Network configuration archiving

Fri Oct 25 03:59:08 UTC 2013

Is that licensed per device or per user out of curiosity ?

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On Oct 24, 2013, at 21:45, Kenneth McRae <kenneth.mcrae at dreamhost.com> wrote:

> Hiw about SolarWinds Config Mgmt software?
> On Oct 24, 2013 8:38 PM, "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Job Snijders <
>> job.snijders at hibernianetworks.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear all,
>>> I am unsure what we as networkers have done in the past, but I am sure
>>> we've done our fair share of atonement and don't have to keep using
>>> RANCID.
>> 
>> Does the nature of the codebase and future development matter all that
>> much?    Not to dismiss it as a factor,   but I think other criteria should
>> be more important  :)
>> 
>> Nrmally  when I would want to compare software ----   I would be concerned
>> first and foremost,     (1)  What does it do/what makes it unique --  is
>> something special about  package X  over package Y?;
>> (2)   Does it meet all the  minimum needs I have right now to be a viable
>> solution?
>>           Does it grab all my configs and  put them in a permanent
>> revision control system?  :)
>> 
>> (3) How reliable is it,  can I trust it?   Is it very secure and safe to
>> use?    It's no good if it breaks, fails,  or does something dangerous.
>> How much care and feeding will it need to keep working?          If it
>> needs complex repair work every few weeks,  I don't like it.
>> 
>> (4) How easy is it to get up and running,  and to perform any required
>> ongoing maintenance
>> (5) What extra nice to have functionality does it have?
>> 
>> 
>> (6)  Maybe other stuff like  what language its written in,  if extra
>> features need to be added
>> 
>> --
>> -JH
>> 