README.md

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+Netbox agent
+===========
+
+This project aims to create hardware automatically into Netbox based on standard tools (dmidecode, lldpd, parsing /sys/, etc).
+The goal is to generate an existing infrastructure on Netbox and have the ability to update it regularly.
+
+Hardware
+==
+Tested on:
+
+Dell Inc.
+----------
+
+Blades
+--
+* PowerEdge M1000e
+* PowerEdge M640
+* PowerEdge M630
+* PowerEdge M620
+* PowerEdge M610
+
+Pizzas
+--
+* DSS7500
+
+HP
+---
+- WIP
+
+HPE
+---
+- WIP
+
+TODO
+===
+- [ ] HP(E) servers support
+- [ ] Handle blade moving
+- [ ] Handle network cards (MAC, IP addresses)
+- [ ] Handle switch <> NIC connections (using lldp)
+- [ ] Handle blade and server local changes (new NIC, new RAM, etc) using somekind of diff
+
+Ideas
+===
+
+- [ ] CPU, RAID Card(s), RAM, Disks in `Device`'s `Inventory`
+- [ ] `CustomFields` support with firmware versions for Device (BIOS), RAID Cards and disks
+- [ ] Handle custom business logic : datacenter guessing logic based on hostname/switch name