Automated Configuration and Change Management
The Total Plus edition of WhatsUp Gold provide network admins with powerful capabilities to manage network device configurations and change control processes. Configuration Management is also available to existing customers as an add-on to WhatsUp Gold.
WhatsUp Gold Configuration Management feature provides central archiving of network configurations in a secure encrypted repository. Network admins can store multiple configurations for each device, including start-up and running configurations.
New devices added to the network, can be simply deployed with a download of an archived configuration. If there is a problem, the device can be restored to a known good configuration, minimizing downtime. In both cases, this saves considerable time versus building configurations from scratch.
The Configuration Management module supports bulk configuration changes for multiple devices. For example, many IT organizations mandate monthly password changes to secure their network.
A bulk change feature automates this process, rather than changing passwords one device at a time. Bulk changes and other tasks can be scheduled to run automatically.
Configuration Management can be scheduled to run regular audits on network devices to prove compliance with archived configurations. Most organizations also contend with regulatory standards like SOX, PCI, HIPAA and FISMA. They are subject to annual audits which can be costly and disruptive to IT operations.
It automates the management of configuration compliance for these regulatory mandates with out-of-the-box configuration templates.
Policy audits and audit trail reports provide documented proof of compliance, as well as identify any problem areas. As a result, you improve the efficiency of internal and external audit processes – with less time and money, no disruption, and higher probability of a successful audit.
When authorized changes to network configurations are made, Network admins need to validate them. When unauthorized changes are made, Network admins need to find them – quickly. Configuration Management simplifies these processes by generating reports comparing running to archived configurations and identifying the specific changes.
With WhatsUp Gold’s Configuration Management module, network admins can automate configuration and change management to eliminate common and repetitive configuration tasks, to ensure networks are running authorized
configurations, to secure the network, and to comply with regulatory standards.
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