[c-nsp] Rancid and commercial config management tools

[Eric Van Tol]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
> bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Joe Loiacono
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 4:57 PM
> To: Cisco-NSP Mailing List
> Subject: [c-nsp] Rancid and commercial config management tools
> 
> I realize RANCID is a great tool for keeping track of IOS changes, etc.,
> but if a client was looking for a commercial tool that does this, what
> would you  recommend?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Joe Loiacono

I would also take a look at Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager (formerly Cirrus).  Backup configs, make mass changes, check configs against a specific defined policy, inventory equipment, etc.  It may be worth mentioning that Solarwinds recently purchased Kiwi, and their plan is to integrate some of the Kiwi-specific features into NCM.

-evt