Network inventory and configuration tracking tools

Thu Aug 8 14:22:51 UTC 2002

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    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Sean Donelan [mailto:sean at donelan.com] 
    > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 11:09 PM
    > To: nanog at merit.edu
    > Subject: Network inventory and configuration tracking tools
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    > How about an operations oriented question.  What is the 
    > current preferences amoung network operators for network 
    > inventory and configuration management tools? Not so much 
    > status monitoring (up,
    > down) but other stuff network operator wants to know like 
    > circuit IDs (how many IDs can a circuit have?), network 
    > contacts, design layout reports (layer 1/2/3), what's 
    > supposed to be connected to that port? The stuff you 
    > can't get out of the box itself.
    > 
    > Most ISPs seem to end up with a combination of homegrown 
    > systems, opensource, and commercial products.  The 
    > commercial "integrated" systems have lots of stuff, and 
    > according to the vendors can do anything including splice fiber.
    > 
    > CiscoWorks	www.cisco.com
    > Netcracker	www.netcracker.com
    > NetView 	www.tivoli.com
    > Openview	www.hp.com
    > VitalQIP	www.qip.lucent.com
    > Visionael	www.visionael.com
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