Features of the DocGen design system

DocGen has the following major features:

  • XML formatted design specifications. Create designs using your favorite text editor!
  • Generates  DocBook XML documents, which can be converted to PDF, RTF, HTML and many other formats for human readable documentation
  • Generates plain text output for simple provisioning, or feeding into third party provisioning systems
  • Experimental support for the  ModiPy change management engine
  • Supports per-site customization of defaults and document styles. Use your own logo and corporate colors!
  • Supports NetApp storage hardware
  • Supports Cisco Systems networking hardware
  • Supports multi-site design configurations
  • Supports multiple Filers per site
  • Supports MultiStore aka vFilers
  • Supports VMware server farm based designs
  • Supports multiple VLANs per design, within a single project
  • Supports variable MTU size
  • Supports services VLANs and firewall on-forwarding
  • Supports thin-provisioning
  • Modular design support. Put common design fragments into a central design fragment that can be included into other designs.
  • Supported under Solaris 10 x86 and Linux platforms
  • Extensible document output framework. Add your own output documents!