Part III: Optimal Management With this part of the book, you will learn how to optimally configure your Cisco devices for management. Part III also provides a concise listing of frequently asked questions (and answers) that are addressed by this book. Chapter 18, "Best Practices for Device Configuration," explains how to enable network management capabilities in Cisco devices through the configuration of telnet access, loopback interfaces, NTP, SNMP, RMON, and syslog logging. For each of these technologies, real life configuration examples are given as well as explanations on how the techniques will help you manage your Cisco devices more effectively. Chapter 19, "Frequently Asked Questions," provides a list of questions and answers to the most commonly asked performance and fault management questions that are addressed by this book. All question/answer pairs refer back to the chapters and sections that provide more details on the topic. The inside front cover of the book provides a list of the questions addressed in this chapter. |