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Inline Error Reference for Empty ADT Cells on Replicated IntentsOpen
NetBrain currently displays a blank cell on an Automated Data Table when a replicated Intent fails to produce a result, with no inline indication of the cause. Users must invoke a separate debug option to investigate, which is not intuitive for locating the source of the failure. This enhancement would add an inline error message or a direct pointer to troubleshooting details within the empty cell itself, so the cause of a failed replication is visible without a separate debug step. Surfacing this information directly would reduce the time and effort required for customers to diagnose replication failures on Automated Data Tables.
Historical Monitoring of Seat License UsageOpen
NetBrain currently does not provide a way to monitor seat license consumption over time, leaving administrators without visibility into how usage fluctuates as users log in and out. Without historical or trend data, teams cannot reliably identify peak usage periods or plan license capacity in advance. This enhancement would introduce a reporting or dashboard capability that tracks seat license usage over time, including peak concurrent usage figures. Customers would benefit from improved capacity management, enabling proactive license planning and reducing the risk of users being locked out when license limits are unexpectedly reached.
Embeddable Dashboard Links for External Portal IntegrationOpen
NetBrain dashboards currently do not provide a stable, embeddable hyperlink that can be used within an iframe on an external portal or web page. This enhancement would allow a Summary Dashboard to be shared as an embeddable link, with appropriate authentication handling, so it can be rendered inside third-party pages such as a corporate intranet or SharePoint site. This capability would allow customers to consolidate NetBrain dashboard data alongside other platforms in a single pane of glass view, reducing the need to switch between separate tools to monitor network health.
Customizable Email Template for Account Expiration NotificationsOpen
NetBrain currently sends an automated email notification when a user account is set to expire, but administrators cannot modify the body or message text of this notification template. This enhancement proposes providing an interface for administrators to customize the content of the account expiration notification email, similar to other configurable system notification templates. Allowing template customization would let organizations tailor messaging to their internal communication standards and reduce confusion for recipients.
Bulk Transfer of File Ownership Between User AccountsOpen
NetBrain currently provides no supported way to reassign ownership of files such as maps, intents, reports, and QApps from one user account to another. When an organization changes username conventions, offboards employees, or otherwise retires accounts, files owned by the old account can become difficult to locate or entirely inaccessible, including private QApps and files tied to former employee accounts. This enhancement proposes an administrator-facing capability to transfer ownership of a user's files, individually or in bulk, to a different active account. Organizations that periodically restructure account naming or experience staff turnover would benefit from a reliable way to preserve institutional knowledge and avoid permanent loss of work product tied to retired accounts.
Cross-Domain and Cross-Tenant Consolidated Reporting for Device Attribute Status and Hostname ChangesOpen
NetBrain currently does not provide a built-in way to generate a consolidated view of device attribute status, such as GDR mgmtInvStatus, or hostname change activity across all domains and tenants. Administrators must review this information domain by domain, which becomes time-consuming in large multi-tenant environments. This enhancement would introduce a consolidated reporting capability that aggregates device attribute status and hostname change data across all domains and tenants, along with an API to trigger hostname updates and retain the latest value. Customers managing large, multi-domain or multi-tenant deployments would benefit from centralized visibility and reduced manual effort when auditing device status or reconciling hostname changes.
Copy a page from one map to another mapOpen
NetBrain currently does not provide a way to copy an existing page from one map and add it into a different map; users must manually recreate the devices, connections, and layout on the target map. This enhancement would add a copy-page capability that lets users select a page from a source map and insert it, along with its content and layout, into another map. Customers building multi-map projects would benefit from faster map assembly and reduced manual rework when reusing existing page content across related maps.
Add Platform Column to NDP TableOpen
The NDP table currently does not display the platform information for discovered neighbor devices, limiting visibility into device type during topology analysis. This enhancement would add a Platform column to the NDP table so that platform details are visible alongside existing neighbor discovery attributes. Customers working in mixed-vendor environments would gain improved context without needing to cross-reference other tools to determine neighbor device platform.
Built-In FTP/TFTP Server for Device Image Upload and UpgradeOpen
NetBrain currently requires customers to rely on an external FTP or TFTP server to transfer IOS images to network devices during image upgrade workflows executed through Change Management. This enhancement would introduce a built-in FTP/TFTP service within NetBrain, allowing administrators to upload IOS images directly through the GUI and push those images to devices as part of a Change Management upgrade task, without configuring or maintaining a separate external server. This would simplify the upgrade process and reduce infrastructure dependencies, which is particularly valuable for customers operating in secure or restricted environments where introducing additional external servers is undesirable.
Single User Account Support Across Multiple LDAP SourcesOpen
NetBrain currently requires a separate user account for each LDAP source a user authenticates against, which results in multiple accounts for the same individual when an organization uses more than one LDAP directory. This causes ambiguity in identifying users and can lead to loss of previously configured user profile settings when a different account is used for authentication. This enhancement would allow a single NetBrain user account to be associated with multiple LDAP sources, so that authentication against any of the linked directories resolves to the same account and profile. Customers operating multiple LDAP directories would benefit from consistent user identity, reduced administrative overhead, and preservation of user profile settings regardless of which LDAP source is used to authenticate.
Display HA Firewall Pair Relationships on Topology MapsOpen
NetBrain currently has no mechanism to visually indicate that two mapped devices form a high-availability (HA) firewall pair, even when both devices are present on the same map. Users cannot readily identify HA relationships without external knowledge, since the map does not distinguish paired devices from unrelated ones. This enhancement would introduce a default data view or map indicator that surfaces HA pairing information between mapped firewalls, independent of any Layer 2 or Layer 3 connection between them. Customers managing redundant firewall deployments would gain clearer visibility into their HA architecture directly on the map, reducing the need for manual cross-referencing during design review or troubleshooting.
Larger Default Size for Neighbors Dialog BoxOpen
NetBrain currently opens the Neighbors dialog box at a fixed, small default size that often truncates device names, requiring users to manually expand the window each time it is opened. This enhancement would increase the default size of the Neighbors dialog box so that longer device names are visible without manual resizing, and would allow users to configure and save a preferred default size in their settings. Reducing the need for repeated manual resizing would save time for customers who reference the Neighbors dialog frequently while working with topology maps.
Support spaces and negation in match-near search operatorOpen
The 'match near' search operator currently does not accept spaces within its search string, which prevents customers from constructing multi-term proximity queries such as combining a keyword phrase with parameters like span and order settings. Additionally, there is no 'does not match near' operator available for excluding results based on proximity criteria. This enhancement proposes updating the 'match near' operator to support spaces within its query syntax and introducing a complementary 'does not match near' operator for negated proximity searches. Customers building Dynamic Search criteria or Dynamic Device Group membership rules would gain more flexible and precise control over proximity-based searches, reducing the need for workarounds when defining complex search or exclusion logic.
Remove Truncation Limit for Device Notes in DVTOpen
NetBrain currently truncates device note text within DVT once it reaches a certain length, and this truncation is present in both the Web UI and the Functional Portal, preventing users from viewing the complete note content. This enhancement would remove or substantially raise the character limit applied to device notes so that full note content displays consistently across both interfaces. Customers rely on device notes to capture complete operational context and troubleshooting details, and eliminating this truncation would ensure critical information remains accessible and is not silently cut off.
Standard terminal emulator functions in Smart CLI (copy, scrollback, reset)Open
NetBrain Smart CLI currently does not provide standard terminal emulator functions found in common SSH clients. Users cannot select a word or line via double- or triple-click, cannot copy the full session output from the start of the terminal, cannot clear the scrollback buffer, cannot reset the terminal, and can only select and copy text that is currently visible on screen rather than longer command output. This enhancement would add these terminal emulation capabilities to Smart CLI, bringing its text selection, copy, and session management behavior in line with familiar terminal clients. Providing this functionality would allow engineers to rely solely on the NetBrain platform for device management tasks, removing the need to switch to external terminal tools for common copy and session-handling actions.
Drill-Down Integration from Summary Dashboard to Universal DashboardOpen
Summary Dashboards currently display only aggregate counts of alerts and successes, and cannot be linked to or expanded into a Universal Dashboard for more granular views. Users who need a breakdown by attributes such as device type or utilization percentage must build and navigate to a separate Universal Dashboard manually, with no direct path between the two views. This enhancement would add the ability to configure a drill-down link from a Summary Dashboard widget directly into a related Universal Dashboard, preserving relevant context such as the selected metric or time range. This would give operations teams a faster path from a high-level summary view to detailed, attribute-based breakdowns, supporting more effective monitoring workflows in network operations centers.
Version History and Restore for Intent and ADT ObjectsOpen
NetBrain does not currently maintain a version history for Intent or Automated Data Table (ADT) definitions, so users must manually save a new file with a timestamp each time they want to preserve a prior state. This makes it difficult to track changes over time or recover an earlier version without cluttering the environment with multiple saved copies. This enhancement would introduce version history tracking for Intent and ADT objects, allowing users to view prior versions and restore a selected version directly, without manual file duplication. This capability would reduce administrative overhead and lower the risk of losing a working configuration when changes need to be reverted.
Reduce Stored Historical Versions by Retaining Only Changed SnapshotsOpen
NetBrain currently retains every captured historical data snapshot, including versions where no meaningful change occurred, which increases storage consumption over time. This enhancement proposes a storage retention option that keeps only the versions where an actual change in the underlying data was detected, discarding or skipping redundant unchanged snapshots at the point of capture. Customers with large device inventories and frequent data collection cycles would benefit from reduced storage overhead and more efficient long-term historical data management.
Lightweight Standalone Toolset for Network EngineersOpen
NetBrain currently requires a full server-based deployment to access its network mapping, pathing, change tracking, and health-check capabilities, which may not be practical for smaller teams or individual engineers with limited budget or infrastructure. This enhancement proposes a lightweight, standalone toolset that could run locally on a desktop or laptop without requiring a server, offering a subset of core functionality such as mapping, pathing, change detection, and health checks, while excluding intents, QApps, and automation features. Providing this streamlined option would allow network, security, and cloud engineers in smaller organizations to benefit from key diagnostic and visualization tools on demand, expanding NetBrain's reach to teams that cannot adopt the full platform.
Rocky Linux 9 support for NetBrain server deploymentOpen
NetBrain currently does not support installation or operation on Rocky Linux 9, limiting deployment options to the currently validated operating systems. This enhancement would extend NetBrain server installation and runtime support to include Rocky Linux 9 as a validated operating system. Customers standardizing their infrastructure on Rocky Linux would be able to deploy NetBrain without requiring an alternate operating system or workaround configurations.
Automatic Propagation of Network Settings Credential Updates to DevicesOpen
NetBrain currently does not propagate a password update made in Network Settings to devices that are already configured with the corresponding shared credential, requiring administrators to manually update the password on each affected device. This enhancement would automatically synchronize the updated credential across all devices associated with that shared credential profile as soon as it is changed in Network Settings. Customers subject to periodic password rotation policies would avoid authentication failures and account lockouts caused by devices continuing to use outdated credentials after a manual update.
Display Published Service Target Type in VPN PSC Endpoint NCT TableOpen
NetBrain currently does not display the Published service target type within the VPN PSC Endpoint NCT Table, limiting visibility into this endpoint attribute during analysis. This enhancement proposes adding a column to surface the Published service target type directly in the NCT Table for VPN PSC Endpoints. Customers managing cloud VPN environments would gain more complete endpoint context without needing to reference separate tools or configurations.
Audit Logging for Device Inventory Additions, Deletions, and ModificationsOpen
NetBrain does not currently provide an audit trail that identifies which user added, deleted, or modified a device record within the device inventory. As a result, administrators have no reliable way to trace how a previously removed device reappeared in the system, which can create confusion when reconciling inventory against external systems such as a CMDB. This enhancement would add audit log entries that capture the user, action type, and timestamp for each device addition, deletion, or modification. Administrators would gain clear visibility into inventory-level changes, supporting faster root-cause analysis and more accurate reconciliation with external systems of record.
Discovery and Mapping Support for Google Cloud VMware EngineOpen
NetBrain currently does not support discovery and mapping of Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) environments. This enhancement would add native discovery, modeling, and topology mapping capabilities for GCVE resources, consistent with existing public cloud support. Customers running VMware workloads on Google Cloud would gain complete visibility into their hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure without relying on manual workarounds.
Reporting on Smart CLI Client Version by UserOpen
NetBrain currently does not provide a way to identify which version of the Smart CLI client each user has installed, leaving administrators without visibility into client version distribution across their organization. This enhancement would introduce a report or tracking view listing users along with their currently installed Smart CLI client version. Having this visibility would help administrators plan upgrades in advance, particularly in environments where users lack administrative rights to install or update the client independently, and where new releases require a minimum client version.
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