Not for a large 'enterprise,' and the required horsepower really isn't *that* bad for NPM/NCM/NFA.
> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: > > Stupid $ :( > >> On Dec 12, 2016 6:24 PM, "Paul Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Very cool! >> >> >>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:20 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Sounds similar to our pending NMS... >>> >>> BMC TrueSight spread across around 8,000 VMs + netapps + infra. >>> >>>> On Dec 12, 2016 6:14 PM, "Paul Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> It really depends …. so in our case, it’s running a dedicated web >>>> interface and a pair of pollers. The SQL backend is clustered serving >>>> other systems besides just Solarwinds - it’s a *large* cluster running MS >>>> SQL Enterprise and NetApp SAN…. it was already existing for other >>>> internal systems we utilize…. >>>> >>>> Previous job, with Solarwinds, we ran 3 dedicated polling engines, a >>>> dedicated web front end, and a dedicated server with SQL Standard on the >>>> backend >>>> >>>> The variables are polling frequency (we are 5 minutes), number of >>>> nodes/interfaces/volumes etc…. and to some degree number of users hitting >>>> the web interface. Also, reports can put a load on the system depending >>>> on their complexity and how often they run. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Paul >>>> >>>>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 7:02 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> How big of a windows server farm does it take to scale that thing >>>>> horizontally? >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 12, 2016 5:49 PM, "Paul Stewart" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Rancid at moment - moving to Solarwinds NCM which does pretty much the >>>>>> same but with a whole bunch of reporting and compliance options, plus >>>>>> integration with existing network monitoring >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Dec 12, 2016, at 3:57 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> reviving an old thread >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I put our beta on the network, within 5 minutes of downloading, every >>>>>>> device we want backups for is backed up, we arent a big shop so its >>>>>>> less than 50. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Even our Fortigates >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I really like this >>>>>>> >>>>>>> alot >>>>>>> >>>>>>> And I hate everything >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 1:58 AM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> Rancid for Cisco and juniper and foundry. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Ubnt ptp radios get their config manually backed up before deployment >>>>>>>> and after each firmware upgrade. Configs saved on a file server and on >>>>>>>> mediawiki instance. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Same with other ptp links. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On May 27, 2016 4:13 PM, "SmarterBroadband" >>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> Interested to hear what people use for automatic backups of their >>>>>>>>> network equipment configs. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Mikrotik, Cisco, Zyxel, Ubiquity, Netonix etc… >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> We currently use Rancid. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What do you use? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >>>>>>> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>>>> >>>> >>
