Our Methodology & BenefitsDynamic Documentation, Visual Troubleshooting, Change

Assurance, & Automated Diagnoses

NetBrain Technologies15 Network DriveBurlington, MA 01803

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NetBrain Features At A Glance

Create Diagrams InstantlyReduce from hours to seconds to create a feature-rich diagram

Update Diagrams AutomaticallySay good-bye to out-of-date manual diagrams

Discover Network IntelligentlyDiscover device, topology and design of network

Map Problem Areas InstantlyCreate a dynamic map of problem area

Historical AnalysisAnalyze “what’s changed” across relevant devices

Probe Live NetworkVisualize “what’s happening” inside a network

Change Network AutomaticallyDeliver or rollback a complex change with the push of a button

Document AutomaticallyOnce the change is done, the documentation is done as well

Analyze Impacts AutomaticallyExamine the network before and after the changes using CLI output comparison

NetBrain is the 1st map-driven automation software for network troubleshooting, change, and documentation.

Drill Down with Qapp Run hundreds of automated diagnosis to discover root cause

“D.C.U.” “M-P.H.D.” “C.A.D.”

Automation AppQmap

Qmaps Share network specific knowledge including all probing, historical analysis, and Qapp Drill-down data.

Qmap ReaderShare Qmaps with any user, even if they do not have NetBrain installed on their local PC

“3Qs”

Qapp

Qapps + ExchangeAutomate heavily-lifting of CLI and process. Share how-to knowledge.

Dynamic Documentation

Reduce Workload 20X

Visual Troubleshooting

50% reduction in MTTR

Change AssurancePrevent Outages

CollaborationSingle Source of Data

Dynamic Documentation

Automated documentation saves 20% of engineering time on average.

Visual Troubleshooting with ‘Map-Driven PHD’

Everything starts with a

map.

Probe – Overall Health Monitor

What is the Current Health?80% of issues isolated

Change Assurance

If it worked before, what changed?

Drill Down

Need more data?Automate the heavy lifting!

Qapp Overview

o Descriptiono A purpose-built, executable application used to automate network activities

o Use Case:o 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

Troubleshooting Process

QAPP

How Qapp Works

QappCLI command parser

GUI to define Qapp

Network

NetBrain Workstation

Alert

Chart

Map

Qapp Creation Process

CLI Command

Retrieve Sample

Parser:Define

Variable(s)

Analysis:What to do with the variable(s)?

Bos-Core1-Tr>show process cpuCPU utilization for five seconds: 4%/0%; one minute: 5%; five minutes: 5%

show process cpu One minute: $int:cpu1Five minutes: $int:cpu5

Monitor it in the mapCreate an alert (visual

and message)

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.

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

NetBrain Fully Distributed Architecture

Customer License Server Workspace Server(s) Automation Server(s) Network Server(s)

Front-endBack-end

Network Server2Ghz Dual Core2-4GB Memory

10GB free space

Automation Server2Ghz Quad Core4-8GB Memory

20-100GB free space

License Server2Ghz Dual Core2-4GB Memory

20GB free space

Workspace Server2Ghz Quad Core4-8GB Memory

20-100GB free space

Windows 2003 SP2/R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition

Windows 2008/R2 Standard/Enterprise Edition or Windows 2012 with IIS pre-installed.

VMware is supported. Requires user with Windows Administrator’s rights

*Recommend up to 5000 nodes per Network Server

Workspace Server > 50,000 nodes

3 Tiers of support

• Tier 1: SNMP polling for monitor• Tier 2: CLI access and L2/L3 topology mapping based on configuration and path data (ARP, MAC, Routing and NDP tables)• Tier 3: Design Reader and advanced features (IP SLA, NETFLOW and virtualization)

5 Different categories

• Routers• Switches• Firewalls• Load-balancers• Wireless Access Points

Vendors

• Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, Arista, Force10, Alcatel-Lucent, Checkpoint, Palo Alto, Fortinet, NetScaler, etc.• 47 total device types in 5.2b (combination of vendor and category)

• Full list available in the Workstation Client (Workspace> Vendor Model> Device Type) and in SE Handbook > Multi-Vendor Support

Multi-vendor Support

3rd Party Integration and APIs

S.O.A.PNetCool Integration

NetBrain

SQL Query

7 APIs for IPAM and CMDB Integration

HP Network Automation Integration

Telnet/SSH using Putty

and SecureCRT

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