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SYDI-Server 2.0 Released

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I have just released SYDI-Server 2.0, which is part of the Open Source SYDI project. The goal of SYDI is to help people document their networks.

SYDI-Server is written in vbscript, it uses WMI to collect information from Windows Servers and Clients and writes information to XML or Microsoft Word.

You can download SYDI-Server 2.0 here.

The most exiting update for this release is the script ss-xml2word.vbs. It enables you to;

1. Convert a SYDI-Server XML file to word: Useful in situations where you don’t have Word installed. On a DMZ or running a scheduled task from a server.
2. Keep your documentation updated: In combination with the XML file from SYDI-Server you can create an own file where you have the written documentation for the target system. The two files are combined to a final Word report.
3. Native Language: I’ve added support for English and Swedish (the only two I know), it’s very easy to edit the translation files to support your native language. Contact me if you would like to maintain your own language file.

I have also added support for IIS, on target computers running Windows Server 2003. In this version the script only collects the most basic settings; more will come in later versions.

The complete ChangeLog since 1.6:
– Added ss-xml2word.vbs
– Added basic reporting for Internet Information Services (IIS)
– Added Language: Swedish (through ss-xml2word.vbs)
– Added members of local groups
– Added Sound Cards
– Added CD-ROM Drives
– Added Tape Drives
– Added Startup Commands
– Fixed CPU count for HT systems (thanks to Thomas from www.makronet.dk)
– Added -D option which might be useful for reporting bugs
– Fixed issue with using -u and -p (thanks alexwoolsey)
– Fixed a bug related to storage
– Removed -o option from wrapper script (appeared in help but didn’t exist, sorry 🙂 )

For more information about SYDI take a look at the website, or keep reading this blog.

[tags]sydi, network documentation, system administration, software, inventory, open source[/tags]

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  1. […] Sydi updates – VERY cool network documentation tools I’ve used this tool before and it’s really cool.. and I forgot to blog that it’s been updated…check it out! You can download SYDI-Server 2.0 from the SYDI website: http://sydi.sourceforge.net Post on his blog concerning this release: http://ogenstad.net/2006/06/26/sydi-server-20-released/…and Patrick knows me too well…http://www.zipped.org/misc/stuff.php?vln=52 Filed Under: News […]

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