SolarWinds Redefines Network Configuration Management

The remediation process is easy, thanks to the product's interface that allows administrators to right-click on a policy violation within the report interface. Administrators can immediately apply a remediation script to repair any devices with policy violations. The reporting and inventory capabilities allow administrators to create network baselines and then perform comparisons between two devices and their running configuration files.

For those users focusing on disaster recovery and business continuity requirements, Orion NCM offers the ability to automatically back up network device configurations on routers, switches, firewalls, access points and other network devices. Network device backup can be organized by groups based upon naming conventions, machine type or other custom elements. Flexible scheduling allows backups to be performed automatically whenever an administrator desires and as frequently as needed.

For environments using other inventory or other network-management products, NCM offers the ability to import existing device inventories from other products or generic data files. Orion NCM’s configuration management database stores serial numbers, interface and port details, IP addresses, ARP tables, installed software and many other details. Between the automated discovery and import capabilities, administrators should be able to set up the product in under an hour on large networks.

A detailed network inventory offers an additional advantage; administrators can quickly search globally from the Web console based upon any criteria, locating devices based upon anything stored in the database.