Document Network with Dynamic Map
Dynamic Map represents the evolution of visualizing and documenting the network. The Dynamic Map can be created in advance to document your network, for example, mapping all sites and your core network. Dynamic Map can help you to understand a network design and ensure you always have accurate, up-to-date network documentation. Everything about a network can be discovered and continuously documented through NetworkBrain’s interactive media. This data includes:
- Network inventory
- Network topology (L2, L3, MPLS, IPSEC, SDN)
- Network design
- Network baseline and changes
- Data and functionality in 3rd party toolsets (via API)
A sample map showing the traditional routers, switches, VPN and their connections:
Unlike static diagrams, Dynamic Maps can be created on-demand, updated automatically, and shared with full data structures intact, ensuring that your documentation is always effective and relevant.
Sometimes you need documentation for an existing site or branch office for audit or future reference. NetworkBrain can create these maps automatically. Once NetworkBrain has discovered and created a digital twin of your network, it can automatically identify different geographic sites within your environment.
The logical relationships between sites can be visualized from a single overview map (e.g., North America United States Boston Boston DC 1). Users can then take advantage of specific functions within NetworkBrain’s network mapping tool to drill into any site to see the L2 or L3 relationships of devices within that Site.
Besides Site, a Device Group is a collection of devices configured with the same routing protocol or categorized by other logical conditions. Device groups can better organize network devices, which is critically important for operations at scale.
Users can also save their existing Dynamic Map and export it into Microsoft Visio or Word Documents with one click. The amount of detail on the Map at the time of the export is reflected in the resulting file.
