mimic presentation 2012
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Pankaj ShahDwight Linn
Typical Test Infrastructure
Electricity for devices, cooling &lighting
TCP/IP (v6), SNMP
Telnet, SSH,HTTP, FTP,SMTP, NetFlowNMS
Applications
Need Large Space
Network Engineers for Setup & Maintenance
Expensive networking
devices
NMS with MIMICAppears to NMS applications as a real labAllows you to record and simulate the production network
TCP/IP(v6), SNMP
Telnet, SSH,HTTP, FTP,SMTP, NetFlow
Business & Network Applications
MIMIC Benefits
No more extensive setup and maintenance
Complete testing - Scalability, negative scenarios
Simulate any device from any vendor
Complete control - Start/Stop/Pause
Reliable test environment
Carry the entire lab with you
Bring back the customer environment
Before & After
Applications
DevelopmentDevelopment
TestingTesting
DemoDemoSupportSupport
TrainingTraining
EvaluationEvaluation MIMIC’sMIMIC’sApplicationsApplications
MIMIC features
• 50,000 Simulated devices - With multiple interfaces & servers
• Recorder, Compiler, Simulator• Libraries - MIBs, Devices, Scripts, Networks• Wizards - Discovery, Snapshot, Topology • Management & Configuration – SNMPv3, IPv6, Cisco/IOS,
Juniper/JUNOS, NetFlow, TFTP, DHCP, Telnet/SSH and IPMI • Servers – Web/HTTP, Mail/SMTP, FTP, CAPWAP
• Platforms - Solaris, Linux and Windows• Scripting - Java, C++, Tcl, Perl, Python
Winner of GOLDGreen Apple Award Four years in a row
MIMIC SimulatorScalable - Add, Remove, Start, StopScalable - Add, Remove, Start, Stop
Protocols, Start Time & Delay Selection
Trap GenerationGenerate any trap - any time - as many times.
Varbind Settings (Optional)
MIMIC JUNOS/IOS Simulator Telnet Session
MIMIC Wizards
Snapshot:Take multiple snapshots for devices & Simulate
Trap/Alarm:Generate any Trap with any frequency
MIB:Import & compile MIBs with dependencies
Simulation:Build custom simulations
Discovery:Discover, Record & Simulate
Topology: Create, Modify, Duplicate topologies
Support:Configuration,Sanity &Update Wizards
Gambit Communications
Started in 1995
Privately held
HQ in Nashua, NH Support and development center in India
Delivering MIMIC Simulator since 1997
Customers: • Device and NMS vendors,• Telecom Operators• Enterprises and • Training organizations
About Gambit Communications
Sample Customers
