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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Knowledge tracking tools
> Indeed, an ideal management framework would include: 0. a system to generate all pieces of network configuration from high-level descriptions and enterprise data such as dns, ip addr assignments, ... at least those parts of configuration which are not created dynamically by self-configuring components. > 1. A tool in which to record the desired (past, current, future) state > of network devices. Bonus points for having a difference engine > capable of providing the difference between revisions in the form > of config statements. > > 2. A tool in which to record the actual state of network devices > (rancid falls into this category). > > 3. A tool to reconcile 1 and 2. Bonus points for an ability to > differentiate planned-but-yet-to-be-applied changes (i.e. the > current revision in tool 2's repository matches a les-than-current > revision in tool 1's repository) from unauthorized changes detected > by tool 2 but not documented in tool 1. More bonus points for > applying the difference engine described in tool 1 to propose the > configuration statements necessary to undo unauthorized changes. randy
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