What is Nivlheim?
Nivlheim is software that USIT has developed for collecting and storing information from a server park. It collects data from all machines regardless of operating system.
The data are made available through an API, for usage by other automated systems. Search functions are available. Collected data is processed, and key information is extracted. F.ex. kernel version and hardware serial number.
Data is kept for some time, so you can see changes.
Getting started
The software can be used by employees at UiO. You will be asked to log in via Feide. If it ask you about affiliation to an organization, choose University of Oslo.
This is an open source project, and we encourage others to use it and contribute to development.
Help and guidance
Getting started
Click on the link to the right, where it says "Log in". You will be asked to log in via Feide. If it ask you about affiliation to an organization, choose University of Oslo.
Browse data
Select "browse" from the main menu. You'll see a list of the machines you have access to via LDAP group memberships. To the menu on the left, you can limit the selection to certain operating system, hardware or owner groups.
Search
Select "search" from the main menu. A text input box will appear.
Using the API
Before you can use the API, you must obtain an API key. You can create it yourself.
- Select "API keys" from the main menu.
- Fill out the form below where it says "Generate a new key", and click Save. The new key will be shown in a list at the top of the page.
Contact us
- General inquiries: iti-dia@usit.uio.no
- Technical support: usit-gid@rt.uio.no