Network Configuration Management
Filed under
Network Management
,
Networking
,
on
Monday, May 09, 2016
0
Configuration management is concerned with
- Initializing a network
- Gracefully shutting down part or all of the network
- Maintaining, adding and updating the relationship among components and the status of components themselves during network operation
Configuration Management consist of :
- Inventory management
- Network topology services
- Service-level agrement
- Designing, implementing and processing trouble tickets
- Order processing and provisioning
- Chage management
- Directory services
Requirements for Configuration Management
•
The network manager needs
the capability to
•
Identify initially the
components that comprise the network
•
Define and change the
connectivity of components
•
Define and modify default
attributes, and load the predefined sets of attributes into the specified
network components
•
Reconfigure a network for
performance evaluation, network upgrade, fault recovery or security checks
•
End users want to inquire
about the upcoming status of resources and their attributes before
reconfiguration
•
Generate configuration
reports
•
Periodic basis
•
Response for a request
•
Only authorized end users
can manage and control network operation (software distribution and updating)
Comments Posted (0)
Post a Comment