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Feb 10, 2012

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ALSO CALLED: Element Management, NSM, Managing Network, Network and System Management DEFINITION: FCAPS (fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and security) is an acronym for a categorical model of the working objectives of network management. There are five levels, called the fault-management level (F), the configuration level (C), the accounting level (A), the performance level (P), and the security level (S).At the F level, network problems are found and corrected. Potential … Definition continues below.
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vSphere 5 Evaluation Guide - Volume 3: Advanced Networking Features sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore advanced networking features in VMware vSphere 5.0 in this in-depth, step-by-step guide to configuring and testing these essential features for your virtual environment. Discover how NetFlow, port mirroring, and user-defined resource pools help network admins gain visibility in virtual machine traffic and troubleshoot network issues. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

What’s New in VMware vSphere 5: Networking sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore enhanced networking tools and capabilities in vSphere 5.0 that can simplify the tasks ofnetwork admins by providing increased visibility into virtual infrastructure traffic, greater network I/O control, and end-to-end SLAs for critical applications. Posted: 08 Feb 2012 \| Published: 08 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Network Management 2012: Covering Your Assets while Maximizing Operational Efficiency sponsored by Entuity, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn how to reduce the risk of network failure, cover your assets, and increase operational efficiency with proper network management techniques. Posted: 06 Feb 2012 \| Published: 06 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Network Best Practices \| Network Capacity \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management

Five Ways to Optimize Offsite Storage and Business Continuity: A WAN Optimization Primer for Storage Professionals sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: Supported by results from specific case studies, this whitepaper shows how you can finally meet your recovery objectives, provide seamless failover between multiple sites, improve remote application performance, and lower your ongoing bandwidth costs. Posted: 03 Feb 2012 \| Published: 03 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Backups \| Bandwidth Management \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| NAS \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Remote Offices \| RPO \| WAN

Making the Case for End-to-End Monitoring in Virtual Environments sponsored by PHD Virtual Technologies Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn about the benefits of an end-to-end visibility and monitoring solution for your virtual environments. Posted: 03 Feb 2012 \| Published: 03 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Networking \| Virtual Machine \| VM

What’s new in vSphere 5? sponsored by Dell and VMware WHITE PAPER: Explore the newest features in VMware vSphere 5, and find out how vSphere helps businesses accelerate the shift to cloud computing. Learn about the new VM format, support for Apple products, improvements in availability and scalability, and more! Posted: 02 Feb 2012 \| Published: 02 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Network Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| VMware

Introduction to Junos sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Gain an introduction to the Juno operating system, the core of Juniper devices. Discover how you can easily configure Juniper devices for your networks. Learn how you can monitor, maintain and troubleshoot Junos along with helpful commands. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Ethernet Networks \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Operating Systems \| Routing \| Troubleshooting

Silver Peak’s Advantages in a Disaster Recovery Environment sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: Why do industry analysts agree Silver Peak is the WAN Optimization vendor of choice for offsite data replication? Find out now! Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Dashboards \| Data Center Networking \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| WAN

Dissolving Distance: Silver Peak’s Technology Overview sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: How does WAN Op work to maximize bandwidth, overcome congestion, autocorrect for out-of-order packets, reduce application and protocol chattiness, and, most magical of all, mitigate the negative impact of latency caused by the sheer physics of distance? Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Networking \| QOS \| Security \| SSL \| TCP \| WAN

Managing Virtualized Networks: Can You See Me Now? sponsored by Entuity, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Uncover the issues inherent to server virtualization, as well as information covering migration planning, executive sponsorship, virtualization support, and more! Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Capacity Planning \| Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Network Architectures \| Network Management \| Network Traffic Management \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VM

SYSTIMAX® Solutions: Suitability of Category 7A/Class FA As A “Future Proofing” Media For 40 Gbps Applications sponsored by CommScope WHITE PAPER: This resource explores several topics related to future 40 Gbps twisted-pair options such as, an overview of some recent developments in cabling industry standards, capacity considerations with lessons learned from 10GBASE-T, cabling system considerations, and much more. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: LAN \| LAN Switches \| Network Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| WLAN

Forrester Research: People Are Bringing Macs To Work - It's Time To Repeal Prohibition sponsored by MokaFive WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to learn about a “new class” of Mac users, why they matter to your business, and how other organizations are integrating and managing Mac computers and devices successfully. Posted: 01 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Mac OS \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Peripheral Hardware \| Networking \| PC Operating Systems \| Windows

Ten Rules of RIPv2 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Gain insight into how Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) works and how you can best implement it. Though over the years IP-based networks have evolved and the need for RIP has declined, it's still used in small networks and in specific areas of larger networks. Review 10 simple rules that can help you deal with RIPv2 issues. Posted: 27 Jan 2012 \| Published: 27 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Network Configuration Management \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| RIP \| Routing \| Routing Protocols \| Troubleshooting

Virtualization success depends on Network Automation sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: As businesses increasingly turn to virtualization and the cloud to decrease costs and increase flexibility, they run into challenges such as overloaded and unstable networks, increased burden on network admins, and more. Discover how businesses can overcome these virtualization challenges by automating duties such as IP address management. Posted: 26 Jan 2012 \| Published: 26 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| DHCP \| IP Address Management \| Network Appliances \| Network Configuration Management \| Network Management \| Server Virtualization

Top Reasons Why Enterprises Must Automate DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: Businesses face challenges in managing network challenges and keeping costs low. Discover how implementing an integrated hardened appliance based software can help your company centralize DNS, DHCP and IP address management with enhanced capabilities. Posted: 26 Jan 2012 \| Published: 26 Jan 2012 TOPICS: DHCP \| IP Address Management \| IP Address Management Software \| Network Appliances \| Network Management \| Network Performance

Cisco Prime NAM Everywhere sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn how you can overcome the challenges presented when IT transformation takes place. Ease manageability and enable quick access to network information with a solution that gives you end-to-end network visibility. Posted: 26 Jan 2012 \| Published: 26 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Data Centers \| Network Appliances \| Network Applications Software \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Remote Offices \| Videoconferences \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Machine \| WAN

The Seven Deadly Traps of IPv6 Deployment - And How to Avoid Them sponsored by Infoblox WHITE PAPER: The transition to IPv6 is unavoidable. How it will happen and the effects of it are the questions to ask now. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: IP \| IP Address Management \| IP Addresses \| IP Networks \| IPv6 \| Network Address Translation \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Spam

Cisco Prime for Enterprise At-A-Glance sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: As networks are evolving and transforming, so must the management approaches taken. Read this asset to learn about a grouping of management products to help effectively manage your network and the services it delivers. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Portfolio Management \| Collaboration \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Architectures \| Network Best Practices \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Management Protocols \| Network Management Software \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Security \| Remote Users

Enterprise Cloud Services sponsored by SunGard Availability Services WHITE PAPER: Discover how a fully managed, enterprise-grade and on-demand IaaS solution can help your organization reduce IT costs by up to 55%. Get services when you need them, securely and on demand, while reducing the IT administrative burden. Posted: 25 Jan 2012 \| Published: 25 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Data Security \| Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) \| Managed Security Services \| Network Management \| Storage Management

Legacy Tools: Not Built for Today's Helpdesk sponsored by LogMeIn, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Explore the challenges of a remote and mobile workforce and find out information to choosing new helpdesk support tools to meet the needs of all your employees. Posted: 24 Jan 2012 \| Published: 24 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Help Desk Software \| Mobile Workers \| Network Best Practices \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Offices \| Remote Support Services \| Smart Phones

Meraki White Paper: Integrating the Apple iPad® Into Enterprise Wireless Networks sponsored by Meraki WHITE PAPER: Access this whitepaper to discover steps you should take before integrating iPads, tablets, and other wireless devices into your network to maintain manageability and security and offer a good user experience. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11 \| 802.11n \| Application Security \| Data Security \| Endpoint Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| VLAN \| VPN \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Security

Juniper Networks Mobile Security Solution sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This resource explores an innovative, market leading mobile security solution that mitigates the risks associated with deploying IP-based services. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: IP \| IP Networks \| Mobile IP \| Network Architectures \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Security \| Networking \| Security \| Security Architectures \| Security Management \| Security Threats

Wireless Resource Management For Maximum Reliability and Scalability sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores a scalable, high performance, easily managed WLAN solution that intelligently and effectively manages all network resources to deliver optimized performance and scalability. Posted: 18 Jan 2012 \| Published: 18 Jan 2012 TOPICS: 802.11n \| Network Architectures \| Network Capacity \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Wireless Computing \| Wireless Infrastructure \| Wireless Networks \| WLAN \| WLAN Access Points \| WLAN Hardware

ESG Lab Review: Nutanix Complete Cluster sponsored by Nutanix WHITE PAPER: Managing the networking and storage needs for virtual environments are causing huge headaches for admins. Discover how integrated computing platforms can help address networking and storage challenges associated with virtualization today. Posted: 17 Jan 2012 \| Published: 17 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Management

The Network Manager Checklist for Cloud sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Preparing a cloud-ready network is a challenge for IT pros. Access this network manager checklist to explore the top 5 hot spots for admins. Posted: 17 Jan 2012 \| Published: 17 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Networking \| Private Cloud

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NETWORK MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … future problems are identified, and steps are taken to prevent them from occurring or recurring. In this way, the network is kept operational, and downtime is minimized.At the C level, network operation is monitored and controlled. Hardware and programming changes, including the addition of new equipment and programs, modification of existing systems, and removal of obsolete systems and programs, are coordinated. An inventory of equipment and programs is kept and updated regularly.The A level, which might also be called the allocation level, is devoted to distributing resources optimally and fairly …
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