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see history for old info !
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=known bugs=
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There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!
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==ipdiscover bug==
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===ipdiscover on SME===
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IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.
  
rpm -3 installs fine, deploy=>builds ok, /downloads is accessible
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I've opened a [http://forums.ocsinventory-ng.org/viewtopic.php?pid=5684#p5684 thread] on OCS forum.
  
a minor point, I suggest you add /downloads to accounts db as a url next rpm
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Let's hope the next version will come out soon!
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===ipdiscover-util.pl===
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This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.
  
deploying =>
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First thing to do is to change the password in this file...
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...
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my $dbhost = 'localhost';
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my $dbuser = 'ocs';
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my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
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my $db = 'ocsweb';
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my $dbp = '3306';
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The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.
  
I think we should just ignore the activate error, the files are visible from clients
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Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!
  
i installed a cacert certificate as per the contribs howto,
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Cool34000
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==www/ocs/install.php bugs==
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A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some ''alter'' errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.
  
copied the domain.crt to cacert.pem in the client ocs folder
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I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php
  
deployed a file, run a client update and it is now aware of the update, so we now wait
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I noticed that a lot of tables' ''engine type'' were ''MyISAM'' and after using install.php their type was ''InnoDB''!
  
impatient people see http://forums.ocsinventory-ng.org/viewtopic.php?id=1079
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So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!
  
stephen
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Help needed!
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Cool34000
 
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Thanks for cleaning this up!
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=wiki page=
  
Your comments are on my todo's list ;-)
 
  
  
Can you confirm that ipdiscover works on your install?
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==5.3.2 Deployment menu==
  
As I used 3 PCs to get ipdiscover info, I didn't test only with SME enabled.
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there must be a lot of ways this could be used,  
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why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out
  
Try the following:
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this could be a new page, [[:Application deployment]]
ipdiscover eth0 10
 
{{Note box|''Usage : ipdiscover [iface name] [latency in ms]''}}
 
  
Here's what I got on my server:
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this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat
<IPDISCOVER>
 
<H><I>192.168.0.100</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00100.mydomain.com</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.0.253</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00253.mydomain.com</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.0.254</I><M>00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx</M><N>pc-00254.mydomain.com</N></H>
 
</IPDISCOVER>
 
Sounds like it's working for me...
 
  
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others can work on this cool34000 has done enough
  
Cool34000
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Stefen
 
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looks to be working here also, maybe it was operator error ?
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Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ''ocsagent.exe'' in MySQL.
[root@kiwi more]# ipdiscover eth0 10
 
<IPDISCOVER>
 
<H><I>192.168.35.2</I><M>00:0b:ad:a0:0a:2d</M><N>pc-00002.dom.net</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.35.3</I><M>00:0d:88:44:fc:fd</M><N>ap.dom.net</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.35.233</I><M>00:0f:20:fd:e1:e7</M><N>pc-00233.dom.net</N></H>
 
<H><I>192.168.35.242</I><M>00:0e:08:da:e7:e1</M><N>pc-00242.dom.net</N></H>
 
</IPDISCOVER>
 
  
prompt client to call home
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I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)
ocsinventory-client.pl -debug
 
  
DOWNLOAD: <?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
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It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.
  <REPLY>
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  @echo off
  <OPTION>
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\\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag
    <NAME>IPDISCOVER</NAME>
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That's all!
    <PARAM IPDISC_LAT="100">192.168.35.0</PARAM>
 
  </OPTION>
 
  <OPTION>
 
    <NAME>DOWNLOAD</NAME>
 
    <PARAM FRAG_LATENCY="10" PERIOD_LATENCY="0" TIMEOUT="30" ON="1" TYPE="CONF" CYCLE_LATENCY="60" PERIOD_LENGTH="10" />
 
    <PARAM ID="1194355263" CERT_PATH="INSTALL_PATH" PACK_LOC="2321.net/download" CERT_FILE="INSTALL_PATH/cacert.pem" TYPE="PACK" NFO_LOC="2321.net/download" />
 
    <PARAM ID="1194356189" CERT_PATH="INSTALL_PATH" PACK_LOC="2321.net/download" CERT_FILE="INSTALL_PATH/cacert.pem" TYPE="PACK" INFO_LOC="2321.net/download" />
 
  </OPTION>
 
  <RESPONSE>SEND</RESPONSE>
 
  <PROLOG_FREQ>24</PROLOG_FREQ>
 
</REPLY>
 
 
DOWNLOAD: Writing config file.
 
DOWNLOAD: Retrieving info file for 1194355263
 
DOWNLOAD: Initialize ssl layer...
 
DOWNLOAD: Connect to server: 2321.net/download...
 
DOWNLOAD: Starting SSL connection...
 
28948: callback: ssl connect!
 
  
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Of course, more can be done...
  
deploy stalls, with this error/warning on server
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*Install the Agent silently in a script
# tail  /var/log/httpd/error_log
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*Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
could not find ParserDetails.ini in /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/XML/SAX
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*Create your own ''ocsagent.exe''
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People need to read the guide! It's well documented.
hide warning ? with
 
touch /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/XML/SAX/ParserDetails.ini
 
  
still waiting...
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If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!
  
I found this [http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/faq/#parserdetails.ini link]
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Cool34000
We need to build this file!
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touch /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/XML/SAX/ParserDetails.ini
 
perl -MXML::SAX -e "XML::SAX->add_parser(q(XML::SAX::PurePerl))->save_parsers()"
 
chmod 0444 /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.5/XML/SAX/ParserDetails.ini
 
 
 
Here's the content of generated file:
 
[XML::SAX::PurePerl]
 
http://xml.org/sax/features/namespaces = 1
 
 
 
No more warning! :-D
 
  
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==glpi==
  
Cool34000
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someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to  use it, some link to more docs at least
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 11 November 2007

known bugs

There are still some bugs in this RPM... Help us to fix them!

ipdiscover bug

ipdiscover on SME

IpDiscover is not working on SME. Please use another agent to ipdiscover your networks at the moment.

I've opened a thread on OCS forum.

Let's hope the next version will come out soon!

ipdiscover-util.pl

This script used by the web interface do not seem to work too.

First thing to do is to change the password in this file...

...
my $dbhost = 'localhost';
my $dbuser = 'ocs';
my $dbpwd = 'ocs'; <==
my $db = 'ocsweb';
my $dbp = '3306';

The password should be dynamical as this is a perl script. We need to use esmith::ConfigDB or something else to retrieve this value... I was unable to handle that.

Also a problem, the script cannot be executed. I try to add script handler for .pl but it didn't worked... Not sure about how this is working, if someone can help, please do!

Cool34000


www/ocs/install.php bugs

A problem was found in the default imported database. This ends with some alter errors. This can be fixed by refreshing the web page.

I took a look on ocsweb database with phpmyadmin before and after using install.php

I noticed that a lot of tables' engine type were MyISAM and after using install.php their type was InnoDB!

So I tried to export a new database (this time with extended parameters), but this new database don't import in ocsweb database: it ends with errors trying to create the 1st table!

Help needed!

Cool34000


wiki page

5.3.2 Deployment menu

there must be a lot of ways this could be used, why make everyone think of them themselves when it could be spelled out

this could be a new page, Application deployment

this could include other ways to deploy, eg using netlogon.bat

others can work on this cool34000 has done enough

Stefen


Here's the way I've always used OCS... First I import the standard ocsagent.exe in MySQL.

I don't like to install a service when it's not needed, so I use the standalone executable. I also don't use OCS deployment feature (I'm using GPOs for that)

It is so fast to use against the need of installing the Agent: put OcsLogon.exe in a share folder and simply launch it with a one command line batch script each time a session is opened.

@echo off
\\server\share\mydomain.com.exe /np /debug /tag:my_tag

That's all!

Of course, more can be done...

  • Install the Agent silently in a script
  • Use GPOs (deploy, install, update)
  • Create your own ocsagent.exe

People need to read the guide! It's well documented.

If someone can take some time to document that, it would be nice!

Cool34000


glpi

someone who uses this may like to add some more information on how to use it, some link to more docs at least