Credential Report in NCM
The Credential Report in Site24x7's Network Configuration Manager (NCM) provides a comprehensive overview of the credentials associated with your network devices. This report helps you validate the credential mappings and verify configuration backup readiness across devices in your network.
Use cases
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Credential validation: Identify devices with missing or incorrect credentials and update them to ensure successful backups.
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Backup monitoring: Track which devices are being backed up successfully and which ones require attention.
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Inventory management: Get insights into OS types, versions, and models across the network for compliance and auditing.
Generating the report
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Log in to your Site24x7 account.
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Navigate to Reports > NCM Device > Credential Report in the All Monitors section.
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The report displays a list of network devices with their respective life cycle data.
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Use the Group by drop-down to group devices based on parameters such as Vendor, On-Premise Poller, Device Template, and more.
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Use the Filters option to narrow down the report as needed.
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Use the Share This button in the top-right corner to export the report in CSV or PDF format, email the report, or schedule the report.
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Hover over a device name and click the open in a new tab
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Click the column
icon to customize additional columns in the Credential Report.
Report columns
| Column name | Description |
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| Display Name | The unique name assigned to the device in Site24x7 |
| IP Address | The IP address used to identify and communicate with the network device |
| Vendor Name | The manufacturer or vendor of the network device (e.g., Cisco, Juniper) |
| Device Template | The template that defines the commands to connect, back up, restore, or perform other configuration-related operations on a device |
| Credential Name | The specific credential profile associated with the device, used for accessing it via supported protocols |
| Protocol Name | The protocol (e.g., SSH, Telnet, SNMP) used in conjunction with the credential for device communication |
| On-Premise Poller | Indicates which On-Premise Poller is used to monitor the device |
| OS Version | The operating system version running on the device |
| Series Number | The hardware or model series identifier of the device |
| System Description | A textual description of the device |
| Backup Status | Shows whether the latest configuration backup succeeded or failed |
| Model Number | The specific model number of the network device |
| OS Type | The type of operating system on the device (e.g., iOS, NX-OS, JUNOS) |
| SNMP Credential | The SNMP profile used to fetch inventory and system-related details; this is separate from credentials used for configuration backups |
Best practices
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Use consistent credential names and templates to reduce configuration errors.
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Map SNMP credentials accurately to ensure proper data collection for system description and OS details.
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- Use cases
- Generating the report
- Report columns
- Best practices