[kwlug-disc] Simple computer inventory software

[Bob Jonkman]

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I just ran across this:

http://fossil-scm.org/

> What is Fossil?
> 
> Fossil is a simple, high-reliability, distributed software
> configuration management system with these advanced features:
> 
> Integrated Bug Tracking, Wiki, and Technotes - In addition to doing
> distributed version control like Git and Mercurial, Fossil also
> supports bug tracking, wiki, and technotes.
> 
> Built-in Web Interface - Fossil has a built-in and intuitive web
> interface with a rich assortment of information pages (examples)
> designed to promote situational awareness.

While it claims to be a "software configuration management system" it
seems more like a "source code versioning system". But if it truly is
the former then you may find it useful.

- --Bob, who was looking for the old-timey FOSSIL serial driver for DOS.


On 2016-08-20 01:13 PM, Bob Jonkman wrote:
> If you're using RT for trouble tickets then you could use its
> Assets feature.
> 
> --Bob.
> 
> 
> On 2016-08-19 10:08 PM, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> Is there some software that satisfies the following
>> requirements?
> 
>> - FLOSS - Can run on a Linux web server - Allows me to keep a 
>> collection of nodes (in my case, lab computers) - Allows me to 
>> EASILY enter new notes as a worklog for a lab computer - Allows
>> me to EASILY choose one of the lab computers without a lot of
>> clicks - Allows me to see the log histor for a lab computer -
>> Ideally, lets me index computers via a unique identifier (MAC
>> address, serial number...) and a common name (the name of the
>> computer in the lab).
> 
> 
>> There are a bunch of inventory systems out there (OpenBravo, 
>> Open-AudIT, GLPI) but they all want to do way too much. I am JUST
>>  looking to keep notes on lab computers as they develop
>> problems.
> 
>> We have some spreadsheet to do this now, but the spreadsheet is 
>> not convenient for us to do data entry when we need data entry.
> 
>> This is the kind of project one could code up in Django or Ruby
>> on Rails with a few weeks of effort, but if something good exists
>> we should just use that.
> 
>> - Paul
> 
> 
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