Sunday, August 10, 2008

Network Administration Overview











In MOF(Microsoft operation framework), a network consists of the infrastructure components through which computer systems and shared peripherals communicate with each other. It is the most basic level of an IT infrastructure—without network facilities, there is no infrastructure, just a collection of individual computers. The Network Administration SMF(service management function) is focused on the operation of this basic service.
The Network Administration SMF is situated in the MOF Operating Quadrant, illustrated below in Figure 1. It is closely related to the Storage Management, Directory Services Administration, and Job Scheduling SMFs since it provides a similar foundation on which higher-order IT layers are built.
Figure 1. The MOF Process Model, with SMFs. The Network Administration SMF resides in the Operating Quadrant.

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