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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is network diagnostics and troubleshooting technology, from Austin-based SolarWinds.
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What is SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)?
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) can help save time and improve network
reliability and security by managing configurations, changes, and compliance for routers,
switches, and other network devices.
Network Configuration Manager enables IT Pros with:
Network Configuration Manager enables IT Pros with:
- Out-of-the-box support for major network device vendors, including Cisco®, Juniper®, HP®, Huawei®, F5®, Avaya®, Ruckus®, and more.
- Automated bulk deployment of standardized device configs.
- Automatic backups of device configurations, and rollback to the last-known good configurations, if necessary.
- Identifying IOS® devices with potential vulnerabilities, utilizing the NIST CVE repository service, and even provides the tools to manage the investigation, remediation, or waiver of each vulnerability.
- Auditing device configs for NIST FISMA, DISA STIG, and DSS PCI compliance.
- Built on the Orion® Platform, NCM provides the ability to purchase and fully integrate with additional network monitoring modules (network performance monitoring, NetFlow traffic analysis, WAN management, VoIP, device tracking, and IP address management), as well as systems, storage, and virtualization management, all in a single web console.
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Features
- Supported: Configuration Change Automation
- Supported: Configuration Backup and Restore
- Supported: Change Monitoring
- Supported: Change Management - Roles & Approval
- Supported: Baselines and Configuration Drift Monitoring
- Supported: IOS Vulnerability Scanning
- Supported: Compliance Assessment and Enforcement
- Supported: Network Insight for Cisco Nexus
- Supported: Network Insight for Cisco ASA
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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Integrations
- SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor
- SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer
- SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (NPM)
- SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA)
- SolarWinds Web Performance Monitor (WPM)
- SolarWinds IP Address Manager (IPAM)
- SolarWinds VoIP & Network Quality Manager (VNQM)
- SolarWinds Virtualization Manager (VMAN)
- SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM)
- SolarWinds User Device Tracker
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Competitors
- ManageEngine OpManager
- Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued)
- DX Spectrum (formerly CA Spectrum)
- RANCID
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Windows Server |
| Mobile Application | No |
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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager is network diagnostics and troubleshooting technology, from Austin-based SolarWinds.
ManageEngine OpManager and Cisco Prime LAN Management (discontinued) are common alternatives for SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM).
Reviewers rate Solarwinds Premier Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.5.
The most common users of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Easy Installation and Configuration: Many users have found the installation, configuration, and use of Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager to be easy. They have mentioned that the product has a simple and intuitive setup process, allowing them to quickly get started with it.
User-Friendly Reporting: Users appreciate the simplicity and ease of reporting provided by Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager. They find generating reports to be a straightforward process, thanks to the product's user-friendly interface. This allows users to easily access and analyze the necessary data.
Seamless Integration with Other SolarWinds Products: Users highlight the compatibility of Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager with other products from the same company. It seamlessly integrates with other SolarWinds tools and can run on the same server instance. This unified experience provides users with a cohesive workflow and enhances their overall efficiency.
Confusing User Interface: Some users have expressed frustration with the user interface of the software, finding it confusing and difficult to navigate. This sentiment is shared by multiple reviewers who feel that the interface hinders their ability to quickly find information and perform tasks efficiently.
Slowness of Orion Platform: Several users have complained about the slowness of the Orion platform, particularly when additional modules and nodes are added. This issue has been raised by a significant number of reviewers, highlighting the need for improved performance optimization to enhance user experience.
Limited Vendor Support: Users have expressed a need for better support for multiple vendors in the software. They feel that currently, there is a lack of vendor-specific equipment profiles and features for non-Cisco devices. Multiple reviewers have suggested expanding the range of supported devices to make the software more versatile and suitable for diverse network environments.
Users of Solarwinds configuration manager have made several recommendations based on their experiences with the product. The three most common recommendations are as follows:
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Make it easier to access saved config comparisons - Users have suggested improving the accessibility of saved configuration comparisons. This would enable them to quickly refer to previous configurations and compare them with current ones, aiding in troubleshooting and auditing processes.
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Explore Thwack for inspiration from other users' experiences - Users recommend exploring Thwack, Solarwinds' online community platform, to learn from other users' experiences and gain insights into best practices for using the software. This can help users make the most of the features and functionality available in Solarwinds configuration manager.
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Add more support for different vendors - Users have noted that while Solarwinds configuration manager is a useful tool, they would appreciate additional support for a wider range of vendor devices. Expanding compatibility and incorporating more device types would enhance the software's usefulness for a broader user base.
These recommendations highlight areas where users find room for improvement or suggest ways to enhance their experience with Solarwinds configuration manager.
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June 11, 2019
SolarWinds NCM practically pays for itself!
This is used by IT to monitor all network endpoints and alert on any outages. It is currently used by a staff of approximately 18 users in conjunction with SAM to monitor applications by our Infrastructure team. We are looking to bring IPAM into the mix in the next six months.
- Continuous uptime monitoring.
- Configuration of switches and routers automatically.
- Maintains consistency across the board.
- I actually don't have any suggestions at this time. It has served its purpose well for us.
June 05, 2019
SolarWinds NCM. You'll win some, you'll lose some.
We use SolarWinds NCM to collect configurations of devices, hardware inventory, OS version management, and push config changes on a global basis.
- Collects configs.
- Push small changes.
- Very poor integration with Juniper gear.
- Lack of certificate-based authentication from NCM to clients.
- Vulnerability versus OS versions. The product only uses the highest numbers (e.g. 12.2) not the more specific (12.2(10)Se3) which is often required for use.
May 29, 2019
SolarWinds NCM: One Year Later
We use SolarWinds Network Configuration manager as an aspect of our change control process and for configuration backups for all our key equipment that runs our NOC and DC, our metro-network, and equipment we manage for our customers. Our network team are the primary users of the network configuration manager, our team not only appreciates it for the reliable backups and wide range of supported equipment but also the built-in easy to use diff tool. Our team can easily run a change report or do a full config comparison. NCM also includes real-time change detection which is very easy to configure. When we chose NCM, we were looking for a unified approach to our network monitoring, management, and alerting. It replaced some servers that although they served our organization well over the years, we had simply outgrown and the complexity to maintain so many separate systems had us searching for an alternative that could do the job of all our previous systems. We found SolarWinds NCM and NPM to meet all our requirements and has been an excellent investment that has proven its value to us since its deployment.
- Configuration Backups, real-time change detection, and config diffs work extremely well with a wide range of supported vendors which was a must for us.
- The reporting features and the scheduled tasks are great and take a significant amount of manual work out our processes.
- The change control feature is nice to have and fit well into our existing change control process.
- The SolarWinds community (THWACK) is an active and helpful community with contributions from other SolarWinds users and Solarwinds staff. We all have questions about the products we purchase and it's extremely convenient when the answer is only a search or a forum post away.
- SolarWinds provides all sorts of online training for their products.
- One of its big selling points is that it can pull a configuration backup from just about anything, and although that remains true, some devices can be difficult to add. These are usually somewhat obscure devices or they have odd cli behavior. Not a deal breaker by any means, but it would be nice if some of those devices also worked out-of-the-box like most everything else.
- Not really a con, but I do wish it supported additional authentication methods for users.
May 28, 2019
Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager
Score 8 out of 10
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The IT Dept is using SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager to backup configs of all Cisco devices daily and to do a write mem on a daily basis as well. This protects us from losing changes or configurations in case of an outage. We also use it to monitor config changes to ensure no unauthorized changes are happening in our environment.
- Runs a consistent backup job to ensure configs are captured and archived.
- Runs scheduled tasks for us.
- Easy to configure and use.
- Let's us know of issues quickly.
- Launching the UI can be slow.
- Though it is fairly easy, the UI could be a little easier to navigate and understand.
- More features are always welcome in the product.
We currently use NCM as version control for our network device configurations. It also integrates into Network Performance Monitor, which is really nice. We also use it as our primary device change tracking application. A big plus is the ability to schedule configuration backups jobs and track device configuration changes. Being able to execute a policy audit report related to DISA STIG, PCI, SOX, or other rule sets is also a huge time saver.
- Easy configuration backup and archive.
- Provides Hardware and Health Inventory.
- Allows us to see Configuration Change Reports.
- Could have an easier GUI interface.
- The overall cost is a bit high.
Used by the network team to back up the configuration of all net network devices.
- Daily configuration backups
- Change comparison
- Daily report
- Logging into devices
- It's hard to manage the number of configs kept and impossible per device or device groups.
- Slow user interface
We mostly use NCM as version control for our network device configurations. It also integrates into Network Performance Monitor and can display complete ACLs from Cisco devices and VPC information from our Nexus devices. This has been very useful for us, as we don't have to log into the device in order to get an overview of what is happening on it. I've used it many times to review old configs, or even to plan changes. It's much easier to search through the full config in a browser than on the CLI. There are a few of features in NCM that we don't currently use, such as config baselines or pushing configs to devices, but that's mostly because we haven't taken the time to delve into those features.
- Full configuration version control. Depending on how often you set it to check for config changes, you can see every change made, and review old configs very easily. You can run diffs against any two versions of config very easily in their interface. Searching through a full config with Ctrl+f in a browser is so much better than searching through a running-config with the CLI.
- Firmware vulnerability alerting. NCM integrates with NIST vulnerability tracking and can give you a full list in your device config summary page of which vulnerabilities are applicable to a given device. There's an out of the box alert for firmware vulnerabilities discovered for your systems, so you'll know right away when new ones are discovered for your devices. It does require manual verification and remediation, though. When you first set it up, you're going to have a lot of CVEs to manually go through, but once you've done that, it's great. It's especially useful for any kind of audits that require remediation within a certain window of discovery. The manual remediation steps will give you a very clear audit trail to provide as evidence for compliance.
- Compliance reporting in NCM is very impressive. Out of the box, NCM comes with a number of best-practice reports to run against your configurations. There are reports for multiple vendors, and certifications (such as PCI). You will see how each of your device configurations fare against the recommended best practices. For each non-compliant device, you have the option to run a pre-configured remediation script to bring the device into compliance. One of the best features is that you can create your own reports to verify that your devices meet your own companies configuration policies. You can export these reports and provide them as evidence of compliance to auditors.
- Running exclusively on Windows servers is a PITA. This is an Orion platform complaint and not NCM-specific. If you're a Windows shop this won't be a big deal for you, but we're a Linux shop. The only Windows servers we run are AD servers and these two SolarWinds servers (one web server and one database server). We don't have any MSSQL DBAs, so I'm pretty much on my own if anything goes wrong. Every single one of our production tools requires some extra configuration to work on these Windows servers. The entire Orion platform stopped support on Server 2012 this year and even though the new version of NPM had some features I really wanted, I still procrastinated upgrading for 6 months because I dreaded migrating everything to new servers (Full disclosure: it actually wasn't that difficult to migrate and everything worked great). Again, if you have Windows Server sysadmins and DBAs on staff, this won't be as big an issue for you.
- No native Git support. This is a minor quibble, but we use Git for version control of our server configurations, and it would be incredibly useful for us to be able to store our network configs in Git as well. We have multiple tools that work with our Git repository that would require considerable customization to work with the SolarWinds API. I do love that SolarWinds provides a REST API, but our tools just don't work with it. We could write scripts to grab the configs from SolarWinds and then commit them to our repo, but it would be very nice if that were a built-in feature.
- Features for non-Cisco devices are lacking. The basic features of NCM work on non-Cisco devices just fine. We have a few old Quanta switches in a low-priority environment that no other configuration management system can pull configs from, so pulling configs with NCM is perfect. The issue is that there were new features for Cisco ASA and Nexus switches introduced that still aren't available for other vendors. We've been moving to Palo Altos from ASAs (bye bye Java!) and don't use NCM for them at all because the features just aren't there yet.
May 15, 2019
SolarWinds: decent software at so-so prices.
Our organization utilized SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager to maintain our network configurations so we could efficiently monitor and manage our network devices, whilst ensuring proper ACLs and configurations. NCM was used so in the event of any disaster that may come our way, be it weather, hardware failure, or a scrambled configuration, we would be able to quickly return to normal business operations.
- Finding redundant rules in ACLS.
- DR/BC readiness with saved configurations.
- Reporting on our network devices.
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We leverage this software to monitor, back up, and maintain our environment. Just a few of us in the IT department use this software. It helps us see what changes have been made to find issues and keeps our backups in case of failure of equipment. This has helped us a great deal.
- Network Configuration Manager works really well for pushing out configurations to newly deployed equipment. It makes it a no-brainer.
- NCM also takes the guesswork out of misconfiguration changes by allowing you to compare changes to configurations. That makes your job pretty painless in this area.
- NCM allows you to inventory your equipment for easy inventory. It keeps you from having to have an Excel sheet to maintain it.
- I really enjoy using Network Configuration Manager. I don't really any cons for it. It's pretty easy to use and configure.
April 18, 2019
If I could Marry NCM I would think about it.
Used with NPM to monitor and baseline configs of Cisco equipment and push out policy changes.
- Backup Configs
- Update Configs
- Monitor changes
- Layering policy templates
- Allows granular config changes
March 09, 2019
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Review
Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager is used on a daily basis at Midwest Energy & Communications. This network support product from Solarwinds is used to back up our Cisco network switches on a weekly basis. It is used as a network configuration change management approval and tracking system. It is used as a running and startup comparison tool. We use it as a compliance verification resources. We use it as a safety net when making network changes. Finally, you can use it to perform upgrades on multiple switches in a scheduled process.
- Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager is an automated configuration backup system that archives configurations for your managed network devices. The backup process is very easy to set up and backups are fully automated. You can make the backup task reoccur, which lets you set up a schedule and target devices. NCM uses secure credentials to access each device and store the configs in a central database. If a backup fails, it will alert you immediately so you can correct the problem.
- With NCM's change management in place, you can avoid bad or invalid configuration changes before being deployment using a change approval process. Adhering to security policies is a difficult part of configuration management and change control. SolarWinds Configuration Manager includes vulnerability scanning, compliance assessment reports, and real-time configuration change monitoring to help you meet security policy requirements.
- NCM makes bulk switch config and router changes saving time and reducing errors when compared to manual updates by automating bulk configuration changes to wired and wireless devices. We save time by using change management to push approved and standardized config changes to devices in minutes across our entire network.
- It lakes the out-of-box integration with some of the lower end product lines on the market and focuses on the more high end and expensive switching and routing products.
- As with most of Solarwinds product line, it is now requiring the Windows Server 2016 operating system to run. Due to the price point, they should make it available to run on open source Linux platforms.
I'm not a network person by trade, but SolarWinds' tools allow me a great deal of insight into network operations without an overbearing amount of technical requirements. While I keep the systems running, I know NCM is there in the background providing me a backup of configs and, more importantly, an alert if someone makes an unknown change that causes a cascading failure. Within this environment, I can then focus on my day to day goals, while knowing I have NCM covering my back in my department, making things run smoothly and keeping a tighter profile within our organization.
- Network configuration backups are so minor yet so pivotal for maintaining the trust that in the worst scenarios, we can find our settings and not have to start from scratch
- Network change alerts keep peace of mind that hackers or even mistaken coworkers aren't putting a whole network segment in jeopardy
- The integration with SolarWind Orion means I have a single pane of glass, which always sounds not really useful until you realize there is just one location to get all your answers fast, without any wasted effort.
- Network alerts could use some greater flexibility. I don't need an alert if someone is just correcting a misspelling on a VLAN!
- When Meraki networks have a change in registered system admins, the old API key fails, and there is no warning that data is no longer being synced. That was a surprise to me when I took over the role.
- The update pace is good and healthy, but I'd like to see auto-updates within the product.
Network Configuration Manager is a valuable tool and we currently use it to back up all router, switch, and firewall configurations on our network of over 100 devices. It allows us to recover/replace devices very quickly as well as deploy configuration changes to multiple devices very quickly, saving us hours of labor every year. I highly recommend this product if your environment is Cisco based.
- Network equipment backup/restore/replace.
- Report changes to existing equipment with side by side views of previous running configurations.
- Deploy configuration changes to multiple devices at once using built-in variables.
- Would like to have a more straightforward workflow.
- The ability to reset NCM config and pollers to default.
We are using SolarWinds NCM in our entire organization of roughly 2000 employees and 8000 students. We have about 800 switches across our entire network that we use NCM in conjunction with. NCM is part of our disaster recovery plan, by providing us a reliable way of backing up switch and router configurations. We use it a lot to look at old configuration backups to compare against current configurations to determine what configuration changes may be causing an issue that we are seeing on the network.
- Configuration backups. Backups are scheduled and take both the running and startup configurations. Backups are only saved when there is a configuration change between the latest configuration downloaded and the previous version. This works great in our environment.
- Baseline configurations. These standardize what the configuration of a device should be. If anything changes from that baseline, you have a reference to see what and how it should be configured properly, and can easily see the differences.
- Reporting. You can easily build reports using a simple GUI to find all devices that have a certain configuration options set-build and inventory reports of devices. You also have an advanced reporting capability of using a true SQL statement to run the report as well if needed.
- Some additional pointers or documentation on how to build custom reports based around SQL queries for those of us that are not database administrators. Perhaps an examples directory or same reports to show how some of this can all be tied together.
- Upgrades have been an issue in the past if you get too far out of sync with the most current version. I know a lot has been done to address this recently by moving to a single integrated installer and we have not had any issues since keeping within 2 or 3 versions behind the most current release.
March 01, 2019
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager -- Recommend!
NCM is used strictly by the IT dept as the primary platform for network configuration management. Along with NPM, SAM and VMM, we use NCM to manage network component configuration changes, backups and recovery. Our company deployed the Orion platform with the above tools in order for them to monitor and manage their IT systems from a single platform.
- Network device management -- It's a great tool to review changes over time for troubleshooting purposes with the ability to easily compare configs from the same device from different time periods.
- Backup and Restore -- Its ability to easily backup and restore Cisco device configs has saved us a few times from bad configuration changes that needed to be quickly reverted, and with recovery from major hardware failures.
- Device Support -- Determining what types of devices can be managed by NCM can be frustrating when you go outside of basic devices such as Cisco.
February 26, 2019
Nothing negative to say about NCM.
Our working group is responsible for over 150 network devices all backed up via NCM. This is a great safeguard for us from device failure and DR. We also use NCM to audit our switch configs to make sure we are compliant with our security policies.
- Configuration backups. Easily restore any CISCO device to its' last known good configuration state.
- QA on network device configs to maintain PCI\DSS compliancy.
- NCM reports could be improved by having more canned reports to use.
February 26, 2019
Easy to use and great support team in the US!
We use NCM by SolarWinds to back up our configurations, inventory hardware, and create change reports to watch for unauthorized changes and/or in troubleshooting to help find things that recently changed if an outage occurs.
- Regular Configuration Backups.
- Configuration Change Reports.
- Hardware and Health Inventory.
- Updated GUI.
- Better integration with third parties such as Cisco -- they're working on it, but it's not quite ready.
February 22, 2019
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager
We use it mainly as a configuration backup tool for all of our routers, switches, and firewalls. It addresses the issues of being able to provide a replacement device in case of failure.
- It is a great tool for configuration backup and archive.
- It can be utilized as a configuration push tool when standard configurations need to be deployed in the enterprise.
- I do not see any shortfalls at this time, as we use it for its advertised purpose.
February 22, 2019
SolarWinds NCM
We use NCM to keep an archive of our running and startup configurations for our Cisco network devices. We also have begun to use it to ensure that our switches meet our standard configurations by creating configuration policies that compare our standards to the running configurations of our devices. When we have large-scale changes to make on several switches, we take advantage of the scripting available to run the commands on multiple switches simultaneously. There are several tasks that, without NCM or something like it, would take us hours or days to complete due to the number of network devices that we would have to manually touch.
- It is a central portal to administer global or site-specific changes.
- The capability to compare running configurations to standard policies that you can build yourself is very powerful. It does take some initial investment and follow-up on the part of the administrators, as we have found using the auto-remediation features a little bit dangerous.
- The out-of-the-box templates for industry standard policies are very powerful as well. We have not taken advantage of them, but I can see them being very valuable in highly regulated areas.
- The user community on THWACK is fantastic.
- As with all things SolarWinds, many things just seem like they could have a little more of an easy button. SolarWinds has made some great strides with this recently in UI improvements, but I think there is still room to grow. Most functionality you could want is there, it is just a matter of finding how to do it.
February 22, 2019
Network Configuration Manager was Good for me...So good for you
We use this specifically within the Information and Communication Technology Department with the Technical Team that supports the Network Infrastructure. Specifically, we use it to backup scripts from our network equipment (switches, etc) as well as review the various OS's on the devices and monitor configuration changes on our equipment. We also use it for assessment of the various OS's we have at present on our network equipment to ensure that we have no vulnerabilities, etc.
- Script Backups.
- Assessment of Firmware / OS on network Equipment (re: compliance, vulnerabilities, etc).
- Ability to Upgrades of Firmware / OS from a central location.
- Ability to track changes made by staff re: Scripts, etc.
- Equipment manufacturer vendors that are not popular take some time to be supported.
- Training for this Product is not as rich as other SolarWinds Products i.e. Orion, NPM, SAM, etc.
February 22, 2019
Easy & flexible
I manage a team that uses SolarWinds in the NOC. It monitors all of our network switches and access points.
- Timely reporting on outages.
- Configurable dashboards.
- Easy to find alerts.
- More alerting features.
- If-then-else logic.
February 13, 2019
SolarWinds NCM saves us a significant amount of time
The primary use of Network configuration manager is to backup config for all of our Cisco routers and switches. In addition, we monitor changes to those configurations as well.
- Back up network device configurations.
- Monitor changes to the network device configuration.
- Deploy firmware updates across multiple network devices via scripting.
- IOS vulnerability scanning not as up to date as our Tenable vulnerability findings.
- CLI Scripting lacks the ability to interrogate variables.
February 13, 2019
Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager from a user's perspective
NCM is being used to keep track of the running configurations of our network devices.The network engineers use NCM to keep the configuration for PCI auditing across our network. This helps us to track network device configuration changes. This help us find the cause of down times when a configuration change affect network performance.
- Easy to track configuration changes
- Allows us to manage our network device configurarations
- The interface is very easy to use
- When going to edit a node I often click on the node which brings up the details page then I have to hit edit node. I like the new drop down menu that allows a direct route to the edit node function.
- I don't like the new manage entities page, I prefer the old manage nodes interface.
February 12, 2019
Review of Solarwinds NCM
We are using NCM to backup all our devices and review configuration changes. This solves the problem of losing configurations within our organization when devices fail. It is very helpful to have the configurations backed and able to see historical configurations so we can track changes within our organization and restore from backups if needed.
- Backup configurations
- Search configurations for IP Addresses
- Alert to changes on devices
- Would be good to alert better when devices are not being backed up.
- The interface for viewing the configurations could be a little quicker to find things.
- It would be great if it could do realtime backups instead of on jobs.
We had no central repository for our network equipment in terms of configurations and backups that were being done ad-hoc. We also had no view of compliance in terms of the configs themselves. When changes were being made we would often not be able to see who had changed what and when. As we're a global operation, with multiple sites internationally, including multiple IT staff with access, we needed to find a way to gain control of this.
- Central repository for multi-vendor configurations.
- Automated backups of configurations.
- Configuration Compliance.
- Firmware Vulnerability.
- Device Lifecycles.
- Integration into the Core Orion platform. Central pane of glass.
- It's hard to fault the module. It's a must-have for any organization with a plethora of network devices.
- Our only gripe would be SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) sonar discovery places server nodes into NCM sometimes.