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What are RackTables?

by Chase Collins

What are RackTables?

RackTables is a datacenter asset management system RackTables is a nifty and robust solution for datacenter and server room asset management. It helps document hardware assets, network addresses, space in racks, networks configuration and much much more!

Is Device42 Open Source?

NET based Open discovery client to enumerate network objects in an Excel spreadsheet. Python scripts to help auto-discover devices on the network, and upload to Device42 appliance using APIs. Script for windows, linux and puppet master..

How do I upgrade my RackTables?

How to upgrade RackTables

  1. Backup your database and check the release notes below before actually starting the upgrade.
  2. Remove all existing files except configuration (the inc/secret.
  3. Put the contents of the new tar.
  4. Open the RackTables page in a browser.

How do I set up Racktables?

How to Install RackTables on CentOS 7

  1. Prepare the web server. RackTables uses a web-server with PHP (5.2.
  2. Install MariaDB. Install MariaDB using YUM and enable the service.
  3. Install PHP/extensions.
  4. Create racktable user.
  5. Download/extract Racktables.
  6. Install Racktables.

Is Device42 free?

Device42 Pricing Overview There is a free version. Device42 offers a free trial.

How much does Device42 cost?

Q: How much does Device42 cost? Pricing for Device42 starts at $1499.00/year.

What is Device42 used for?

Device42 is an asset management solution that enables IT administrators to track hardware, software, devices and networks. The key features includes automated data center management, service management, device discovery, asset tagging and password management.

Who should own the CMDB?

It is highly recommended that there is one owner for the whole CMDB. This should be a person who can (and should) make decisions when needed. While it is sometimes said that “co-ownership” is not ownership at all, it is still better than nothing.

Is Jira a CMDB?

Unfortunately, Jira does not have a CMDB internally. However, Atlassian offers below apps in Atlassian Marketplace that provide robust asset management/CMDB functionality: For Jira Server: Insight Asset Management.

Is CMDB part of ITSM?

The CMDB is often found as part of a larger IT Service Management (ITSM) platform or suite of capabilities which will likely include tools for populating data into the CMDB (such as discovery and data import tools) and tools for consuming data from the CMDB (things like a ticketing tool, change management system and …

What is CMDB in Jira?

According to ITIL 4, a configuration management database (CMDB) “is used to store configuration records throughout their lifecycle and… The goal of a CMDB is to provide an organization with the information needed to make better business decisions and run efficient ITSM processes.