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NAME
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App::Netdisco - An open source web-based network management tool.
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Introduction
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The contents of this distribution is the next major version of the
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Netdisco network management tool. See <http://netdisco.org/> for further
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information on the project.
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So far App::Netdisco provides a web frontend and a backend daemon to
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handle interactive requests such as changing port or device properties.
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There is not yet a device poller, so please still use the old Netdisco's
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discovery, arpnip, and macsuck.
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If you have any trouble getting the frontend running, please speak to
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someone in the "#netdisco" IRC channel (on freenode).
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Dependencies
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Netdisco has several Perl library dependencies which will be
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automatically installed. However it's *strongly* recommended that you
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first install DBD::Pg and SNMP using your operating system packages. The
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following commands will test for the existence of them on your system:
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perl -MDBD::Pg\ 999
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perl -MSNMP\ 999
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With those two installed, we can proceed...
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Create a user on your system called "netdisco" if one does not already
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exist. We'll install Netdisco and its dependencies into this user's home
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area, which will take about 200MB including MIB files.
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Netdisco uses the PostgreSQL (Pg) database server. Install Pg and then
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change to the PostgreSQL superuser (usually "postgres"). Create a new
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database and Pg user for the Netdisco application:
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postgres:~$ createuser -DRSP netdisco
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Enter password for new role:
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Enter it again:
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postgres:~$ createdb -O netdisco netdisco
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Installation
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To avoid muddying your system, use the following script to download and
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install Netdisco and its dependencies into the "netdisco" user's home
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area ("~netdisco/perl5").
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su - netdisco
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curl -L http://cpanmin.us/ | perl - --notest --quiet \
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--local-lib ~/perl5 \
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App::cpanminus \
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App::local::lib::helper \
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App::Netdisco
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Link some of the newly installed apps into the "netdisco" user's $PATH,
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e.g. "~netdisco/bin":
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ln -s ~/perl5/bin/{localenv,netdisco-*} ~/bin/
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Test the installation by running the following command, which should
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only produce some help text (and throw up no errors):
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localenv netdisco-daemon
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Configuration
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Make a directory for your local configuration and copy the configuration
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template from this distribution:
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mkdir ~/environments
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cp ~/perl5/lib/perl5/auto/share/dist/App-Netdisco/environments/development.yml ~/environments
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chmod +w ~/environments/development.yml
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Edit the file and change the database connection parameters to match
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those for your local system (that is, the "dsn", "user" and "pass").
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Optionally, in the same file uncomment and edit the "domain_suffix"
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setting to be appropriate for your local site.
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Bootstrap
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The database either needs configuring if new, or updating from the
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current release of Netdisco (1.x). You also need vendor MAC address
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prefixes (OUI data) and some MIBs if you want to run the daemon. The
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following script will take care of all this for you:
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DANCER_ENVDIR=~/environments localenv netdisco-deploy
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If you don't want that level of automation, check out the database
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schema diff from the current release of Netdisco, and apply it yourself:
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~/perl5/lib/perl5/App/Netdisco/DB/schema_versions/Netdisco-DB-2-3-PostgreSQL.sql
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Startup
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Run the following command to start the web server:
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DANCER_ENVDIR=~/environments localenv plackup ~/bin/netdisco-web
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Other ways to run and host the web application can be found in the
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Dancer::Deployment page. See also the plackup documentation.
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Run the following command to start the daemon:
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DANCER_ENVDIR=~/environments localenv netdisco-daemon start
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Tips and Tricks
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The main black navigation bar has a search box which is smart enough to
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work out what you're looking for in most cases. For example device
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names, node IP or MAC addreses, VLAN numbers, and so on.
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For SQL debugging try the following command:
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DBIC_TRACE_PROFILE=console DBIC_TRACE=1 \
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DANCER_ENVDIR=~/environments plackup ~/bin/netdisco-web
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Future Work
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The intention is to support "plugins" for additonal features, most
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notably columns in the Device Port listing, but also new menu items and
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tabs. The design of this is sketched out but not implemented. The goal
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is to avoid patching core code to add localizations or less widely used
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features.
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Bundled with this app is a DBIx::Class layer for the Netdisco database.
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This could be a starting point for an "official" DBIC layer. Helper
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functions and canned searches have been added to support the web
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interface.
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Caveats
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Some sections are not yet implemented, e.g. the *Device Module* tab.
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Menu items on the main black navigation bar go nowhere, except Home.
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None of the Reports yet exist (e.g. searching for wireless devices, or
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duplex mismatches). These might be implemented as a plugin bundle.
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The Wireless, IP Phone and NetBIOS Node properies are not yet shown.
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AUTHOR
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Oliver Gorwits <oliver@cpan.org>
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COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
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This software is copyright (c) 2012 by The Netdisco Developer Team.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
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* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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* Neither the name of the Netdisco Project nor the
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names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
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derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
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ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
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WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NETDISCO DEVELOPER TEAM BE LIABLE FOR ANY
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DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
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(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
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ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
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SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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