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RE: OOB
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jensen Tyler)
Tue Jul 26 10:19:53 2011
From: Jensen Tyler <JTyler@fiberutilities.com>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:19:02 -0500
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We use a console server like 'opengear' with either a POTS or wireless broa=
dband to provide access to stranded network.
Also monitors things like door alarm , temp, humidity and etc.
Jensen Tyler
Sr Engineering Manager
Fiberutilities Group, LLC
-----Original Message-----
From: Christopher Morrow [mailto:morrowc.lists@gmail.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:14 AM
To: Paul Stewart
Cc: NANOG list
Subject: Re: OOB
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:03 AM, Paul Stewart <paul@paulstewart.org> wrote=
:
> We do everything in-band with strict monitoring/policies in place.
what do you do if your in-band fails? if a router/switch/ROADM is
isolated from the rest of your network?
(isn't that the core point of the OP?)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harbor235 [mailto:harbor235@gmail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 9:57 AM
> To: NANOG list
> Subject: OOB
>
> I am curious what is the best practice for OOB for a core
> infrastructure environment. Obviously, there is
> an OOB kit for customer managed devices via POTS, Ethernet, etc ... And
> there is OOB for core infrastructure
> typically a separate basic network that utilizes diverse carrier and dive=
rse
> path when available.
>
> My question is, is it best practice to extend an inband VPN throughout fo=
r
> device management functions as well?
> And are all management services performed OOB, e.g network management, so=
me
> monitoring, logging,
> authentication, flowdata, etc ..... If a management VPN is used is it als=
o
> extended to managed customer devices?
>
> What else is can be done for remote management and troubleshooting
> capabilities?
>
> Mike
>
>
>
