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 * '''Launchpad Entry''': https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/opensource-mgt-tools
 * '''Packages affected''': 

== Summary ==

Explore the tools that exists in the opensource world for managing servers

Seems to have a lack of open standards support in the open source tools at this point

http://www.openmanagement.org/members/

= Categories =

== Monitoring ==
wikipdia list of system management tools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_systems_management_systems


 * nagios
 * zenoss - based on Zope
  * Provides inventory of systems
  * needs *a lot* of packaging work (it adds 'NOPASSWD' to sudoers)
  * there is an attempt on Debian side to package it
  * licensing issues (lots of files without license)
  * history graphing
 * cricket
 * zabbix
 * OpenNMS
 
== Patching & package management ==

Not yet comprehensive in the foss area
 * RHN (not foss) is quite good
 * Landscape (idem)
 
== Management ==
Service level configuration.  Usually done through scripting but lacks auditing, undoing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_configuration_management_software

 * cfengine2 (in universe)
   * very powerfull
   * revision control
 * puppet (in universe)
   * lacks documentation/examples
   * complex to use
 * netdirector
   * more work on the useability
   * bad licence, changing to GPL soon
   * plugin based
   * edition of config files
   * time based modifications (incl reporting)
   * http://www.netdirector.org/
   * RBAC by plugin within the tool
   
== Inventory ==
 * Red Carpet
 * Landscape
 * OCS Inventory
 * glpi: http://www.glpi-project.org/?lang=en
 
 http://www.openmanagement.org/members/

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