Our Methodology & Benefits

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Our Methodology Benefits

• Dynamic Documentation, Visual Troubleshooting,
  Change Assurance, Automated Diagnoses

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NetBrain Features At A Glance
NetBrain is the 1st map-driven automation
software for network troubleshooting, change, and
documentation.
Dynamic Documentation Reduce Workload 20X
Visual Troubleshooting 50 reduction in MTTR
Change Assurance Prevent Outages
Collaboration Single Source of Data
D.C.U.
M-P.H.D.
C.A.D.
3Qs
Qmaps Share network specific knowledge including
all probing, historical analysis, and Qapp
Drill-down data.
Discover Network Intelligently Discover device,
topology and design of network
Map Problem Areas Instantly Create a dynamic map
of problem area
Change Network Automatically Deliver or rollback
a complex change with the push of a button
Probe Live Network Visualize whats happening
inside a network
Analyze Impacts Automatically Examine the network
before and after the changes using CLI output
comparison
Create Diagrams Instantly Reduce from hours to
seconds to create a feature-rich diagram
Qapps Exchange Automate heavily-lifting of CLI
and process. Share how-to knowledge.
Historical Analysis Analyze whats changed
across relevant devices
Update Diagrams Automatically Say good-bye to
out-of-date manual diagrams
Document Automatically Once the change is done,
the documentation is done as well
Qmap Reader Share Qmaps with any user, even if
they do not have NetBrain installed on their
local PC
Drill Down with Qapp Run hundreds of automated
diagnosis to discover root cause
Qmap
Qapp
Automation App
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Dynamic Documentation
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Visual Troubleshooting with Map-Driven PHD
Everything starts with a map.
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Probe Overall Health Monitor
What is the Current Health? 80 of issues isolated
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Change Assurance
If it worked before, what changed?
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Drill Down
Need more data? Automate the heavy lifting!
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Qapp Overview

• Description
• A purpose-built, executable application used to
  automate network activities

• Use Case
• Convert any labor-intensive CLI task into a
  repeatable application
• Check CPU and interface errors across all Qmap
  devices, display results on a map, and set visual
  alarms
• Share standard isolation techniques with other
  engineers

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Troubleshooting Process
Qapp
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How Qapp Works
NetBrain Workstation
GUI to define Qapp
Alert
Qapp CLI command parser
Chart
Map
Network
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Qapp Creation Process

• Objective
• Monitor the CPU performance of network devices.
  Create an alert message when CPU usage is higher
  than a certain percentage and highlight the
  device in red color in the map.

Analysis What to do with the variable(s)?
Parser Define Variable(s)
CLI Command
Retrieve Sample
show process cpu
One minute intcpu1 Five minutes intcpu5
Monitor it in the map Create an alert (visual and
message)
Bos-Core1-Trgtshow process cpu CPU utilization for
five seconds 4/0 one minute 5 five
minutes 5
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Typical Installation Timeline
Step 1 Install the Server and Client Software 20 minutes for standard deployment
Step 2 (optional) Import User Information from LDAP/AD 10 minutes
Step3 Discover your Live Network 30 minutes for 1000 devices
Step 4 Tune Workspace for Everyday Use Depends on size of network
3Mbps per Network Server for discovery
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NetBrain Fully Distributed Architecture
Network Server 2Ghz Dual Core 2-4GB Memory 10GB
free space
Automation Server 2Ghz Quad Core 4-8GB
Memory 20-100GB free space
License Server 2Ghz Dual Core 2-4GB Memory 20GB
free space
Workspace Server 2Ghz Quad Core 4-8GB
Memory 20-100GB free space
Customer License Server
Workspace Server(s)
Automation Server(s)
Network Server(s)
Front-end
Back-end
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Multi-vendor Support
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3rd Party Integration and APIs
S.O.A.P
NetCool Integration
SQL Query
NetBrain
7 APIs for IPAM and CMDB Integration
HP Network Automation Integration
Telnet/SSH using Putty and SecureCRT
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See NetBrain in Action
To Learn More
Free 30-day Trial Ready to start
automating? Download a free trial of NetBrains
Enterprise Suite from our website.
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