Bug#814543: ITP: asset-collector -- collect information about the used hardware/software
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung@profitbricks.com>
* Package name : asset-collector
Version : 0.1
Upstream Author : Benjamin Drung <benjamin.drung@profitbricks.com>
* URL : to be released on Github
* License : ISC
Programming Lang: Python 3
Description : collect information about the used hardware/software
The asset-collector gathers information about the hardware components in
the system, the installed software and the configuration of both. The
information is collected from various places like the Direct Media
Interface (DMI) table, the Intelligent Platform Management Interface
(IPMI) Field Replaceable Units (FRU), the kernel or the APT package
manager.
The collected information can be printed in different formats (JSON,
pprint, text) and/or transmitted via representational state transfer
(REST) to an asset management system.
The asset-collector tries to make every hardware component identifiable
by serial number for tracking the components and assisting return
merchandise authorization (RMA) processes. The collected information can
be used to get an overview of the hardware products and software
versions in use (in case they are transmitted to an asset management
system).
I started writing the asset-collector, because I found no other tool for
this purpose (correct me if I am wrong). I invite everyone who is
interested in this topic to join the project.
--
Benjamin Drung
System Developer
Debian & Ubuntu Developer
ProfitBricks GmbH
Greifswalder Str. 207
D - 10405 Berlin
Email: benjamin.drung@profitbricks.com
URL: http://www.profitbricks.com
Sitz der Gesellschaft: Berlin.
Registergericht: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 125506B.
Geschäftsführer: Andreas Gauger, Achim Weiss.
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