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2. Step 1 » Map Application Flows. Identify the source and destination of a slow application and enter them into the traffic path wizard. Step 2 » Monitor From the Map. Click the Monitor button in the maps floating menu, and launch performance and connectivity diagnosis. Step 3 » Analyze the History. Click the Compare button to discover whats changed in configuration and routing for the relevant devices. Congested WAN links High CPU/Memory utilization of routers Unstable routing Asymmetric flows Speed/duplex mismatch Performance metrics for an application are visualized in real-time Challenges: Solutions: Common Causes: Lack of documentation and historic data for applications Difficult to visualize network slowness Use Dynamic Diagram to map out application flows Diagnose from a map Troubleshoot Slow Applications

3. Step 1 » Map L3 Connectivity. Enter the IP address of a server in the Search dialog, and click the Map button in the search results. Step 2 » Map L2 Connectivity. Click the red + sign near the switch icon and extend the neighboring switches and routers in the same VLAN. Step 3 » Launch Diagnostic Monitoring. Click the Monitor button in the maps floating menu, and launch performance and connectivity diagnosis. Broken cable Switch port in disabled mode by spanning tree or error-disable Server plugged into wrong port Gateway Router not functioning Misconfiguration Link down/flapping A L2 Heat Map No up-to-date documents about servers physical and logical connectivity On-demand document automation Challenges: Solutions: Common Causes: Troubleshoot Network Connectivity A L3 Heat Map

4. Step 1 » Map Out Core Network. Search the core devices by name and group them into a device group. Map the device group via the right-click menu. Step 2 » Discover Flapping Routes. Benchmark the routing tables of all core devices. Then compare new routing tables against the baseline. Discover modified routes by smallest age. Step 3 » Trace to the Source. Drag-and-drop the route entry to the Q- map, and trace to the source of instable routes hop-by-hop. Link flapping Router CPU overload Routing peer reset Network worm attack Route flapping is transient in nature – difficult to catch and pinpoint root cause Use routing table analyzer Drag-and-drop the entry to a Q-map Challenges: Solutions: Common Causes: Troubleshoot Route Flapping

5. Step 1 » Map a MPLS Cloud Network. Drag-and-drop an MPLS cloud into a map and extend key devices around the cloud. Step 2 » Monitor From the Map. Click the Monitor button in the maps floating menu, and launch performance and connectivity diagnosis. Step 3 » Detect Packet Loss via IPSLA For advanced performance diagnosis, right- click on hub routers and select the IPSLA menu. QoS classification errors Physical errors at Demac Congested MPLS core Mismatch of CE-PE configuration No visibility into a service providers MPLS cloud Map-driven IPSLA Toolkit Challenges: Solutions: Common Causes: Troubleshoot Packet Loss Across MPLS

6. Step 1 » Map Problem Area Identify the source and destination of a slow application and enter them into the traffic path wizard. Step 2 » Monitor to Identify Over-utilized Links. Click the Monitor button in the maps floating menu, and launch performance and connectivity diagnosis. Step 3 » Drill-Down the Top-Talkers Right-click on the utilization label, and select IP Accounting to discover the top-talkers (assuming IP accounting is turned on in the router). Unauthorized network use Looping traffic caused by misconfiguration Virus attack Difficult to pinpoint congested links Time-consuming to setup probes to track down bandwidth-hogging devices Heat Map along with IP Accounting Challenges: Solutions: Common Causes: Troubleshoot Bandwidth Hogging

7. Step 1 » Map the Existing Network. Search devices to be modified and drag them into a map. Right-click on the maps Auto Link menu to connect all devices. Step 2 » Model the Future Network By Importing Configuration Files Drag new or modified device configuration files into a map to model and visualize the future network design. Step 3 » Document the Design Click the Document button in the maps floating menu and build an automated design document in Word format. Analyze new network design with Design Reader Highlight routing to visualize design Very time-consuming to document the network before migration No visual help to plan network migration Model network migration based on configuration files Drag and drop Add a new network device New Document automation dialog Challenges: Solutions: Related Features: Plan Network Migration

8. Step 1 » Map the Change Area. Search devices to be changed and drag them into a map. Extend all neighbors of the devices. Step 2 » Benchmark Network Before and After Changes Click the Benchmark button, and collect routing, configuration and L2 data before and after changes. Step 3 » Verify the Impacts Click the Compare Config & Routing button, and compute routing table and config changes for all devices. The comparative analysis of routing, configuration and traffic path should be run after most network changes – because 3 out of 4 network outages are caused by seemingly benign changes A small change may cause major impacts across the entire network, but it is difficult to check all changes manually Automate impact verification after each network change Detect routing changes after configuration modification Challenges: Solutions: When to Use: QA Network Changes to Prevent Outages

9. Step 1 » Discover a Data Center. Enter a seed routers IP address in the discovery dialog and execute a data center discovery. Step 2 » Map Device Groups by Automation By combining dynamic search criteria, routers, switches and servers can be grouped in many ways to map a data center automatically. Step 3 » Build Diagrams and Inventory Reports Click the Export to Visio and Asset Report buttons in the menu bar, and create Visio diagrams and inventory reports. Before and after a data center upgrade Data center assessment It takes weeks or months to discover and document a data center with tracing cables, show commands and Visio Advanced discovery and document automation Challenges: Solutions: When to Use: Document a Data Center Network

10. Apply diagnostic monitoring to VoIP paths Automate documentation for VoIP assessment VoIP is very complex and depends on many advanced technologies to work properly Automate the analysis of network design and performance IPSLA Measurement Map VoIP traffic path instantly Challenges: Solutions: Related Features: Assess a Network for VoIP Readiness Step 1 » Map Key VoIP Traffic Flows. Enter IP addresses of IP-phones and voice gateways into the traffic path wizard, and map out L3 and L2 traffic flows for VoIP. Step 2 » Measure Delay, Jitter and Packet Loss Along Paths Launch IPSLA from the map to measure advanced performance metrics. Step 3 » Analyze QoS Design Launch Design Reader from the map to decode QoS and VoIP configuration.

11. Step 1 » Discover Each Network Independently Build two workspaces – one for each network by importing configuration files or through discovery. Create two asset reports. Step 2 » Analyze Overlap Compare the asset reports to find overlapping subnets and overlapping routing protocols. Build maps to describe each conflict. Step 3 » Merge Two Networks Virtually Use one workspace as the base, open each Q- map created in step 2 and design migration steps one map at a time. Analyze the new network design with Design Reader Use Search to find the information needed Two networks were built without knowledge of the other, and everything has to be reevaluated to avoid conflicts Plan the network merge in a virtual environment Compare the inventory data of two networks Challenges: Solutions: Related Features: Merge Two Independent Networks

12. Solutions: To visualize a denial-of- service attack to the network and servers To analyze suspicious traffic from a vague host To isolate virus-infected end hosts Network attacks can come from anywhere, and they are difficult to visualize Use Dynamic Diagram to map out attacks and take defensive action in real-time Map the attack from the outside Challenges: When to Use: Defend Against Network Attack Step 1 » Identify the Offending Hosts Get the top-talkers from Netflow, IP accounting or intrusion-detection software. Step 2 » Map Out the Attack Use A/B path mapping or one-IP table to map out the attack flow, whether it is from the inside or outside. Step 3 » Monitor the Traffic Flow Launch the diagnostic monitoring on the map and visualize the attack pattern. Map the attack from the inside

13. Solutions: To prepare for CCIE To prepare for CCNP To prepare for CCNA It takes a long time to become Cisco certified. People can forget things learned if not reinforced properly Use NetBrain to document practice labs automatically and review past labs visually Challenges: When to Use: Become Cisco Certified - CCIE/CCNP/CCNA Step 1 » Use NetBrain for Practice Labs. Use NetBrain to automatically document practice labs step-by-step. Its easier to learn new skills in a map- driven environment. Step 2 » Review Essential Skills Through a Map Along the journey towards certification, users can review details of past labs without re-building them. Step 3 » Form a Visual Study Group Form a study group to share practice labs through Q- maps so that everyone can save time. Visit network- diagram.com for examples.