How do we process and store data?
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| computer | network printer | local printer | network device | non-network device | |
| audit script | uuid + hostname | fqdn, ip address | hostname + deviceID | - | - |
| active directory | fqdn, ip address | fqdn, ip address | - | - | - |
| nmap | fqdn, ip address | fqdn, ip address | - | fqdn, ip address | - |
| snmp | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | - | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | - |
| spreadsheet | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | - | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | type + serial |
| html form | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | - | fqdn, ip address, type + serial | type + serial |
How do we match a system key?
The order of preference to match one system against another is as follows: Obviously if we have the system_id, we simply match on that first. If we don't have the system_id, in the model m_system.php is a function called find_system. This will attempt to:
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