Configuration Management

Solution Highlights

TBD Networks provides the first truly network-centric configuration management solution. Unlike first generation configurations tools, TBD does not just store and checksum configuration files but understands dependencies between different points in the network.

Unlike servers and application, network devices are crucial for a large number of services. A pair of network devices is frequently essential for thousands of services running on hundreds of servers. With virtualization becoming the norm this web of dependencies becomes all the more complex.

Based on the leading Virtual Networking technology, our solution provide unique and detailed insights into service dependencies by analyzing advanced network features such as VPNs, Network Address Translation (NAT) or Access Control Lists (ACLs).

All functionality is provided in a multi-user environment for 24x7 operations, therefore, the solution scales to large enterprise and service provider environments. TBD provides:

• Policy-based dependency analysis of Virtual and Physical Networks
• ITIL v.3 service design, service transition ans service operation visibilty
• Complete repository of configurations AND higher-level policies
• Automated repository updates and maintenance
• Configuration baseline comparisons
• Configuration integrity reviews
• Measurement of configuration deviations

Benefits

• Understanding of Dependencies: Thousands of services depend on a small number of network devices. Detailed insights into dependencies are core to an configuration management strategy.

• Compliance: Documenting compliance with policies and regulations is greatly simplified with every configuration change logged and past states of the networked fully documented.

• Improved availability: Systematic configuration roll-outs reduce pilot errors and configuration roll-back makes it possible to return hundreds of devices to a valid state within seconds.

• Efficient management: The main goal of management is to maintain control, speed, and eliminate errors. With TBD products and solutions, efficiently managing a network is possible with existing teams and resources.

• Faster service roll-out: Reconfiguring large sets of devices in a synchronized and structured way cuts the time for rolling out new services and supporting new applications.

• Downtime elimination: Systematic roll-outs reduce pilot errors and automated roll-back makes it possible to return hundreds of devices to a valid state within seconds.

Key Functions

• Change control: Changes to device configurations are automatically captured and archived.

• Scheduling of changes: Approved changes can be scheduled for deployment during off-hours and maintenance windows.

• Roll-back: Individual devices or complete networks can be rolled back to earlier configuration states.

• Image roll-out and roll-back: Network devices are automatically updated to more recent operating system versions on a predetermined schedule.
  

• Multi-device configuration: Configuration changes can be rolled out to groups of devices in a structured way that allows the deployment of identical configurations as well as group or device overrides.

• Configuration baseline policies Custom policies reflect the specific requirements of your organization.