Installation and setup.
Installation is easy and there are a few different ways to go about doing it depending on the operating system or VM software you choose to use. Follow the links below that best suite your situation.
NMIS8 Virtual Appliance Bundle Installation - Getting Started - NMIS8 Virtual Appliance Bundle Installation
Windows Installation - Windows - Installing
Linux Installation - Linux - Installing or Upgrading
Using Opmantek Installer - The Opmantek Installer
Server requirements
Ensure the server meets the specified requirements.
Open-audit and Nmap.
Nmap is required for Open-Audit to run. If not using the Virtual Appliance Bundle (link above) then, below is a link that shows how to install it if needed.
Creating Credentials.
After installing OpenAudIT, the first step is to create the credentials needed to gain administrative rights to your server.
Setup your default configuration items.
Open-AudIT Default Configuration Values and Description
Make sure (if you wish to use Discovery), that you have set your values for default_* items.
Audit a single computer.
To ensure everything is set up correctly start out by seeing if you can audit a single, known machine before moving on to discovering entire subnets.
Discover a subnet.
OpenAudIT allows you to import multiple devices by using discovery on a subnet.
How to use Open-AudIT Discovery on a Subnet
Audit a subnet using a script.
How to audit a subnet using a script
Discover your Active Directory domain.
How to use Active Directory Discovery
FAQ.