In today’s complex IT environments, keeping network configurations consistent across multiple devices and global locations is a core security and operational challenge. The Quantum Network Monitor Assistant serves as an AI-powered ally, allowing users to automate, monitor, and verify network configurations across diverse infrastructures. Let’s walk through a realistic user-assistant conversation, showing exactly how these powerful features come together to solve this problem.
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The user, managing a network with routers and switches across three continents, wants to ensure all devices are using the correct DNS settings and security configuration, without manual spot-checking or remote logins.
User: I want to make sure that all our routers at our London, New York, and Singapore sites are using the same DNS servers and have consistent security settings. Can you help automate this check?
Assistant: Absolutely! Let’s start by pulling the current configurations from each location. First, we’ll identify the devices and their monitoring agents.
User: Can you show me all hosts currently monitored by our London agent?
The assistant uses the get_host_list function to filter for hosts assigned to London:
{
"name": "functions.get_host_list",
"arguments": {
"detail_response": true,
"agent_location": "London - UK"
}
}
This returns a list of London-based devices, showing their addresses, endpoints, and types (e.g., router, switch, firewall).
Assistant: Here’s a summary of your monitored devices in London. Should I look for all routers or a specific set?
User: Check all routers, and also pull the same list for New York and Singapore.
The assistant repeats the get_host_list call for each location:
{
"name": "functions.get_host_list",
"arguments": {
"detail_response": true,
"agent_location": "New York - US"
}
}
and
{
"name": "functions.get_host_list",
"arguments": {
"detail_response": true,
"agent_location": "Singapore - SG"
}
}
Assistant: I’ve gathered your routers from all three locations. Next, I’ll retrieve their latest monitoring data—this includes information like DNS configuration, endpoint type, and active policies.
For each device identified, the assistant calls get_host_data:
{
"name": "functions.get_host_data",
"arguments": {
"detail_response": true,
"address": "router-london-1.yourcompany.com",
"dataset_id": 0
}
}
(And repeats for each device in each location.)
Assistant: I’ve compared the DNS and security configuration across all your routers. Here’s what I found:
User: Can you send me an alert anytime a change like this happens so we’re aware of configuration drift?
Assistant: Great idea! I’ll set or update monitoring on these routers to flag any change in their DNS or security settings. Alerts will be sent to your email.
To ensure consistent policy adherence, the assistant edits the monitoring configurations:
{
"name": "functions.edit_host",
"arguments": {
"detail_response": false,
"id": 5,
"endpoint": "dns",
"enabled": true,
"timeout": 4000
}
}
(Repeated with the relevant IDs for each router that requires strict DNS or security policy monitoring.)
The assistant then confirms:
Assistant: Alerts are now enabled for configuration changes across all your global routers. You’ll be notified of any drift within minutes, ensuring ongoing consistency.
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This example showcases the Quantum Network Monitor Assistant’s ability to:
By weaving together get_host_list, get_host_data, and edit_host functions, configuration management becomes a proactive, AI-driven process rather than a reactive or manual task.
Ready to bring real-time configuration management and drift detection to your networks? Try the Quantum Network Monitor Assistant with your environment—for continuous consistency, no matter how global or dynamic your infrastructure!
The Quantum Network Monitor Assistant is designed to automate, monitor, and verify network configurations across diverse infrastructures, helping to maintain consistent DNS and security settings across multiple devices and global locations.
The assistant uses the get_host_list function filtered by agent location to retrieve detailed lists of devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls monitored at each site.
The assistant can detect differences in DNS server settings and security policies, such as missing access control list updates or use of different DNS servers across routers in various locations.
Yes, the assistant can set up monitoring and send alerts via email whenever there is a change or drift in DNS or security configurations, enabling proactive management.
The assistant uses get_host_list to discover devices, get_host_data to retrieve current configuration data, and edit_host to enable or update monitoring settings for configuration changes.
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