I am looking for a bit of advice around configuration backup / inventory. We currently have a large multi-vendor network which is currently managed through two separate tools (rancid - http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid and ns4 - http://www.noodles.org.uk/ns4.html). Both tools do the job very well, but management have asked that we look for commercial alternatives that have a proper support organisation looking after
Checkout Alterpoint Network Authority Inventory. The Inventory tool is free asn was developed as the Ziptie opensource project. Inventory is the basis for how Alterpoint does the paid offerings for configurtion audit and compliance and the higher level analytics based on the configuration and inventory repository that NA Inventory provides. The Inventory component is free but be prepared for sticker shock for the whole Alterpoint suite of tools. There is also ManageEngine DeviceExpert (not free, but inexpensive) and Solarwinds Orion NCM (fromerly Cirrus configuration management, also inexpensive) Sam Crooks GTS Network Architecture 701 Experian Pkwy B5302 Allen, TX 75013 972-390-3186 sam.crooks@experian.com -----Original Message----- From: Joe Provo [mailto:nanog-post@rsuc.gweep.net] Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 8:11 AM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Config Backup / Inventory On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 09:25:05AM +0100, Joshua Eyres wrote: [snip] them. Since rtrmon waned and rancid waxed (97ish?), I've been a proponent and seen no support issues. Lots of commercial offerings (mostly vendor- specific) have changed or were from companies which folded between then and now. A non-trivial track record speaks volumes. [snip]
things about it. We are looking for a tool which is flexible that allows configuration backup to textual form for easy restoration as well as the ability to deploy scripted changes to the network quickly.
Sounds like rancid & par to me. :-) Cheers, Joe -- RSUC / GweepNet / Spunk / FnB / Usenix / SAGE