Tool which is easy to implement and very well integrated with other SolarWinds products
Updated September 24, 2022

Tool which is easy to implement and very well integrated with other SolarWinds products

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)

[The] primary use of [SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager (NCM)] is to backup configuration from various network devices (routers, switches, firewalls, access points, load-balancers). Great thing is that you can even change configurations which we used to setup devices once we migrated to new NTP servers and DHCP servers. One thing that we did not setup is monitoring EoL (End of Life, End of Support)- actually there is a space to improve [the] product to have some online database to automate that instead of manually fulfill dates. [It has a] great feature [which] is [a] report of differences between last and previous configurations which we use a lot to identify changes on [the] network.

Pros

  • Difference between configurations
  • Mass snippet deployment
  • Scheduled backup of configurations
  • Check configuration standards (policy reports)

Cons

  • Automate network equipment lifecycle management (EoL, EoS)
  • Simplify policy checkup setup
  • Improve interface for diagnostic interaction between device and NCM
  • Fast and easy deployment of tool, intuitive interface and good community sources to solve open issues. This helps to deploy and have operational solution in 2 weeks for backup of configuration of devices which was regulatory required.
  • Support is quite well - we had some issues and resolved in [a] week or two.
SolarWinds NCM solution is more flexible and GUI is from my point of view more intuitive, from the other hand Manage Engine solution is [a] cheaper solution which has almost [the] same functionality but suffers of luck of deeper integration with other Manage Engine modules.
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor (npm), Splunk Enterprise, Exabeam Fusion, 4me.com, Lansweeper

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

No

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

[The] product is good for doing [a] scheduled backup of configuration on various types of devices to identify differences of configurations and report. That was [the] initial intention to have central backup and reason why product is bought. Additionally there is [the] possibility to do mass changes to devices and to report if devices are setup according to policies. [The] product has integrated some diagnostic tools which helps in integration between device and NCM, but there is a space to improve it to have integrated diagnostic into GUI to avoid log checkups.

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