[c-nsp] Network Management System

[Daniel Hooper]

The only good NMS is the one you write yourself.

If every network was the same I'm sure we'd have a perfect NMS solution
available, but unfortunately they are not, whether it be a commercial
solution or open source, someone still has to write some "glue" to tie
them together, some of the things you'd expect from an NMS for a service
provider:

* Data logging and analysis of various metrics
* Configuration management across all various types of hardware
* Disaster recovery 
* Capacity planning
* ACL's and permissions to manage who can change / see what.
* Customer tracking of lodged faults & issue's
* Reporting 
* Integration with a help-desk ticket tracking system

And the list goes on..

Current job I have has a setup with many different types of software to
cater for each task which is a PITA, but we don't have millions to blow
on NMS either. We run a mixture of rancid, cacti, nagios to achieve
above.



-Dan

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of a. rahman
isnaini r.sutan
Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2008 11:39 AM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Network Management System


The Dude by Mikrotik / IPSwitch What's Up.

a. rahman isnaini rangkayo sutan
> Rikard Stemland Skjelsvik wrote:
>>
>> You could try NAV
>>
>> http://metanav.uninett.no/
>>
>>
>> It will help you manage, monitor and draw topologymaps. But it does 
>> not configure devices nor take backup of the device. For that task
use 
>> rancid or ziptie.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Rikard
>>
>> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Ibrahim Alsharif wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Michel
>>> thanks for ur reply
>>> what I want is to draw full topology for the network, manage,
monitor 
>>> & configure all devices so what do u think ?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Michel Grossenbacher <pashtuk at gmail.com>
>>> To: Mohammed Dado <mdado at airspan.com>
>>> Cc: Ibrahim Alsharif <ib_cims at yahoo.com>;
"cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net" 
>>> <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:32:36 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Network Management System
>>>
>>> Dunno but I'd suggest to first define what you want to achieve with 
>>> your NMS before you look for applications. There are so much 
>>> applications and solutions around that it is hard to suggest 
>>> something :-)
>>>
>>> best regards
>>>
>>> Michel
>>>
>>>
>>> 2008/10/21 Mohammed Dado <mdado at airspan.com>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Cacti would be great for yourcase ..
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Mohammed Dado
>>> Technical Support Engineer - EMEA
>>>
>>> Airspan Communications Ltd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
>>> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Ibrahim
Alsharif
>>> Sent: 21 October 2008 16:25
>>> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>>> Subject: [c-nsp] Network Management System
>>>
>>> hello Guys,
>>>
>>> could please help me to choose which Cisco Network Management 
>>> software, Cuz I have a network include LAN, WAN, ASA Firewalls & 
>>> Voice Equipments so I need Management Software for these equipments
>>>
>>> thank you,
>>>
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