text: [SOLVED] is there a device limit - Spiceworks Support - Spiceworks
  is there a device limit
  by Desktop4769 on Oct 25, 2011 at 1:00 UTC 1st Post
  Is there a device limit Spiceworks can scan or manage? Is there a cap to how many devices Spiceworks can handle, ex: 2500 devices or less.
  Jay6111 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:02 UTC
  Not really a cap, a lot of this depends on many variables, like how many users accessing the app, are you using helpdesk and AD scanning as well?
  What's the hardware you are installing it on?
  I have seen SpiceWorks handle 5000 devices without an issue. With that said, it can take some time to gather all the info on that many devices and for a scan to finish.
  Are you haveing particular problems or just asking in general?
  peter Oct 25, 2011 at 1:02 UTC
  no known limit, if you do find one please post back
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 1:09 UTC
  No limits, just a gradual dropoff in performance. But you can mitigate that with faster drives, different types of RAID, etc.
  Jay6111 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:12 UTC
  Scott's right, RAID 5 will really give you a boost and protect your data.
  Ooooooo that's going to hurt.
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 1:19 UTC
  Desktop4769 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:21 UTC
  (Jay6111) just asking a general question before I start scanning and run into a limitation issue.
  Desktop4769 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:22 UTC
  This article must be wrong:
  http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=241541
  Jay6111 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:25 UTC
  Wrong for today's times, but that article is from 2006, so yes, go ahead with your scan you should be fine.
  Desktop4769 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:27 UTC
  Sorry it was post in 2006. Anyone know of any whitepapers on Spiceworks? I can't find any and I'm not talking about the whitepapers Spiceworks post but a whitepaper on Spiceworks specifically?
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 1:29 UTC
  That article was for the BETA. We are nearing the end of the 5.x series now. That's some ancient data. That would be a lot like using the stats from DOS 6.22 for a Windows 7 box today. Yeah, once upon a time....
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 1:30 UTC
  Desktop4769 wrote:
  Whitepapers are just marketing tools. What kind of information are you looking to acquire?
  Jay6111 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:41 UTC
  I would start with this page,
  Desktop4769 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:47 UTC
  Whitepapers like Gardner provide information about the use of products and makes a statement about the product, if it's worth the time and an in deep look at the product. Its a request from the boss and I'm try to get this for him.
  He wants to make a sound decision to go with Spiceworks for the long term. Its a little scary when something is free to provide you with great information like Spiceworks.
  Jay6111 Oct 25, 2011 at 1:56 UTC
  Your best bet for that is to install it. Look over the video link I sent you to get familiar with the product as well as the IT webinars on the left hand side bar of that link.
  Then if you have any other questions, or issues, post them up in the community as you already have with this one.
  This is exactly how I made my case to my boss and others in the past. With this info I made a presentation of the key highlights and aspects of SpiceWorks and how it would benefit the company.
  Speaking from your own terms should carry more influence than any whitepapaer out there I would think, plus it will prepare you should it get rolled out into production.
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 2:07 UTC
  It's free so there is no better way to get information. I would never trust someone like Gartner - they are paid to produce those reports. There should be nothing scary about free - since you have no investment to lose!
  If you try the software and like it, great. If you try it and don't like it, you haven't invested much in it.
  All Gartner does is use it and guess at whether or not it would be a good choice for you. But that's always based on an older version since they can't review every few weeks. But you can trial the current software.
  Nothing tells you more about how software works than actually using it. So any whitepaper would just be a "filter" on the information already in your hands.
  Scott Alan Miller Oct 25, 2011 at 2:08 UTC
  If your concern is third party sources, look at places like Windows IT Pro magazine where SpiceWorks has been winning product of the year awards for quite some time. They win many industry awards both from industry publications and from end user votes.