ime ▁when ▁rep airs ▁are ▁necessary , ▁essential ▁parts ▁of ▁network ▁documentation ▁include : ▁ ▁Map ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁network ▁to ▁include ▁locations ▁of ▁hardware ▁and ▁the ▁cab ling ▁that ▁connect s ▁the ▁hardware ▁Server ▁information ▁such ▁as ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁individual ▁servers , ▁sched ules ▁and ▁locations ▁of ▁back ups ▁ ▁Software ▁information ▁such ▁as ▁current ▁versions , ▁dates , ▁lic ens ing ▁and ▁support ▁V endor ▁and ▁contract or ▁information ▁Service ▁agre ements ▁ ▁D etailed ▁record ▁of ▁problems ▁and ▁solutions : ▁dated ▁along ▁with ▁procedures ▁and ▁results ▁ ▁Not ation ▁that ▁helps ▁administr ators ▁remember ▁key ▁details ▁are ▁the ▁bas ics ▁of ▁network ▁documentation ▁while ▁visual ▁representations ▁assist ▁in ▁helping ▁administr ators ▁understand ▁how ▁equipment ▁and ▁the ▁notation ▁rel ates ▁to ▁one ▁another . ▁ ▁A ▁basic ▁network ▁diagram ▁includes ▁hardware ▁and ▁shows ▁how ▁it ▁is ▁connected . ▁Basic ▁diag rams ▁include ▁ ▁L 1 / L 2 ▁drawing ▁of ▁the ▁physical ▁connect ivity ▁and ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁network . ▁ ▁Network ▁Document ation ▁Software ▁ ▁Though ▁network ▁documentation ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁hand , ▁for ▁larger ▁organizations ▁network ▁documentation ▁software ▁is ▁util ized . ▁Software ▁applications ▁can ▁include ▁diag rams , ▁invent ory ▁management ▁and ▁circuit ▁and ▁cable ▁traces . ▁Ex amples ▁include ▁Graph ical ▁Network s ' ▁net T er rain , ▁Microsoft ▁Vis io , ▁D ocus nap , ▁Gl iff y , ▁Op net ' s ▁Net ma pper , ▁X IA ▁Configuration ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Comput er ▁network ▁analysis ▁Category