In another vm with ubuntu, i installed ocs inventory agent using the web port 5566. Ocs inventory is an assets management and deployment solution. Dialog between client computers and management server is based on actual. If you have plugins installed delete this plugins prior the update otherwise you might have problems with or after reinstall them. This results into a continuous reinstall loop of the agent at each. Automatically inventory your machine hardware and software. Search throughout the hard drive and delete all associated files c. It also allows deploying softwares, commands or files on windows and linux client computers. Im starting the process myself and plan to create a tklpatch to document the process.
Ocs inventory ng is free software that enables users to inventory it assets. This is supposed to synchronize and send information about the machine to server but when i ran ocsinventoryagent, even as root, i. Hey rick, just wondering how the ocs inventory was progressing. Open computers and software inventory next generation a. We added a option to force inventory on the machine startup for windows agent disabled by default we also added a option which display a message if a new ocsinventory version is available. Installing ocs inventory ng part 2 as we continue deploying ocs inventory ng in our network we now must install the agents on our windows and linux systems. O c s inventory n g installation and administration guide 1. Ocs inventory ng collects information about the hardware and software of networked machines running the ocs client program. How to configure software inventory in sccm prajwal desai. Hi, first of all, the current windows version of the ocs server is not up to date.
Agent communication server ask for package download download package history file successfully cleaned for duplicate ids. Outwardtruth ocs inventory ng, an opensource computer. There are download files available for ocs inventory. Installing ocs inventory ng part 1 life of a geek admin. Ocs inventory ng includes package deployment feature on client computers.
Welcome to ocs inventory ng community support, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of the community. To install ocs inventory ng agent deployment tool, download zip archive from. Oct 07, 2006 ocs inventory ng open computer and software inventory next generation is an application designed to help a network or system administrator keep track of computer configuration and software installed on the network. Ocs inventory ng management server is an application designed to help a network or system administrator keep track of the computers configuration and programs that are installed on the network. A quick survey did not turn up any prebuilt debian packages for ng. At the end of your guide its said that we can reach ocs using url ocsreports. Install and disable additional repos to prevent unwanted updates rpm ihv.
The process is mainly backup your configuration download the new version of ocs server use the setup. Installing ocs inventory ng part 2 life of a geek admin. Update an existing ocs server installation ocs inventory. Be sure to adjust the check version depending on the version you install, and substitute your ocs server for your. Windows agent has 8 active branches owned by 6 people and 1 team. All 4 components can be hosted on the same server or split onto separate servers, for our installation we are installing all 4. Aug 02, 2018 to configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps. This is supposed to synchronize and send information about the machine to server but when i ran ocsinventoryagent, even as root, i get a message like this. The following directories must be writable by the web server.
You can collect information such as logical drive letter, type removable, hard drive, cdrom, network, ram, file system fat, fat32, ntfs, total size in mb, free space in mb, display monitors. I run glpi and ocs inventory ng server on a vm using the web port 7877. We at least need to get the agent installed on one windows system to use the packaging system to deploy the packages. It create an executable package including multiple files to install, and is able to run the installation process under the specified account having administrative privileges. Even have you build a package and assign it to the machine. Open computer and software inventory next generation is an application designed to help a network or system administrator keep track of the computers configuration and software that are installed on the network. Xampp installations or to use the built in one, then i am insulted by the programmer. But throughout my experience, i found one application which is very helpful for different purposes along with remote installation.
Now we must fill in the ocs inventory ng server address. Delete registry entries of ocs inventory ng server 2. Right click default client settings and click properties. Last, but not least, ocs inventory ng includes package deployment feature. Ocs inventory agent doesnt connect to the server ask ubuntu. There are 4 parts to the server which are database server mysql, communication server, administration console and deployment server.
Download download disabled by server agent unloading communication provider. May 25, 2017 hi, first of all, the current windows version of the ocs server is not up to date. Call veeam enterprise manager api and send retrivied informations in inventory. I think those that are in the repos are first generation. In the configuration manager console, choose administration client settings default client settings. Oct 26, 2012 install application remotely on windows with the help of ocs inventory posted on october 26, 2012 october 30, 2012 by udhy there are lots of applications or even we have different type of group policy to install application remotely. However since n is compared to values ranging up to 255, this causes a potential infinate loop.
You may put a check mark in the force inventory just after setup if you wish. The packager helps installing ocs inventory ng agent for windows or any windows application. We improved all the user profile management system. It is best to put in the ocs inventory servers ip address. Install application remotely on windows with the help of. Zipped installer of ocs inventory ng server for windows. After the above has been completed, you have to unpack it. Oct 02, 2011 installing ocs inventory ng part 2 as we continue deploying ocs inventory ng in our network we now must install the agents on our windows and linux systems. Probably because of linux directory convention usage the buil button produce the message. Ocs inventory ng open computer and software inventory next generation is an application designed to help a network or system administrator keep track of computer configuration and software installed on the network. There are lots of applications or even we have different type of group policy to install application remotely.
Ocs inventory ng hosting requirements ocs inventory ng. You can collect information such as logical drive letter, type removable, hard drive, cdrom, network, ram, file system fat, fat32, ntfs, total size. Download and unzip the latest windows agent from the downloads section. Do you know all devices connected to your it network. For this, communication server asks a number of most active computers running ocs inventory ng agent to scan for mac addresses in their sub network at each run. Do you know which software or hardware component is installed on a computer. Ocs inventory ng inventory software for windows, mac. Agent communication server ask for package download download package history file successfully cleaned for duplicate ids download download disabled by server. My windows agent is installed on a mix of windows 8 pro 32bit64bit and windows 8. Please download this file separately and copy it in optinventoryocsocsreports files. Enabling ocs inventory webservice interface for querying. Releases ocsinventoryngocsinventoryocsreports github. To configure software inventory in sccm, perform the following steps.
It create an executable package including multiple. How to install ocs server in windows ocs inventory. Install application remotely on windows with the help of ocs. Ocs inventory ng agent encounter an error, exit code is 4. The developers are french, but the software is available in english. Installation and administration guide page 21 167 version 1. Ocs inventory ng can be used for automated software distribution as well.
Ocsinventory issues agent dosent communicate with the server. By default ocs inventory didnt retrieve ms office key product key,install msofficekey 2. Therefore the new agent can not send the result back to server and will not remove the download packet directory. What you see is options for configuring software inventory. Pushing ocs inventory ng agent installation on remote computers. Glpi is the information resourcemanager with an additional administration. It also replaces the solarisaixbsd unofficial agents. Ocs inventory agent not synchronizing plugins with server. Error download cannot lock directory disable the ocs inventory service service at the client station and remove the download directory c. In order to obtain a recent version of the ocs server, it is advisable to choose the linux version or wait for a future version of windows several important updates are not today included in this architecture.