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Network Device & Configuration Discovery |
- Real-time awareness of physical & logical device state
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- Maintain accurate network state and provide to OSS applications
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Configuration Management |
- Stay in sync with network, to avoid stale configs
- Persistent store of physical and logical network resources and policies
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- Reduction in manual configuration errors
- Contain cost of increasing network complexity
- Accurate Network Database of Record (DBoR)
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Change Management |
- Command sent to devices always validated
- Centralized record of all changes & policies
- Re-useable command templates
- Telnet, Native & SmartModel automation
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- Re-allocate time away from routine tasks
- Speed implementation with “point-and-click” ease-of-use
- Exposed APIs for integration with workflow automation
- Single point of access for all changes
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Policy Management |
- Support for regulatory, security and operational policies
- Intelligent remediation, automated audit
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- Out of the box policies for day 1 value
- Standardize policy validation & processes
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Security: Permission-based network lock-down |
- Access control by role, device & commands
- Network organization by Realms
- Policy access control
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- Increase visibility into network security & performance
- Centralized Audit Log (know who changed what, when)
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SmartModel™ Automation |
- Standardized representation of native device config / no coding or scripting
- Enforces syntax, semantics & ordering
- Non-disruptive rollback
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- Reduce risk with “always accurate,” re-useable commands
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