Changes for version 2.2.0 - 2012-04-07

  • Major changes:
  • large speed improvement: up to 150% for a local inventory
  • better multitasking support:
    • the agent use fork() to run task if needed, instead of running a new process from scratch, avoiding the need to use a temporary file to transmit parameters, with related security risks
    • the agent only forks to run a tasks when running as a server, making tracing and debugging easier
    • the agent only use one thread for the web interface
  • better SSL support:
    • IO::Socket::SSL perl module is now required for certificate validation
    • Crypt::SSLeay perl module still allow HTTPS support, but without certificate validation, and the connection will be aborted unless certificate checking is disabled
    • validation is now performed by SSL library, and honours alternative subject names, and other subtilities
  • large cleanup of values returned from inventory:
    • unknown values are filtered out
    • strings are trimmed for trailing spaces
    • irrelevant values, such as windows internal USB serial number, or controllers type and manufacturer on AIX and HPUX, are filtered out
  • installation procedure automatically setup configuration and data directories locations in executable, there is no need to manually configure them anymore
  • removal of useless features:
    • support for OCS account info have been dropped, the agent doesn't store arbitrary informations locally anymore
    • support for OCS network discovery and software deployment features within inventory task have been removed, we have better alternatives
    • useless Ping task has been dropped
  • cleanup of available options:
    • deprecated --nosoft and --nosoftware options have been removed
    • --devlib, --share-dir, --basevardir and --realm options have been deprecated, as their values are now computed automatically at installation
    • --daemon-no-fork option has been deprecated, and replaced by --daemon --no-fork options
    • --info option has been deprecated, as it had no effect
    • --rpc-trust-localhost option has been deprecated, in favor of a more generic --http-trust option, allowing an arbitrary IP adresse or range
    • --debug option can be specified multiple times, for additional verbosity
    • --no-inventory, --no-ocsdeploy, --no-snmpquery, --no-netdiscovery options have been deprecated in favor of a generic --no-task option
    • --no-software, --no-printer options have been deprecated in favor of a generic --no-category option, and 'environment' value support has been added
  • new --config option allows to select configuration backend, allowing to use file configuration if needed under windows, or to ignore any external configuration
  • fusioninventory-agent-config executable has been dropped, in favor of better documentation
  • documentation has been reviewed for consistency in various places where it appears (--help output, man page, configuration file)
  • XML::TreePP perl module is now used instead of XML::Simple, reducing native perl modules dependencies
  • OcsDeploy task is now deprecated. Please continue to use the 2.1.x agent is you need it.
  • Minor changes:
  • Add the HARDWARE/CHASSIS_TYPE information
  • Linux: report all IP addresses used by each interfaces (#854)
  • HPUX: don't report unoccupied memory slots
  • AIX: add LVM support

Documentation

FusionInventory agent For Linux/UNIX, Windows and MacOSX
A tool to push inventory in an OCS Inventory or compatible server.
FusionInventory Agent service for Windows

Modules

Fusion Inventory agent
Agent configuration
An abstract HTTP client
An HTTP client using Fusion protocol
An HTTP client using OCS protocol
HTTPS protocol handler for LWP
An embedded HTTP server
Fusion Inventory logger
An abstract logger backend
A file backend for the logger
A stderr backend for the logger
A syslog backend for the logger
A data serializer/deserializer
Base class for agent task
Inventory task for FusionInventory
Wake-on-lan task for FusionInventory
OS-independant generic functions
AIX generic functions
OS-independant generic functions
HPUX generic functions
OS-independant hostname computing
Linux generic functions
MacOS generic functions
Network-related patterns and functions
OS-independant screen functions
Solaris generic functions
Unix-specific generic functions
Windows generic functions
Base class for agent messages
Generic server message

Provides

in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/HTTP/Protocol/https.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Controllers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/LVM.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Modems.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Slots.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Sounds.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AIX/Videos.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/AccessLog.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Archs/Alpha.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Archs/MIPS.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Archs/SPARC.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Archs/i386.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/BSD/Uptime.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode/Battery.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode/Ports.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Dmidecode/Slots.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Domains.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Environment.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Hostname.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Ipmi.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Lspci.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Lspci/Controllers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Lspci/Modems.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Lspci/Sounds.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Lspci/Videos.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Printers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Processes.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Screen.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares/Deb.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares/Gentoo.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares/Pacman.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares/RPM.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Softwares/Slackware.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Storages/HP.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/USB.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Generic/Users.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Controllers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/MP.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Slots.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/HPUX/Uptime.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/ARM.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/Alpha.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/MIPS.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/PowerPC.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/SPARC.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/i386.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Archs/m68k.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Distro.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Distro/LSB.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Distro/NonLSB.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Inputs.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/LVM.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Storages/3ware.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Storages/Adaptec.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Storages/Lsilogic.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Storages/ServeRaid.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Uptime.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/Videos.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Linux/iLO.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Hostname.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Printers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Sound.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/USB.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Uptime.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/MacOS/Videos.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Controllers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Slots.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Solaris/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Hpvm.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Libvirt.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Parallels.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Qemu.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/SolarisZones.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/VirtualBox.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Virtuozzo.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/VmWareDesktop.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/VmWareESX.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Vmsystem.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Vserver.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Virtualization/Xen.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/AntiVirus.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Bios.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/CPU.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Chassis.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Controllers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Drives.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Environment.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Inputs.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Memory.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Modems.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Networks.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/OS.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Ports.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Printers.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Registry.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Slots.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Softwares.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Sounds.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Storages.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/USB.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/User.pm
in lib/FusionInventory/Agent/Task/Inventory/Input/Win32/Videos.pm