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SolarWinds Network Configuration Manger - Software that backs up your Engineer!
September 13, 2022

SolarWinds Network Configuration Manger - Software that backs up your Engineer!

Jennifer Aguilar | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

I manage the network by myself so NCM has made my job much easier simply by automating the downloads and triggering an event when the configuration has changed. I use the config compare to review changes that I have made to ensure that the change has been made correctly. It is almost like I have another employee helping me keep all the configurations in order AND keeping an eye on what changes I have made!
  • Automated Download of every configuration per your schedule
  • Notifies end user when baseline configuration does not match the current running configuration.
  • Easily manage the baseline configurations so that you can keep all information up to date
  • Beautiful dashboard red = bad green=good at a glance you can see if something is not quite right
  • Odd Hardware that does not have a "startup-config or running-config" per definition; it would be nice to be able to edit the rules to be in compliance for startup-config matches running-config
  • Policy violations are only targeted at Cisco equipment
  • Firmware vulnerabilities only target Cisco equipment
  • ROI is months! Another valuable asset in my organization.
  • Almost a Full Time Employee! Generally, you only need it when the human employee has made a mistake. The ability to go back in time is phenomenal.
  • Learned a hard lesson when my DR site got severed and I needed a copy of a config. I now replicate the SolarWinds SFTP Directly to the DR site for availability. Sharing a lesson learned with this particular tool. That directory alone can save many hours of unnecessary work if properly maintained.
  • Network Configuration Manager along with the compliment of other SolarWinds Tools has been such a valuable and important investment in our organization. I can provide metrics of UP time. When properly equipped with tools that are properly maintained, you can sleep quite well at night!

Do you think SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)'s feature set?

Yes

Did SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM) again?

Yes

Network Config manager is a blessing in disguise! I had made a configuration change to my environment and it did not kick back issues for several days. I was able to download the current running config and compare it to the last downloaded config prior to making changes. In any situation where things stop working you have to first ask yourself .. What changes have been made in the environment? I now rely upon config manager to store all my configurations. I no longer have to do copy tftp ugh .. ugh ... ugh .. I can click .. download config, promote to baseline and move on to the next endeavor.