The time is here, lets look at starting to document that network of yours.

• Part 1 – The foundation of any IT infrastructure
• Part 2 – Rack and Server Diagrams
• Part 3 – Network IP’s & Interfaces
• Part 4 – Diagramming a network
• Part 5 – Diagraming your (Veeam) Backups

Now lets look at the other side of the coin.

• Switchports
• IP addressing

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SwitchPort Diagrams/Tables

So it’s not all creative visio diagrams, one of the best pieces of documentation I find that I produce is actually a switchport diagram.

Using Excel to diagram out a given number of switches, mapping the interfaces to the hosts or devices in which is connected to them.

Continue reading How to produce good documentation – Part 3 – Network IP’s & Interfaces →