Configuration Management Overview

One thing we can all be certain of is that networks never stay the same!

As network engineers we need to change configurations to switches,routers, firewalls, servers all the time, if not carefully managed these changes can have devastating effects on reliability of the network and the business services that need it.. Having a solution that can manage configuration changes allows you to take control, save time and reduce errors on the network or fix them fast if they do occur. How often have you been in a position where you need to backup to the last known working configuration?

Network Configuration Management solutions give us the ability to roll back across multiple devices quickly and simply, thus reducing the risk of network downtime, we can all agree in wanting to avoid that.

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is a standalone solution that also integrates into the Orion NPM GUI. With Orion NCM you never have to try and work out who made what network changes and when, and we have it covered in terms of nightly config backups, bulk changes, user tracking and compliance reporting.

Orion NCM Core Features:

• User Tracking
• Config Change Templates
• Real-time Change Notifications
• Automatic Config Backups
• Bulk Change Management
• Intuitive Point-and-Click Interface
• User Roles, Permissions & Activity Tracking
• Configuration Comparisons & Rollback changes.
• Network Discovery
• Cisco® EnergyWise Configuration Management
• Global Configuration Search
• Device Import Wizard
• PCI & SOX Compliance Management