Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.0(12) White Paper
High−Level Process Flow for Configuration Management
The diagram below shows how you can use the critical success factors followed by performance indicators to
implement a successful configuration management plan.
implement a successful configuration management plan.
Create Standards
Creating standards for network consistency helps reduce network complexity, the amount of unplanned
downtime, and exposure to network impacting events. We recommend the following standards for optimal
network consistency:
downtime, and exposure to network impacting events. We recommend the following standards for optimal
network consistency:
Software version control and management
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IP addressing standards and management
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Naming conventions and Domain Name System/Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DNS/DHCP)
assignments
assignments
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Standard configurations and descriptors
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Configuration upgrade procedures
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Solution templates
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Software Version Control and Management
Software version control is the practice of deploying consistent software versions on similar network devices.
This improves the chance for validation and testing on the chosen software versions and greatly limits the
This improves the chance for validation and testing on the chosen software versions and greatly limits the