RT-server-client

UPDATE:

According to new version 0.3.0 there are few breaking changes. Be aware when upgrading.

CHANGELOG 0.3.0:

• Removed Python 2.7 support, Python 3.x only is supported
• Big redesign in SW installation. Use setup.py or pip to install
• --init option for initializing custom Attributes in racktables
• split code into few different classes

Description

This is server discovery script for Racktables project. It discover system, import or update infromation into racktables database

Script support following infromation

• hostname
• transfer comment field to server motd (message of the day)
• commend-edit utility for editing comments on racktables directly from server
• service tag
• supermicro exeption for service tag (my supermicro servers has all same ST and Expres ST. I don't know why)
• for Dell servers: get warranty and support information from Dell website based on server ST.
• Physical and logical interfaces (eth,bond,bridges,venet and veth)
• IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses, import and update in database
• Dell iDrac IP address (require Dell-OMSA Installed)
• OS Dristribution and Release information
• HW vendor and product type
• Hypervisor recognition (Xen 4.x)
• Hypervisor recognition (OpenVZ)
• Virtual server recognition (Xen 4.x)
• Virtual server recognition (OpenVZ)
• Link Virtual server with hypervisor as container in Racktables
• Racktables logging - when change ip addresses or virtual link with hypervisor
• Interface Connection (LLDPD needed for this feature. System automaticly link server interfaces with switch ports in RackTables)

For some description, screenshots and examples visit https://www.cypherpunk.cz/automatic-server-audit-for-racktables-project/

Requirements

Required

• racktables-api (install with pip >=0.2.7)
• Python >= 3.5.x
• lsb-release package(detection of Linux distribution and release)

Optional

• smbios-utils (HW Vendor, Server model and Service-Tag)
• if you don't use smbios-utils, script generate random servicetag in /etc
• LLDPd (information about interface connection with switches and other devices)
• Dell OMSA (for information about iDRAC configuration)

Installation

Install it as normal python sw using pip or setup.py.

PIP Install

pip install rt-server-client

Manual Install

git clone https://github.com/rvojcik/rt-server-client
cd ./rt-server-client
sudo python ./setup.py install

Configuration

Configuration file have to be located in /etc/rt-server-client/main.conf with content something like this:

[mysqldb]
user=racktables
password=mysecretpass
db=racktables_db
host=192.168.1.1
port=3306

When you have your configuration file you have to run initialization of the project. It requires number of custom attributes in racktables database. Initialization process check if these attributes are available and map them to correct object types.

Just run

    system-info -d --init

Normaly script ends without any output. If something go wrong it returns some output of the error.

Then you can run the system-info manualy, from crontab or timer.