When deploying a monitoring system, it is important to remember that 70% of the configuration is done on your network equipment. This includes the preparations such as collecting the required credentials. Here is a list of initial preparations to help with an optimal deployment.
Be sure that the SNMP protocol is enabled and configured on all of your network devices.
Enabling the CDP or LLDP protocol on your switches allows you to view the interconnections between them. Depending on your switch model, activate either the CDP or LLDP protocol accordingly.
cdp runlldp runTo enable blësk to scan devices on your network, you must specify the target systems if this has not been done already.
NCM only requires SSH or Telnet access to your devices. Ensure that the appropriate credentials are defined in the Credentials section of blësk. By default, NCM uses port 22 for SSH and port 23 for Telnet. If your devices use different ports, you will need to add them manually in the NCM module.
ALM requires an agent to be installed on each computer from which asset information will be collected. For large-scale deployments of the Windows agent to remote systems, please refer to the instructions provided on this page.