Every time I attempt to select a wiki I get overwhelmed by the number of different wikis there out there.
From: Jeremy Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2016 12:24 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] network devicemap/wiki/management/database/documentation system I used Mindtouch Deki-Wiki and liked it. On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 4:56 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: doing a free form media wiki sounds good in theory... and one only starts to comprehend how much info one is missing when one starts to work with a more regimented system... i.e. lots of boxes and related information to fill out... we all do a good job of figuring things out...if you want a real test of the quality of one's system documentation, take a green junior tech, put them in front of the documentation and observe if they can figure it the required information. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Eric Kuhnke" <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Friday, August 5, 2016 7:44:24 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] network device map/wiki/management/database/documentation system yeah, for that you really want an internal https/web interface mediawiki, confluence or similar server. Create a page for every POP and have a thorough section describing how it's organized physically, and at OSI layers 2 and 3. On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 4:27 PM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: Those features are valuable but I kind of want this the be a "user manual" type system only for our entire wisp. I want our techs to have access to everything that is currently rattling around in my brain. So basically a brain dump of all things wisp from me to the rest of the staff. -Sean On Friday, August 5, 2016, Jesse Dupont <jesse.dup...@celeritycorp.net> wrote: NIPAP is great because it keeps track of the hierarchy in tree form, which is invaluable for v6 (which it supports fully). On Aug 5, 2016, at 12:15 PM, Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: NIPAP might be way more than you need for IP address tracking. It's meant for big ISPs that have multiple people doing stuff simultaneously with their 10.0.0.0/8 and 172.16.0.0/12 space, and handles multiple VRFs. Also stuff like creating "pools" for new assignments that can be run through an automation system, eg: "We need a /25 sized pool for the dhcpd serving this segment of GPON customers". On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Sean Heskett <af...@zirkel.us> wrote: Thanks Faisal! so far i-doit is the closest to the type of documentation system i'm looking for. it's still very data center oriented but it looks like it can be made to accomplish what i need. NIPAP is a confusing set of acronyms that i have no i idea where to begin with even understanding what it does. it seems like something that would replace IPPLAN. their entire web page is all acronyms :-/ confluence seems more like a group project/task management that also does some documentation. -sean On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 6:02 PM, Faisal Imtiaz <fai...@snappytelecom.net> wrote: I share your sentiment and pain....and there is a lot you are leaving out ...related to keeping track of other bits of related information, keeping it updated on a regular basis.... after trying lots of things... we are getting ready to pull the trigger on this... https://www.i-doit.com/en/ It's a German Company... but the product is very interesting, very flexible, and may get you thinking on a few other section of the business, how you keep info, organize info etc. Do keep us posted on what you end up with. Faisal Imtiaz Snappy Internet & Telecom 7266 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: supp...@snappytelecom.net ------------------------------------------------------------------ From: "Sean Heskett" <af...@zirkel.us> To: af@afmug.com Sent: Thursday, August 4, 2016 6:20:09 PM Subject: [AFMUG] network device map/wiki/management/database/documentation system Hey guys and gals, I don't know if something like this already exists so i thought i'd ask y'all before i went and created it. I basically need a complete documentation system for our network infrastructure. -we have our network mapped in visio -we have our network monitored in intermapper -we have our network graphed in cacti -i'm working on creating a wiki type page for all devices that has some static info (like date put in service, a link to it's manual) and some dynamic info (like Tx frequency) -the devices all typically have a web config page I want to turn our visio maps into HTML so that you can click on the device and bring up it's wiki page that either links to all the other pages or includes the info on that wiki page etc. it seems like this is probably just a custom documentation database. When i search on the google there are systems kind of like this but they seem to be either too narrow minded (geared towards data center and server infrastructure) or too broad...nothing seems to be "just right" does something like this currently exist? what do you use to keep track of all this information? what would you recommend? Thanks! -Sean