You can use the following NetMRI software tools.
Network tools (Tools icon –> > Network):
- API Documentation, providing access to an external API guide for developers and displaying model details.
Device tools (Tools icon –> > Device):
- Ping/Traceroute, for determining whether a specific host can be reached across the network.
- SNMP Walk, for retrieving SNMP MIB variables.
- SNMP Credential Test, for finding a successful SNMP user name and password combination for a device.
- Cisco Command Tool, for issuing Cisco commands to a specified device.
- CLI Credential Test, for finding a successful CLI user name and password combination for a device.
- Discovery Diagnostics, for diagnosing discovery and data problems for a device.
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For the current version of the NetMRI Core API, go to Tools –> > Network –> > API Documentation. Select API Data Structures, scroll down to the Models section, and then select an item in the list to display model details and attributes.
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Use the Ping tool (Tools –> > De
vice –> > Ping/Traceroute) to check communications to devices across the network. Ping can also be used as a speed test and to verify local network interface card operation.Anchor bookmark792 bookmark792
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- Open the Hostname or IP list and select the target device.
Note: Type a few beginning characters of the host name or IP address to narrow the list.
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- Open the Network View list and choose the network view containing the IP.
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- In the Packet Size field, type the packet size.
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- Open the PacketCount list and select the desired packet count.
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- Open the Interval list and select the desired interval in seconds.
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- To perform a ping test, click Ping. To perform a traceroute test, click Traceroute.
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- When the test is finished, "Processing Completed" appears above the log.
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- To export the data to a text file: click Text above the log.
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- To run the test again: click Refresh.
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- To change test parameters: click Settings.
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Use the SNMP Walk tool (Tools –> > Device –> > SNMP Walk) to retrieve all SNMP MIB variables below a given root OID from a device on the network. The SNMP Walk tool may retrieve a large amount of SNMP data from the selected device depending on the specified root OID.
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Use the SNMP Credential Test tool (Tools –> > Device –> > SNMP Credential Test) to determine a successful SNMP community string for a device. For the selected device, the tool tries all the community strings listed in the Settings icon –> > Setup –> > Credentials page using the same order as NetMRI's internal guessers. Testing stops when a successful string is found or all strings have been tried.
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Use the Cisco Command tool (Tools –> > Device section –> > Cisco Command) to issue Cisco commands to a specified device and view the results in the browser.
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Use the CLI Credential Test tool (Tools –> > Device –> > CLI Credential Test) to determine a successful CLI user name, password and enable password (if applicable) for a device. The CLI Credentials Test can be run only on devices known to NetMRI. For the selected device, the tool tries all the combinations listed in the Settings icon –> > Setup –> > Credentials page using the same order as NetMRI's internal guessers. Testing stops when a successful combination is found or all combinations have been exhausted.
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The Discovery Diagnostics tool (Tools –> > Device –> > Discovery Diagnostics) helps Infoblox Technical Support to diagnose discovery and data problems for a given device.
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