ACP VLAN and Subnet Management

Question 1

How does Auvik discover and display VLAN information?

Accepted Answer

Through SNMP queries to switches that reveal VLAN IDs, names, and port assignments

Answer

VLANs must be manually entered

Answer

VLANs are not discoverable

Answer

By monitoring broadcast traffic only

Question 2

What subnet information does Auvik track and display?

Accepted Answer

Subnet addresses, mask sizes, VLAN associations, device counts, and IP address utilization

Answer

Only subnet masks

Answer

Only the default gateway

Answer

Subnet information is not tracked

Question 3

How can Auvik help with IP address management?

Accepted Answer

By showing IP utilization across subnets, identifying conflicts, and tracking DHCP scope usage

Answer

Auvik does not track IP addresses

Answer

Only by listing static IP assignments

Answer

IP management requires a separate IPAM tool

Question 4

What is the benefit of visualizing VLAN topology in Auvik?

Accepted Answer

Understanding traffic segmentation, identifying misconfigurations, and planning network changes

Answer

Visual topology has no practical benefit

Answer

VLANs are too simple to need visualization

Answer

Only for network documentation purposes

Question 5

How does Auvik detect VLAN configuration changes?

Accepted Answer

Through periodic polling and configuration monitoring that identifies VLAN membership and trunk port changes

Answer

VLAN changes cannot be detected

Answer

Only manual comparison reveals changes

Answer

Changes are only detected on reboot

Question 6

What troubleshooting insight does subnet information provide in Auvik?

Accepted Answer

Identifying subnet exhaustion, mismatched subnet configurations, and routing issues between subnets

Answer

No troubleshooting value

Answer

Only helps with DNS troubleshooting

Answer

Subnet data is only useful for documentation