Managing Cisco Catalyst Fixed-Configuration Switches
Feb 21, 2008 by Nathan SwartzBy Cisco Systems
Maintaining a low total cost of ownership (TCO) with limited resources and within increasingly complex networks is a common challenge for today’s IT managers. Effective management tools are needed to take advantage of switching solutions while keeping TCO down. Network management solutions can help control an ever-growing network infrastructure. Unauthorized or unaccounted-for configuration changes can contribute to substantial network downtime. Without effective network management, large portions of an IT budget can be spent on maintenance and operations causing IT initiatives to be delivered late or compromised. IT managers can use tools such as CiscoWorks LAN Management Solution (LMS) and CiscoWorks Network Compliance Manager (NCM) to address these challenges. This white paper discusses several aspects of network management. It focuses on managing fixed-configuration switches, such as the Cisco® Catalyst® 3750E and 3560E Series, and discusses how CiscoWorks LMS and NCM can be deployed to meet a wide variety of switch management needs.
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