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Re: Enhancing automation with network growth
From: Steve Bertrand <steve () ibctech ca>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:24:40 -0500
Steve Bertrand wrote:
Can anyone offer up ideas on how you manage any automation in this regard for their infrastructure gear traffic graphs? (Commercial options welcome, off-list, but we're as small as our budget is).
By popular request, a list of the most suggested software packages. Some were more related to network management in general as opposed to traffic graphic, but - netdisco which I've already got up and running. Although I've only added a few of our devices so far, I can see already how this will be an extremely valuable multi-purpose tool - rancid which I've been using for quite some time already for config management - cacti which I'm strongly considering installing/testing - opennms which appears that it will duplicate many functions I already have deployed on the network (and that I'm happy with), but I may give it a try anyway. If I don't use it, I've got a few 'on the side' clients that could benefit from this all-inclusive package - snmpstat which I may install and test, if only to look at a replacement for my custom BGP peering alerting system - MRTG, with a custom cfgmaker. This was my original idea. If those who recommended this could/are allowed to share their code, please let me know - netflow v9 the majority of my devices don't support this (unfortunately) - bandwidthd already in use for protocol based statistics. This doesn't run full-time in our network, I usually only drop it into place on a span port if I see sustained extreme increases of traffic on a link - IPPlan been using it for a few years Some software supports IPv6, others don't (or have limited capability). Polling IPv6 accounting isn't possible via SNMP, so using scripts with SSH/Telnet access is the only way around that problem for a lot of gear. Cheers, and thanks! Steve
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- RE: Enhancing automation with network growth, (continued)
- RE: Enhancing automation with network growth Erik L (Jan 20)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Matthew Palmer (Jan 21)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Larry Sheldon (Jan 21)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Matthew Palmer (Jan 21)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Chris Adams (Jan 20)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Suresh Ramasubramanian (Jan 20)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Richard A Steenbergen (Jan 20)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Dan White (Jan 20)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Tom Wright (Jan 21)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Steve Bertrand (Jan 25)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Andy Davidson (Jan 26)
- Re: Enhancing automation with network growth Steve Bertrand (Jan 26)
- RE: RE: Enhancing automation with network growth Kevin St John (Jan 21)
- RE: Enhancing automation with network growth Erik L (Jan 20)