[AusNOG] Asset Management Software recommendations

[Jacob Gardiner]

Depending on the detail you need, racktables might be suitable for most
http://racktables.org/

We've done some minor dev to import monitoring info from other systems into
racktables.


On 22 January 2013 15:46, Matthew Muscat <matthew at mamis.com.au> wrote:

> I haven't used it myself, however i've seen a few notes about Spiceworks
> and it's ability to track both hardware and software assets, as well as
> software licenses with the use of a plugin.
>
> Regards,
> Mathew
>
> On 22 January 2013 14:28, Darren Moss <Darren.Moss at em3.com.au> wrote:
>
>> Hi Noggers,****
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>> We’ve purchased a hosting company and they have an old asset management
>> system which won’t integrate with **anything**.****
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>> Our current system is in-house developed but I’d like to stop writing
>> software and find a good vendor / software product that can do the job.**
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>> Can anyone recommend a decent asset management system ?****
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>> Main requirements are…****
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>> **1.       **Track server, switch, router, appliance, telephony assets
>> (country -> DC -> rack -> RU position)****
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>> **2.       **Software licenses (yeah a bit unusual but our current
>> in-house system does this)****
>>
>> **3.       **Spares (disks, RAM, interface cards, PSUs, WICs, etc)****
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>> **4.       **Can be accessed by multiple staff from multiple locations
>> at the same time (browser based preferable, will suffer RDP if we have to).
>> ****
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>> Our current system (browser based) also draws pretty pictures of racks
>> and equipment in block type diagrams which is good for staff who allocate
>> rack space without having to visit datacentres.****
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>> Happy to hear thoughts from fellow noggers. Paid / OS is fine, not fussed
>> so long as the software presents well and can be backed up without dramas.
>> ****
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>> Many thanks.****
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>> Darren.****
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