Forums > General Discussion > central mac address database
ciscocrank
29 posts
24 Dec 2009 at 8:10 a.m. UTC

I like to implement another type of security way to monitor my network I want to create easy central management database contain collecting mac addresses and ports from several cisco swiches , the idea is implement by using command

snmp-server enable traps mac-notification

my problem is to find application for that case ,

luismg
130 posts
24 Dec 2009 at 2:44 p.m. UTC

try with vmps server i think os the most scalable solution for you
pk1
2 posts
25 Dec 2009 at 5:24 a.m. UTC

Cisco seems have have just about completely dropped VMPS server from their images(although client side is still there). The last place I remember it existing was on CatOS 6500 images. I know there is a open source VMPS server project out there but I haven't looked at it very closely.
ciscocrank
29 posts
26 Dec 2009 at 9:48 a.m. UTC

thank you

I found open source software (cacti , mac tracker )and (packetfence) I think those software can collect mac addresses from switchs using snmp the put then in managment database ,

I will try to use them

also vmps is good option

luismg
130 posts
27 Dec 2009 at 4:49 a.m. UTC

VMPS is on BCMSN book :-). And I know big customers like porsche and deutz A.G. uses it (I used to deal with mac addresses and vlans at Eds)
laith43d
109 posts
28 Dec 2009 at 9:00 p.m. UTC

Well if you would like to go open source then cacti with mac tracker is good option.

However, if you can afford commercial options, the ManageEngine OpUtils is the ideal option, go to OpUtils page to find more info.

Yours
cos
4 posts
12 Jan 2010 at 4:36 a.m. UTC

If you're happy with a polling solution rather than a trap-based one, switchmap isn't hard to get going as a quick demo.
ciscocrank
29 posts
27 Jan 2010 at 12:58 p.m. UTC

good choices thanks ,

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