Automatic Discovery and Reconciliation
With UMBOSS's umbrella vantage point, network discovery and the discovery of all others details of your ICT infrastructure is made possible. Discovered data is reconciled with NDM or external resource inventory.
Not sure what is out there in your network and IT?
Regardless of whether you have a resource inventory in place or not, you must be certain about the physical, logical, and virtual resources you manage. Without proper network discovery and reconciliation, you're at a disadvantage.
You constantly add and remove devices, modules, SFPs and it is a challenge to understand what is out there in your network.
Understanding what is connected to what is as challenging as understanding what network devices are there.
There are many topologies out there, such as L3, OSPF, BGP and others. If you don’t know them, troubleshooting becomes challenging.
DCIM tool in place does not help much if you are not sure if the data are accurate and up to date.
Knowing what logical and virtual resources are super important. Documenting them is always a huge challenge.
Combining resource inventory data from element management systems and data of individual devices is a must to have to full understanding of your ICT.
Automatic discovery and reconciliation from an umbrella vantage point
The Automatic Discovery and Reconciliation (ADM) module crawls through your network and hybrid data center infrastructure, scans virtual resources, and detects all logical resources with a special focus on topologies, providing an unprecedented level of inventory detail.
The plugin architecture allows for the creation of connectors for any equipment or element manager (EMS), completely vendor-agnostic. Information is obtained directly from devices and EMSs using various protocols such as SNMP, CLI, HTTP/S, API, SOAP, CORBA, NETCONF, FILE, etc.
All gathered data is consolidated to compute diverse network topologies across layers such as BGP, OSPF, ISIS, L2, L3, SAN, etc. To create a comprehensive view, it overlays partial topologies from EMSs and network devices. The calculation of these topologies involves a variety of data sources and algorithms.
ADM’s GUI allows scheduling of one-off or repetitive discovery jobs, providing granularity for resource inventory updates. Manual or triggered discovery for a group or a single device offers maximum flexibility.
When a new resource is discovered, whom do you trust: the inventory or the discovered data? The decision is entirely yours to make as you define policies that determine when automatic updates are executed or when an engineer's approval is required.
Periodic rescanning is a great practice as it consistently enforces inventory accuracy. However, ADM goes beyond this—it can be integrated with an external data bus and utilize the data stream to update inventory in near-real time.
Key benefits of the Automatic Discovery and Reconciliation module
All elements of your ICT infrastructure are discovered with unprecedented detail from one point: Chassis, Module, Interface, SN, PN, SW/HW versions, etc.
ADM connects to any device or EMS from any vendor. The plugin architecture allows it to be extended to cover any new type of equipment.
With periodic network discovery and reconciliation, you obtain an accurate and up-to-date inventory of your active network infrastructure.
All topologies are discovered, and any changes can be easily detected. This greatly aids troubleshooting in your network or data center.
With our advanced inventory tracking, every change is immediately detected, allowing you to pinpoint deviations from standard procedures. This insight uncovers valuable opportunities for optimization and enhancement.
Accurate inventory easily detects unused resources, making capacity planning simpler and enabling optimal management of your ICT's existing capacities.
Automatic Discovery and Reconciliation (ADM) module Brochure
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