The SteelCentral Riverbed AppResponse NetworkDevice is discovered via the REST API. The initial call is issued to hostname's web root to obtain the landing page of the device. After the page is verified, the redirect location is extracted from the response headers, and the second API call is issued (Basic Web API authentication is used). Finally, the third API call fetches the information about the device from "/api/common/1.0/info" URI.
Prerequisites
- BMC Discovery v12.0 or higher.
- Basic Web API credentials added for the device.
Discovered Network Device Information
| Network Device Information | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | The name of the Riverbed AppResponse system (set by the user during the device registration/setup). |
| Type | The type name of the Network Device ("Network Infrastructure"). |
| Vendor | The network device vendor ("Riverbed"). |
| Model | The model name ("SteelCentral AppResponse {model}"). |
| Serial Number | The AppResponse system serial number. |
| OS | The name of the software ("Customized Linux-based OS"). |
| OS Vendor | The vendor of the software ("Riverbed"). |
| OS Version | The version number of the software. |
| Virtual | Indicates whether the device is virtual or not (Boolean). |
Limitations
No known limitations.
Documentation Links
https://www.riverbed.com/gb/products/steelcentral/steelcentral-appresponse-11.html
https://www.riverbed.com/document/datasheets/steelcentral-appresponse-datasheet.pdf
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