Network devices as objects of AD

[Soonuk]

I'm studying on AD and looking for information/materials on
how to design AD infra to maintain network devices such as routers and
switches.
There locations and QoS information will be stored in AD.
Is DEN (directory enabled networks) the one that I need to study?
Can routers be dynamically configured according to the attributes set in AD?
Or, can AD be immediately updated upon changes of the routers?
What do I have to see to develop such systems.
Any case study will help me a lot.

Thanks in advance,
Soonuk

 

[Brian Desmond [MVP]]

I don't see where AD falls into this project. It's not really designed for
what you're trying to do, I don't think.

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[Soonuk]

I assume that information of network devices is stored in AD hierarchically.
Routers/switches are in tree topology and users' terminals are placed at the
leaves.
Attributes of the objects (network devices) would be IP addresses, available
bandwidths (e.g., for gold service), and so on.
So this AD represents the QoS status of the whole network.
A policy server will check AD to decide whether or not a gold service can be
provided for given two terminals.
Changes of network devices should be reflected in AD (via the policy
server).
Does this make sense?

 

[Tomasz Onyszko]

I assume that information of network devices is stored in AD hierarchically.
Routers/switches are in tree topology and users' terminals are placed at the
leaves.
Attributes of the objects (network devices) would be IP addresses, available
bandwidths (e.g., for gold service), and so on.
So this AD represents the QoS status of the whole network.
A policy server will check AD to decide whether or not a gold service can be
provided for given two terminals.
Changes of network devices should be reflected in AD (via the policy
server).
Does this make sense?

If it does to You - so it Does

You can extend Your schema with custom properties and objects for
storing information of network equipment - but I tink that well designed
database with information about Your AD and You network devices will do
this work preety well for You too.