Update: Cilantro v0.2a (alpha) for Spiceworks available

Because of the interest for this, I'm letting you try out the alpha version of Cilantro - this is NOT the finalized version of the program, but it should be functional enough to let you try it out.

Check out this post: http://www.vbshf.com/vbshf/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=330&posts=1

You'll want to read it to understand how the server configs and the add-ons work.

Need to run a localized tool against your computers indexed in Spiceworks?

By using Cilantro, you can access your inventoried computers and run your own localized management tools against them. By the inherent nature of a web interface (which is by design), accessing local resources in this fashion is not secure, so you need a locally installed utility to do this.

Cilantro comes with some built in remote management scripts, such as remote VNC push and control, ping, tracert, manage pc, remote desktop, remote assistance and more. These are just a few of my own scripted creations, but you can add or remove anything as you desire.

Currently, you can add your own tools by going into the Cilantro\add-ons folder and copying an existing xml file and follow the same format. Future versions of Cilantro will support dynamic switches (ones that you need to configure at runtime).

Accessing multiple servers?

You can set up multiple server configurations by specifying db file and web address for each config. You can also add, delete, and edit them on the fly without any external xml editing.


Need to view the computer statistics?

Cilantro can list a variety of Spiceworks details about a particular computer...and because of the open nature of the program, you can easily edit the SQL queries which return the data. Future versions should allow you to edit these on the fly as well.

Any time you pull a computer's details, a handy link will be located in the left-hand pane for you to view the complete Spiceworks computer profile for that resource.

What can you search for?

Currently, you can search for all computers by using a "*" wildcard, or a portion of a name using "*name"...also, you can search for last logged on user name (in the domain\name format), IP address, or computer description as listed in Spiceworks.

If you return more than one result, they will be listed in tabular format in the right-hand pane. If one result is returned, Cilantro will automatically bring you to the computer detail page.