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Business Benefits

• Detectandautomatenet-workchanges,andseewhochangedwhat,where,whenandassesstheimpactofchangesonthehealthandstabilityofthenetwork

• Reduceguessworkwithcompletediscovery,dynamicinventoryandaviewofallnetworkdevices,networkconstructs,theirdependenciesandtopology

• Identifysuboptimalconfigura-tionswithintelligentanalysisofdeviceconfigurationsbeforeproblemsarise

• Ensureconsistencyandminimizetimetoprovecompli-ancewithbuilt-inregulatorystandardsandcustomizablecompliancereports

• Improvecapacitymanagementandroguedevicedetection

Reduce Risk and Improve IT Efficiency by Automating Network Configuration and Change Management

Today,upto80%ofnetworkproblemsarecausedbychange—mistakesmadewhenmanuallychangingdevices,settingpoorconfigurationsthatcauseproblemslaterandusinginconsistentstandards.Newinitiatives,suchasvirtualization,cloudcomputingandIPv6,areonlyaddingtothechallenge.Whilenewvirtualserverscanbespunupanddowninamatterofminutes,thenetworkinfrastructuresupportingthesedynamicenvironmentstypicallyrequiresdaysandweekstochange—properly.

NetMRIistheworld’sleadingmulti-vendornetworkautomationsolution.ItincludesthefunctionalityofInfobloxSwitchPortManagerandAutomationChangeManagerandaddsfunctionalityforchangeandconfigurationmanagementandcomplianceenforcement.Withhundredsofbuilt-inrulesandindustrybestpractices,itautomatesnetworkchangeandconfigurationmanagement,intelligentlymanagesdeviceconfigurationsandreducestheriskofhumanerror.

NetMRIisakeysolutionformanagingdynamicandcomplexenvironments,suchasvirtualizedandcloudnetworks,andprovidesmanagementsupportforIPv6deployments.Withautomationforbothphysicalandvirtualdevices,NetMRIgivesyournetworkthepowertokeepwithpacewithrapidlychangingnetworkcomponents.WithtightintegrationwiththeInfobloxTrinzicDDIsolution,userscanleveragetheauto-syncwiththeIPAMdatabaseandimplementchangesfasterwiththeAutomationTaskBoard.

Complete Network Change and Impact Analysis

NetMRIdetectsandtracksallnetworkchanges—includingwhochangedwhat,whereandwhen,andtheimpactofchanges—andsaveseveryhistoricaldeviceconfigurationwitheasyside-by-sidecomparisons.Thisautomatednetworksolutionalsoincludesembeddedjobs,scriptsandcustomizabletemplatestohelpyoumoveawayfrommanualCLI-basedchanges.

NetMRIleverageshundredsofstandardsandindustrybestpracticestounderstandandcorrelatetheimpactofchangeonbothnetworkhealthandcompliance.Insteadofassumingachangeworks,NetMRIdetectsthechangeandcompletesanautomatedanalysistoidentifyvariancesfromcorrectconfigurationandvulnerabilitiestothestabilityofthenetwork.Auto-generatedissues,graphicalsummariesandtheuniqueNetworkScorecardhighlightwhetherchangeshaveapositiveornegativeimpactonthenetwork.

Thedashboardviewhighlightstheimpactofchangeovertimeonbothnetworkhealthandnetworkcomplianceandstability

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Key Features

• IncludesSwitchPortManager’scomprehensivemulti-vendornetworkdiscovery,switchportcapacityviewsandend-hostmanagement

• IncludesAutomationChangeManager’srobustanddynamicnetworkchangeautomationcapabilities

• Automaticnetworkdiscov-eryformulti-vendornetworkdeviceswithmulti-perspectivetopologyviews

• Built-inexpertanalysisofconfigurationandhealthassessments

• Standardandcustomruleandreportingforfastercomplianceanalysis

• Changemonitoringandtrack-ingforwhochangedwhat,where,whenandtheimpactofthechangeonthehealthofthenetwork

• Collectionandarchivingofcur-rentandhistoricalofnetworkdevices’configurationfileswitheasyside-by-sidecomparison

• Automaticnetworkproblemidentificationwithauto-remedi-ationoptions

• Built-inpackagedscripts,suchasOSupgrades,passwordchangesandmanyothers

• Jobscheduling,approvalandpeer-reviewenforcement

• Executive-leveldashboardsthatshowcorrelationofchangewithnetworkhealthandcom-pliance,overallnetworkscoreandotherhigh-levelviews

• In-boundandout-boundAPIsupportforthird-partysolutions

• IntegratedwithTrinzicDDIforauto-synctoIPAMdatabaseandenhancedautomationforcommonnetworktasks

Total View of the Network

Today,manyorganizationsrelyonmanualspreadsheetsandgenericpingsweepsfornetworkdiscoveryandinventory,buttheresultsproducedbythesehas-beentechniquesareoftenoutofdateandcanwastevaluablestafftimeininefficientnetworkmanagementandprolongedtroubleshootingefforts.

NetMRIofferscompletenetworkdiscoveryanddynamicinventoryformulti-vendor,Layer2andLayer3physicalandvirtualnetworkelements.User-friendlyanalysisandgraphicalviewsproviderichinformationonnetworkelements,includingdevices,VLANs,routes,routingtables,HSRP/VRRPpeers,subnets,OSandmodels.

NetMRIautomaticallycollectsinformationandcontinuouslykeepsituptodate,makingitalwaysavailableforkeytaskssuchasinventory,troubleshootingandmaintenancereconciliation.Findplannedandroguedevicesautomatically,reportonvariancesastheyhappen,andhighlightthenetworkconnectionsacrosstheentireinfrastructure.Also,automaticallysynctherichnetworkdatawithInfoblox’sIPaddressmanagementsolution.

Proactive Network Configuration Management

NetMRIidentifiesandexposeslurkingandintermittentproblemsoftencausedbypoorconfigurations,whicharetypicallyverydifficultandsometimesimpossibletotroubleshoot.Usingbuilt-inexpertiseandanalytictechniquestoidentifynetworkissuesandpoorconfigurations,NetMRIdetectssymptomsbeforetheyevolveintofaults.

Focusingonaholisticnetworkviewandanalysisinsteadofjustindividualdevices,NetMRIhelpsyoudiscoverhiddenproblemsandremediatethemfasterthananymanualprocessescan.Byuncoveringpotentialissuesearly,NetMRIempowersyoutotakepreventiveactionproactivelywellbeforetheenduserexperiencespoorperformanceorapplicationdegradation.

Auto-discoversmulti-vendornetworkdevicesincludinglayer2physical,layer3logicalandnetworktopologyviews

Proactivelymonitoragainstindustrybestpracticesandcompliancerulesreceiveautomatedalertswhenissuesaredetectedwiththeabilitytodrilldownintoindividualdevices

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Network Change Automation

Eventhoughnetworksarebecomingevermoredynamicthroughtechnologiessuchasvirtualizationandcloudcomputing,manyITteamsstillusemanualprocessesorwritecustomscriptstomakechanges.Theseprocessesrequireextensiveinternalexpertise,havelargetimecommitmentsandincreasetheriskofhumanerror.Asaresult,manyITteamshavelimitedcontrolandchangedocumentation.Moreover,manualprocessessimplycannotkeeppacewiththechangesthatvirtualdevicesbringtothenetwork.

NetMRI,whichincludesAutomationChangeManager,employsembeddedexpertiseandcustomizabletemplatestoexecutebasicandcomplexchanges,

helpingITteamsreducemanualprocessesandcreatefeweruniquescripts.Insteadofhandlingjustbasictasks,NetMRIfocusesoncustomizable,dynamicconcepts–enablingpowerfulautomationwiththeAutomationTaskBoard.

Automated Network Compliance and Standardization

Whenconfrontedwithnewstandardsrequirementsandcomplianceregulations,manyorganizationssimplyfilethespecificationsdocumentsinalargebinderwhentheyarriveanddon’tthinkaboutthemagainuntilthereisaproblemoranauditisscheduled.ThenmembersoftheITstaffgothroughthenetworkfromonedevicetothenext,rulebyrule,andattempttofindtheissues,ascertainthestateoftherequirements,institutethenewlymandatedregulationsandscrambletoprovethattheprocesseshavebeenfollowed.Theresultisthatchaosensues.

NetMRIsolvestheproblemofnetworkcomplianceandstandardizationbyautomatingtheprocesswithbuilt-inrulesandtemplatesforcommonstandards,includingPCI,NSA,SANS,DISAandothers,andalsoallowingyoutocreateyourowncustompoliciesandreports.NetMRIpasseseachruleacrosseverysinglenetworkdevice24/7,andhighlightsallviolationsimmediatelyasdetected.

Employingcustomizableattributes/policiesandcontinuousproactivemonitoring,NetMRIalertsyoutoanyruleviolation,showsyouwhocausedtheproblemandoffersremediationoptionsinrealtime.

Insteadofspendingweekschaoticallycompilingtheinformationforaudits,youareabletogeneratereportsforbothinternalstandardsandexternalmandates(suchasSOX,HIPAA,FERCandNERC)automaticallywithasingleclick.

Automaticallytrackallchangesmadetothenetworkdevices(includingphysicalcardchanges)andanswerwhatdevicechanged,bywho,whenandwhatchanged

Forbothinternalbestpracticesandexternalcompliancemandates,NetMRI’scontinuousmonitoringandsingle-clickreportingensuresongoingstandardization

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Infoblox Product Warranty and Services

Thestandardhardwarewarrantyisforaperiodofoneyear.Thesystemsoftwarehasa90-daywarrantythatwillmeetpublishedspecifi-cations.Optionalserviceproductsarealsoavailablethatextendthehardwareandsoftwarewarranty.Theseproductsarerecommendedtoensuretheapplianceiskeptupdatedwiththelatestsoftwareenhancementsandtoensurethesecurityandavailabilityofthesystem.ProfessionalservicesandtrainingcoursesarealsoavailablefromInfoblox.Informationinthisdocumentissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.InfobloxInc.assumesnoresponsibilityforerrorsthatappearinthisdocument.

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Switch Port Management Visibility

Oftenorganizationsaddunnecessaryswitchportcapacitytobesafe,whichbothincreasessecurityrisksbecauseoflimitedvisibilityandalsocompoundsexpenses.WithNetMRI,youcanautomaticallytrackconnectedenddevicesandmonitorwhatwasconnected,bywhom,whenandwhere.

NetMRIletsyoueasilyidentifyandlocateroguedevicesorusedeviceforensicsfortroubleshooting.SinceNetMRImonitorsallenddevices,determiningused,freeandavailableportsiseasyandsimpleandallowsITteamstoplancapacitythroughouttheorganizationwithmoreassuranceandinsight.

Automating and Simplifying Common Network Tasks

Commonnetworkingtasksthatappear“simpleandfast”stillrequireextensivemanualeffortandmultiplehandoffsthatalltoooftenleadtohumanerrorandexcessivedelays.Turningaportupordown,reconfiguringaVLANorcreatinganewsubnetisnotextremelycomplex,butstilltakeshoursordaysformostorganizations.

ByintegratingTrinzicDDIandNetMRI,theAutomationTaskBoardprovidesasingle,intuitiveuserinterfacetocompleteacommontaskquickly,effectivelyandsecurely.Initiatingtasksthroughasingleinterface,authorizedstaffcanmakecommonchangesimmediately,therebyeliminatingtheneedforelaborate,customscriptsandmanualprocesses.Thisrichautomationcapabilitycrossesorganizationsboundariesallowingmoreexperiencedstafftofocusoncriticalbusinessinitiatives,insteadofdealingwithmanual,repetitivetasks.

Network Automation for Efficiency, Security, Analysis,and Compliance

Inshort,NetMRIempowersyournetworkwithautomationthatensuresup-to-datecompliance,offersfullvisibilityinrealtimeatalltimes,controlschangeandconfigurationmanagement,givesyoutheinsightyouneedforfasttroubleshootingandprovidesthetoolsformanagingtoday’sdynamicandcomplexenvironments,includingthechallengesofvirtualizationandcloudcomputing.

Viewtotal,freeandavailableports(asdefinedbyendusertiedtotimebeingfree),andfilterbycustomanddynamicdevicegroupings

TheAutomationTaskBoardsimplifiescommonnetworkchangeswiththeintuitiveinterface