LOGINventory
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| developer | Schmidt's LOGIN GmbH |
| Current version | 8th |
| operating system | Windows from Windows 7 SP1 |
| License | Freeware ; commercial from 20 network assets |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.loginventory.de | |
The software LOGINventory is a solution for automated network inventory of hardware - and software components for the license management in IT - network and IT documentation . The software gives the user a quick overview of the entire inventory of hardware and software available in the network in tabular, filterable form and with various reports supplied via the LOGINventory Management Center as well as graphical representations of the network topology . The program is being developed by the German software house Schmidt's LOGIN in Munich .
LOGINventory documents all IT assets in the entire network without agents, consequently without local installation of a client agent on the systems to be inventoried. Platforms such as Windows , Linux , MacOS and others are inventoryed .
This data is stored in a database for further evaluation . Databases from Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP4 (all editions) are supported.
The Windows offline agent is optionally available for the inventory, which also records computers that are never or only rarely in the local network , such as laptops of field service employees or DMZ servers .
LOGINventory is free of charge for small companies or for testing in larger environments. From a number of 20 assets in the network, the licenses are chargeable.
The LOGINventory license management is suitable for the provision of SAM processes. Among other things, it can be used to distinguish and manage applications and operating systems from physical and virtual machines (VM). Supports are vSphere , Xen Server, and Hyper-V in which the linking of the VMs with her, host is applied in each case automatically.
For the software - license management LOGINventory current account metrics on all systems, including the Formula Editor to Leave any calculation rules, for example per device , per VM, VM per core, per core , per CPU , per user .
LOGINventory offers various reports supplied to document IT, all of which can be adapted by the user. These include B. reports on client & server documentation, IT compliance documentation and documentation of the license inventory , but also for creating QR codes to provide the inventory with links to the LOGINventory web interface . An integrated report editor can also be used to create continuous texts (e.g. IT manuals and emergency plans) into which data from the inventory can be dynamically integrated.
With the help of the integrated tasks, many tasks can be automated so that, depending on freely definable conditions, e-mails can be sent, documents can be stored, or PowerShell scripts can be executed. This allows z. For example, notifications are sent when licenses are about to expire, underlicensing is detected, or outdated antivirus definitions are detected.
Technology overview
Main features of LOGINventory:
- Agentless inventory of network components (hardware, software and configuration)
- Software license management
- Documentation of the network inventory (current status and history)
- Automation of recurring tasks
- Creation of operating manuals and emergency manuals
- Visualization of the network topology
The inventory is carried out using standard protocols. The following technologies are used:
| target | technology |
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| Windows - Operating Systems | Remote registry , WMI |
| Mac , Linux | Secure Shell |
| Network devices: printers , routers | SNMP v1, v2c, v3 |
| Active Directory | LDAP |
| Microsoft SQL Server | TSQL |
| MS Exchange environment | Windows PowerShell |
| File system | CIFS , SMB |
| VMware | VMware API |
In addition to data acquisition via the network, the method is available using a login script or a USB stick .
Product history
With the first release in 2002, LOGINventory was one of the first available inventory solutions on the market. Right from the start, the tool was characterized by its easy commissioning, intuitive operation and low costs.
Due to continuous adjustments to current conditions in the IT area, updates appear in quarterly update cycles.
reception
Techworld magazine from IDG-Verlag rates LOGINventory as “one of those applications that does everything you expect from them, with a minimum of fuss and with a user interface that works as you would expect”. In the com! LOGINventory was rated 1 professional. LOGINventory's appealing license management application was praised in the IT administrator magazine.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Techworld: LOGINventory 4.0.9 inventory tool . May 28, 2004.
- ↑ com! Professional: LOGINventory in the test . June 22, 2016.
- ↑ IT administrator: IT inventory and software license management with LOGINventory ( memento of the original from May 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 15th May 2017.
