IT Inventory and Resource Management with OCS Inventory NG 1.02. Eliminate inventorying dilemmas by implementing a free and feasible IT Inventory solution

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• IT Inventory and Resource Management with OCS Inventory NG 1.02
  • Table of Contents
  • 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
      • Errata
      • Piracy
      • Questions
  • 1. Introduction to IT Inventory and Resource Management
    • Inventorying requirements in the real world
      • A feasible solution to avoid inevitable havoc
      • Streamlining software auditing and license management
      • More uses of an integrated IT inventory solution
      • Gathering relevant inventory information
      • Overall inventory demands to enhance usability
    • Centralization: Introducing the client-server model
      • Example of the client-server modelan Internet forum
      • The client-server model versus the peer-to-peer paradigm
        • IT inventorying based on the client-server model
    • How does OCS Inventory NG meet our needs?
      • Brief overview on OCS Inventory NGs architecture
      • Rough performance evaluation of OCS-NG
      • Meeting our inventory demands
      • Set of functions and what it brings to the table
        • Taking a glance at the OCS-NG web interface
        • An incentive on functionalities
    • Summary
  • 2. Setting up an OCS Inventory NG Management Server
    • Getting ready for the OCS-NG installation
    • Setting up prerequisite software on Linux flavors
      • Demystifying package management
        • The everlasting dilemma of solving dependency hell
      • Getting familiar with your distribution's package manager
        • Yum on RPM-based Linux distributions
        • APT and Aptitude/Synaptic on Debian and its derivates
          • Emerge and Portage, the heart of Gentoo Linux
    • Installing Apache, MySQL, and PHP/Perl on Linux systems
      • Installing the AMP stack with yum
      • Installing AMP stack with apt
      • Installing AMP stack with emerge on Gentoo
      • Installing the AMP stack with an XAMPP precompiled package
    • Setting up the necessary modules on Linux systems
    • Setting up the OCS-NG management server on Linux operating systems
      • Installing OCS-NG server via an RPM package
      • Installing OCS-NG server via installation script
        • Downloading and extracting the OCS-NG server package
        • Running the installation script and checking prerequisites
        • The real work behind the scenes of the script
    • Setting up the OCS-NG management server on Windows operating systems
      • XAMPP for Windows, the warm-up stage
        • Warning: XAMPP 1.6.8-1.7.1a known issue and solution
      • Launching the OCS-NG integrated installation
    • A pragmatic look at initial configuration
    • Summary
  • 3. The Zen of Agent Deployment
    • Behind the scenes: How agents earn their living
    • Choosing the best agent type
      • Demystifying the LocalSystem account of Windows OS
    • Choosing the best deployment method
    • Deploying agents on Windows operating systems
      • Getting familiar with command-line arguments
      • Manual installation strategies
      • Using OcsLogon.exe to deploy via GPO or login scripts
        • Using the packager to create the deployable agent
        • Getting the agent package on the OCS-NG server
        • Deployment via Active Directory GPOs
        • Initiating deployment with OcsLogon.exe via login script
      • Unattended installation via the PsExec.exe tool
    • Deploying agents on Linux operating systems
      • Installing agents on Linux with user interaction
      • Installing agents on Linux without user interaction
    • Deploying agents on Mac OS X operating systems
    • Deploying agents on mobile devices
    • Summary
  • 4. Finding your Way through OCS-NG Features
    • Getting familiar with the OCS-NG web interface
      • Logging in
      • Looking around and examining the view
      • Elaborating the overview section of statistics
      • Getting to know the blue query toolbar
        • Understanding the first two queries
        • Demystifying TAG-based repartitioning
        • Understanding the other three queries
      • Getting to know the administrative toolbar
    • Preliminary configuration tips and best practices
      • Explaining configuration parameters
    • 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
  • 5. Investigating the Process of Gathering Inventory Data
    • Going beyond the retrieval mechanism
    • Using the IP Query function
    • Summary
  • 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
      • Working with self-signed certificates
      • Working with PKIs that have certificate authority
      • Getting the certificates deployed on agents
    • Summary
  • 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
  • 8. Best Practices on Inventorying with OCS-NG
    • Backing up and restoring the OCS-NG database
      • Dumping the database with mysqldump
      • Dumping the database with phpMyAdmin
      • Restoring SQL dump files via MySQL's CLI
      • Automating and scheduling dumping backups via scripts
        • Adding the scheduled job into crontab on Linux OS
        • Writing the batch script and adding into Windows Scheduler
    • Tweaking the OCS-NG server for performance
    • Useful scripts that make our everyday life easier
      • Implementing PHP notification-sender scripts
      • Extending OCS-NG inventory via .vbs scripts
      • Uninstalling the OCS agent via batch script
    • Best practices on retrieving model-specific data of various computer hardware components
      • Retrieving model-specific data of HDDs
      • Retrieving model-specific data of RAM memory modules
    • Updating OCS-NG agents on clients (when needed)
      • Updating the Windows agent
      • Updating the UNIX agent
    • Updating OCS-NG central server (when needed)
    • Summary
  • 9. Troubleshoot ConfidentlyFind Solutions and Workarounds
    • Keeping an eye on the behavior of agents
      • A closer look at the agent's logfile
    • Troubleshooting problems related to agents
      • Forcing an agent to report inventory
    • Solving administration console-based issues
      • Solving MySQL limitations the right way
      • Solving PHP limitations the right way
    • Identifying and fixing issues on the server backend
      • Communication server fails to write a logfile on Linux
    • Diagnosing uncommon pitfallsasking for help
    • Summary
  • A. Keeping Pace with Version UpdatesGlancing over the changelog of the Latest Release
    • Analyzing the changelog
  • Index

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