Knowing what's in the network, and where, is just as important as how the network performs.

But network inventory management can be a big challenge. Devices can connect, disconnect, appear, and disappear from a network with unexpected frequency. Network inventory data quickly becomes outdated, making network administration a nightmare.

So dopplerVUE offers the advantage of built-in, automatic network discovery:

• Automatic, scheduled, and on-demand discovery jobs keep network inventory current.
• Discovery can be limited to specific network areas and subnets, or extended to include services and remote networks.

And dopplerVUE network inventory management is more than knowing what's in the network; it's also about network visualization — the ability to see the network infrastructure and impact:

Auto-created maps show network topology with device connections and the down-stream effect of performance issues.

Network views correlate network inventory with alarm and performance data. Views range from a comprehensive network overview, to detailed device and service screens.