I’ve just received two more translation files for SYDI-Server 2.0, or more specifically for the script ss-xml2word.vbs which converts an XML file from sydi-server into a Microsoft Word document. It also uses a language file which contains a lot of the text that is written to the final word document.

To use this file files you run:

cscript.exe ss-xml2word.vbs –xServer1.xml –llang_dutch.xml –sServer1_docs.xml

I’ve gotten quite a few emails from people who aren’t able to get the script working correctly. In those cases this has been due to path issues. Instead of the expected result you’d only get a small doc file without any relevant information. In the above example it is assumed that all the files (ss-xml2word.vbs, server1.xml, lang_dutch.xml and Server1_docs.xml) are all located in the same directory. If your files are in different locations you have to include the path to the files.

I will try to use a more user friendly error in the next version version of ss-xml2word.vbs.

The file I specified in the –s parameter is optional. This is a file you create, there are examples in the example directory. In the file you can specify information such as physical location of the server, service contract, and contact information for the administrator. Basically it’s in that file you are supposed to write the documentation about the server, this way you can keep the written documentation separate from the wmi information sydi-server has gathered.

At the moment I’ve just added the files as patches, the Dutch file can be downloaded from here and the Portuguese file from here! I’ve also added all the translation files I’ve received so far to the download section on the SYDI site.

I would like to thank Kilian Wester for sending the Dutch file and Luis Barreto for the Portuguese version!

[tags]sydi, network documentation, dutch, portuguese, translation, software, inventory, vbscript[/tags]

If you’re living close to the fjords, or just pine for them this post is for you. Since SYDI-Server 2.0 it’s been possible to convert the xml files produced by SYDI-Server to a Word document. This is done by the script ss-xml2word.vbs.

The script takes a language file as argument and thanks to Stian Johansen we now have a language file for Norwegian. At the moment the language file is released as a patch and is located here. It will be included in the next version of SYDI-Server. Support for Italian was released a month ago.

To download SYDI go to the website.

If you want to support your native language, please contact me. Creating a language file is quite easy, just open the ones in the language directory and take a look, if you have any questions just ask me.

[tags]network documentation, norwegian, sydi, translation, inventory[/tags]

Less than a week after SYDI-Server 2.0 was released a guy named Red Erik sends me an Italian language file, so now SYDI-Server has language files for English, Swedish and Italian.

If you want your native language to be supported just take a look at the language xml files and give it a try. All you need is notepad!

I will include the Italian language file in the next version of SYDI. For now I’ve uploaded it to the patch section, so you can find it here.
Thank you Red Erik!

[tags]sydi, network documentation, italian, translation, software, inventory[/tags]

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]

The SYDI project has received a $50 donation and would like to thank SEO Company. They have decided to support open source and are donating money to a lot of open source projects.

If you want to donate to the SYDI project there are instructions on the SYDI website.

[tags]sydi, open source, donations[/tags]