NetBrain is network automation software that allows users to: - Create network diagrams and maps automatically in seconds to visualize network topology and troubleshoot issues - Continuously monitor networks and automatically detect changes across devices - Automate complex network changes with a single click and automatically document changes - Perform in-depth historical analysis and use automated diagnostics apps to identify root causes of issues quickly

1. Our Methodology & Benefits
Dynamic Documentation, Visual Troubleshooting,
Change Assurance, & Automated Diagnoses
NetBrain Technologies
15 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803
+1 800.605.7964
info@netbraintech.com
www.netbraintech.com

2. NetBrain Features At A Glance
Create Diagrams Instantly
Reduce from hours to seconds to
create a feature-rich diagram
Update Diagrams
Automatically
Say good-bye to out-of-date
manual diagrams
Discover Network Intelligently
Discover device, topology and
design of network
Map Problem Areas Instantly
Create a dynamic map of problem
area
Historical Analysis
Analyze “what’s changed”
across relevant devices
Probe Live Network
Visualize “what’s happening”
inside a network
Change Network Automatically
Deliver or rollback a complex change
with the push of a button
Document Automatically
Once the change is done, the
documentation is done as well
Analyze Impacts Automatically
Examine 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 App
Qmap
Qmaps
Share network specific
knowledge including all
probing, historical
analysis, and Qapp Drill-
down data.
Qmap Reader
Share Qmaps with any
user, even if they do not
have NetBrain installed
on their local PC
“3Qs”
Qapp
Qapps + Exchange
Automate heavily-lifting of
CLI and process. Share
how-to knowledge.
Dynamic
Documentation
Reduce Workload 20X
Visual
Troubleshooting
50% reduction in MTTR
Change Assurance
Prevent Outages
Collaboration
Single Source of Data

3. Dynamic Documentation
Automated documentation saves 20% of
engineering time on average.

4. Visual Troubleshooting with ‘Map-Driven PHD’
Everything starts
with a map.

5. Probe – Overall Health Monitor
What is the Current Health?
80% of issues isolated

6. Change Assurance
If it worked before,
what changed?

7. Drill Down
Need more data?
Automate the heavy lifting!

8. Qapp Overview
o Description
o 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

9. Troubleshooting Process

10. How Qapp Works
Qapp
CLI command parser
GUI to define
Qapp
Network
NetBrain Workstation
Alert
Chart
Map

11. Qapp Creation Process
CLI
Command
Retrieve
Sample
Parser:
Define
Variable(s)
Analysis:
What to do with
the variable(s)?
Bos-Core1-Tr>show process cpu
CPU utilization for five seconds: 4%/0%; one minute: 5%; five minutes: 5%
show process cpu One minute: $int:cpu1
Five minutes: $int:cpu5
Monitor it in the map
Create 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.

12. 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

13. NetBrain Fully Distributed Architecture
Customer License Server Workspace Server(s) Automation Server(s) Network Server(s)
Front-end
Back-end
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
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

14. •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)
3 Tiers of support
•Routers
•Switches
•Firewalls
•Load-balancers
•Wireless Access Points
5 Different categories
•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
Vendors
Multi-vendor Support

15. 3rd Party Integration and APIs
S.O.A.P
NetCool
Integration
NetBrain
SQL Query
7 APIs for IPAM
and CMDB
Integration
HP Network
Automation
Integration
Telnet/SSH
using Putty
and SecureCRT

16. See NetBrain in Action
Daily Demo
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led demo.
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15 Network Drive
Burlington, MA 01803 www.netbraintech.com
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