Create and configure networks in seconds with Simulation Toolkit
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The integrated Network Designer tool in Simulation Toolkit 7 supports
template based model of device creation, data storage and bulk configurations.
The new model enables creation of large networks in seconds with
very less storage space and offers superior network performance.
This document focuses on the unique capabilities of the latest version
of the Network Designer tool.
Ready-to-use in-built library of pre-configured devices
like host, printers, routers, switches, pix firewall, cable
modem and TL1 devices.
Support for SNMP, Cisco IOS, Telnet, TFTP, FTP and
TL1.
Configuration of SNMP agent values, traps, informs,
behavior scripts and record real agent values on the devices.
Addition/Modification of IOS commands on the router/switch
devices.
Addition/Modification of Telnet commands on the telnet
devices.
In-built device library
New Device Creation
New Device Creation
Addition of new devices to the device tree by specifying
MIB/ configuration/SNMP WALK file.
Support for SNMP, Cisco IOS, Telnet, TFTP, FTP and
TL1.
Enable/Disable TFTP/FTP support for the devices.
Network Creation Wizard
The Multiple Device Creation Wizard in Network Designer, offers
the facility to add multiple devices in bulk at one shot with unique
ipaddress. With option to add any number of devices of different
types, you can create the desired network with ease.
Create the network with ready-to-use in-built library
of pre-configured devices at one shot, by specifying the
starting ipaddress and the total number of devices to be
created.
Dynamic configuration of the ipaddress at network startup.
Configuration of unique OID values during network
creation. The following types of unique value simulation
is supported:
Incrementing the specified value.
Assigning the value of ipaddress / unique value macro.
Assigning the specified random values.
Assigning a constant value.
Random Device Creation wizard of the Network
Designer
Network View
View network as device images/list with unique device
name, IPv4 or IPv6 address, protocols supported and port number.
Device ipaddress automatically configured to theipaddrTable.
Device unique name automatically configured to the
sysName in the system group of RFC1213-MIB.
Unique Mac address assigned to each device and updated
in ifPhysAddress.
Create and View Network Topology
The Topology editor enables you to establish inter-connections
across routers, switches and other network devices and visualize
the topological relationship between the devices.
Drag and drop devices to the Topology draw area, to
establish router to router connections, router to switch
connections & router to device connections.
The MAC address of the Router/Host device connected
to a switch is updated in dot1dTpFdbTable of the switch.
The ipaddress of the devices connected to a router/switch
is updated in ipNetToMediaTable.
Visualize the topological relationship between the
devices.
Disconnect existing connections in the topology.
Network Topology
Template Devices and Template
based Bulk Configurations
Template Devices are the devices in the device library, that was
used to create the network. On creating a network, the Template
tree view will be enabled, in addition to the Device tree view.
The template tree will list the template devices that was used to
create the network and the number of devices of each type.
For example, SunSolaris_1(5) means that the loaded network consists
of 5 devices created using the template device SunSolaris. If we
add another set of devices of the same type to this network, for
example, 4 devices of type SunSolaris, the template tree will display
it as SunSolaris_2 (4).
Template Devices
Double-click on the template device, highlights the
template based devices created in the network.
Configurations made to the template device reflected
on all the template based devices in the network.
Template based configuration of SNMP agent values,
traps, informs and behavior scripts.
Template based configuration of SNMP, TFTP, CLI and
Telnet properties.
Configuration of Router/Switch properties captured
in a single UI to enable easy configuration.
Option to select/deselect the template based devices
on which the configuration changes must be reflected.
Individual Device Configurations
Individual device configurations can be made on the selected devices
in the network, by using the right-click menu options.
Configuration of SNMP agent values, traps, informs,
behavior scripts and record agent values for specific devices.
Configuration of Router/Switch properties captured
in a single UI to enable easy configuration.
Start/Stop individual/multiple devices or specific
proocols in individual devices.
Start/Stop behavior scripts/timer traps in specific
devices.
Configurations made on individual devices will not
be reflected on the template device or the devices in the
device library.
Individual Device Configurations
Bulk Modification of IPaddress, Port number
and SNMP OIDs
Modify the IPv4 or IP6 address, Port number and SNMP agent values corresponding
to SNMP OIDs, across all or selected agents present in the network.
Bulk Modifications
Modify the ipaddress of all or a specified range of
ipaddress by incrementing the ipadress or by reading the
ipaddress list from a file.
Modify port number of all the devices with same port
number or by incrementing the specified port.
Modify the value of a particular MIB node (interested
value) across all or selected agents present in the network.
Modify the MIB node values with the same value for
all the devices or by incrementing the specified value or
by using $ prefixed macros.
Superior Network Performance
The simulated network offers superior network performance in terms
of network creation time, memory utilization, network startup time
and performance of request processing. View the performance
comparison charts .
Watch the 2-minute
demo to see the Network Designer tool in action.
