Determining the Requirements that NNM Must Satisfy

This section provides some sample questions and answers to help you, the IT group, define the requirements that the user community will impose on their NNM network management solution. An analyst will most likely interview that community to complete the requirements analysis.

What types of maps are needed? NNM provides an autolayout feature that creates a hierarchical map based on the discovered topology. This complete map shows IP connectivity between subnets and routers and may be quite dense for large networks. While it’s terrific for technical staff troubleshooting, it may not be appropriate for other users. The customization features include partitioning, hiding icons, and map filtering. ...

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