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doc/intro/getting-organized.rst

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All these definitions are entered into NAV through the *SeedDB* tool, where
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you added your devices in the :doc:`getting started guide <getting-started>`.
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If you alreadu have much of this information in electronic format, it too can
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If you already have much of this information in electronic format, it too can
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be bulk imported into NAV using the text formats described in each SeedDB tab.
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As seen in that guide, NAV ships with an example location, room and
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the case of secondary network addresses or when both IPv4 and IPv6 are
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NAV features a subnet matrix tool, which charts your subnet allocations and
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NAV features a subnet matrix tool which charts your subnet allocations and
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their utilization percentages. To take advantage of this, you must manually
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add one ore more *scope prefixes* through the SeedDB *Prefix* tab. Each scope
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prefix will usually correspond to an IP address block you have been assigned
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NAV will automatically discover and assign *device types* to SNMP-enabled
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devices being monitored. Each device type corresponds to a unique
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devices that are being monitored. Each device type corresponds to a unique
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*sysObjectID*. An SNMP-enabled device will usually report a vendor-specific
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and unique *sysObjectID*, which may map to some specific device model, type
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``cisco`` or ``juniper``. You can edit your device types and vendors through
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When NAV sees a previously unknown *sysObjectID*, it will automatically
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When NAV sees a previously unknown *sysObjectID* it will automatically
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register a new device type and attach it to the ``unknown`` vendor id. You may
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wish to later edit these auto-created device types using the SeedDB *Type*
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tab, to set the correct vendor id and a more proper type name and description.
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tab to set the correct vendor id and a more proper type name and description.
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Cabling and patching
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If desireable, you can also document your cabling plans and your patch panels,
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If desireable, you can also document your cabling plans and your patch panels
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using SeedDB. This would enable NAV to tell you to which office each switch
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port is patched through to (unless you are already diligent and add this
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doc/intro/getting-started.rst

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2. :kbd:`makepasswd --chars 51`
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https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ref/settings/#std:setting-SECRET_KEY
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Please see the
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`Django secret key documentation <https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#std-setting-SECRET_KEY>`_
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`TIME_ZONE`
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The backend processes consist of some daemon processes, and some cron jobs.
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Running :kbd:`nav start` will start all the daemon processes in the
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background, and install all the cron jobs in the `navcron` user's crontab.
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background, and install all the cron jobs in the ``navcron`` user's crontab.
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Depending on your OS of choice, you should configure it to run :kbd:`nav
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When browsing the web interface at |URL| you will see the front page of NAV.
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To log in for the first time, click the `Login` link on the upper right of the
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page, and enter the username "admin" and the default password "admin". Then
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click the `Userinfo` link in the grey navigation bar and change the
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adminstrator's password to something more sensible.
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To log in for the first time, click the :guilabel:`Login` link on the upper right of
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the page, and enter the username "admin" and the default password "admin". Then
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click :guilabel:`My stuff` and :guilabel:`My account` in the navigation bar on top and
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Seeding your database
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The *SeedDB* tool enables to you add and edit a multitude of "seed" information
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The *Seed Database* tool enables to you add and edit a multitude of "seed" information
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in the NAV database, which tells NAV what and how to monitor. The essential bit
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here is the :term:`IP Device`, which represents your switches, routers and
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The *SeedDB* tool is listed on NAV's *Toolbox* page, reachable from the grey
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read-only profile``, and add an optional description of it.
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read-only profile``, and optionally add a description of it.
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show its :guilabel:`IP Device Info` page. The resulting page should look something like
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doc/intro/install.rst

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doc/overview.rst

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