hi!
I don't think that this is off topic because we should await solutions or
even ideas from the platform vendors, too.
We have a large heterogeneous network (Cisco, Nortel, Cabletron) and we have
made the experience that:
- Router management (including fault isolation, topology map, connections to
systems management) is done well by Netview
- fault isolation, topology view and "user tracking" (matching user IP+MAC
to switch port) is not covered by Netview. Mainly because you have to use
private MIB to get e.g. Frame Relay or ATM information.
- the above functions are covered by proprietary toolsets like
Ciscoworks2000, Nortel Optivity NMS, etc... But all of the above is strictly
limited to the vendor's own boxes...
- There are a couple of software vendors offering solutions for our problems
right now. Some of them integrate very tightly in platforms. You could check
out e.g. the products from Riversoft, Tavve or Smarts. Sure it will cost you
a lot of money to get that stuff up and running but I think you can await an
acceptable ROI.
Currently we are testing Riversofts NMOS in a complex LAN environment.
Integration in our Network and System Management solution with Netview/Unix
as the network management "focal point" is a major demand. I may post the
results of the test if the community finds it interesting.
regards,
richard
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Von: Matt Ashfield [mailto:mda@UNB.CA]
Gesendet: Dienstag, 08. Mai 2001 15:21
An: Netview Mailing List
Betreff: [NV-L] off topic: managing networks in a switched environment
Hi all,
This is a bit off topic, but I figure it is the correct audience.
I was wondering what people in this group are doing to monitor their
switched networks? As our campus network moves from being a routed network
with lots of subnets, to being more of a switched network with few subnets,
it has become increasingly harder to get a good view of our network through
Netview. It has become VERY difficult to monitor the network as well and
troubleshooting is taking much longer.
I'm sure I"m not the only one experiencing this, and am hoping for some
feedback. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
THanks
Matt Ashfield
Network Analyst
Communications and Network Services Group
Integrated Technology Services
University of New Brunswick
506-447-3033
mda@unb.ca
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