I've used FootPrints in the past with very good success. It not only served our change management processes but also help desk trouble ticketing. Its very customizable and quite affordable. http://www.unipress.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean Donelan [mailto:sean@donelan.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 11:09 PM > To: nanog@merit.edu > Subject: Network inventory and configuration tracking tools > > > > > How about an operations oriented question. What is the > current preferences amoung network operators for network > inventory and configuration management tools? Not so much > status monitoring (up, > down) but other stuff network operator wants to know like > circuit IDs (how many IDs can a circuit have?), network > contacts, design layout reports (layer 1/2/3), what's > supposed to be connected to that port? The stuff you > can't get out of the box itself. > > Most ISPs seem to end up with a combination of homegrown > systems, opensource, and commercial products. The > commercial "integrated" systems have lots of stuff, and > according to the vendors can do anything including splice fiber. > > CiscoWorks www.cisco.com > Netcracker www.netcracker.com > NetView www.tivoli.com > Openview www.hp.com > VitalQIP www.qip.lucent.com > Visionael www.visionael.com > > >