I read your article, and it's the first time that I've looked into LLDP. Turns out half of my devices aren't running IOS that supports it, but I enabled it on the few that did (with Avaya VoIP phones connected), and it yielded information that I previously did not have access to.
Out of curiosity, how many people are utilizing LLDP/LLDP-MED in their networks? -- Eric Cables On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 8:57 AM, Mario Spinthiras < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > Since I have dug in to find a respectable monitoring/management system > in the past , I might as well shre my 2p with you all. > > To begin with no monitoring system out there really cuts it simply > because they are based on bad design. All of them including the top > notch ones which I will not mention by name. > > In an ISP/NSP environment with multi layer switched networks, routing > protocols running both internally and externally , about 100 linux > machines doing various things from DNS to WWW, firewalls (PIX/ASA) > with their respective failover units and a load of other stuff , my > conclusion was Zenoss. Zenoss was the only one clever enough to > realize the environment we were introducing to it. > > As I said , Zenoss might be the best one so far but then again neither > of them are "architecture aware" which could then allow you to scale > your system to predict changes before they are made (during > maintenance for example) or to do other clever things like suggestions > of somekind (when networks grow large you need someone to have your > back). It is indeed an interesting theory that a system like this > could be more than just a tool , something like a network engineer's > best friend if you will. > > Anyhow I do have a relevant post for such systems which is available at: > > http://www.spinthiras.net/2008/07/17/network-monitoring/ > > I find it hard to believe that people still use nagios or cacti. I > can't even begin to tell you how superior Zenoss is compared to what > is out there today. > > > Warm Regards, > Mario A. Spinthiras > Lost somewhere in London > http://www.spinthiras.net/ > > > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 5:12 PM, Michel Grossenbacher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Ibrahim > > Solarwinds (www.solarwinds.net) is offering different tools which will > do > > monitoring (Orion NPM), managing and configuring (Orion Network > > Configuration Manager) and also offers LAN Surveyor which they say draws > the > > network into Visio. I personally only know Orion NPM which is solid > > monitoring and alarming application. It includes Interface Traffic, CPU, > > Memory, Delay, Errors Traffic Charts per default, you just gotta include > the > > device and specify which links you want to monitor. Its easy to install > and > > manage but is not as customizable as other tools that need more time to > set > > up and manage. > > Im sure there are tons of other application (as NAV which was recommended > by > > Rikard) but its the only collection of tools I know of which offers > > (mostly?) everything you want from the same company. > > > > Hope it helps a bit > > > > best regards > > > > Michel > > > > > > 2008/10/22 Rikard Stemland Skjelsvik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> > >> 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]>; "cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net" > < > >>> cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net> > >>> 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: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > >>> 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? 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