Network inventory
A network inventory task aims to retrieve exhaustive information from SNMP compatible devices, such as network devices or printers, already part of the list of known assets.
This task can only be performed on devices already part of the list of known assets, either as a result of a previous Network discovery task, or manually created, with proper SNMP credentials.
Overview
This task uses SNMP to retrieve various information from a device, so as to update it in GLPI:
consumable levels and print counter on printers
virtual LANs definition, network topology, network ports status on network devices
Running
Pre-requisite
The agent performing the task needs to have the NetInventory module installed.
The agent performing the task needs network access the target devices, with proper access control: just being able to send UDP packets to a device is not enough, if this device is configured to ignore them.
Caution
If a device requires SNMP v3 access, you may need to install Crypt::Rijndael perl module.
This module is not installed by default with the agent on linux systems. On a debian-based
system, you just have to run apt install libcrypt-rijndael-perl. On a RPM-based system,
running dnf install perl-Crypt-Rijndael is the right command.
The target device should be associated with proper SNMP credentials in GLPI.
As for any other server controlled task, the agent should use either managed or half-managed mode, as explained in Execution modes. If the task is server-triggered, the agent must run in managed mode, and its HTTP port should be reachable from the server.
Command-line execution
A network inventory task can be also performed without a GLPI server, allowing easier control and troubleshooting, with the glpi-netinventory command-line tool.
However, this command generates files which will have to be injected in GLPI server using glpi-injector command.