on 26.07.2011 16:25 Cameron Byrne wrote: > On Jul 26, 2011 6:57 AM, "harbor235" <harbor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> 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 > diverse >> path when available. >> >> My question is, is it best practice to extend an inband VPN throughout for >> device management functions as well? >> And are all management services performed OOB, e.g network management, > some >> monitoring, logging, >> authentication, flowdata, etc ..... If a management VPN is used is it also >> extended to managed customer devices? >> >> What else is can be done for remote management and troubleshooting >> capabilities? >> > > IMHO, it is always a good idea to have completely different infrastructure > supporting Oob.
Fully acked, but with every service migrating to IP how do you make sure that the oob infrastructure is completely different from your production network? Best regards, Arnold -- Arnold Nipper / nIPper consulting, Sandhausen, Germany email: arn...@nipper.de phone: +49 6224 9259 299 mobile: +49 152 53717690 fax: +49 6224 9259 333
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