Ryan's Linux Inventory Aggregator
About
This script is designed to be a simple, self-contained (as much as possible) Perl script for gathering hardware information. System administrators often find it difficult to keep track of just what hardware is in which system. This script seeks to ease that burden.
There are several sample outputs from the Linux Inventory Aggregator script.
System Requirements
The get_inventory.pl script has not been extensively tested. I have used it for normal operations in a Linux computer lab (approx. 30 machines), as well as on my personal systems. I know it requires the following:
- Perl module Sys::Hostname
- That the lspci and uname commands be installed and in PATH
- That the /proc file system is used (requires /proc/meminfo, /proc/cpuinfo, and /proc/ide)
If you find the script to require additional system configuration items, please let me know.
Download
I have released this script under a dual license: the Apache Software License ver2.0, and the GPL. Be sure to send me an email if you find the script useful!
As of version 2.5, the Linux Inventory Aggregator project is now on GitHub!
Please go there to download the
latest version.
Contributors
Special thanks to Rolf Holtsmark, Andrew Medico, Neil Quiogue, John Vestrum, and
immeëmosol for their contributions (see the ChangeLog in get_inventory.pl for details).
Contact Me
Please send me an email if you found this program useful (or if you had any problems with it). Suggestions for future improvements are also welcome. Thanks.
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