Managing IT Assets

IT assets are the foundational elements of your CMDB. They represent all physical and virtual equipment in your IT infrastructure.

Why manage assets in KaliaOps?

• Complete inventory: Centralized view of all IT equipment
• Dependency tracking: Links with applications, VLANs, contracts
• ITSM integration: Assets linked to incidents and changes
• Financial analysis: Asset costs and contracts

Typical asset examples

• Physical servers and virtual machines
• Network equipment (switches, routers, firewalls)
• Storage (NAS, SAN)
• Workstations and mobile devices
• Peripherals (printers, scanners)

Available asset types

KaliaOps offers 14 predefined types:

Asset statuses

IP Address

KaliaOps supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses:

• Automatic format validation
• Duplicate detection across assets
• Assignment history (forensics)

MAC Address

Physical network address:

• Standard format (XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX)
• Automatic normalization
• Duplicate detection

VLAN

Link the asset to a VLAN defined in your IPAM:

• Selection from configured VLANs
• CMDB health validation (asset without VLAN)
• Automatic dependency visualization

IP history

KaliaOps maintains complete IP assignment history:

• Which asset held which IP, when
• Useful for security audits
• Incident investigation (forensics)

For datacenter assets, KaliaOps allows precise rack positioning.

Configuration

• Rack: Select the target rack (previously created)
• Position (U): Starting unit number
• Height (U): Equipment height in units

Visualization

The rack view displays:

• Asset positions in the rack
• Available/occupied space
• Conflicts (overlapping)

Typical assets

Rack positioning is particularly useful for:

• Physical servers
• Network equipment
• Storage systems
• UPS units

CMDB health

A predefined rule checks that datacenter assets (server, network, storage, ups) have rack positioning assigned.

Asset list

The list displays all assets with:

• Name and type
• Status with visual indicator
• IP/MAC address
• Associated VLAN
• Rack position

Filters

Filter assets by:

• Type: Server, Network, Storage, etc.
• Status: Active, Maintenance, Retired
• VLAN: Associated network
• Site: Physical location

Full-text search

Search across:

• Asset name
• Serial number
• IP or MAC address
• Description

Export

Export the asset list in CSV or PDF format for external reporting.

Editing an asset

1. Open the asset detail page
2. Click "Edit"
3. Modify the desired fields
4. Save

Changes are logged in the history.

Deleting an asset

1. Open the asset detail page
2. Click "Delete"
3. Confirm deletion

Deletion impact

Before deleting, check:

• Linked incidents or problems
• Relations with other entities
• Associated contracts

Soft delete alternative

Instead of deleting, consider:

• Setting status to "Retired" or "Disposed"
• Using the replaced_by field to track replacement

Change history

Each asset maintains a complete history:

• Creation: Date, time, user
• Modifications: Each field change logged
• Deletions: Tracked in audit logs

Displayed information

• Who made the change
• When (timestamp)
• What was modified (before/after)
• IP address of the action

Accessing history

1. Open the asset detail page
2. Click the "History" tab
3. View the event timeline

ITSM integration

The history also shows:

• Incidents involving this asset
• Problems where it was impacted
• Changes affecting this asset