Network Documentation Makes Monitoring Actionable

Why Network Documentation is a Monitoring Tool (Day 26/30) You get an alert: "Switch-B-Floor-3-Closet-A"

is down. Where is that? What's plugged into it? Who does it affect?

An alert without context is useless. Your monitoring system needs to be tied to your

network documentation. Good documentation is a monitoring tool. You need a network

map that shows how your devices are physically and logically connected.

You need to use the "notes" or "description" field in your monitoring tool.

Don't just label it "Switch." Label it "Accounting Dept - Core Switch - Serial #12345."

When your documentation and monitoring tools are in sync, an alert doesn't just tell you