For an up and running IT infrastructure it's necessary to have an effective Network Monitoring System (NMS) in place. With a fully-fledged network monitoring software, the business can instantly spot and fix issues related to switches, servers, security cameras, VoIP phones, and more. But, how to assure that all the essential network components and devices are working efficiently. Doesn’t matter if you have been in the industry for more than a decade or have just entered the world of business, you need to keep a check on your network. Read the tips in the blog, that can help you in keeping a tab on the essential devices present in a network infrastructure.

1. 6 easy ways to monitor
the success of
Network Management
Software
Networks are very difficult to manage and require an
agile and proactive Network Monitoring & Server
Monitoring System.

2. For an up and running IT infrastructure it's
necessary to have an ineffective Network
Monitoring System (NMS) in place. With a
fully-fledged network monitoring software,
the business can instantly spot and fix
issues related to switches, servers, security
cameras, VoIP phones, and more. But, how
to assure that all the essential network
components and devices are working
efficiently.....

3. Here are a few tips, that can help you
in keeping a tab on the essential
devices present in a network
infrastructure.

4. With policies, it’s easier to do that, as they
keep everyone involved in a loop. A few
examples of guidelines are given below:
What data is required to be gathered?
What all components and devices need to
be monitored?
Who all will be given access to the data?
When the notification will be sent?
Who will receive the notification?
What actions are to be taken when a
network error is identified?
Formulate the network
monitoring policies
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5. Check if there is any server that is vital
for any of your mission-critical
applications. For example; due to a fault
in a switch the entire network is
affected and this makes it impossible to
work. In this, a particular switch is a
critical device that is responsible for the
smooth functioning of the network. You
need to fund such devices in your
network and take special care of them.
Recognise the devices
that need attention on
your network
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6. SNMP is known to offer beneficial data related
to the status of various network devices.
Network switches, hubs, routers and printers
generally use SNMP, but it might be possible
that it is disabled by default. If this is the case
with you, then you can enable SNMP by setting
the community string that is nothing else just a
password.
Configure SNMP on
network devices
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7. By setting up a server to work with SSH
and WMI, the network can easily pull in-
depth data about the Linux or Windows
systems to keep you informed.
However, to get access to data like disk
utilization, CPU memory, you need
access credentials
Configure SSH and WMI
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8. With a high-quality Network Management
System, businesses can simplify workflows by
getting the data and notifications required for
decision making. For example, an alert is
automatically generated when there is any
unusual packet loss in a switch or when there is
low space on a disk.
Set up notifications and
personalise threshold
levels
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9. Baselines help in figuring out what is
normal for a network and what is not by
defining and determining typical ranges
for device resource utilization. To know if
due to a particular activity some device
is experiencing anything unusual or if
that’s expected, it’s good to measure
memory usage, CPU, connectivity and
disk utilization and other key network
metrics. You can even do this by taking a
mental model of the usual behaviour of
the network.
Put a baseline for the
network performance
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10. Echelon Edge brings you Percipient Network
Monitoring System, an affordable, easy to use
networking managing & monitoring solution. Our
team of experts has designed it to match the high
quality of service levels with an adaptive &
dynamic network infrastructure.
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