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A Network Administrator’s Toolbox for Monitoring (Instructor
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Objective
Explain different resources that can be used to receive router log messages.
Instructor Note: This activity can be completed individually or in small groups and then shared with the class.
Scenario
As the network administrator for a small- to medium-sized business, you have just started using CLI network
monitoring on the company routers, switches, and servers.
You decide to create a situational listing explaining when to use each method. Network monitoring methods to
include are:
 Syslog
 SNMP
 NetFlow
Resources
 Word processing software
Directions
Step 1: Create several situations where Syslog, SNMP, and Net Flow would be used by a
network administrator.
Step 2: List the situations in matrix format and ask another student or group to identify which
CLI monitoring tool to use to gather information about the network issues described.
Step 3: Share the matrix with another group or the class.