AdventNet Upgrades Simulation ToolKit: Simulate Large Networks
in Seconds with Double the Response Rates
Pleasanton, California, Nov. 08, 2006
AdventNet, Inc., the leading provider of affordable network and
systems management software for enterprises, equipment vendors,
and service providers, today announced the release of AdventNet
Simulation Toolkit 6, with a completely new data model designed
to create and start large networks in seconds, while consuming very
less storage space and offering superior performance.
Simulation Toolkit is complete agent/network simulation software
for testing and demonstration of NMS/EMS in multiple operating systems.
Ability to simulate 50000+ SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), TL1, TFTP, FTP, Telnet
and Cisco IOS devices, simultaneously for scalability testing, trap
simulation for fault management testing, configuration of device
values and simulation types for performance testing, behavior simulation
for testing realistic/negative test scenarios across network devices,
start/stop of network at runtime, automated network simulation and
easy-to-use GUI enables full-fledged simulation of large networks.
The New version of Simulation ToolKit 6 includes:
New Template based model of device creation and data storage:
Enables creation of large networks in seconds, occupies very less
storage space of MySQL data for the network devices, enables bulk
configuration and modification of network devices via the template
device and offers superior network performance.
Simplified and Enhanced GUI: To enable template based
device configuration of table rows, traps, scripts, MIB(s) loading/
unloading, and protocol specific parameters, configure unique
OID values while creating the network, record real agent values
and configure SNMPv3 users.
Migration Tools : To migrate the network devices, SNMP
agent and TL1 agent created in release 5 to the latest.
Inform support : Complete SNMP v2 and SNMP v3 inform
support in SNMP agent simulator and network simulator.
New Cisco IOS Commands: Support for EIGRP router mode and enhancements
to Vlan mode.
Other Additions: Includes multiple device selection for
Start / Stop/ Delete agents, command Line utility to create SNMP
WALK file, package & install individual /multiple devices
in the device tree, view network devices as device images/device
list, view template tree/device library after network creation
and execute timer scripts after specified time after agent startup.
“AdventNet Network Simulator has been a great help for demonstrating
our manager application at trade shows, in house testing, and pre-configuring
customer deployments. Key reasons for selecting AdventNet
Simulation Toolkit are the flexibility and ease to design and create
networks, terrific customer support and its reasonable price for
performance,” said Scott Mitchell, senior software engineer
at Media Links,” said Scott Mitchell, Sr. Software Engineer
at Media Links. “In addition, its powerful features like topology
editor, network recording environment and simulation of real-time
network scenarios makes it an ideal tool for testing network management
software," he added.
"Today's network management software is more focused towards
managing very large networks with huge number of data objects. Simulation
Toolkit 6 has been enhanced to address this situation with prime
focus on providing superior performance" said Ranjith Kumar,
Product Manager at AdventNet. "With the new capabilities, the
latest version will simulate huge networks within seconds, consume
less storage space and at the same time provide high response rates
in performance and fault management".
Founded in 1996, AdventNet is a software company with a broad portfolio
of elegantly designed, affordable products and web services. AdventNet
offerings span a spectrum of vertical areas, including network &
systems management (ManageEngine.com),
security (SecureCentral.com),
collaboration, CRM & office productivity applications (Zoho.com),
database search and migration (SQLOne.com),
and test automation tools (QEngine.com).
AdventNet and its global network of partners provide solutions to
multiple market segments including: OEM’s, global enterprises,
government, education, small and medium-sized businesses and
to a growing base of management service providers. www.webnms.com,
www.zoho.com