"Configuration Management" of network devices: Routing, firewall settings, QoS settings, etc.
I find myself at the point where I can no longer keep track of system configuration - well, certainly during troubleshooting evolutions.
Yes, I can capture configuration files but they don't readily tell me how things are set up.
So, I imagine keeping a log in text or Excel or ......
What are some good practices or tools that help keep track of these things as one goes along?
What are YOU doing?
Yes, I can capture configuration files but they don't readily tell me how things are set up.
So, I imagine keeping a log in text or Excel or ......
What are some good practices or tools that help keep track of these things as one goes along?
What are YOU doing?
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I already have PRTG running - paid version.
But I want to keep track of network devices mostly. Firmware release / updates, critical modes & settings, etc.
Installed Spiceworks and it broke PRTG grrrrrrr
But I want to keep track of network devices mostly. Firmware release / updates, critical modes & settings, etc.
Installed Spiceworks and it broke PRTG grrrrrrr
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I was able to use Spiceworks enough to recognize that the Timeline is the sort of thing that I want. Actually, it's quite good in that one can read the time line for one device or for a group of them or all of them at once.
I can only imagine what you mean by acquisition by scripting.....
I can only imagine what you mean by acquisition by scripting.....
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Then its depends on script, where and how store gathered data- excel, log files and so on.
If it is more then 50 nodes.....then SNMP management better way to go.
It would give you much more information- interface/protocols statistics and so on.......
I personally like www.cacti.net open source.