Note: OCS Inventory NG Server Setup will check for all these components and will exit

Perl and mod_perl installed and usable by Apache Web server for the Communication server.įor the requirements, please follow the dedicated page :.

PHP and Perl installed and usable by Apache Web server for the Administration console.

Apache Web server installed and running for Communication server and Administration server.

MySQL or MariaDB database server running somewhere and listening on default port 3306 with TCP/IP communication enabled.

Instructions can be find here: Install with RPM Install from Source We provide RPM for RedHat Linux and derivate. Administration console requires ZIP and GD support enabled in PHP in order to use package deployment. Communication server may require some additional PERL modules, according to your distribution.ĭeployment server needs any Web Server with SSL enabled.Īdministration console is written in PHP 7 (or higher) and runs under Apache Web Server 2.2.X /2.4.X. Why? Because PERL scripts are compiled when Apache starts, and not at each request. Above 10000 inventoried computers, we recommend using at least 2 physical servers, one hosting database server + Communication server and the other one hosting a database replica + Administration server + Deployement server.įigure 1 : OCS Inventory NG communication architecture.ĭatabase server currently can only be MySQL 5.5 or MariaDB with InnoDB engine active.Ĭommunication server needs Apache Web Server 2.2.X / 2.4.X and is written in PERL as an Apache module. These 4 components can be hosted on a single computer or on different computers to allow load balancing.

Deployment server, which stores all package deployment configuration (requires HTTPS!).

Administration console, which allows administrators to query the database server using.

Communication server, which handles HTTP communications between database server and agents.

Database server, which stores inventory information.

Management server is made up of 4 main components:

HOWTO package OCS MacOSX agent releases.

Enable Powershell Support on Windows Agent.

Backup restore of OCS Inventory NG database.

Synchronisation between OCS server master slaves.

OCS Inventory NG Agent Deployement Tool.

06.Network Discovery with OCS Inventory NG.

Deploying packages or executing commands on client hosts.

Managing users profiles of the web interface.

04.Management console and its advanced features.

Setting up the Windows Agent 2.x on client computers.Setting up the UNIX agent using repository on client computers.Setting up the UNIX agent manually on client computers.Setting up the MacOSX agent on client computers.Installing Administration console required PHP modules.Installing Communication server required PERL modules.

Setting up OCS Inventory Server with RPM.

Newbie documentation - What you should know.

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