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On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote:

> Install a full instance of mediawiki on a LAMP type server, learn how to
> use it (it's really easy, and has great documentation), and create a
> template for each of your POPs...
>
> Documentation and management should also include IP address tracking and
> provisioning with a shared intranet type tool, such as a VM instance
> running NIPAP:
>
> http://spritelink.github.io/NIPAP/
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys and gals,
>>
>> I don't know if something like this already exists so i thought i'd ask
>> y'all before i went and created it. I basically need a complete
>> documentation system for our network infrastructure.
>>
>> -we have our network mapped in visio
>> -we have our network monitored in intermapper
>> -we have our network graphed in cacti
>> -i'm working on creating a wiki type page for all devices that has some
>> static info (like date put in service, a link to it's manual) and some
>> dynamic info (like Tx frequency)
>> -the devices all typically have a web config page
>>
>> I want to turn our visio maps into HTML so that you can click on the
>> device and bring up it's wiki page that either links to all the other pages
>> or includes the info on that wiki page etc.
>>
>> it seems like this is probably just a custom documentation database.
>> When i search on the google there are systems kind of like this but they
>> seem to be either too narrow minded (geared towards data center and server
>> infrastructure) or too broad...nothing seems to be "just right"
>>
>> does something like this currently exist?  what do you use to keep track
>> of all this information?  what would you recommend?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Sean
>>
>>
>>
>>
>

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