Re: Network configuration archiving

[Kenneth McRae <kenneth.mcrae () dreamhost com>]

By device or you can purchase an unlimited device count..
On Oct 24, 2013 8:59 PM, "Tammy Firefly" <tammy-lists () wiztech biz> wrote:

> Is that licensed per device or per user out of curiosity ?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Oct 24, 2013, at 21:45, Kenneth McRae <kenneth.mcrae () dreamhost com>
> wrote:
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> > Hiw about SolarWinds Config Mgmt software?
> > On Oct 24, 2013 8:38 PM, "Jimmy Hess" <mysidia () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Job Snijders <
> > > job.snijders () hibernianetworks com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > > I am unsure what we as networkers have done in the past, but I am sure
> > > > we've done our fair share of atonement and don't have to keep using
> > > > RANCID.
> > >
> > > Does the nature of the codebase and future development matter all that
> > > much?    Not to dismiss it as a factor,   but I think other criteria
> should
> > > be more important  :)
> > >
> > > Nrmally  when I would want to compare software ----   I would be
> concerned
> > > first and foremost,     (1)  What does it do/what makes it unique --  is
> > > something special about  package X  over package Y?;
> > > (2)   Does it meet all the  minimum needs I have right now to be a
> viable
> > > solution?
> > >           Does it grab all my configs and  put them in a permanent
> > > revision control system?  :)
> > >
> > > (3) How reliable is it,  can I trust it?   Is it very secure and safe to
> > > use?    It's no good if it breaks, fails,  or does something dangerous.
> > > How much care and feeding will it need to keep working?          If it
> > > needs complex repair work every few weeks,  I don't like it.
> > >
> > > (4) How easy is it to get up and running,  and to perform any required
> > > ongoing maintenance
> > > (5) What extra nice to have functionality does it have?
> > >
> > >
> > > (6)  Maybe other stuff like  what language its written in,  if extra
> > > features need to be added
> > >
> > > --
> > > -JH