Generate barcode for host from inventory
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I recommend QR codes. But, whatever you want in the barcode, that can be scripted so all your hosts get done at once. Linux has a mountain of open-source cmdlets that can do this sort of stuff.
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@wayne-workman @george1421 I just thought, since we already have a database for list of host, why not add another column for asset tag. It is not for registering the device with the fog. However, it isn’t a bad idea. I am sorry if I offended you @Sebastian-Roth . It is already an awesome software, just thought it could serve both purpose. It is just an idea.
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@msi said in Generate barcode for host from inventory:
why not add another column for asset tag
FOG already has two of these,
Other tag #1andOther tag #2
You have the ability to input that in full-host registration, and search by it in the web gui. -
@msi Don’t worry, I didn’t see that as offense! Not at all. I really like people bringing in new ideas. Just couldn’t see that we’d find the time to add this special request.
I just thought, since we already have a database for list of host, why not add another column for asset tag.
Yeah, see Wayne’s answer on that…
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@msi Also, fog inventory pulls motherboard asset tag from target device when inventory is run. So if you by design assign an asset tag to the hardware in the firmware FOG will see it.
I’ve done work with ZPL before and its not hard to setup a label, its just interfacing it with FOG and getting the label to the printer is the issue. Can a plugin be developed for FOG to take one of the fiends and create a zpl formatted label? Yes. The issue is still getting the fog output to the physical printer. Then what happens if someone doesn’t want to use a zebra printer, but a datamax or intermec instead?? All of the zpl programming is of no good on an intermec printer.
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What I had in mind is a simple bash script that would generate a bunch of PNGs - and label each with some sort of filename that makes sense. Then someone could just print the images.
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- barcode / qrcode creation based on host information
- fancy app for android/ios that can scan the barcode / qrcode and enables instant imaging
the api has been intruduced, so whos willing to do it?
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Honestly the effort involved with writing the app is way larger than the person who is already at the computer to just boot it up to the network and pick ‘deploy image’.
The API of course has limitless uses, but I think if you’re physically present at the computer already, anything other than booting it up to the fog boot menu is excessive because you’re already there, you know?
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@wayne-workman I actually like this idea. I will work on this to see how far I can go
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@Sebastian-Roth I wanted to put my 2 cents on generating barcodes for individual hosts. It’s definitely possible to add a barcode feature for each host, which could be printed using a Zebra label maker and stuck on the PCs.
