对网络管理员来说,以一种连贯方式从一个中央控制台对各种网络设备进行管理的设想曾经而且仍然极具吸引力。但是许多公司都发现厂商对高水平集成的许诺远未实现其目标。尽管厂商保证提供紧密集成的程序包,但一些客户发现这些保证并未实现。厂商大肆宣扬其管理产品的集成,但他们事实上并未向客户提供多少功能。在大多数情况下,集成仅仅意味着在控制台上设置一个按钮或一个下拉菜单。一旦技术人员打开一个管理应用程序,集成就消失了,使用的仍旧是不同的管理产品。厂商们正在采取几种不同的方针来解决用户所关心 For network managers, the idea of ​​managing a wide range of networked devices in a consistent manner from a central console was and still very appealing. But many companies find that their promise of high-level integration is far from achieving their goals. Although vendors pledged to provide tightly integrated packages, some customers find these assurances unrealized. Vendors hype about the integration of their managed products, but they do not in fact provide much functionality to their customers. In most cases, integration simply means setting a button or a drop-down menu on the console. Once the technician opens a management application, the integration disappears, using still different management products. Manufacturers are taking several different approaches to address user concerns