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Best Tools For Network Inventory Management?

Posted by kdawson on from the IPs-and-users-and-boxes-oh-my dept.

jra writes "Once every month or so, people ask here about backups, network management, and so on, but one topic I don't see come up too often is network inventory management — machines, serial numbers, license keys, user assignments, IP addresses, and the like. This level of tracking is starting to get out of hand in my facility as we approach 100 workstations and 40 servers, and I'm looking for something to automate it. I'm using RT (because I'm not a good enough Web coder to replace it, not because I especially like it) and Nagios 3. I've looked at Asset Tracker, but it seems too much like a toolkit for building things to do the job, and I don't want my ticket tracking users to have to be hackers (having to specify a URL for an asset is too hackish for my crew). I'd prefer something standalone, so I don't have to dump RT or Nagios, but if something sufficiently good looking comes by, I'd consider it. I'd like to be able to hack a bit here and there, if I must. Perl and Python, along with C, are the preferred implementation languages; least favorite is Java. Anyone care to share their firsthand experiences with this topic, and what tools they use (or built) to deal with it? "

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  1. 40 Servers, 100 Workstations by Russ1642 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Government operation?

  2. I've used a bunch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    but I always come back to Zombo Network Manager Suite

    hands down the best out there, unlimited, and free

  3. Configuration Management DataBase by Colin+Smith · · Score: 1, Troll

    There must be a million of them. Yeah, you can get autodiscovery as well.

    Google is your friend.
     

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  4. Re:you track your IP addresses? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    uh... maybe they don't want to use DHCP. Maybe their upper management doesn't want to use DHCP. Maybe no one there knows how to use DHCP. Maybe they track IP addresses for security reasons. Drop your attitude, you sound like one of those Linux RTFM guys from the mid-nineties. We all know they were the life of the party.

  5. This FP 7or GNAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    INK sPLASHES ACROSS