Recommended classification for iPhones/Androids

biehle · 2011-10-13 18:22:48

Hi there everyone.

First, I want to acknowledge the great community effort that is GLPI. Thanks!

Okay, here's my question:
I use GLPI in a environment where some of my users have iPhones, iPads, and Android Phones. Some users have paid-for software that has been installed on those mobile devices. I noticed that I cannot associate software to a phone nor to a device. Therefore, my question is: what is the recommended method/classification of inventorying mobile devices in GLPI? Should I create a new entry as a computer? That would allow me to link software, but it feels like I should be doing something else.

Best regards

biehle · 2011-10-14 19:09:26

Bump!
I'm sure I'm not the only one who needs to inventory smartphones with installed software! GLPI is used by thousands of people, I'm just looking for best practices.

Does anyone have a recommendation?

madpd97 · 2011-10-18 16:44:09

We usually classify these items under Devices.

makeijan · 2011-10-19 13:15:04

Hi,

I only manage a couple of them and had them sort as Phones, but since fusioninventory-agent for android came out it seems like a better idea to use Computers, specially if you plan to manage software. An specific type would be a necessary tag to filter them out on reports :-)

Please let us know what your final choice is.

Cheers

wawa · 2011-10-19 13:52:10

Hello,

It's hard to manage smartphones the right way with GLPI, because it's not a real computer, and the Phone object doesn't allow attaching devices, softwares, etc

I've started writing my toughts about it here : https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glp … GlpiPhones
any idea is welcomed !

biehle · 2011-10-19 20:03:34

I have been leaning towards classifying smartphones as computers, specifically because smartphones:

Have an OS
Have a processor
Have RAM
Can install software

However, I really want to use the phone classification for these because where I work phone services is a different department, so I do not document POTS/PBX/VOIP handsets.

I wonder if an update for GLPI will be released in the future that will allow software to be linked to a phone?

Last edited by biehle (2011-10-19 20:04:21)

makeijan · 2011-10-26 16:22:26

Hi,

That was a nice job!. Keep it up.

wawa wrote:

Hello,
It's hard to manage smartphones the right way with GLPI, because it's not a real computer, and the Phone object doesn't allow attaching devices, softwares, etc
I've started writing my toughts about it here : https://forge.indepnet.net/projects/glp … GlpiPhones
any idea is welcomed !

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I like the sim card management idea

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