Entuity - Eye of the Storm - Inventory and Resource Management
An important issue for proper network management is to know the inter-relationships between applications, servers, and the network. By having full visibility into layers 2, 3, and 4, you can quickly identify which applications are dependent on which equipment, allowing you to prioritize issues more effectively.
As with most NOCs the top priority is to keep the most critical applications up and running. EYE shows you the inter-relationships between the network, the servers, and the applications that depend on them. Particularly notable is that EYE's discovery of the physical location of applications is agent-less.
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Furthermore, EYE delivers impact analysis information - showing you what needs to be fixed, and helping you decide in what order to fix it.
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Beyond issue resolution and trouble-shooting, EYE provides you a wealth of inventory information.
For example, suppose that your vendor requires a serial number in order to issue an RMA for a faulty piece of equipment that is not local to your facility. That equipment is down, so how would you get the serial number without hopping on a plane to get it? EYE already has the serial number recorded - just find the device and look it up.
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The inventory report can also be used to quickly identify which equipment needs to be updated. Suppose you need to meet a mandate to maintain a certain quality of service. This necessitates updating some IOS revisions on some devices on the network. By looking at an EYE report, you can tell every piece of equipment that will be affected. This saves you hours of tedious work.
Here's another use for an EYE's inventory management: suppose, for example, that you need to expand a facility at 375 Park Avenue because your company is moving a new group there. It is assumed that you will need to buy new switches to support them. However, the inventory report shows that you have 67 spare ports you can use. Buying more switches is unnecessary - you've just saved the company some money.
