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2 Featured Speakers NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 2

3 Some Housekeeping This Webinar will be recorded.» We ll share it with you early next week Formal Release Notes will be distributed You can request upgrades starting next week» Must have active maintenance agreement to qualify Type Questions into the Chat window» I ll do my best to answer them along the way» We will follow up on questions we can t answer today via NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 3

4 Release Highlights Reducing MTTR» Change Analysis Updates Device Support» Expanded Vendor Support Improving Documentation User Experience Enhancements» Thin Client Lite» L2 Map Lay-out Improvements» Cisco ASA/PIX Virtualization Support» MPLS VRF Enhancements» Server-side Map Updates» IP SLA Improvements» Change Management Enhancements NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 4

6 Change Analysis Benefits A large percentage of Network Outages are change related A 2010 Ponemon Institute study shows 51% of outages are caused by user errors In 2014, Cisco released a study showing that 36% of network outages were change related If it worked before, it is highly likely that the outage is change related NetBrain s new Change Analysis functions improve an organizations ability to confirm change related outages by: Providing the user easy to consume change related details» Timeline View and Device Badges Automating the comparison process across multiple data sets Allowing deep customization of change analysis functions NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 6

7 Incremental Change Analysis Visual Display Server-side change analysis performed during Benchmarking provides instantaneous results. Launched from the Change Analysis floating toolbar on a map. NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 7

8 Incremental Change Analysis Device Badges 1. Device Badges on Map provide a summary of changes per device 2. Hover over badge reveals change type summary 3. Select change to view specific change details NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 8

9 Incremental Change Analysis Detailed Display Device and Data Type context sensitive display shows full details of identified changes. NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 9

10 Incremental Change Analysis Time Line Display Color Coded Time Line Panel: Number and types of Changes per Map Device Badges and Timeline display can be filtered to focus in on specific change events. Granular filters selectable by Server-side Benchmark Task and individual data collection NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 10

11 Incremental Change Analysis Server-side Analysis Enabled in the Server Benchmark Web Interface on the Workspace Server Full customization of comparison attributes Customization of comparison logic NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 11

12 Compare Historical Data Improved Accessibility Move the T2 pointer in time line panel of Incremental Change and select Compare Move T2 Pointer NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 12

visualize if comparison data is present Select Data Folder

13 Compare Historical Data Familiar folder and attribute selection window with a cleaner folder contents display to visualize if comparison data is present Select Data Folder NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 13

14 Compare Historical Data Enhanced Results Display Visual badges and Change Results Summary inherited from Incremental Change Analysis NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 14

15 Compare Historical Data Show Compared Results Click button to show traditional compared results NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 15

17 Documentation Improvement Benefits Network Documentation is the stepping stone for which all network activities build on. Understanding what is, enables what can and will be. Easy access to up to date documentation significantly reduces mean time to repair and ramp up time. Network documentation is a common challenge to keep current. NetBrain s documentation improvements increase an organizations ability to: Access search, map, and asset data from a tablet, smartphone or web browser Quickly lay-out and manipulate complex layer 2 topologies. Visualize VRF support including duplicate IP and segmented MPLS clouds Ensure documentation is kept up to date in a clientless manner Document advanced high-availability environments NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 17

19 New Workspace Server Login Screen Administrative user aware thin client login No concurrent license used while in Management Mode thin client mode Engineer login Management mode power user login NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 19

20 Thin Client Engineer Mode Predictive Visual Search Predictive OE Client search functionality is now available from a thin client. NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 20

21 Thin Client Engineer Mode Detailed Results View Device details includes 5 levels of details including a new baseline CLI Commands view NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 21

22 Thin Client Engineer Mode View Shared Maps All shared maps, including Sites, Device Group, and Link Group are viewable from within the thin client NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 22

Thin Client Engineer Mode View Inventory Report 3-tiered approach to inventory and asset management through a web interface» Predictive Inventory Search» Site, Device Group,

23 Thin Client Engineer Mode View Inventory Report 3-tiered approach to inventory and asset management through a web interface» Predictive Inventory Search» Site, Device Group, and Device Type inventory grouping» Detailed device view including interface and module properties NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 23

25 Layer-2 Map Layout Improvements Three layer view Auto Layout based on a device s assigned layer provides a cleaner map, in less time. NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 25

Layer-2 Map Layout Improvements Auto-Layout Physical links and interface connection points move to reduce overlay, resulting in a cleaner map in less time.

26 Layer-2 Map Layout Improvements Auto-Layout Physical links and interface connection points move to reduce overlay, resulting in a cleaner map in less time. Interface connection points are static when moving devices Before 5.4G1 Interface connection points move when moving devices 5.4G1 Auto Layout NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 26

27 Nexus Fabric Path Support NetBrain can now accurately parse fabricpath interfaces from configuration files and map the connections NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 27

These are visible from the device neighbor view, and can be used to

29 Support for Duplicated IP from VRF NetBrain now supports duplicated IPs from different VRFs. These are visible from the device neighbor view, and can be used to calculate A/B path logic and L3 topologies. NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 29

30 Define MPLS Cloud per VRF VRF-aware MPLS cloud definition improves Virtual Routing table and A-B path accuracy 1) Empty: means all CE interfaces 2) Global: means non-vrf interfaces NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 30

32 Virtualization & Failover Support (PIX & ASA Firewall) Primary and Secondary Device Mapping Context aware Active and Stand-by mapping: NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 32

reliance on the Workstation Client Select Map NetBrain

34 Schedule Automatic Map Updates via the Server New Benchmark option enables Map Updates keeping maps up to date without reliance on the Workstation Client Select Map NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 34

36 CLI Server Benchmark Improvement The CLI server benchmark redefined to support Baseline Data and NCT tables in addition to CLI commands. Support $VRF in CLI Commands Also supports Device Group based Benchmarking NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 36

37 Discovery Enhancements Improve Discovery time by selecting active Network Server and User Credentials NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 37

38 Resolve DNS Name per LAN Resolve DNS name for a selected LAN segment or multi-selected entries NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 38

39 IP SLA UX Improvements Support multiple selection by Ctrl and Shift key Only list the devices on map instead of list all devices Add process bar when execute refresh Add device count information NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 39

40 Network Server Domain Name Resolution Simplified definition of network server using DNS name instead of IP Address NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 40

41 Change Management Improvements Display the Qchange file name in the top ribbon of the Change Management editor Support import/export command templates as *.txt file Extend the file path length more than 129 characters Support multiple selection of devices in Change Management editor Support reference a customized Word template when Export Document NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 41

43 Expanded Vendor Support Support for Juniper HA pairs (Running NSRP)/Palo Alto HA Support Virtual Routers for SRX (from 5.2) Highlight STP block ports for Juniper devices (via procedure) Map Vlan of switches for Juniper devices (via procedure) Support Juniper SRX failover setup Qapp and Procedure support for IOS-XR, NX-OS and JunOS NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 43

45 Enterprise Edition 5.4G1 December 15, 2014 NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 45

46 Consultant Edition 5.4G1 December 15, 2014 NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 46

47 Instant Trial Edition 5.4G1 NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 47

48 Free Online Training 5.4G1 January 5, New Qapp Fundamentals NetBrain Technologies, Inc. New Feature Guide: Enterprise Edition v5.4g1 48

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NetBrain Technologies, Inc. 65 Network Drive Burlington, MA Phone: Website:

o o o o NetBrain Technologies, Inc. 65 Network Drive Burlington, MA 01803 Phone: +1 781 221 7199 Email: info@netbraintech.com Website: www.netbraintech.com Release Highlights 1 New & Improved Change Analysis