Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:43:40 -0600 From: "Moss Luzader" <moss.luzader@newisys.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Moss Luzader <moss.luzader@newisys.com> Subject: Inventory (asset) tracking software? Message-ID: <348E41D5BDE1334DAA5AEF98237FB4E10179D22B@mail.newisys.com>
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Did=20you=20ever=20get=20a=20response=20to=20the=20following=20inquiry?=20= =20I'm=20looking=20for the=20exact=20same=20thing. Open=20Source=20is=20definitely=20better,=20but=20the=20business=20just=20= wants=20something to=20work. =20 Hello, =09I'm=20tapping=20into=20this=20vast=20group=20of=20knowledgeable=20peopl= e=20to=20see if=20 someone=20out=20there=20has=20a=20solution=20to=20a=20problem=20I've=20bee= n=20trying=20to=20tackle for=20a=20couple=20of=20weeks=20now.=20I=20need=20a=20way=20to=20track=20i= nventory,=20but=20not=20in=20a traditional=20way.=20We=20aren't=20selling=20anything,=20rather,=20all=20o= f=20this=20stays=20 internal. =09We=20have=20a=20data=20center=20which=20is=20constantly=20expanding=20i= n=20terms=20of=20 capacity.=20We=20have=20large=20amounts=20of=20hardware=20on=20site,=20and= =20new=20hardware=20 arriving=20all=20the=20time.=20We=20currently=20have=20no=20good=20way=20t= o=20track=20things=20 such=20as=20what=20hard=20drive=20that=20came=20in=20is=20in=20what=20serv= er,=20and=20if=20we=20had=20to replace=20one,=20what=20the=20RMA=20date=20is=20on=20it,=20and=20which=20o= ne=20we=20replaced=20it=20 with.=20I=20would=20like=20something=20capable=20of=20the=20following: 1)=20We=20can=20add=20in=20new=20inventory=20as=20it=20arrives. 2)=20We=20can=20indicate=20what=20server=20the=20parts=20go=20into,=20and=20= also=20look=20at=20the=20 server=20and=20see=20what=20parts=20are=20in=20it. 3)=20Tasks=20can=20be=20added=20to=20the=20system=20requesting=20a=20new=20= server=20be=20built=20and what=20parts=20should=20be=20in=20the=20server=20(single=20cpu,=20dual,=20= 2=20drives,=205=20 drives,=20raid=20controler,=20X=20sticks=20of=20Y=20size=20ram,=20etc)=20t= hat=20will=20take=20 current=20inventory=20into=20account. 4)=20Track=20inventory=20on=20hand=20=20(obviously). 5)=20Track=20RMA's=20on=20items. Things=20it=20would=20be=20nice=20to=20have: 1)=20The=20ability=20to=20work=20with=20some=20form=20of=20bar=20code=20sc= anner. 2)=20The=20ability=20to=20print=20serial=20number=20stickers=20to=20add=20= to=20hardware=20for=20 internal=20tracking. 3)=20Lifetime=20maintenance=20records=20-=20what=20parts=20have=20gone=20i= nto=20or=20come=20out=20 of=20a=20machine=20over=20it's=20service=20life. 4)=20Mark=20an=20inventory=20item=20or=20server=20object=20as=20tested/bur= ned=20in. I=20would=20like=20to=20find=20something=20open=20source,=20it=20can=20run= =20either=20on=20as=20a=20 desktop=20application,=20or=20a=20web=20application.=20If=20there's=20some= thing=20out=20 there=20that=20does=20this=20that=20isn't=20open=20source,=20that's=20fine= =20too.=20Don't=20not=20 recommend=20something=20just=20because=20it's=20expensive=20-=20I'm=20all=20= about=20 supporting=20open=20source=20projects,=20but=20the=20company=20is=20footin= g=20the=20bill,=20 and=20they=20just=20want=20something=20that=20works.=20My=20research=20has= =20turned=20up=20a=20few commercial=20packages=20that=20do=20parts=20of=20this,=20but=20not=20all=20= of=20it,=20and=20 nothing=20really=20integrates,=20so=20I=20haven't=20found=20a=20real=20sol= ution,=20but=20I=20 can't=20imagine=20that=20this=20doesn't=20exist. Thanks=20in=20advance=20for=20the=20help. =20 Moss=20Luzader IT=20Manager Newisys,=20A=20Sanmina-SCI=20Company 6200=20Bridgepoint=20Parkway Bldg=204,=20Suite=20100 Austin,=20Tx=2078730 Office:=20512-634-5588 Cell:=20=20=20=20512-569-5463 FAX:=20=20=20512-634-5725 =20 CONFIDENTIALITY This=20e-mail=20message=20and=20any=20attachments=20thereto,=20is=20intend= ed=20only=20for=20use=20by=20the=20addressee(s)=20named=20herein=20and=20m= ay=20contain=20legally=20privileged=20and/or=20confidential=20information.= =20If=20you=20are=20not=20the=20intended=20recipient=20of=20this=20e-mail=20= message,=20you=20are=20hereby=20notified=20that=20any=20dissemination,=20d= istribution=20or=20copying=20of=20this=20e-mail=20message,=20and=20any=20a= ttachments=20thereto,=20is=20strictly=20prohibited.=20=20If=20you=20have=20= received=20this=20e-mail=20message=20in=20error,=20please=20immediately=20= notify=20the=20sender=20and=20permanently=20delete=20the=20original=20and=20= any=20copies=20of=20this=20email=20and=20any=20prints=20thereof. ABSENT=20AN=20EXPRESS=20STATEMENT=20TO=20THE=20CONTRARY=20HEREINABOVE,=20T= HIS=20E-MAIL=20IS=20NOT=20INTENDED=20AS=20A=20SUBSTITUTE=20FOR=20A=20WRITI= NG.=20=20Notwithstanding=20the=20Uniform=20Electronic=20Transactions=20Act= =20or=20the=20applicability=20of=20any=20other=20law=20of=20similar=20subs= tance=20and=20effect,=20absent=20an=20express=20statement=20to=20the=20con= trary=20hereinabove,=20this=20e-mail=20message=20its=20contents,=20and=20a= ny=20attachments=20hereto=20are=20not=20intended=20to=20represent=20an=20o= ffer=20or=20acceptance=20to=20enter=20into=20a=20contract=20and=20are=20no= t=20otherwise=20intended=20to=20bind=20the=20sender,=20Sanmina-SCI=20Corpo= ration=20(or=20any=20of=20its=20subsidiaries),=20or=20any=20other=20person= =20or=20entity. __________________________________________________________________________= ___ Scanned=20by=20Sanmina-SCI=20eShield=20=20________________________________= _____________________________________________
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