Out Of Band Management (OOB/ OOBM)
RELIABLE ACCESS IN SPITE OF NETWORK PROBLEMS
By implementing an Out of Band Management infrastructure, access is enabled at any time and from any location to all essential network IT components through their existing system or administrative interfaces, independent of the availability of the actual production network!
This ensures that downtime is minimized when, in the event of a failure, classic management tools may not be available or may only have limited connectivity to the business-critical IT systems.
The high security of out-of-band access to essential corporate IT through targeted rights management, authentication, and encryption options is just as much a part of high network resilience as the ability to perform automated management functions.
How do you minimize downtime when the primary network fails?
Downtime is minimized by ensuring your infrastructure is always available, even when the network has failed or the devices are turned off. This means that even if the primary network fails, devices can still be accessed and managed. Systems and services are ideally available up to 99.999% of the time.
What challenges are faced when managing a heterogeneous IT landscape?
Access to your IT landscape could be challenging. Through different interfaces like RS232/422/485, USB, or Ethernet console ports, you have access to routers, switches, firewalls, servers, telephone systems, etc. This shows that an OOB solution enables versatile management of heterogeneous devices.
How do low MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) and lack of direct access impact operations?
You have lower personnel costs: no administrator on site, fewer travel expenses. This means a tangible time saving: system administrators take care of other things! Faster repair times! This means that OOB solutions reduce MTTR (Mean Time to Repair) and allow problems to be solved faster even without direct physical access to the devices.
What problem could occur during system failures?
You have no way to manage your infrastructure and need someone on site. With an OOB solution, you can RESTART your devices REMOTELY. This allows you to remotely restart affected devices in the event of a system failure and quickly bring them back online.
How can the challenge of rights assignment in manageability be solved?
An out-of-band solution offers centralized management and secure encrypted access to facilitate rights assignment. This means "centralized" access with centralized rights management.
What are the advantages of OOB management concerning network load?
Key advantages of an out-of-band solution are secure encrypted access and 24/7 network availability. This means that OOB management reduces the load on the production network as access management can be done over a separate, secure network that is available around the clock.
AI-controlled out-of-band management
Advanced Out of Band
The so-called ADVANCED console servers of the LM series from Lantronix represent the next generation of automation in failures and everyday network management
Why do we talk about Advanced Out of Band?
- Patented procedure: the LM series is based on innovative patenting
- Secondary connections: alternative connections such as cellular, dial-up, fiber optics, and satellite (modular design)
- Automated network management uses rules-based AI to automate network management tasks
- Fast problem detection and resolution: it monitors all devices in your network every 30 seconds and can automatically fix problems
- Proactive problem diagnosis: thanks to AI-driven analysis, problems are diagnosed based on extensive data
- Security advantages: separation of production and management traffic for increased security
- Zero-Touch Deployment: Easy setup and management via Lantronix Management Software "Control Center"
