Designing Network Management Services © 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Developing an Enterprise Network Management Strategy ARCH v1.24-1
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Network Management
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Goals of Network Management (FCAPS) Fault management Configuration management Accounting management Performance management Security management
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Network Management Policies and Procedures Policies Monitoring Security Escalation Client notification Change control Procedures What if scenarios How to instructions Staff notification Trouble tickets Documentation
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Network Management Methods
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Network Management Module Functions
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Cisco Network Management Strategy
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v CiscoWorks
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v CiscoWorks Common Management Foundation
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Best Practices for Managing the LAN Using LMS RME tasks: –Maintain a configuration archive. –Maintain a software image archive. –Create a change management inventory. –Run custom reports. Campus Manager tasks: –Detect configuration discrepancies. –Locate switch ports with multiple IP addresses. nGenius Real-Time Monitor task: –Monitor RMON statistics.
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v CiscoWorks RWAN Management Solution
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Best Practices for Managing the WAN Using RWAN Use IPM to monitor critical network services. Use ACL Manager to standardize and optimize access control lists.
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Summary Network management is a growing field that is under constant change. Initially, network management included only fault notification. Today, it has grown to incorporate multiple functions including fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management. As network management systems are implemented, it is vital to put policies and procedures in place. To implement network management goals, enterprises will implement individual infrastructure components that meet specific needs.
© 2004 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. ARCH v Summary (Cont.) Networks continue to grow in size, and the number of different management tools and products is often large as well, making the management task difficult. CiscoWorks is a family of products based on Internet standards for managing Cisco enterprise networks and devices. The CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution provides a foundation of basic and advanced management applications that enable network operators to efficiently manage the LAN. The CiscoWorks Routed WAN Management Solution provides a collection of powerful management applications to configure, administer, and maintain a Cisco routed WAN.