Basic question on gathering Baselines for entire network.

CSpringer

Can you choose to baseline your entire network at any time without impact? I guess what I am asking is, Will it cause any kind of hiccup or alerts to trigger on my NPM? Does gathering a baseline do anything taxing to the nodes? Will their normal function be effected in any way?

thanks.

morgolis

CSpringer:

Running a baseline for your entire network has two options - Set to the last configuration file downloaded or Set to the configuration files downloaded on a specific date.

If you choose to baseline on the last configuration file, I don't think there will be any impact.  Nor will there be if you select a configuration file from a specific date in the past.

It might help to define what a baseline does for you: 

A baseline is a configuration file that is known to be good for a particular application. When making node configuration changes, it is a good idea to establish a known-good configuration as a baseline.  (Snipped from the Admin guide)

Hope this helps.