NG web interface
Preliminary configuration tips and best practices
Maintaining a clean inventory: Solving common pitfalls and eliminating redundancies
Implementing the Registry query function
Uploading inventory data of hosts that are not networked
Working with the inventory
Summary
Chapter 5. Investigating the Process of Gathering Inventory Data
Going beyond the retrieval mechanism
Using the IP Query function
Summary
Chapter 6. Package Deployment through OCS-NG
Getting to know the package deployment function
Creating a package: Step-by-step approach
Server requirements for effortless deployment
Package activation and going beyond deployment
Affecting packages: Getting the packages through
Managing the rules of affectations
Securing the process with SSL certificates
Summary
Chapter 7. Integrating OCS-NG with GLPI
Introducing GLPI: IT asset management on steroids
Getting familiar with the web interface of GLPI
Setting up GLPI on top of our OCS-NG server
Configuring GLPI to integrate with the OCS-NG mode
Extending GLPI with plugins
Using GLPI to track and manage inventory assets
Carrying out administrative tasks with GLPI
Generating reports and statistics with GLPI
License tracking and software auditing with GLPI
Helpdesk and issue tracking functions of GLPI
Summary
Chapter 8. Best Practices on Inventorying with OCS-NG
Backing up and restoring the OCS-NG database
Tweaking the OCS-NG server for performance
Useful scripts that make our everyday life easier
Best practices on retrieving model-specific data of various computer hardware components
Updating OCS-NG agents on clients (when needed)
Updating OCS-NG central server (when needed)
Summary
Chapter 9. Troubleshoot Confidently—Find Solutions and Workarounds
Keeping an eye on the behavior of agents
Troubleshooting problems related to agents
Solving administration console-based issues
Identifying and fixing issues on the server backend
Diagnosing uncommon pitfalls—asking for help
Summary
Appendix A. Keeping Pace with Version Updates—Glancing over the changelog of the Latest Release
Analyzing the changelog
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