Network Fault Management

Task 2 Unit 5 (M2, 3)

Goals of fault management

Network Fault Management

Configuration

The configuration of a network will reduce the chance of faults as the devices would always be up to day and working correctly this means that there is less chance of down time, if the network did go down because of the configuration the server should have a copy of when all devices were working and it could be reset to then, however with the right knowledge faults can be prevented.

Account management

If the user accounts aren’t managed correctly it was cause lots of faults, such as users being unable to access data and could even cause users without privileges to access data they shouldn’t, this is why it is vital for user accounts to be under control  and have no faults.

Performance variables

 Checking the performance of the network will prevent faults, this is because it checks all the pieces of the network for deterioration and informs the network manager of any bits of the network that need attention, this prevents any failures.

Security

The security side of a network has to be up to date and constantly checked, this is because people are constantly trying to hack networks to cause faults within the system, anti-viruses and firewalls try to protect against these.

Data Logging

Data logging can help if any faults have happened as they will be logged and the network manager can then identify the problem and attempt to fix the problem.

Faults within a network need to be ironed out so that the network doesn’t suffer any downtime as it could lead to lost data and angry customers. These maintenance tasks are done to insure that any faults can be prevented or solved very quickly.

If the network did have faults, this could be cause by non-configured devices, virus, hacked, or corrupted data. These have to then be fixed and amended when it’s least likely to affect many people.