How Do You Track IT Resources?
Recently I overheard some colleagues talking about allocating IP addresses to servers, some physical and some virtual. I have also been documenting some different environments myself consisting of multiple servers per environment, some with multiple IP addresses per server. The thought occurred to me this might be a good topic to open up for your input.
There are lots of applications out there for tracking this kind of information. HP Open View, Tivoli, SharePoint Lists, Wiki, Spreadsheets, Word Documents, self rolled systems, and many other data center management tools abound.
So, what tools/methods have you found to be effective in communicating the organization of your IT assets? Drop a note to btaylor@sswug.org, or leave a comment here online. What makes sense and works well for you?
Cheers,
Ben
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