OCS Inventory NG is an open-source IT asset management and inventory solution. It provides a centralized inventory of a company's physical and logical assets, enabling IT administrators to monitor, manage, and control these assets efficiently. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing OCS Inventory on OpenSUSE latest.
Before we begin, make sure you have root access to your OpenSUSE server.
First, we need to install Apache, PHP, and MariaDB to run OCS Inventory. You can do this by running the following command:
sudo zypper install -y apache2 php7 php7-devel php7-mysqlnd mariadb
Once the installation is complete, start Apache and MariaDB services using the following commands:
sudo systemctl start apache2
sudo systemctl start mariadb
To enable these services at system boot, run:
sudo systemctl enable apache2
sudo systemctl enable mariadb
Next, download the latest stable version of OCS Inventory NG from their official website. You can do this by running the following command:
wget https://github.com/OCSInventory-NG/OCSInventory-ocsreports/releases/download/2.7/OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7.tar.gz
Extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar xzf OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7.tar.gz
Move the extracted folder to the '/usr/share/' directory using the command:
sudo mv OCSNG_UNIX_SERVER_2.7 /usr/share/ocsinventory
Run the following command to install OCS Inventory:
cd /usr/share/ocsinventory/
sudo sh setup.sh
The setup wizard will guide you through the installation process. You will be prompted to provide the following information:
After completing the installation, you can verify the installation by checking whether the OCS Inventory NG server is running or not. Run the following command to check its status.
sudo systemctl status ocsinventory-server
If you have a firewall enabled on your machine, you need to allow access to OCS Inventory NG's web interface. Run the following command to allow HTTP traffic:
sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=http --permanent
Reload the firewall rules to apply your changes:
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
You can now access OCS Inventory NG's web interface by entering your server's IP address or domain name in your web browser followed by '/ocsreports'. For example, if your server's IP address is '192.168.1.1', enter the following URL to access the OCS Inventory NG web interface:
http://192.168.1.1/ocsreports
You will be prompted to enter the OCS Inventory NG administrator username and password. Enter the default credentials, which are 'admin' and 'admin', respectively.
You should change these credentials as soon as possible from the 'Users & Groups' page in the OCS Inventory NG web interface.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed OCS Inventory NG on OpenSUSE latest. With this application, you can now effectively manage and monitor the assets in your IT infrastructure.
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