Managing Network Documentation Flashcards
Documentation should be kept in what 3 forms?
1) electronic copy for easy modification
2) hard copy, (ideally several)
3) Off-site copy
When lending network documentation to staff what should you check first?
That they’re cleared to have it
Name two scenarios where good schematics and diagrams come in useful?
1) Troubleshooting
2) when you want to extend your network and need a clear picuture of how the extended picture will look like
List 568B PIN out to wire colour
- Orange/White
- Orange
- Green/White
- Blue
- Blue/ White
- Green
- Brown/White
- Brown
Which pins are swapped on a crossover cable?
1 and 3 goes to 2 and 6 at the other end
After adding a new cable segment on your network what do you need to update?
wiring schematics
Apart from the physical devices and connectivity paths, what other peice of info should physical network diagrams include?
Firmware revision
List 3 diagramming tools
1) Visio
2) SmartDraw
3) various CAD
What documentation should you update if you make any changes or additions to physical devices in your network
The physical network diagram
List 5 things, amongst others, does a logical network diagram contain?
1) protocols
2) configurations
3) addressing schemes
4) access lists
5) types of application
ISO 19770-1 outlines what?
the best practices for IT asset management in an organization
ISO 19770-2 is a standard for what?
Machine encapsulation (using a SWID tag) of inventory data
ISO 19770-3 is a standard for what?
machine encapsulation of rights associated with software licenses
what reasons is documenting IP address utilization helpful?
1) troubleshooting
2) identifying discontiguous networks that cause routing issues
What 2 pieces of useful information should be documented within Vendor documentation?
1) SLAs
2) Deadlines for warranties
Racks are ruled in what unit of measurement? How tall is a standard rack in this unit?
Units. 1 unit = 1.75 inches.
A standard rack is 42 units high
IDF diagrams should be based on what?
Architect’s plan where possible so that actual lengths and cable runs can be documented. A sketch drawn to scale is acceptable if no plan exists (from test questions but not covered in guide)
Which ISO 19770 provides a general overview of the functions provided by the standards and their benefits to an IT infrastructure.
19770-5
machine encapsulation of rights associated with software licenses is associated with which 19770 IT asset management standard?
19770-3
In network documentation, what type of symbols would you use when sketching a design?
Scratch symbols
Cable labelling should always define where the cable is coming from and going to. TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE
Inventory management is the tracking of assets from when to when?
the time they are purchased to the when they’re decommissioned or damaged.
3 reasons we create rackdiagrams?
1) to help locate servers in the racks
2) plan locations of new servers
3) detail how the racks are wired
List the 7 key peices of information in a change request?
1) Item to be changed
2) Reason/Justification
3) Priority
4) Change Description
5) Change Rollback plan
6) Technical evaluation (why it will success, test data)
7) Duration
