Chapter 15 Network Management

Chapter 15 Network Management

Network Management, here are some questions that may help improve Network Management Skills.

Documentation, are you doing it and is it up to date?

Baseline Measurements, what are you using for this now and how can you improve it?

Policies, Procedures, and Regulations, do you have one in place and when was the last time you reviewed it with users?

Fault and Performance Management what is your down time? How are you going to improve it?

Are you assessing and documenting the network’s status on an ongoing basis? What are the any daily routines? When was the last time you checked the event logs?

Performance management, how are you testing this?

Asset Management, can you identify and track hardware and software on your network?

Change Management, do you have the support of management, if so are you letting all users know of the changes and why?

Upgrade considerations, do you need to do it what is the compelling reason to do it? How much is it going to cost (labor, down time, etc.)?

NOS (Network Operating System) upgrades being the most critical upgrade type why are you changing?

Reversing a software upgrade, do you know how to do it prior to the upgrade?

Hardware and Physical Plant Changes, what is the compelling reason? How much is it going to cost (labor, down time, etc.)?

With network management if you are going to be a professional you need to continue to ask the obvious, WHY?