As more and more device configuration changes are made on your network, for example ACLs being added or changed on your firewalls, VLAN changes on your switches, or configuration changes to your routers, it becomes increasingly difficult to manage device configuration backups. Also consider this when you add more devices to your network, or when you replace devices. Keeping your devices backed up regularly, and centrally, can be a serious pain. This is where Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) can help.
Orion NCM is a management database, scripting engine, centralized deployment utility, and configuration backup system for all of your routers, switches, and firewall appliances on your network. Orion NCM can automatically scan the network for new or changed devices and automatically back up each device configuration, and can display the configuration history of each backed up device. You can use Orion NCM to compare device configurations side-by-side which allows you to easily revert back to a previous configuration and can mass-deploy commands to your network devices from a single pane of glass.
If any of the features listed features can assist you in managing your network, NCM is definitely worth the look. For more information about Network Configuration Manager, navigate to http://www.solarwinds.com/network-configuration-manager.aspx.