IT Inventory and Resource Management with OCS Inventory NG 1.02

Eliminate inventorying dilemmas by implementing a free and feasible IT Inventory solution

Key Features

• Understand and implement an IT Inventory and Resource Management solution and learn the necessary know-how in simple terms
• Reduce unnecessary paper-work by centralizing the asset management
• Audit installed software and track software licenses seamlessly just with a few clicks
• Manage multiple office locations from a central place—get a bird's eye view
• Follows a step-by-step approach visually aided with screenshots and diagrams

Book Description

What you will learn

• Easily set up and configure an OCS-NG management server
• Integrate help-desk and ticketing system as part of the centralized inventory solution suite
• Gather inventory data effectively by choosing the best agent type and deployment method
• Solve common pitfalls, eliminate redundancies, and maintain a clean inventory by smart use of the toolbar
• Tweak the process of gathering data to have a cleaner and more organized inventory
• Perform remote execution of commands to support your centralized server and multiple agents by learning techniques for creating and deploying packages
• Utilize extended features by integrating OCS-NG with GLPI and additional plugins
• Grab statistics and generate impressive reports and graphs quickly
• Discover vital tips and best practices on inventorying with OCS-NG
• Find flaws and fix them quickly with robust troubleshooting techniques
• Peek into the most frequently occurring problems along with their solutions

Who this book is for

This book targets an audience of system administrators and IT professionals who are required to implement, configure, customize, and work with IT Inventory and Asset Management solutions. The book does not presume any prior knowledge of inventory management, just a solid grasp of the server/client model and familiarity with the chosen operating system along with the necessary web server and database server terminologies. Anyone with an interest in inventorying IT assets and solving real-world resource management dilemmas will enjoy this book.