I share your sentiment and pain....and there is a lot you are leaving out ...related to keeping track of other bits of related information, keeping it updated on a regular basis....
after trying lots of things... we are getting ready to pull the trigger on this... https://www.i-doit.com/en/ It's a German Company... but the product is very interesting, very flexible, and may get you thinking on a few other section of the business, how you keep info, organize info etc. Do keep us posted on what you end up with. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] > From: "Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 6:20:09 PM > Subject: [AFMUG] network device map/wiki/management/database/documentation > system > 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
