OCS first activation in company step by step

Question

Hi everyone,

I will start using OCS the first time in company. What are the steps to be taken for new beginners?

Thanks for helping.

Answer 1

To start inventory with OCS, I recommand

- knowlegde for creation of Linux Server (and everything as networking, firewalling, space, dns, ...) (I recommand Debian)

- knowledge for MySQL/MariaDB : create database, create users and access rights, (backup)

- knowledge for Apache : conf files, access log file, virtualhost, ...

- knowledge for installation in software on Windows

- knowledge for managing pc : admin local or not, ...

I recommand use Debian and follow some tutorials (there are a lot here) ...

I recommand also read many times OCS wiki, read agent log and server apache log plus inventory.log ...

I recommand use your own brain ...

It's NOT really a 'simple task' for beginners ...

(I installed myself many OCS servers during last 15 years, and I upgrade an OCS server for ~8000 hardware ...)

Answer 2

Hello Jacquesh,

Thank you. I will use it with my IT colleagues when activating the system. I hope we can activate it ASAP.

Answer 3

i would recommend to search for any video which tells you how to install/use OCS-inventory

How to Install and Configure OCS Inventory Server on Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04 | 18.04 LTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot8Q0Hk-GP8

Installing OCS Inventory the "right way" on Rocky Linux - Server Room Recipes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIgX37JX6Y

or read some simple install guide

https://miloszengel.com/ocs-inventory-ng-2-5-install-guide-on-debian-stretch-with-ssl-and-deployment/
(but this is very old)
Kind regards