diff --git a/changelog.d/3320.added.md b/changelog.d/3320.added.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..66ea73cd24 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/3320.added.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add cronjob for populating database with OUI data diff --git a/doc/reference/backend-processes.rst b/doc/reference/backend-processes.rst index c9c94c944b..d269f61ab8 100644 --- a/doc/reference/backend-processes.rst +++ b/doc/reference/backend-processes.rst @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ relevant section in this document: - `logengine`_ - `mactrace`_ - `maintengine`_ +- `navoui`_ - `navstats`_ - `netbiostracker`_ - `pping`_ @@ -215,6 +216,25 @@ appropriate maintenance events for individual devices and services on NAV's :Logs: :file:`maintengine.log` + +navoui +------ + +Periodically updates the database with Organizationally Unique Identifiers (OUIs) +and their corresponding vendors. This enables NAV to display the vendor name +of a device based on its MAC address, helping to identify whether a device is, +for example, from Juniper or Cisco. + +:Dependencies: + None +:Run mode: + cron +:Configuration: + None +:Logs: + Logs to STDERR. + + navstats -------- diff --git a/python/nav/etc/cron.d/navoui b/python/nav/etc/cron.d/navoui new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..28e2950e73 --- /dev/null +++ b/python/nav/etc/cron.d/navoui @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +## info: Update the database with OUIs and their respective vendors +0 10 * * * navoui