From: brabuhr@...
Date: 2010-03-22T08:22:09+09:00
Subject: Re: LAN inventory

On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 3:20 PM, bigthepaco <bigthepaco@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, I've a LAN with 1000 PC-clients (Windows 2000/XP and Linux) and
> I'd like monitor hardware and software: check hardware configuration,
> installed software, install and uninstall software remotely, change
> local password administrator, etc. I know a good application for this,
> OCSInventory, but I'd like develop myself to understand technology.
> I'm thinking to use SNMP and I'm considering Perl or Ruby language.
> Are there some examples in Ruby? Tutorials? Guides? Ruby with its
> libraries is ok for this type of application?

I've not had an opportunity to use them, but Ruby does have libraries
for SNMP and WMI:
http://snmplib.rubyforge.org/
http://ruby-wmi.rubyforge.org/

I have use Ruby to collect information and make modifications to Linux
systems over SSH:
http://net-ssh.rubyforge.org/

I have also used Puppet to maintain Linux systems (I'm not sure about
Windows support there):
http://reductivelabs.com/products/puppet/

There are also Ruby tools like Capistrano (I have used a little bit),
Vlad (I have not used), and God (haven't used, no Windows support):
http://www.capify.org/index.php/Capistrano
http://rubyhitsquad.com/Vlad_the_Deployer.html
http://god.rubyforge.org/

> Are there similar application Ruby developed?

Not open source:
http://www.spiceworks.com/
http://ruby.dzone.com/articles/spiceworks-becoming-force-it