[c-nsp] Network Management System

[jamie]

Agreed. 

But short of that, there are alternatives..

At $employer, we're evaling (among other things) SolarWinds' Orion platform.

Seems pretty spiffy, and does all of what you need and more..

-jamie


On 10/23/08 7:42 AM, "Daniel Hooper" <dhooper at emerge.net.au> wrote:

> 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-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
> [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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