Tool of the Day: Bcfg2
Bcfg2 is a configuration management tool .Bcfg2 aids in the
infrastructure management lifecycle ? configuration analysis,
service deployment, and configuration auditing. It includes tools for
visualizing configuration information, as well as reporting tools that
help administrators understand configuration patterns in their environments.
Bcfg2 is written in Python and enables system administrator to manage
the configuration of a large number of computers using a central
configuration
model. Bcfg2 operates using a simple model of system configuration,
modeling intuitive items like packages, services and configuration files.
This model of system configuration is used for verification and validation,
allowing robust auditing of deployed systems.
features:
- fault management feature: diagnostic testing
- configuration management feature: automated software distribution,
change management,
copy configuration, inventory/asset management, resource
initialization
- accounting/allocation management feature: service/resource usage
tracking, usage reporting
- performance management features: performance data analysis, data
collection, performance
monitoring, performance report generation
- security management feature: authentication, encryption
Home page: http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2/
for binary package and other informations:
http://pkgs.org/search/?keyword=bcfg2
regards,
dhanasekar
