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Simon BNew Participant
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REST API to obtain Site Properties

Looking at the REST API documentation, i can’t see the different between Get Site Info API and Get Site Properties API. They both have the same URI and paramters: GET /V1/CMDB/Sites/SiteInfo{?sitePath}|{?siteId} GET /V1/CMDB/Sites/SiteInfoQuery Parameters(*required) Name Type Description       sitePath^ string Full path name of a site. For example, 'My Network/Site1/Boston/Dev'. siteId^ string The unique id of specified site. property boolean The boolean switch to decide whether return the site detail information Note : ^ required if the other parameter is null. is the documentation correct?

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John ThomasonNew Participant
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Shared Dashboard without Login

Is there a way to ‘expose’ a Dashboard to other team members that are not logged into Netbrain??Kind of like the ‘Functional Portal’ exposes maps, one ip table, or paths to members without using a seat license. Thank you,John ThomasonQuest Diagnostics

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maciasangel1New Participant
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NB University - Can't Enroll to NB101 - Intro to Automation

Hello everybody,I have a question about an issue that I’m having with NBU. I enrolled in NB101 but missed it due to the time difference. I am attempting to re-enroll into the lecture for a different time but it shows “absent” and does not allow me to re-enroll. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you,Angel

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mil.kulNew Participant
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map hierarchy

Could anybody share some success story how to arrange a NetBrain map hierarchy for big sites?When there is a huge site with hundreds/thousands of devices, it would be worth to start with a top level map showing how particular buildings are connected each to the others.And then to go deeper to particular buildings, floors, racks …I’d like to create site maps containing devices plus icons representing links to other maps. But with site maps restrictions like “any device can be visible in a single leaf map only” and “no device can be visible in a container site, just leaf sites” I don’t see any easy way how to create a site map hierarchy. Thanks,Milan   

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dawal1337Inspiring
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Create new custom device attribute using Python (not API)

Good Day,Netbrain Version 10.0 How can I create a custom device Attribute using Python, NOT using the API method? Documentation shows how to do it using APIs, but not using the “non-API” method. I know the following Python methods/functions exist:SetDeviceProperty and GetProperty: Example:SetDeviceProperty("is_external_router", $_device.GetProperty("name"), "Yes, External Router")AddMessage($_device.GetProperty("is_external_router")) Of course, it’s not going to work (prints “None”) without first creating the new Attribute. As stated, I need to know what the function/method name is to create a custom attribute. Thanks in advance for your help. Dave

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MKumarNew Participant
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How to Transfer Cisco Images to Network Devices Using NetBrain?

We have 100’s of network devices in Managed services Environment, in order to upgrade each switches we need to upload software images to each devices via ftp software and connect to each device and upload.Current Scenerio:Login to each Client Windows ServerInstall FTP Server Software (Solarwinds)Access the Network Device using the ftp server software and upload the Image. How do we can utilize NetBrain Frontserver to transfer the Image to each device via NetBrain Application?

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NigelWNew Participant
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Dashboards

Hi All Are there any users in the community who have set up dashboards that have become invaluable to them?Im at the early stages of dashboard creation and would love to hear from people who are using dashboards to make their lives easier - would love to chat and hear what has worked well

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ec485nInspiring
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Is there a way to have NB run CLI in privilege mode?

I am trying the following command:  “show platform hardware fed active fwd-asic resources tcam utilization” on cisco 9000 series switches.  The problem is it is a command that is used in the enable mode, but NB treats it like a user. Is there a way to have NB setup cli commands in enable mode? I understand its not normal commands like show run or show log, but for the commands that are needing this privilege mode is there a way to set NB to use the proper mode?

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ec485nInspiring
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Default Data Source

 Does the live regularly in this example pull stats every 2 mins for 10 times and then get the final results. Or does it pull it the 5 times and dumps into 1 report? Or is the live reg option mainly for cli related tasks?  “Live Regularly — log in to the device to retrieve live data regularly based on the customized frequency. You can check the Repeat checkbox and enter a number to set the execution times for this Qapp.I am trying to run a utilization report on my routers and wanted to get a better understanding of the Live Regularly option. I am using SNMP to pull the stats. The issue I am running into is its creating a csv report per run. I tried using the “Live Regularly” option and the schedule Qapp option, but I am not seeing much of a difference in outputs. I also made the csv file “adv” feature to append. Is there a way to have 1 csv file per day?  If I ran this check 1 hr per day that’s 24 reports * 30 days = 720 reports and if I increased that 6 reports per hour. It gets a bit

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mosessefahNew Participant
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Email Alert settings for Windows/Linux Server or MongoDB server in Disconnected state

Can some one help me out with the procedure to configure an email alert system that can notify a NetBrain Admin when either the MongoDB Server or Windows/Linux Server gets disconnected as displayed in the Service Monitor? Thanks!

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dawal1337Inspiring
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How do I access the built-in Device/Module/Interface Properties in Qapps

How do I access the built-in Device/Module/Interface Properties in Qapps such as:ManagementIP()Model()Vendor()SerialNumber()Instead of writing my own Parser(s), I would like to retrieve these values from the built-in Device Property Attributes. See page 207-213 for list of Device/Interface/Module Property attributes listed in PDF “How_to_Define_and_Use_Procedures.PDF” at Netbrain’s website: https://www.netbraintech.com/ftp/EE54G/How_to_Define_and_Use_Procedures.pdf As you can see below, I have a custom variable Column named mgmt_ip. The intent is to get the device’s management ip. I have tried different variations, including calling a function, but without success.Thanks in advance for your help! Best RegardsDavid

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craineriFrequent Participant
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How do I make a NI as a blank template so it can be easily reused?

Am I missing something, There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to duplicate a preexisting NI to another device?I created a parser for a select device, built a NI based on said parser everything looks good with output that can be mirrored to other devices, however if saved as template the original device that was used is listed.If I then open it and duplicate NI for needed device then remove the original it will works, If I use the NI I built and load into as a Network Intent Cluster, I can run the same NI on multiple devices that I specific in a particular device group.I want to be able to have someone to have the ability to add said NI to any Runbook on a dynamic map they built and add NI to their map without the original device created from the parser.Can anyone advise if this is possible or direct me in the right direction. Any help is appreciated. Thanks :) 

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gjandrews9824New Participant
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Export Search results

How can I get a report (or be able to add them all to a device group )with the devices that meet certain criteria ? Such as…A: Device Type Matches any Cisco IOS SwitchB: Config File Contains "snmp-server host 192.10.1.2"C: Hostname Contains ^bBoolean Expression: A and B and C The Global Search does find them but I cant seem to get them as a group as its >20 devicesor “ Display the most relevant 200 results only due to the limited web page. “ Basically I am trying to get a list of devices on our network that have B:

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ec485nInspiring
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is there QAPP Center link

I am wondering if there is a way to access applications like qapp center without using the menu drop down? I understand there is the “pin the application” to the desktop option but is there another way? I am thinking of a url like what we might see with inventoryreport.  It can be loaded to a new tab but something like Qapp Center seems to only be in the drop down application section or pin. When we were using v8 we didn’t have this problem because the application search was in a different section.  We are using Netbrain V10.1.5.   Any ideas?

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Mark ElliottNew Participant
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UUID file is missing on this Linux instance after migrating the NetBrain DB Server from old Cluster to new.

This is a transcript of the outcome of a Tech Support call with NetBrain and I: I just want to specify that it is the file in /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid that is missing and it is the system uuid that is missing not a filesystem uuid…!!Has anyone ever come across this before after migrating their DB Server and are then forced to reactivate the licence…!? My colleague and I have thought about the following: CHMOD 777 the full PATH and then create a new ‘product_uuid’ file with the legit licensed key and as the issue we face at the moment is that the if you try to amend inside that directory using ‘ROOT Credentials’ you receive the following error = ‘Operation is prohibited’

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ec485nInspiring
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Netflow Configuration Question

Hello there with Netflow configuration 9000 series switches. Do we need to configure Exporter to the Netbrain Server IP address? 

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6ix9ineNew Participant
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Temperature Check Runbook

Hi Guys, Is there a built in Qapp/Runbook for temperature checks on devices. A few days back power went out partially in one of our mdf closets. We didnt realize the temperatures went over the threshold until one of our engineers went inside the room. We are now having discussions as to why our SNMP/DNAC tools never alerted us, and I think this would be a great idea for creating a runbook so we have constant checks on our devices.Trying to see if there is anything built in runbooks to start my work off, does anyone have an idea or has done something similar.P.S.I know creating a parser would be the best way to start, but I dont know if there is a simpler way of addressing my temperature issue.V/R 6ix

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HannuNew Participant
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New PDAS release vs rel 10.x

What is the difference between the "new" PDAS release vs latest (support documentation) rel 10.1?

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mpuga02New Participant
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Can you use SNMP in ACI with Netbrain ?

Has anybody setup SNMP in ACI to use Netbrain to pull information?

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Andy KrapfNew Participant
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Path Calculations Layer 3

When I calculate paths, the system creates duplicates of defined devices causing branches in the diagrams despite ultimately finding the correct path.  My example is to calculate a path from the FrontServer to an switch at another facility.  The system duplicates the first hop as both the defined gateway device and also an End System (not defined).  The path for the end system ultimately fails, and the defined gateway device path works.  I will also share that a Trace works correctly.Does anyone know how to prevent the undefined End System from being created?

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glenn.andrewsNew Participant
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Shared Device Settings Report/Export

Is there a report/export that will give you the fields in SDS such asMode: Access Mode: Port: Username: Privilege Username: Jumpbox for FS:as well as the usual device fields Device Name, Mgmt IP, etc….   

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mil.kulNew Participant
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site map limitations

Hello,could anybody share an experience how to overcome the limitations of site NetBrain site maps?Having a single L3 and L2 map available only, e.g.?Let’s say I’d like to create another L3  or L2 page focusing on DMZ only, showing more details (or other subnets/links) than the default L3 page used for the whole site?I know I can duplicate the default L3 or L2 page.But the duplicated page will not get the devices updated automatically.On the other hand: I was thinking about using the duplicated page as a “snapshot” of the default L3 or L2 page. But no matter of page settings I use, the links are always updated by daily benchmarks on the duplicated pages. So the only way to keep the links not updated is to save the map as a file to my private folder?Any ideas? Thanks,Milan    

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PrinceNew Participant
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cannot discovery device getting error: Failed:SNMP++ Get Error; SNMP++:SNMP request time out

Looking for some resolution on the above error. While discovering the device using seed discovery i am getting the below error:Failed:SNMP++ Get Error; SNMP++:SNMP request time outThe SNMP configuration on the network device is correct and using SNMP and SSH method for discovering the devices. Any help to t-shoot this issue.  

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mgulbransonNew Participant
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Installing mongodb on different drive, put it on SDB instead of SDA?

I’m loading a new pair of servers I wondering if I should move the MongoDB to the a different drive then where the OS is running, I have 127 SDA  and 250 SDB I think with the requirements in the for mongodb I would best install it on SDB drive or should I just delete the SDB and expand SDA?

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mosessefahNew Participant
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Extension of CLI data retrieval timeout for devices

So when I run a show command on a device in my Domain within NetBrain it takes about 30 seconds to retrieve the live data from the device so some critical data about the device are not seen in the output or result. But when I ssh into the device itself and run the same show command, it takes about 120 seconds to complete, thus retrieves the total and accurate data needed. How do I extend the time for data retrieval through CLI on a specific device within my Domain in NetBrain, specifically taking into consideration the Front Server settings? Thanks!

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