Alan, In my current position I need to knoww the following info: Location Serial Number IP (We use a lot of static IPS, no DNS for internal stuff) Type OS Service Tag (MFGs Identity) Warranty Status Purchase Date In Service Date
Just to name a few things I need. On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Alan Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm curious what you folks want in terms of basic asset tracking. > > > On 02/21/2014 08:08 AM, Chris Manly wrote: > > Every few months, I go looking around for a solution for this, and every > time (so far) I've found that everything out there was overkill for my > needs (OTRS), to closely tuned to someone else's vision of what they needed > to be applicable, and/or a dead-end product. > > I hadn't come across the Asset Tracker plugin for RT, which is a shame. > > It also looks like BestPractical is building their own Asset extension > for RT, based off RT 4.2. I think I may take a look at that one, since > I've been a long-time fan of RT in general. > > -- > Christopher Manly > Coordinator, Library Systems > Cornell University Library Information Technologies > [email protected] > 607-255-3344 > > From: john boris <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 2:17 PM > To: Peter Loron <[email protected]> > Cc: LOPSA Discuss <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [lopsa-discuss] Recommendations for basic asset tracking > > Peter, > I used the Asset Tracker plugin to Request Tracker for a while until our > place went to School Dude. I am not a fan of that software and it is a > giant waste when the Asset Tracker plugin for RT worked and was free. > Another free thing I used was called Asset Manager written by a guy who > worked for BC Tree Fruit company. I just checked the link and it is dead. > The company is still there but I guess he left or retired. I still use it > for my purchase orders. He gave it out without warranty and said if you use > it on the open internet you best keep it secure. I used it because I sit on > a private network and none of my servers point to the outside so I didn't > worry too much. It was written under the GNU GPL so it is free to > distribute. It is much easier to setup then RT but it is not as extensive. > I had to keep track of minimal equipment. If you are interested I can dig > up the code and send it to you. > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Peter Loron <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, folks. I'm looking for a tool to replace the current spreadsheet >> of IT assets (servers, switches, end-user machines, etc). I've looked >> briefly at openDCIM, but that's serious overkill for us. F/OSS preferred, >> but commercial is ok, too. >> >> Any tools the hive mind has liked? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Pete >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators >> http://lopsa.org/ >> > > > > -- > John J. Boris, Sr. > Online Services > www.onlinesvc.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing > [email protected]https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > > > -- > Alan Robertson <[email protected]> <[email protected]> - @OSSAlanR > > "Openness is the foundation and preservative of friendship... Let me claim > from you at all times your undisguised opinions." - William Wilberforce > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > > -- John J. Boris, Sr. Online Services www.onlinesvc.com
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