Networking Report: FCAPS Framework for Local Data Centre Management

This report discusses the FCAPS framework for network management in local data centres. It covers fault management, configuration management, accounting management, performance management, and security management. The report also provides activities under each management function using the local data centre.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................1
Overview of the local data centre................................................................................................1
Description about the FCAPS framework...................................................................................2
Fault management............................................................................................................................3
Detailed description about fault management..............................................................................3
Activities under fault management using the local data centre:...............................................5
Configuration management.............................................................................................................5
Detailed description about configuration management...............................................................6
Activities under configuration management using the local data centre..................................6
Accounting management.................................................................................................................6
Detailed description about accounting management...................................................................7
Activities under accounting management using the local data centre......................................7
Performance management...............................................................................................................7
Detailed description about performance management.................................................................7
Activities under performance management using the local data centre...................................8
Security management.......................................................................................................................8
Detailed description about security management........................................................................8
Activities under security management using the local data centre...........................................8
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Network of a company should maintain strong hierarchy for data management. An
organization has used data centers to organize, store, process, and disseminate large amount of
data for business (Medhi & Ramasamy, 2017). In this report, different network management
functions will describe in the later sections. As a network consultant, I will provide different
necessary steps for data centers setup for IDEAPintar.
Overview of the local data centre
Data centres are highly used in the everyday operations. It is a critical information asset
of an organization. Business processes are depends on the data. Therefore, they highly rely upon
the application, services, and storage. Data center is a facility that has composed by network
computers and large data storage (Cowley, 2012). A data centre is having much IT equipment,
such as routers, servers, firewalls, networking switches, and storage subsystems (Certiology,
2018). Infrastructures of data centers are adequate infrastructures. It includes proper power
distribution as well as supplemental power system for avoiding faults in different services
( Rouse, FCAPS (fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and security),
2007). It is having different things, such as electrical switching, backup generators, and
uninterrupted power supplies for data centers. They are having proper ventilation as well as air
conditioners. Data centers are also requires physical security, and proper physical space to secure
different networking equipment ( Rouse, data center, 2017).

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Source: ( Gabel, 2017)
Most of the organizations have elected to use data centers facility and services to disaster
recovery because of environment and any other reason. Data centers are part of the disaster
recovery plan for most of the organization. Therefore, they can make a replica of their IT
systems in a backup system, which is far from main system ( Moore , 2013).
Description about the FCAPS framework
International Organization for standardization (ISO) has created FCAPS framework for
network management. It has categorized in network management into different five levels, which
are as:
(F) - Fault-management
(C) - the Configuration level
(A) - The accounting level
(P) -The performance level
(S) -The security level
In Fault management level, network issues have found with reason and it will correct as
soon as possible. Network manager can take different action to prevent that issue and make
proper arrangement to reduce that problem from the network (Network engineer, 2018).
In configuration management level, all the operation in the network are controlled and
monitored through hardware and software including new equipment and programs. In this level,
equipment and programs has updated at regular basis for more security and proper working
(Mitchell, 2018).
At the accounting management level, system provides resources among network
subscribers as per their requirements and their subscription for services in an allocation level. It
is used for optimize available resources and minimizing the cost of operations (Forouzan, 2007).
Performance management level has created to manage the complete performance of the
network. It has used different concepts for maximized throughput of network as well as avoided
bottlenecks. It identified potential problems of the network and resolves them as soon as possible
(Gapiński, 2014).

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In security management level, different authentications, and access levels has created to
protect system against unauthorized users, hacker, and many others. It provided confidentiality
of user data through many security approaches. Network administrators can control and monitor
individual authorized users in the system (Kenneth C. Mansfield & Antonakos, 2009).
Fault management
Faults have occurred in the system and they have some solution based on the network
theory and different approaches. Technologies and network designs may change according to
time. Thus, new faults and issues were occurring in the system because of some loophole in the
system. Network has different kinds of faults. However, it is not easy to identify faults in the
system as well as correct them for proper working of the system. In present era, fault
management is more difficult in the data centers and cloud networks. Client-server system has
changed into cloud technology and data centers, but fault are still in the system (Medhi &
Ramasamy, 2017).
Detailed description about fault management
Applications of data centers are facing load-balancing issues in public and private data.
Different applications are uses network bandwidth for sharing data and it is affect performance
of the network ( Schilling , 2017).
Performance of the system is depending on the network connectivity type, such as
Ethernet and Wi-Fi. IDEAPintar is having different types of network to connect many
departments. They have LAN and WAN technology for managing different operations of the
company. Mixing of different topologies creates faults in the system, such as multiple virtual
LANs (Jacobs, 2016).
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Sharing of data between data centers and clients is requiring network components.
Network components and links create faults in the system. However, network device is
extremely reliable for those operations. Fault is also occurring because of addition and
upgradation of new hardware and software in the system regularly. Data centers are having many
equipment as well as vendors. Therefore, one component can affect other component services
(Subashini & Kavitha, 2011).
Source: ( Rouse, fault management, 2018)
For managing faults in the network, data centers are uses software. They must maintain
an accurate report of the network. That software will provide every detail of updated
components, network mapping, and added and remove equipment in the complete system. For
avoiding unnecessary faults, they can manage system through network operating policies, such
as Service Level Agreement (SLA) for applications has added in the system (Techdonut, 2018).
Those softwares are helpful for finding root cause of the fault. Software Defined
Networking (SDN) changes the scenario of network management. It has a potential to handle
network problems though traditional techniques. SDN has controller to manage different things
of the network. It uses Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and spanning tree protocols for
management of different network devices (Tanenbaum, 2014).
OpenFlow technique is uses for the management of traffic in the network. It is a way to
manage unnecessary traffic in the network. In addition, it provides fast processing and

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communication between data centers and client devices. Wi-Fi connectivity is better as a
mobility point of view, but it creates issues related to the security vulnerabilities (So, 2011).
Activities under fault management using the local data centre:
There are many faults occur in the network of local data centre. In case of IDEAPintar,
there are few faults may occurred because of some changes in devices, programs, and
environment.
If system creates an alert than, such as ERROR: SNMPTRAP. This problem creates
because of temperature issue in the system. In that case, a fixed solution has provided by fault
management system, which is shutdown the router (Kenneth C. Mansfield & Antonakos, 2009).
IDEAPintar is a renewed IT consultancy company in Malaysia. It has many data of
different business processes. Therefore, it can face traffic problem in some networking devices.
However, there is always alternative to manage the traffic, but it is necessary to handle traffic in
less time. It will affect whole system and creates different issues in the system.
Fault can occur because of malfunctions in the network, such as viruses and Trojans.
Attackers are uses different types of hacking methods to hack the entire system for different
purposes, sometimes they asked for ransom. Hence, system is always having updated with latest
definitions of malfunctions (Sunshine, 2013).
Configuration management
IDEAPintar is a well-known company in the Malaysia as well as in world. They have
many business processes that are required many data for decision making. Data centre is having
many data and it provides many services to manage different processes of company.
Configuration management is useful for managing different changes in infrastructure and
processing of the system. It is a way to handle different issues of the system ( Rouse, FCAPS
(fault-management, configuration, accounting, performance, and security), 2007).
Data centre is having a proper configuration of equipment and software programs for
managing different processes of business. There are much equipment in the data centre, such as
server, router, firewalls, and internetworking devices.

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Detailed description about configuration management
System is having a best configuration to fulfill all the requirement of the clients.
Therefore, all the latest technology and equipment has implemented in the system. However,
equipment and technologies are change according to time because it has based on the innovations
in the IT field. It is an issue, when equipment changes in the system then it stop all the services
to the different processes. Therefore, software programs have created for managing all the traffic
and issues of the network because of internetworking devices (Dye, McDonald, & Rufi, 2007).
Activities under configuration management using the local data centre
When any server has changed in the data centre then it should provide a backup plan for
the different services. In addition, data centre has implemented for disaster recovery. Therefore,
it is necessary to have a backup plan for data centre.
IDEAPintar is having different process of business. Data centre provides a better backup
facility to the firm from any disaster, such as earthquake, bad weather condition, flood, and many
more.
Data centre is always updating their software programs for network management.
Therefore, they should secure data at safe end. Data is so important for the IDEAPintar. Most of
the companies are having their confidential data at local data centre for disaster recovery (Jacobs,
2016).
Accounting management
Account management is way to manage different services of the clients. It is having a
main concern is that provide services to the clients as per their subscription. There are many
services of the data centre, such as network bandwidth, data storage, and security of user
information ( Moore , 2013).
Detailed description about accounting management
Data of a person or firm is having huge importance as per different perspectives.
IDEAPintar is plan for the local data centre and it required different equipment and software
programs for securing their data. It is a costly process but it must require for disaster recovery
and business continuity after any disaster. It is necessary to manage different processes though

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data centre. However, it is an expensive process but it provides many benefits to the organization
(Dye, McDonald, & Rufi, 2007).
Activities under accounting management using the local data centre
IDEAPintar can use servers and data storage for the different domains. A server can
easily manage the different domain of a firm. There are many services, which can increase the
performance of the company (Chen, Hsu, & Cheng, 2014).
IDEAPintar is having huge data, which has generated from the different processes of
their business. That data is required for different business processes in future. Therefore, it
should have data centre for managing those processes.
IDEAPintar can provide access of the local data centre through authentication techniques.
IT firms are having risky data as business point of view at their local systems. Therefore, it is
necessary subscribe different applications from data centre.
Performance management
IDEAPintar requires better infrastructure for their different services to their clients. It will
improve their performance. Performance of the data centre is depending on the type of network.
Therefore, IDEAPintar should have a high bandwidth of network to manage different services.
Local data centre is having many data in its data storage. Hence, a better quality of network
service is requiring at the end of user (Forouzan, 2007).
Detailed description about performance management
Local data centre improves performance of IDEAPintar in order to provide better facility
to handle different services. IDEAPintar is having its work on the computer system. Therefore, it
should require a local data centre to handle disaster and business continuity. It is a way to
increase performance of the IDEAPintar.

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Activities under performance management using the local data centre
IDEAPintar have many processes that are require many data from server at different
place. Therefore, local data centre will provide data anywhere with different services with proper
authentication.
Local data centre is having best software programs as well as equipment. However,
technologies and equipment are change. Therefore, it is necessary to added new equipment and
programs for better performance (Lammle, 2011).
Performance management has based on the equipment and software programs to manage
different operations.
Security management
Security is main concern of any firm. Local data centre provides better authentication, as
it has firewalls for security from hackers, and malfunctions. Local data centre will also provide
monitoring of equipment in the infrastructure at time of upgradation process. It will also manage
user’s authentication and their data, which has related to the firm.
Detailed description about security management
Data of IDEAPintar is secure and safe from the cyber-attacks as well as malfunctions.
Data centre provides security for information of company as well as monitor each activity of the
authorized user. Hence, it maintains a record of data access. Therefore, it is easy to find root
cause of fault in the system (Gapiński, 2014).
Activities under security management using the local data centre
Data centre provides high security to the data of organization. IDEAPintar can manage
their information though local data centre. Data centre is having many facilities to handle cyber-
attacks and internal security issues. It is having different security access level and policies to
maintain security of the data (Subashini & Kavitha, 2011).
IDEAPintar can put their data on local data centre. In addition, they can work from
anywhere as they can access their data from anywhere though internet.

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Conclusion
It is concluded from the above sections of this report that network management system is
require for most of the firms for their security purposes as well as better performance. This report
has provided details about the local data centre and FCAPS framework.
It is also describe about the fault management, configuration management, accounting
management, performance management, and security management. All these managements are
necessary maintain a firm. Network management system is having many benefits to the
IDEAPintar. It provides different facilities for enhancing performance of the IDEAPintar. It is
also provide security to the information of the IDEAPintar.
Finally, it concluded that IDEAPintar would have many benefits from the local data
centre. However, minor changes have happened in the system.

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