Device Configuration Management - Domain 5

What is device configuration management?

• It is the process of organizing device accessories

• It is the process of repairing broken devices

• It is the process of designing new devices

• It is the process of setting up, maintaining, changing, and monitoring the configurations of devices in a network.

What are the key components of device configuration management?

• Backup management, recovery management, performance management, and capacity management

• User management, data management, system management, and application management

• Inventory management, change management, compliance management, and automation

• Hardware management, software management, network management, and security management

Explain the importance of device configuration management in a network environment.

• It allows for more flexibility and customization of network devices.

• It increases the speed of network communication.

• It ensures consistency, security, and reliability of network devices.

• It reduces the need for regular maintenance and updates of network devices.

What are the common challenges faced in device configuration management?

• Inventory tracking

• Battery life optimization

• Color management

• Version control, consistency, security vulnerabilities, scalability

Discuss the best practices for device configuration management.

• Implementing version control, documenting changes, automating processes, and regularly auditing configurations.

• Implementing version control but not regularly auditing configurations

• Manually configuring devices without any automation

• Never documenting changes and configurations

What are the different tools and technologies used for device configuration management?

• Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

• Java, C++, Python

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint

• Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack, Terraform

Explain the process of device configuration backup and restoration.

• Ignore the device configuration settings and rely on default settings

• Manually reconfigure the device settings every time there is a failure

• Delete the current device configuration and start from scratch

• Create a backup of the current device configuration settings and then restore them in case of any failure or changes.

What are the security considerations in device configuration management?

• Not updating software regularly

• Leaving default passwords unchanged

• Allowing unrestricted access to all users

• Ensuring secure access controls, encryption of sensitive data, regular security audits, and monitoring for unauthorized changes.

Discuss the role of automation in device configuration management.

• Automation consumes more time and effort

• Automation is not useful in device configuration management

• Automation increases human errors and inconsistency

• Automation helps in reducing human errors, ensuring consistency, and saving time by automating repetitive tasks.

How does device configuration management contribute to network reliability and stability?

• By ensuring that all devices are properly configured and maintained, leading to fewer errors and downtime.

• By allowing devices to be configured randomly, causing frequent errors and downtime

• By ignoring device configuration, leading to increased errors and downtime

• By using outdated configuration settings, resulting in frequent errors and downtime