Word of the Day: fault management

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |March 13, 2018

fault management Fault management is the component of network management concerned with detecting, isolating and resolving problems. Properly implemented, network fault management can keep connectivity, applications and services running at an optimum level, provide fault tolerance and minimize downtime. Platforms or tools designed specifically for this purpose are called fault management systems. Faults result from malfunctions or events that interfere with, degrade or obstruct service delivery. Examples of faults include hardware failure, connectivity loss or port status change. Once a fault is detected, the management platform notifies the administrator (and any additional authorized or designated parties) using an alarm or alert. These notifications can be viewed in the fault management system's GUI, and many platforms now can forward these alerts via email, SMS and/or a mobile app. In addition, network fault management systems may be configured to automatically resolve or even prevent certain events using programs and scripts. Fault management is one component of FCAPS (fault management, configuration, accounting, performance and security), which is a network management framework established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Read more... Quote of the Day "Operations teams must provide resilient, fault-tolerant systems -- including mainframes -- that can handle whatever the application code dishes out." - Robert Crawford   Trending Terms FCAPS uptime and downtime network management system fault tolerant catastrophic failure single point of failure   Learning Center Network fault management in today's complex data centers Network fault management takes new forms as new technologies and designs change the face of today's modern networks. Here's what you need to know to identify and troubleshoot faults in network designs and technologies. Checklist to upgrade your network's performance When it's time to upgrade your network performance, your checklist should include more than improved security and greater throughput. Networking management: Are you equipped to face the future? A data center network manager needs to be alert and ready for new challenges. This guide outlines what's coming and how to keep data center operations flowing. Enterprise network monitoring tools address companies of all sizes The leading enterprise network monitoring tools are designed to monitor the performance and availability of devices on networks of all sizes. Network management platforms address big enterprises, ISPs Network management platforms monitor the availability and performance of applications and infrastructure for big enterprise and service-provider networks. Writing for Business The project impact analysis found that _______ RAID implementation increased the mean time between failures, there was greater fault tolerance. a. because b. since Answer   Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.