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NCM supports seamless integration and interoperability between network devices from a variety of providers, including Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco Nexus, Juniper, HP, Dell, Brocade, F5, Aruba, Ruckus, and more. Network Configuration Manager offers customizable network automation solutions and a centralized, user-friendly interface, making it easier for admins to oversee multiple devices and identify pain points to help maintain a healthy network environment.
Many of the hardware and software devices on your network, including switches, routers, and modems, must be configured, managed, launched, and monitored. Though you can do many of these tasks manually, automating them can streamline your operations and boost your network’s efficiency.
Network automation tools have become increasingly popular in recent years due to the ever-evolving digital landscape. Today’s IT departments must manage growing workforces of in-house and remote employees and the myriad of network devices they need to perform their jobs effectively. In most cases, the more a network grows, the more complex it becomes. Network automation can help users save hours previously spent on manually conducting repetitive tasks for each device. Device configuration updates no longer need to be done individually; with a network automation system in place, changes can often be addressed in bulk.
Automation begins with the device discovery process, during which a network automation system automatically discovers and imports all devices on your network. This allows the software to populate your network inventory with critical device details like IP addresses. Housing device details in a single, centralized location help users conduct several critical tasks.
With robust network automation tools, users can design change templates, create standardized configurations, and leverage workflows capable of automating updates across hundreds or thousands of devices on their network. Storing all critical device details in one location can also facilitate automated change tracking. Users can receive alerts as soon as changes are made, allowing them to resolve problems within minutes.
There’s a reason why thousands of organizations across the world rely on network automation: it works. Here are a few reasons network automation plays such a vital role in today’s IT landscape:
To automatically set specific network processes for configuration changes and backups, you’ll have to use either scripts or configuration change templates, depending on the types of tasks and expertise level involved:
To edit a configuration using NCM, you must either manually execute a script against an endpoint or choose an appropriate config change template. For backups, NCM comes with a Nightly Config Backup job, which automatically downloads all config files from all devices daily. This is a default feature that can be tweaked to fit your backup demands. In addition, the Nightly Config Backup job also downloads the Running and Startup configs from all devices, continuously saves all configs even when they haven’t changed, and logs job results.
NCM gives you the option of changing these settings, but it’s advised to use a copy of the backup job, as all changes are irreversible. To do so on NCM:
Within network automation solutions, reports provide a run-down of key metrics for analyzing the health and performance of your network. They can offer detailed information about the current state of the network or they can show historical data. Reports are useful because they can be run on an ad hoc basis when needed, or scheduled ahead of time to make it easier to perform system checks regularly. In NCM, predefined reports range from auditing and polling results to security, inventory, and network entity updates, for comprehensive performance and activity insights.
Alerts notify you when sudden changes or anomalies arise so that you can mitigate errors before downtime occurs, disrupting operations. Since network outages can arise from issues with network configuration changes, it’s important to monitor and log these changes as they’re made and limit the users that implement these changes. NCM houses a large library of predefined alerts for a wide variety of applications, such as node dysfunction, overwhelming network traffic, sweeping config changes, device discovery, and more.
Scripts can be leveraged to automate processes that would take too long for a user to devote time to address manually. A single script can handle automated tasks across several devices if its global, node, transfer, command, and time variables are properly set.
Setting automation scripts with NCM is as easy and quick as navigating to My Dashboards > Network Configuration > Configuration Management > Script Management > Add New Script. Once there, simply input the necessary script information, click Save, and select the nodes you would like the script to be executed against.
Jobs can be executed on a schedule using NCM. Job setting requires specific roles and privileges, which you’ll have to assign using NCM’s Configuration Management Approval feature. There are also several node limitations you’ll have to keep in mind when implementing particular roles and privileges, as not all users can view or edit jobs.
Network Configuration Manager provides the following automated job types for improved convenience and efficiency:
Licensing within Network Configuration Manager depends on the number of nodes being managed within its platform. There are seven different types of licenses within NCM:
Many of the hardware and software devices on your network, including switches, routers, and modems, must be configured, managed, launched, and monitored. Though you can do many of these tasks manually, automating them can streamline your operations and boost your network’s efficiency.
Network automation tools have become increasingly popular in recent years due to the ever-evolving digital landscape. Today’s IT departments must manage growing workforces of in-house and remote employees and the myriad of network devices they need to perform their jobs effectively. In most cases, the more a network grows, the more complex it becomes. Network automation can help users save hours previously spent on manually conducting repetitive tasks for each device. Device configuration updates no longer need to be done individually; with a network automation system in place, changes can often be addressed in bulk.
Automation begins with the device discovery process, during which a network automation system automatically discovers and imports all devices on your network. This allows the software to populate your network inventory with critical device details like IP addresses. Housing device details in a single, centralized location help users conduct several critical tasks.
With robust network automation tools, users can design change templates, create standardized configurations, and leverage workflows capable of automating updates across hundreds or thousands of devices on their network. Storing all critical device details in one location can also facilitate automated change tracking. Users can receive alerts as soon as changes are made, allowing them to resolve problems within minutes.
There’s a reason why thousands of organizations across the world rely on network automation: it works. Here are a few reasons network automation plays such a vital role in today’s IT landscape:
To automatically set specific network processes for configuration changes and backups, you’ll have to use either scripts or configuration change templates, depending on the types of tasks and expertise level involved:
To edit a configuration using NCM, you must either manually execute a script against an endpoint or choose an appropriate config change template. For backups, NCM comes with a Nightly Config Backup job, which automatically downloads all config files from all devices daily. This is a default feature that can be tweaked to fit your backup demands. In addition, the Nightly Config Backup job also downloads the Running and Startup configs from all devices, continuously saves all configs even when they haven’t changed, and logs job results.
NCM gives you the option of changing these settings, but it’s advised to use a copy of the backup job, as all changes are irreversible. To do so on NCM:
Within network automation solutions, reports provide a run-down of key metrics for analyzing the health and performance of your network. They can offer detailed information about the current state of the network or they can show historical data. Reports are useful because they can be run on an ad hoc basis when needed, or scheduled ahead of time to make it easier to perform system checks regularly. In NCM, predefined reports range from auditing and polling results to security, inventory, and network entity updates, for comprehensive performance and activity insights.
Alerts notify you when sudden changes or anomalies arise so that you can mitigate errors before downtime occurs, disrupting operations. Since network outages can arise from issues with network configuration changes, it’s important to monitor and log these changes as they’re made and limit the users that implement these changes. NCM houses a large library of predefined alerts for a wide variety of applications, such as node dysfunction, overwhelming network traffic, sweeping config changes, device discovery, and more.
Scripts can be leveraged to automate processes that would take too long for a user to devote time to address manually. A single script can handle automated tasks across several devices if its global, node, transfer, command, and time variables are properly set.
Setting automation scripts with NCM is as easy and quick as navigating to My Dashboards > Network Configuration > Configuration Management > Script Management > Add New Script. Once there, simply input the necessary script information, click Save, and select the nodes you would like the script to be executed against.
Jobs can be executed on a schedule using NCM. Job setting requires specific roles and privileges, which you’ll have to assign using NCM’s Configuration Management Approval feature. There are also several node limitations you’ll have to keep in mind when implementing particular roles and privileges, as not all users can view or edit jobs.
Network Configuration Manager provides the following automated job types for improved convenience and efficiency:
Licensing within Network Configuration Manager depends on the number of nodes being managed within its platform. There are seven different types of licenses within NCM:
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