2. o F ault o C onfiguration o A ccounting/ A dministration o P erformance o S ecurity

3. o F ault– recognize, isolate, correct and/or log faults that occur in the network.

4. o C onfiguration – Collect system configurations and monitor consistency.

5. o A ccounting/ A dministration – For “billable” networks, the ability to track individual user, department, or business unit utilization so they may be charged accordingly. For “non-billable” networks, Administration is used for to manage and monitor access to the network systems.

6. o P erformance – Ensure that the network is operating efficiently and at acceptable levels. Also allows for and assists with planning future improvements.

7. o S ecurity – Allows for management user authorization and auditing. In a “non-billable” network, this is almost interchangeable with Administration.

8. So what can I drop in to my network that does all of this?

9. It’s up to you. It depends on your needs and requirements and your budget.

10. Fault – Solarwinds, Zenoss, Observium, Nagios/Icinga, Syslog-ng, Nfsen/Nfdump Configuration – Rancid Accounting – Observium, Nagios/Icinga, Intermapper Performance – Observium, Nagios/Icinga Security – Freeradius