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NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Default Downward Tree Layout for Site MapsOn the Roadmap

NetBrain does not currently provide an option to set a downward tree layout as the default arrangement for site maps. This enhancement would allow administrators to configure downward tree layout as the standard default across all site maps. Standardizing this default would improve map readability and consistency, reducing the need for manual layout adjustments each time a site map is generated or refreshed.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Reporting for API Trigger Automation Manager CallsOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently does not provide a report that identifies the purpose or source of API calls triggered within the API Trigger Automation Manager. This enhancement would add a reporting capability that summarizes API call activity, including the intent or context behind each call. Customers managing automated integrations would gain improved visibility into API usage, supporting easier troubleshooting and audit of automation activity.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
Siraj MohammedNew Participant

Prevent and clean up empty Runbooks attached to mapsOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently allows empty Runbooks, containing no nodes beyond the Start node, to be saved and remain attached to maps, with no mechanism to identify or remove them in bulk. This enhancement would introduce a way to detect and bulk-delete existing empty Runbooks across maps, along with a safeguard that prevents new empty Runbooks from being saved with a map going forward. Customers who rely on frequently accessed maps for critical sites would benefit from a cleaner Runbook list, reducing time spent opening multiple Runbooks to identify the correct one to execute.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
DustinNew Participant

Configurable Delimiter and File Splitting Options for OneIP Table ExportOn the Roadmap

The OneIP Table export currently produces a fixed comma-delimited format and, for large data sets, automatically splits the output into multiple CSV files without any user-configurable options for delimiter type or file size threshold. This enhancement proposes adding administrator-configurable settings for the OneIP Table export, including the ability to select an alternate field delimiter such as TAB, and to define a maximum record count per output file, with an option to consolidate results into a single file when preferred. Supporting these options would reduce the manual effort required to preprocess and recombine exported files before importing into spreadsheet tools, and would improve efficiency for customers managing very large topology data sets.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Alert Suppression for Intentionally Stopped Services in Service MonitorOn the Roadmap

Service Monitor currently raises alerts whenever a monitored service is found stopped, even when the service is intentionally offline, such as a standby node in a multi-datacenter deployment. There is no mechanism to mark a service as expected to be in a stopped state so that Service Monitor can suppress alerts for it. This enhancement would allow administrators to designate specific services or devices as intentionally stopped or in standby mode, so that Service Monitor excludes them from triggering alerts while still tracking their status. This would reduce alert noise and prevent unnecessary escalation for customers running high-availability or multi-datacenter architectures where certain services are expected to remain inactive until failover occurs.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
Carsten.SchmidtBrainy

Bulk Move for Device Groups Into FoldersOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently requires users to move device groups into folders one at a time, selecting each group individually from a dropdown menu and choosing a destination folder. Drag-and-drop and multi-select move actions are not supported, which makes reorganizing a large number of device groups into folders a slow, repetitive task. This enhancement proposes adding multi-select capability to the device group list, allowing users to select several device groups at once and move them together to a chosen folder in a single action. This would significantly reduce the time and effort needed for customers managing large numbers of device groups, particularly when reorganizing an environment after adopting a new folder structure.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
Siraj MohammedNew Participant

Automated Retention Policy for Triggered MapsOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently does not provide a way to automatically purge or bulk delete triggered maps once they exceed a defined age, requiring users to remove outdated maps manually one at a time. This enhancement would introduce a configurable retention policy or bulk delete option that allows administrators to automatically remove triggered maps older than a specified number of days. Customers generating large volumes of triggered maps through integrations would benefit from reduced manual maintenance and better control over map repository growth.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

VLAN-Based L2 Topology MappingOn the Roadmap

NetBrain does not currently provide a direct method to identify all switches, trunk links, and access ports associated with a specific VLAN ID and automatically render that information as an L2 topology map. Customers must rely on manual command output review or ad hoc device grouping to approximate this view, which becomes impractical when many VLANs span multiple VRFs and does not reliably capture access port connections. This enhancement would add a capability to specify a VLAN ID and automatically generate an L2 topology map showing all associated switches, trunk interfaces, and access ports. This would give customers an efficient, accurate way to visualize VLAN-scoped L2 topology without manual workarounds, improving troubleshooting and network documentation for environments with a large number of VLANs.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Support for AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) discovery and mappingOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently does not support discovery and mapping of AWS Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) resources within cloud environments. This enhancement would add native support for GWLB, allowing the platform to discover, model, and represent GWLB endpoints and associated traffic flows in topology maps. Customers deploying GWLB as part of their AWS network architecture would gain complete visibility into their environment without manual workarounds.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Support VPN client gateway selection in path calculation for firewall-based VPN terminationOn the Roadmap

NetBrain path trace currently does not allow a VPN-terminating device to be selected as the first-hop gateway when calculating the path for a VPN client, even when that device is the actual point of entry into the network. In environments where multiple gateway-capable devices exist, the path engine may default to an unrelated device, producing an inaccurate path that does not reflect real traffic flow. This enhancement would allow the path trace engine to correctly identify and offer the actual VPN-terminating device as a selectable gateway option for VPN client path calculations, ensuring the resulting path reflects the true routing behavior. Customers relying on path trace for VPN troubleshooting would gain accurate, end-to-end visibility without needing to manually correct or reinterpret an incorrect calculated path.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
NetBrain Idea GroupCommunity Manager

Reliable Path Node Execution and Separate Pre/Post Path Reporting in Scheduled Change TasksOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently does not reliably complete Path node execution when it is included as part of a scheduled network change task, causing the live post-change path to fail to generate. In addition, when both pre-change and post-change paths are captured, the resulting report does not clearly separate or distinguish the two paths from one another. This enhancement would ensure that Path nodes execute consistently within scheduled change workflows and would present the pre-change and post-change path results as distinct, clearly labeled sections in the generated report. Reliable path execution and clear before-and-after comparison would give customers confidence in validating the network impact of scheduled changes without manual follow-up.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
mil.kulNew Participant

PDF Export Option for QApp ResultsOn the Roadmap

NetBrain currently allows QApp results to be exported only in CSV or Word format, with no native option to generate a PDF output. This enhancement proposes adding PDF as a selectable export format for QApp results, alongside the existing CSV and Word options. Many customers rely on QApp output for compliance and audit purposes, and auditors increasingly require documentation in PDF format rather than raw data files, making this capability valuable for streamlining compliance workflows.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
george_JiangNew Participant

Multicast path trace support for Juniper routersOn the Roadmap

NetBrain path trace currently does not support multicast path calculation on Juniper routers, limiting visibility during multicast troubleshooting scenarios. This enhancement would extend the path trace engine to recognize and correctly compute multicast paths across Juniper devices. Customers troubleshooting multicast traffic in mixed-vendor environments would gain complete, accurate path visibility without needing manual workarounds.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
mil.kulNew Participant

TACACS role/DAP assignmentOn the Roadmap

Hello, I’m searching for a way to overcome the “Map user role from TACACS+ to NetBrain” restriction:I’d expect a function like:“If the TACACS server is sending attributes Role=X;Y;Z and attribute DAP=A;B:C, assign the user to roles X, Y and Z and to DAPs A,B and C”.But there seems to be only one attribute/value pair accepted by NetBrain.So when I need a user to get assigned to multiple roles or device access policies, I need to create a new TACACS AV pair and entry in the NetBrain map.And to create a separate AV pair and map entry for each role/DAP combination.Which is annoying.Has anybody found a better way? Thanks,Milan

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
Carsten.SchmidtBrainy

Improve Vendor ListingOn the Roadmap

In Multi-Vendor Support, Vendor Model, when you add a new SysObjectID, please sort the list of vendors alphabetically without differentiating between upper case and lower case letters. In this list, APC comes before Acgate and CXR Telecom comes before Cisco.Capital letters (upper case) are generally considered to be identical to their corresponding lower case letters for the purposes of alphabetical ordering, as in this case.I also found the vendors Allen-Bradely and Allen-Bradley in this list, surely one of them is a typo.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
Carsten.SchmidtBrainy

Change the device information on the mapOn the Roadmap

On the maps, the devices are shown with host name, IP and device type but device type is not very informative e.g. “Cisco IOS Switch”. It would be much better to show the model like “C9500-40X”.

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Forum|Forum|2 months ago
harishchandrasKnown Participant

Automated Change Analysis report in IST TimezoneOn the Roadmap

Currently, the change analysis reports shows diff in UTC time zone. is there any way where we can have it in IST Time zone.

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Professor_Matt
Forum|Forum|2 months ago
mrigoulotNew Participant

Feature - Update Map OptionsOn the Roadmap

One issue we tend to have, is that our large site maps can change from time to time, and while you can set the benchmark to update maps automatically, it resets positioning as well. Having to re-drag 10 switches is easy, 300+ switches, not so much. There is a semi-workaround where you set the map layout, then unset it in the map layout manager. But it’s a very convoluted process that is easily broken if someone doesn’t know any better.  It would be nice, both in the benchmark and within the map, that when you update maps, there’s advanced options.My suggestions for enable/disable check boxes:Update Devices (Adds new ones, removes old ones) Update Links Reset device positions to default map layout. 

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Forum|Forum|2 years ago
Carsten.SchmidtBrainy

Provide information on failed qappOn the Roadmap

Hi,I have several scheduled Qapps searching for various kinds of errors. When the result is empty, meaning the qapp ran but no error was found, there is no CSV published. Instead of providing no information which could be interpreted as a Qapp error, please provide confirmation that the Qapp ran successfully but no result was produced.

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Forum|Forum|2 years ago
brett.koger
brett.koger

Auto Update Managed Devices in API Server for SPOGOn the Roadmap

Please let me know if I am missing something but we are having to manually update the Managed Devices for our API Serve Manager.It would be great if these API Servers were auto updated based off of a device group or a site.  

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brett.koger
Forum|Forum|3 years ago
MarcoFrequent Participant

Allow search when adding new OIDsOn the Roadmap

Hi, please consider to add a search function when user has to manually add a new vendor model. It is not easy to scroll long list of device Type, Vendor, Driver and so on.Thanks, Marco 

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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
gshaw550New Participant

Add the ability to Clone/Duplicate in some key areasOn the Roadmap

Hi NetBrain, It would be great to be able to clone or duplicate details that have been entered into NetBrain in some key areas, for example: Being able to clone the “Basic System Benchmark” task or any other task, this way we can create standard tasks , duplicate and do minor tweaks (such as the device scope) it will save a lot of effort and upkeep. The same goes for Layout Styles in Map Layout manager, it would be great to clone those and and tweak as required. Thanks for your consideration

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zhaoxu
Forum|Forum|4 years ago
Orkhan GasimovNew Participant

Smart CLI improvementOn the Roadmap

Smart CLI would be much more useful if it was possible to :Open a connection to multiple devices at once (e.g. select multiple devices on a map, right-click and choose “Smart CLI”). Send a command to multiple devices at once.

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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
Orkhan GasimovNew Participant

Please make the output of Tune Live Access exportable!On the Roadmap

In order to understand which devices are properly onboarded to NetBrain (via either SSH access, API access or other means that guarantee full visibility for a device in NetBrain) and which aren’t, one way to check is by using Domain Management => Operations => Advanced Tools => Tune Live Access.However, all the benefits of this tool/functionality are negated by the fact that the output is not exportable to e.g. a CSV file.Can you please address this gap or suggest other ways to check which devices are fully onboarded to NetBrain and which aren't (i.e. visible via SNMP polls only or ping only but not SSH/API access)?

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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
Orkhan GasimovNew Participant

Inconsistent selection of endpoints for path trace when One-IP table contains historical records for the same IPOn the Roadmap

Per NB DEV team, if there’s more than 1 entry for a given IP, the old one will be considered first as it was inserted into the DB first…Which doesn’t make sense because the most recent record from One-IP table should be used for every endpoint.Can the above mentioned behavior be changed somehow?

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Forum|Forum|4 years ago
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