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• Building Configuration Policy Checks, Part 2

  In the prior post, I explained why configuration policies are needed. Now it is time to discuss how to build policies. I like to start with the written policies, because that tells me what was intended. An example is: "All network devices will be... Posted May 04 2011, 01:55 PM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: compliance, Configuration management, Configuration Repository, configuration update, configuration policy, config policy, config archive, configuration change, configuration compliance, configuration checking

• Packet Pushers Podcast

  I did a Packet Pushers Podcast recently with Greg Ferro and Josh O'Brien , talking about the common network problems that we see in operational networks. The list of topics comes from a poster, The Top 25 Network Problems and Their Business Impact... Posted Oct 19 2010, 09:33 AM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: Configuration management, Configuration Repository, configuration policy, duplex setting, spanning tree loops, configuration change, configuration compliance, HSRP, default route, black hole route, duplex mismatch, routing black hole

• Saved by the Configuration Repository!

  We recently had a near-disaster occur at a customer. A 6500 10/100 ethernet blade had died and was replaced. When the replacement blade was installed, the configuration for its interfaces disappeared from the configuration! The techs couldn't figure... Posted Dec 05 2009, 03:51 PM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: Configuration management, NCCM, Configuration Repository

• Configuration Repository - Why It's Important

  Bruce Enders of Chesapeake Netcraftsmen recounts a story that demonstrates why configuration repositories and monitoring configuration changes are valuable. A Netcraftsmen customer called on a Saturday morning to ask about a network problem. Bruce gave... Posted Oct 31 2008, 01:43 PM by tslattery with | with no comments Filed under: change management, Configuration management, Featured, Configuration Repository