What APIs does NetBrain use to Discover ACI?

When performing the system Discovery and Benchmark tasks, NetBrain retrieves ACI data through the controller using the following API set.

Table of Contents

• Access control information
• Address resolution protocol
• Border gateway protocol
• Cisco discovery protocol
• Node cluster
• Compute
• Equipment
• Fabric information
• Firmware
• Fabric virtualization
• Hypervisors virtual switch
• Infrastructure
• Internet protocol
• Intermediate system to intermediate system
• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Link aggregation protocol
• Loose equipment (unmanaged nodes, not in the fabric)
• Virtual macine manager (controller, vmm policy and definitions)
• Virtual port channel (vpc policy and definitions)
• Virtual zones (former name of the policy controls) i.e. Contracts

Access control information

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/actrlEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/actrlInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/actrlRule
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/actrlScope

Address resolution protocol

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpAdjEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpDb
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/arpInst

Border gateway protocol

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpDomAf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpInstPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpNextHop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpPeer
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpPeerAfEntry
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpPeerEntry
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpRRNodePEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/bgpRRP

Cisco discovery protocol

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpAdjEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpIntfAddr
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cdpMgmtAddr

Node cluster

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cnwAggrIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cnwPhysIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/cnwRsMbrIfs

Compute

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compCtrlr
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compEpPConn
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compEpPD
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compHpNic
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compHv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compIp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compMgmtNic
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compPhys
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compPrimaryEncapDef
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compProv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsCtrlr
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsCtrlrP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsDlPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsHv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsMgmtPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsNicAdj
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compRsUlPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compVNic
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compVNic
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compVm
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/compVm

Equipment

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptBSlot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptBoard
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptCPU
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptCh
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptDimm
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptExtCh
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptFabP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptFan
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptFpga
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptFt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptFtSlot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptIndLed
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptLC
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptLCSlot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptLeafP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptLocLed
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptPsu
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptPsuSlot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptRsIoPPhysConf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSensor
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSpCmnBlk
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSpromLc
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSpromPsu
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSpromPsuBlk
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSpromSup
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptStorage
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSupC
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/eqptSupCSlot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ethpmPhysIf

Fabric information

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricExtPathEpCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricExtProtPathEpCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricLink
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricLinkCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricLooseAttLink
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricLooseLink
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricLooseNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricPathEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricPathEpCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricPod
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fabricProtPathEpCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fcEntity

Firmware

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/firmwareCardRunning
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/firmwareCompRunning
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/firmwareFwStatusCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/firmwareRunning

Fabric virtualization

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvAEPg
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvAp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvBD
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvCEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvCtx
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvEpPCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvIp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvLocale
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvPathEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsBDToOut
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsBd
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsCEpToPathEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsCons
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsConsIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsCtx
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsDomAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsHyper
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsNic
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsPathAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsProv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRsVm
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRtBd
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvRtCtx
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvSubnet
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvTenant
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvnsEncapBlk
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/fvnsVlanInstP

Hypervisors virtual switch

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/hvsAdj
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/hvsExtPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/hvsLNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/hvsRsExtPol
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/hvsRsLsNode

Infrastructure

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAccBndlGrp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAccCardP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAccCardPGrp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAccPortGrp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAccPortP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraAttEntityP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraCont
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraFexP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraFuncP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraHPortS
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraInfra
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraPortBlk
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraRsAccBaseGrp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraRsAttEntP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraRsDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraRsSpAccGrp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraRsVlanNs
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraSHPortS
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraSpAccPortP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/infraWiNode

Internet protocol

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipNexthopP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipRouteP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Addr
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Dom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Entity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4If
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Inst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Nexthop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ipv4Route

Intermediate system to intermediate system

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisAdjEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisDTEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisDb
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisDomLvl
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisIfLvl
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisNexthop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/isisRoute
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l1PhysIf

Layer 2

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2BD
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2ExtIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2RsEthIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extInstP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extLIfP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extLNodeP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extOut
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extRsEBd
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l2extRsPathL2OutAtt

Layer 3

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3Ctx
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3EncRtdIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3Inst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3LbRtdIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3RsEncPhysRtdConf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3RtdIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extInstP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extIp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extLIfP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extLNodeP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extMember
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extOut
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extRsEctx
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extRsL3DomAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extRsNodeL3OutAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extRsPathL3OutAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/l3extSubnet

Link aggregation protocol

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lacpEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lacpIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lacpInst

Loose equipment (unmanaged nodes, not in the fabric)

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptLooseNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptRsLsAttLink
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptRsLsNodeToIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptRtEpDefToLooseNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptRtLsNodeAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/leqptRtTunnelToLooseNode
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lldpAdjEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lldpEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lldpIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/lldpInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/mgmtMgmtIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfAdjEp
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfArea
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfDb
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfExtP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfMcNexthop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfRoute
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/ospfUcNexthop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/pcAggrIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/pcRsMbrIfs
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/physDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/sviIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/topRoot
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/topSystem
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/topSystem
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/tunnelIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/uribv4Db
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/uribv4Dom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/uribv4Entity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/uribv4Nexthop
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/uribv4Route
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vlanCktEp

Virtual macine manager (controller, vmm policy and definitions)

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vmmCtrlrP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vmmDomP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vmmEpPD
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vmmProvP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vmmUsrAccP

Virtual port channel (vpc policy and definitions)

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vpcDom
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vpcEntity
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vpcIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vpcInst
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vpcRsVpcConf

Virtual zones (former name of the policy controls) i.e. Contracts

• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzAny
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzBrCP
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzEntry
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzFilter
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsAnyToCons
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsAnyToProv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsDenyRule
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsFiltAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsIf
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRsSubjFiltAtt
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRtCons
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRtProtBy
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRtProv
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzRuleOwner
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzSubj
• https://<APIC>/api/node/class/vzTaboo