Audit the operational evidence behind network behavior.
Evaluate captured operational command results against defined rules and retain findings for review.
THE BUSINESS NEED
Close operational and policy gaps.
Configuration policy and actual operating behavior answer different questions. A device can retain an approved configuration while an interface or protocol state violates an operational requirement. Gluware’s audit capability can evaluate captured operational evidence through Config Drift & Audit, alongside configuration checks.
HOW THE CAPABILITY WORKS
How Gluware delivers network state audits.
Define operational capture scope
Use standard or vendor/OS-scoped custom operational command sets in Config Drift & Audit. Select the supported command outputs that contain the evidence required by the operational control.
Express the required conditions
Build audit rules that evaluate the captured output for required or forbidden conditions. Use regular expressions and the appropriate scope to identify the evidence the policy needs.
Run and inspect the audit
Capture results and run the policy on demand, scheduled with email notification, through a syslog-triggered process, or through Network RPA. Inspect findings, integrated logs, and detailed audit reports.
Coordinate follow-up and evidence
Use Network RPA to route failures to investigation or supported corrective tasks. Re-capture and reassess the specified condition. Data Explorer can summarize stored data; optional Git integration preserves audit-policy history.
THE BUSINESS Value
Ensure policy and operational alignment.
Measure the operational controls covered, failed conditions, recurring exceptions, and time to a verified result. This capability evaluates captured operating evidence. CME (Config Model Editor)’s CLI/API state assessments provide a separate on-demand and pre/post-change check path.
WHAT DELIVERS THIS CAPABILITY
Several components.
One operational capability.
Each component has a defined role in the process. Explore the reference pages for its functions and boundaries.
Config Drift & Audit
Owns operational command capture, audit policy, evaluation, logs, and results.
Device Manager
Supplies device and fleet context.
Network RPA
Coordinates capture, audit, investigation, and follow-up.
Data Explorer
Builds reusable reports from stored data.
Version Control
Synchronizes supported audit policies to Git for backup/restore.
Related Capabilities
Connect this function to the wider result.
Network state assessments
Define CLI/API state checks for on-demand assessment, provisioning pre/post checks, and Network RPA tasks.
Configuration audit
Evaluate required and forbidden configuration conditions with repeatable audit policies and evidence.
Continuous compliance & reporting
Connect repeatable policy checks, corrective processes, and evidence that operations, security, and compliance teams can review.
Platform Capabilities
Git integration and Version Control
Git integration is the capability; Version Control is the Gluware component that provides it for supported automation artifacts.
Audit the operational evidence behind network behavior.
Evaluate captured operational command results against defined rules and retain findings for review.