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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….
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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,…
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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…
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Discover your Network Like a Boss with the New netTerrain Collector
By Jan Durnhofer - February 7, 2019Up until now, the discovery of the network in netTerrain was done through the Integration Toolkit (ITK). This discovery process worked quite well across multiple scenarios; there were cases, however, where the ITK discovery fell short. What did we do? We took a look at all the instances in which our discovery had limitations. Starting…
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