RANCID
Encyclopedia
RANCID is a network management
application.
Network management
Network management refers to the activities, methods, procedures, and tools that pertain to the operation, administration, maintenance, and provisioning of networked systems....
application.
See also
- Network management systemNetwork management systemA network management system is a combination of hardware and software used to monitor and administer a computer network.Individual network elements in a network are managed by an element management system.-Tasks and operational details:...
(NMS) - Console ServerConsole serverA console server is a device or service that provides access to the system console of a computing device via networking technologies....
- Router
- SwitchNetwork switchA network switch or switching hub is a computer networking device that connects network segments.The term commonly refers to a multi-port network bridge that processes and routes data at the data link layer of the OSI model...
External links
- Joe Abley and Stephen Stuart: IP Networks with Free Software Internet Software Consortium presentation
- Peter Harrison: Network Device Backups with Rancid at linuxhomenetworking.com