Tag Archives: discovery
Getting Started with REST API: Part 1 (Basic Procedures)
By Jan Durnhofer - July 12, 2022We make netTerrain — an IT documentation & visualization platform for data centers(DCIM), networks(Logical), and fiber plants(OSP) — easy to integrate with third-party databases via pre-built connectors and highly extensible, well-documented APIs. We get a lot of questions from customers that appreciate our swagger REST API documentation but still struggle a bit to get started….
Learn More
Not All Network Documentation is the Same
By Fred Koh - February 7, 2020When I’m talking to network engineers about documenting the network, I always ask the following question, “what does network documentation mean to you?” The responses I get range from: “I just want to document my routers and switches and be able to show this to management” ”I need to document everything — from office workstations,…
Learn More
SNMP discovery vs. Network connectors – which is better?
By Jan Durnhofer - November 18, 2019As netTerrain (for DCIM, Network Mapping, OSP software) offers both options, I get asked this question often: “what should I use? netTerrain’s native SNMP discovery or some connector to an existing system?” And the answer, as you may expect, is “…it depends.” SNMP discovery: “the magic button” netTerrain’s SNMP discovery is a nice feature. You…
Learn More
Connect & Automate Your Data Imports in Under 2 Minutes
By Jan Durnhofer - January 24, 2018Most DCIM or Network Mapping software gives users some discovery features — which we also do. That’s all nice and dandy…but it’s very limited: every time you want to ensure your data is up-to-date, you have to manually schedule a discovery. When you have data that’s frequently changing, this becomes a hassle. What if you…
Learn More
What Network Documentation is NOT
By Jan Durnhofer - October 14, 2014When it comes to network documentation I sometimes feel like justice Potter Stewart, referring to the threshold test for obscenity: “I know it when I see it”. Organizations come in many shapes and sizes, engineers can be very creative under tight budgets, and everybody has a different way of tackling a problem, so when you…
Learn More
Visit us at AFCOM’s Data Center World in Orlando, FL
By Fred Koh - October 2, 2014Learn about all of the exciting new features coming up in version 6.0, as we exhibit alongside Intel. Graphical Networks will be at AFCOM’s Data Center World Orlando Conference on October 20, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, FL. Visit us at Intel’s booth #811 in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about the wide range of exciting new features…
Learn More