The only good NMS is the one you write yourself. If every network was the same I'm sure we'd have a perfect NMS solution available, but unfortunately they are not, whether it be a commercial solution or open source, someone still has to write some "glue" to tie them together, some of the things you'd expect from an NMS for a service provider:
* Data logging and analysis of various metrics * Configuration management across all various types of hardware * Disaster recovery * Capacity planning * ACL's and permissions to manage who can change / see what. * Customer tracking of lodged faults & issue's * Reporting * Integration with a help-desk ticket tracking system And the list goes on.. Current job I have has a setup with many different types of software to cater for each task which is a PITA, but we don't have millions to blow on NMS either. We run a mixture of rancid, cacti, nagios to achieve above. -Dan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of a. rahman isnaini r.sutan Sent: Thursday, 23 October 2008 11:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Network Management System The Dude by Mikrotik / IPSwitch What's Up. a. rahman isnaini rangkayo sutan > Rikard Stemland Skjelsvik wrote: >> >> You could try NAV >> >> http://metanav.uninett.no/ >> >> >> It will help you manage, monitor and draw topologymaps. But it does >> not configure devices nor take backup of the device. For that task use >> rancid or ziptie. >> >> >> -- >> Rikard >> >> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Ibrahim Alsharif wrote: >> >>> Hello Michel >>> thanks for ur reply >>> what I want is to draw full topology for the network, manage, monitor >>> & configure all devices so what do u think ? >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Michel Grossenbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: Mohammed Dado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Cc: Ibrahim Alsharif <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "[email protected]" >>> <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 6:32:36 PM >>> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Network Management System >>> >>> Dunno but I'd suggest to first define what you want to achieve with >>> your NMS before you look for applications. There are so much >>> applications and solutions around that it is hard to suggest >>> something :-) >>> >>> best regards >>> >>> Michel >>> >>> >>> 2008/10/21 Mohammed Dado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Cacti would be great for yourcase .. >>> >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> Mohammed Dado >>> Technical Support Engineer - EMEA >>> >>> Airspan Communications Ltd >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ibrahim Alsharif >>> Sent: 21 October 2008 16:25 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [c-nsp] Network Management System >>> >>> hello Guys, >>> >>> could please help me to choose which Cisco Network Management >>> software, Cuz I have a network include LAN, WAN, ASA Firewalls & >>> Voice Equipments so I need Management Software for these equipments >>> >>> thank you, >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> >>> __________________________________________________ >>> Do You Yahoo!? >>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >>> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >>> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ >>> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp >> archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
