Just wondering.. Does IBLM access some generic(ish) webservice back to base (cisco) for updates to the EoL/S etc? What if the address of that could make its way around...
2010/9/15 Łukasz Bromirski <[email protected]> > On 2010-09-16 00:38, Alan Buxey wrote: > > also, to charge for this? hello? theres plenty of free tools out there >> that can make an inventory of a companies network...given enough >> information >> and seeding. most of these tools are now available as virtual images to >> make >> the task a little easier too. >> > > The IBLM report automates the work that could potentially take a > number of days to complete - it shows given specific hardware P/N and > software running on the box if it's still in sale or reached some > milestone - EoS/EoL/EoE. No open source software I know of would > generate such report, as it would need to cross-check the contents of > some of the tools CCO provides. IBLM tool uses internal database that > drives those tools that are customer-facing. > > Is it a sales tool? Yes it is. The additional value it brings would > however need somebody else to do the work, and the IBLM by itself > doesn't require signing 'future potential contract' with > your blood. > > > -- > "Everything will be okay in the end. | Łukasz Bromirski > If it's not okay, it's not the end." | http://lukasz.bromirski.net > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
