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Is there some way to be able to execute CLI commands from the API and pull the files or output? It doesn’t seem there is a way to do it so I wanted to see if anyone has other methods that they have found that would work for this use case?  

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?

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

Hello, Is it possible to use DrawDevice or DrawEndSystem Netbrain API to create an arbitrary ip address that will represent the internet or ISP BGP peer?

Can anyone share an example of processing a $bool variable in the Visual Parser.  Basically, what I would like to do is verify whether a certain command is present or not and put a true or false in an output table.For example, verify that the Nexus pim feature is enabled. Command in config is;feature pim

Hello I am trying to build a Qapp that runs 2 CLI cmd, one to pull the P2P IPs on the link between 2 nodes in canvas 1 and then second to run the ping on the those P2P IP variables from canvas1. First parser in canvas1 below is getting all the local p2p IP and then I am using script to create p2p IP for neighboring node. I am able to get all the required variables (ipv4_peer and intf) here with no issues.sh ip int bri | e "down|Down" | e unassigned Second parser below should be using the canvas1 variables to get the ping results but it’s not showing me the intended results.ping $ipv4_peer source $intfMy end goal is running a DVT/Qapp on the map to show latency/ping delay on the links between 2 nodes. Not sure if there is an easier method available for this. Please advise.Thanks in advance.

Are these working for you? What should be the prerequisite for VXLAN in order for Netbrain Path Calculation to draw the underlay devices? Thank you!

Hello!Is there a way to export a CSV file by using the “Script” node in a QApp? I want to filter a table with more complex logic than the “Basic Output” or “Subtable” nodes that a QApp can provide, and then export it to a CSV file. Thank you!

Hello!Is there a way to periodically send a list of the members of a device group via e-mail? I’m using a QApp that puts non-compliant devices in a device group.Thank you

So my Company has a Single Truth application which has the an active device list. How do I get to sync up this device list into our NetBrain domain using API?Thanks!

Hello all.  Just wanted to post here to see if this is even possible.  I have a Qapp that creates a CSV file with specific fields.  The purpose is to create a filtered table or report that shows all of our network switches and the amount of unused interfaces.  The CSV just has all the raw data.  I would still need to create some logic that says interface status is either “down” or “administratively down”, the last input is over a year or never, and the media type is one of many options (example:  10/100/1000BaseTX) as I want to exclude fiber interfaces.  For each row in the CSV, I want to just count these.  Then, ideally, the report would simply show 2 columns.Column 1              Column 2Switch 1 Name        Number of Unused PortsSwitch 2 Name        Number of Unused PortsDoes anyone know if this can be accomplished within NetBrain or would I just need to utilize something external and work with the raw CSV data?Thanks.

Hello, I found the nice How To to do compliance with a Q-APP.https://community.netbraintech.com/articles/knowledgebase/How-To-Verifying-Device-Compliance-30-10-2020Could you provide a similar How To, to do it with an Intent ? br

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?

I am trying to understand how to use the getInterfaceProperty.  I have a QAPP and wanted to input the description of an interface in one cells. The requirements are below.   if I wanted to get the Descr  for an interface but the interface is coming from the qapp how would the code go?$cell = getInterfaceProperty(‘Descr’,$_device,$intf,infs) ?   I get no results and been trying to plug in the information with no change.  Any suggestions?

I created a device property for Last date of Support for old hardware for all devices in netbrainthru Tenent, GDR Data.  I can see the device propery at the end of the device propertiesand I can popout and edit the last date of support for 1 device and save with no issue.How do I update more than 1 device at a time. Thanks,Tony

 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

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!

hi How can we enable interactive CLI commands on all devices at once. 

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

We use Palo Alto firewalls and a few are configured with Virtual Wire interfaces (https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/9-1/pan-os-admin/networking/configure-interfaces/virtual-wire-interfaces). However Netbrain doesn’t identify virtual wire interfaces and won’t add the firewalls to a map. Is there anyway to add a virtual wire interface either through the discovery or added manually? Thanks.

Can anyone advise if there is a way to validate a base configuration to other like devices to ensure compliance and our standards are being followed.For example, I have a device or model that I would like to ensure all other devices are identical such asLogging AAA/TACACS ACL’s NTPMy approach, which doesn’t seem to be working was Create a Parser to capture Configuration for text fields that I would like to ensure are consistent. Create a NI for prior fields that need to match. Created a specific test group for selected devices.However, when I run the NI, it only compares the fields that I selected to the previous baseline for the device, not the device I want it to model.Any advise or direction appreciated. Thanks.

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 :) 

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:

Greetings, How can I get the One-IP List using python script? I couldn’t find a built-in function for it. I am not trying to use the API method. My ultimate goal is to retrieve the DeviceObject (DNS/Hostname and IP Address) of EndPoints connected to Access Switch Interfaces. I have the MAC Addresses of connected Endpoints, but there isn’t any built-in function to my knowledge to retrieve the DeviceObject by MAC Adddress. Using the ARP Table is not really feasible because I would first have to Find the Gateway Router, get the contents of the ARP Table and then do the mapping. The Interface Report Table from the Qapp inlcudes the fields DNSName and IPAddress, but unfortunately does not output it. Any help is appreciated! Best Regards, DaveDaMan

Hello all, I would like to write an parser/qapp for a fortinet to capture some packets.Here a chain of commands is used to archieve a packet sniff. diagnose debug flow filter port 443                             ##Define Filterdiagnose debug flow show function-name enablediagnose debug flow show iprope enablediagnose debug flow trace start 20diagnose debug enablediagnose debug disablediagnose debug flow filter clear                                  ## Output start, need to be captured##cleanupdiagnose debug disablediagnose debug flow filter clearThe flow must be in the same CLI session (I already tried to use a standalone parser for each step)On the fortinet box itself it is not possible to chain commands.Is that possible?