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Open-AudIT is very much like OCS Inventory, which i have yet to try, so i could not possibly say which is better.
We use Open-Audit at work to periodically audit a network of ~700 workstations on a windows domain. Version 2 -currently in beta, but accessible through a link in the forums- is very well designed (i believe it's made using symfony framework, in php).

I've been trying to find something for over a year to do just that.

Nothing meets all my needs yet.

Right now I'm using racktables,Open-AudIT and some stuff I wrote to fill in the gaps.

The real problem of course is getting all the techs to actually update stuff when they move it.

Check out Open-AudIT and see if that's a start. It pulls a heckuva lot of WMI info and stores it nicely. Haven't tried it on Linux yet, hence posting AC.

I also want to check out Mandriva's Pulse.

If you would like to help out a F/OSS project, drop me an email. open.audit@gmail.com Web based front end for a network documentation database. I am no UI designer, and I'd more than welcome any input you'd like to give... http://www.open-audit.org/

We run Open-AudiT here as well, it's actually pretty awesome. Yes, it will run on Linux.

I have found Open-AudIT to be a good tool for tracking the 'soft' side of the house with minimal pain while
Kwok Information Server was a better tool for tracking 'hard' assets. Both are open source.

Nagios? For asset tracking? "I was trying to check my e-mail using using apache, and it just wasn't living up to my expectations at all...." I guess when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

http://www.open-audit.org/ does a nice job of tracking on the windows side. Set up xampp, unzip the contents of the openaudit zip file into the htdocs directory, visit the side, move on with your life. Open Audit as a project is a little hackish and informal for my tastes, but it does pass the JFW (just fucking works) test. Tracks assets, installed software, license keys. It's just a PHP frontend for WMI results, so if WMI is acting funny, then open audit will be funny too. I also doubt it'll do much for network device inventory other than identifying approximately what the device is. (Printers show up ok, I doubt switches or routers will appear as anything other than "other".)

My suggestion for integrating Nagios would be to set an action URL for each of your hosts that in turn points to the Open Audit page for that particular host, unless you're already using the action URL for PNP (and if you're not, you should be for some of your hosts.)

http://www.open-audit.org/ Try it - GPL Licensed. Version 2 coming soon. Rewritten from scratch, using 10 years worth of network inventory and open source knowledge. OAv2 interface video http://www.open-audit.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3068

http://www.open-audit.org/ Try it - GPL Licensed. Version 2 coming soon. Rewritten from scratch, using 10 years worth of network inventory and open source knowledge. OAv2 interface video http://www.open-audit.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3068

Have to second this. PandoraFMS is great at monitoring. I am not a big fan of installable sensors for clients, but Pandora's work pretty well.
I use Open-Audit for detailed views of my monitored devices. Each Windows and Linux box needs a script ran to enable it to be monitored, but especially on Windows boxes, a wealth of information is to be had.

Open Audit?

Get a concise audit of the software your company has installed, where it's installed, and just how much pirated software you're dealing with. http://www.open-audit.org/ does a serviceable job of software & hardware inventory, but really anything that connects to the WMI for inventory purposes should be able to tell you what license keys are in use. If you're in a small shop then XAMPP + OpenAudit will give you all the information you need in less than an hour from the time you start installing XAMPP.

Get your ducks in a row before you start making moves. You want to able to say "we have X copies of Office, Y installations for Win2k3, and Z copies of Photoshop installed against A,B, and C legitimate, verifiable licenses purchased. It'll cost us approxiamtly Q Dollars for Office, R for Win2k3, and S for Photoshop. I can have this issue resolved in two weeks and have multiple vendors willing to give us quotes" rather than "I don't think we've got enough licenses for all our stuff can I have some money?" It'll also offer you some small amount of protection should you have a less than productive meeting with management. CYA, Get it in writing, and maybe spend a few minutes updating that resume.