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NetBrain

NetBrain Integrated Edition is an adaptive automation integrated with existing NMS tools and IT workflows to automate documentation, troubleshooting, network change, and defense.


Asset Types Fetched

  • Devices

Before You Begin

Ports

  • TCP port 80/443

Authentication Method

  • User Name/Password

Permissions

The value supplied in User Name and Password must have read-only permissions in order to fetch assets.


Connecting the Adapter in Axonius

To connect the adapter in Axonius, provide the following parameters:

Required Parameters

  1. NetBrain Web API Server Host - The hostname of the NetBrain server.
  2. NetBrain Domain Name and NetBrain Tenant Name - The domain and tenant name associated with your NetBrain server.
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Note

When NetBrain Domain ID and NetBrain Tenant ID are not supplied, NetBrain Domain Name and NetBrain Tenant Name are required.

  1. NetBrain Domain ID and NetBrain Tenant ID - The domain and tenant identifier associated with your NetBrain server.
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Note

When NetBrain Domain Name and NetBrain Tenant Name are not supplied, NetBrain Domain ID and NetBrain Tenant ID are required.

  1. User Name and Password - The user name and password for an account that has read access to the API.
  2. Use Backwards-Compatible (pre-8.01) API (default: true) - Select this option when connecting to NetBrain versions earlier than v8.01 (this includes v8.0 and all v7.x).
NetBrain connection screen

Optional Parameters

  1. External Authentication ID - This parameter is only required for an external user through LDAP/AD or TACACS and the value must match with the name of external authentication which the user created with an admin role in system management under "User Account" section.
  2. Verify SSL - Verify the SSL certificate offered by the host supplied in NetBrain Web API Server Host. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.
  3. HTTPS Proxy - A proxy to use when connecting to NetBrain Domain.

To learn more about common adapter connection parameters and buttons, see Adding a New Adapter Connection.

Advanced Settings

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Note

Advanced settings can either apply to all connections for this adapter, or to a specific connection. Refer to ​.

  1. Fetch extended interface data - Select this option to fetch physical interfaces, IPSec VPN interfaces, GRE VPN interfaces, and extended data for devices.
  2. Fetch One-IP table data - Select this option to fetch One-IP table data for devices and all interfaces and extended data for devices (even if the Fetch extended interface data checkbox is disabled).
  3. Create One-IP entries as device - Select this option to create One-IP entries as devices.
  4. Async One-IP requests in parallel (default: 5) - Select this option to configure how many requests to send each time to OneIP.
    • If you configure this option, you must enable Create One-IP entries as device.
  5. Number of parallel processes (default: 1) - Select this option to configure the number of parallel processes to fetch devices from NetBrain.
  6. Comma separated list of DNS resolvers - Add a comma-separated list of DNS resolvers. The system will then use them to get the DNS name of the device from the IP address.
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To learn more about Adapter Configuration tab advanced settings, see Adapter Advanced Settings.

Updated 4 days ago