Enterasys NetSight Inventory Manager, Small Enterprise IM-SE-LIC User Manual
Product codes
IM-SE-LIC
Page 1 of 4 • Data Sheet
• System-level cataloging of
firmware, configurations
and hardware
and hardware
— Retains detailed information
about firmware and
configuration as well as
an inventory in a
centralized history log
configuration as well as
an inventory in a
centralized history log
— Organizes firmware by
associating it with the
supported devices
supported devices
— Applies firmware
upgrades to devices
simultaneously
simultaneously
— Saves device configura-
tions as backup
— Inventories Enterasys
products by type, serial
number, asset tag
information, firmware
version, etc.
number, asset tag
information, firmware
version, etc.
• Change monitoring and
auditing
— Tracks configuration
changes made by other
applications,
third-party management
applications or the local
console through a unified
interface
applications,
third-party management
applications or the local
console through a unified
interface
— Audits devices to view
the current configuration
and compare it with
previously saved
configurations
and compare it with
previously saved
configurations
• Task scheduler
— Schedules firmware
upgrades, configuration
uploads/downloads,
device configuration
audits, device resetting
and hardware account
management
uploads/downloads,
device configuration
audits, device resetting
and hardware account
management
System-Level Inventory and
Change Management
Change Management
An advanced plug-in for NetSight, NetSight
Inventory Manager is a multidevice man-
agement application, which provides
system-level firmware, configuration and
hardware cataloging information allowing
network managers to inventory and
change-manage the components and
configuration of their Enterasys network.
NetSight Inventory Manager enables
users to take advantage of the enhanced
features of Enterasys hardware and manage
all Enterasys infrastructure components
cohesively as a system, as well as maintain
an organized central database for data
collection and historic information
reporting.
Inventory Manager is a multidevice man-
agement application, which provides
system-level firmware, configuration and
hardware cataloging information allowing
network managers to inventory and
change-manage the components and
configuration of their Enterasys network.
NetSight Inventory Manager enables
users to take advantage of the enhanced
features of Enterasys hardware and manage
all Enterasys infrastructure components
cohesively as a system, as well as maintain
an organized central database for data
collection and historic information
reporting.
Configuration tracking is accomplished
by combining the configuration save/
restore feature of Enterasys network devices
with the control-like change management
built into NetSight Inventory Manager.
With this unique change-tracking
p h i l o s o p h y, Invento ry Manag er ca n
track configuration changes made by
by combining the configuration save/
restore feature of Enterasys network devices
with the control-like change management
built into NetSight Inventory Manager.
With this unique change-tracking
p h i l o s o p h y, Invento ry Manag er ca n
track configuration changes made by
other NetSight applications, third-party
management applications, or the local
console (CLI) connection through a single
unified interface. In addition, Inventory
Manager can track the addition, removal
and movement of chassis modules and
the daughter cards installed within them.
It r ecords unique device identifiers,
and detects, tracks and reports swapping
of hardware modules and IP addresses
during network upgrades, reconfigurations
and troubleshooting events.
management applications, or the local
console (CLI) connection through a single
unified interface. In addition, Inventory
Manager can track the addition, removal
and movement of chassis modules and
the daughter cards installed within them.
It r ecords unique device identifiers,
and detects, tracks and reports swapping
of hardware modules and IP addresses
during network upgrades, reconfigurations
and troubleshooting events.
Implementation of NetSight Inventory
Manager requires deployment of NetSight
Console as the central component
for infrastructure view synchronization,
information sharing and preferences
configuration. NetSight and NetSight
advanced plug-in applications have been
designed for use on Windows XP/2000/
2003, Linux or Solaris operating systems.
Manager requires deployment of NetSight
Console as the central component
for infrastructure view synchronization,
information sharing and preferences
configuration. NetSight and NetSight
advanced plug-in applications have been
designed for use on Windows XP/2000/
2003, Linux or Solaris operating systems.
NetSight Inventory Manager is part of
the NetSight enterprise-class network
management system that provides command
a n d c o n t ro l o f a S e c u r e N e t w o rk
infrastructure.
the NetSight enterprise-class network
management system that provides command
a n d c o n t ro l o f a S e c u r e N e t w o rk
infrastructure.
NetSight
®
Inventory Manager
•
Advanced plug-in application for NetSight
•
Provides value-added inventory and change management capabilities,
enabling the advanced features of Enterasys hardware
enabling the advanced features of Enterasys hardware
•
Offers system-level cataloging of firmware, configurations and
hardware—functionality typically not found in device management
applications
hardware—functionality typically not found in device management
applications
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