With NetBrain, your entire network becomes a searchable database, so that you can search for a device by using IP address, hostname, vendor/model, or parts of a configuration file. You can find exactly what you are looking for instantly, and then generate a new map or open an existing map directly from the search results.

1.Enter any of the following keywords in the search bar:

Data Source

Sample Keyword

Hostname

Boston_core_SW

IP address

172.24.10.2/30

Text in the configuration file from Current Baseline

route-target

ospf 10 area 0

Vendor/Model information

catalyst

Device/interface/module property

11851648 (take serial number for example)

If you do not remember the full keyword, type the first three letters of the keyword, and then select the matched one from the drop-down menu.

Note: Currently, the intelligent prompt is only supported by map name, device interface IP address (including IPv4 and IPv6), device hostname (including MPLS name), and dashboard name.

Tip: Whether a property can be used as an index is configured in the GDR (global data repository).

Tip: You can search for a specific device exactly by Semantic Search, or search for multiple devices with common characteristics by Advanced Search.

2.Press the Enter key or click the icon to start searching. The search results will be displayed with the matched keyword highlighted.

Tip: When searching for devices by text in the configuration file, you can select the Configuration tab to narrow down to the devices which match the keyword combination exactly in their configuration files.

3.Click the X L3 Neighbors hyperlink (for instance, 15 L3 Neighbors). A preview map containing the searched device (for instance, GW2Lab) and its neighbors is displayed.

 

4.To display the preview map on the existing map, click Add to Current Map; To display the preview map on a new map, click Open in New Map.

Tip: To map multiple devices without their neighbors, select the devices and then click Map from the search results.

 

Further operations:

Viewing device details in a dashboard

Click the device name in the search result. A Device Details dashboard matching its device type opens, showing the detailed information of the device. See Semantic Search for further operations.
Browsing device details in the device details pane

1)Point to the target device in the search result pane.

2)Click the icon and select View Device Details from the drop-down menu. See Device Details for more details.
Viewing neighbor devices

1)Click the X L2 Neighbors hyperlink (for instance, 2 L2 Neighbors) to open the corresponding neighbor list as well as the preview map of the neighbor topology.

2)To open the preview map, click Open in New Map.
Searching for an interface of the device

1)Click the X Interface hyperlink (for instance, 15 Interfaces) to open the interface list of the device.

2)Click the IP address of the target interface. The system automatically starts a new search using the IP address as the keyword.

 

See also:

▪Creating a Map