Summary
The previous sections covered many kinds of information you will want to include in your knowledge base. This summary brings this information together.
Taken together, all the information that you desire to store in your knowledge base will define its schema. Collecting this information as you define your needs for your network will allow you to define a custom schema for your knowledge base. Table 3-1 compiles the information from the preceding sections into an example schema.
| Knowledge Base Section | Subsection | Object | Required? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network inventory | Device | Name | Yes |
| IP address(es) | Yes | ||
| Location | Yes | ||
| Contact information | Yes | ||
| Switch | No | ||
| Switch port | No | ||
| Function | No | ||
| Usernames/passwords | No | ||
| Community ... |
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