opsi features

The features marked with (*) are part of a cofunding project and not free at the Moment. For details see the uib support pages.

Server requirements

Graphical Management Interface, which could be used platform independent via web browser:
List of clients can be sorted by clientname, description and 'last seen' timestamp
Group Management

Select clients based on criteria like installed software, software version or hardware.
Wake on LAN Support
Display of installable and installed software and versions
Display and analysis of product dependencies and installation orders
Display and editing of client specific product properties, which will be used during the installation process.
Presentation of the hardware inventory data
Presentation of the software inventory data
Display of the client specific logfiles written by the server, the client agent and the bootimage
Documented API
Administration by command line and scrips available
Administration by web service (JSON-RPC) available

Client software can be assigned to individual machines and/or dedicated groups of machines
Automatic, non interactive software installation
Software installation nd deinstallation via different methods like silent / unattended installation, interactive setup with recorded answers and difference analysis
Script driven setup program with special commands for:

Start of programs and exit code detection
Detection of the running OS, language and national settings as well as evaluation of Ini-files, text files, registry entries and environment variables
Editing of registry, start menu and desktop entries, Ini-files, XML files and text files
Editing of user specific profile registry entries and files (in case of not using 'roaming profiles')
Calling external programs and scripts, catch and provide their output as variables for further processing
File copy with or without version control
Reboot and shutdown control
Logging (log level can be configured)
Administrative tasks e.g. via WMI calls

Detailed detection of hardware information via WMI and other commands
Which kind of informations will be detected can be configured
No data will be lost if the configuration is changed
Detection and storage of hardware changes (History)
Data storage on a SQL-database with documented data structure for generating free style reports
Presentation of the inventory data in the Management Interface
Simple queries on the inventory data via Management Interface

Central storage and administration of all configuration data
Decentral software repositories with central management
Decentral pxe servers with central management
Administration of clients at different locations using a single central management interface
Support of multiple depot-servers for the installation and deinstallation of software packages
Detection of inconsistencies between depots
Clients can be moved from one depot server to another location via management interface

Integrating the license management into the opsi config editor, which is the standard opsi user interface for managing the software configuration of opsi clients.
Software license management features, which are insertion, reservation, (automated) assignment, release and deletion of license keys and license pools.
Several types of licenses are available:
- standard single licenses (a single license key assigned to a single client)
- volume licenses (a single license key valid for a certain amount of installations)
- campus license (a single license key valid for an unlimited amount of installations within the company/site)
- client bound licenses (which is a single license valid for a dedicated client only, e.g. OEM licenses).
Release of license assignment after deinstallation of the corresponding software.
Manual editing of license data, e.g. for software which is not deployed by opsi.
Reporting functions showing the opsi license assignment and the software installations detected by the software inventory module.