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For Enterprises MIMIC® Simulator Suite A Powerful Network Environment Simulator -       - For scalable, extensible and configurable testing, demo and development tools      MIMIC SNMP Agent Simulator      MIMIC IOS Simulator      MIMIC JUNOS Simulator      MIMIC Server Simulator      MIMIC IPMI Simulator      MIMIC Cable Modem Simulator "MIMIC has saved Xylan over $500,000 in expenses related to software development." - Mark Truhlar, Vice President, General Manager of IP Telephony, Alcatel MIMIC Virtual Lab Enterprise       - Easy Evaluation, Testing and Training in Enterprise IT environment For Cisco Training Organizations or Individuals looking for training aids Highly Affordable Simulators MIMIC Virtual Lab CCNA       - A realistic training tool for CCNA certification MIMIC Virtual Lab BSCI       - For preparation of Cisco's CCNP program Kaplan IT CCNA Simulator       - A trusted name in test prep       - CCNA Certification Courses along with MIMIC Simulator Tech2000 CCNA Lab Simulator       - First simulator based on Cisco authorized CCNA certification track       - Developed based on MIMIC Virtual Lab "As a big proponent of 'learning by doing' I can honestly say that MIMIC Virtual Lab CCNA is the closest thing to having the real equipment in front of you. I have tried many different simulators but none are as easy and as comprehensive as MIMIC Virtual Lab. Two thumbs up for the great product -- a must have for anyone serious about Cisco certifications." - Matt Basham, Author "Learning by Doing" CCNA Textbook & Program Dir St. Petersburg College "MIMIC Virtual Lab has an unbelievable value for Cisco certifications and training organizations. It dramatically reduces the cost of a lab and provides realistic simulations." - George Churchwell, President of Tech2000 and a Cisco Learning partner For SNMP Agent Testing SilverCreek       - The #1 Selling SNMP Agent Testing Software "SilverCreek has become our main test harness...reduced manual test plan execution time by 80% ...decreased man-hours from 960+ to 160...increased test coverage by 300%." - Robert Stovall and Bruce Kaluza, Software Engineers, Wind River Systems, Inc., Tornado for Managed Switches For SNMP Development Free, Open Source Software for SNMP Development

Solutions

MIMIC Simulator - Overcoming hurdles in Evaluation, Testing and Training Enterprise-wide Network Management applications typically communicate with many manageable devices. In order to exercise the application, a laboratory must setup a facsimile of the expected environments. This translates in to setup, maintenance, support and management of a lab within the budget constrains. That is why enterprises and manufacturers turn to MIMIC Simulator for overcoming the hurdles and creating a reliable environment. Current Hurdles: 1. Wide variety of SNMP agents and MIBs SNMP agents are embedded in all kinds of equipment, producing an explosion of interoperability cases. New versions are released more and more frequently. 2. Difficult to setup large networks The large quantity of devices creates a combinatorial nightmare of scenarios. Not only must the equipment itself be purchased, maintained, upgraded, etc., but also the infrastructure to support it (lab space, power supplies, cabling, etc.). Large labs increase electricity consumption and cooling overhead. 3. High point-of-entry cost for NMS Too expensive to buy all types of network devices. Support costs are higher. Difficult to justify purchase of equipment for testing/evaluation purpose. 4. Incomplete testing Even a representative sample of devices cannot guarantee minimum interoperability in more complicated environments. Cannot test all the different versions/combinations. The time to boot different firmware or to reconfigure a device is prohibitive. Difficult to test various failure symptoms. Pathological scenarios may even require physical interaction, such as jiggling a wire or unplugging a connector. Long-term testing requires a too much time. 5. Expensive to plan for the future Future network growth is costly to test with current equipment. Extrapolation of resource requirements is risky. MIMIC's Solutions: 1. Immediate Cost Savings No need to buy extra laboratory equipment (hardware, agents, software). The cost factor of lab equipment is reduced by a factor of up to 1,000. Leverage existing laboratory equipment by running MIMIC alongside the real device. Instead of buying ten of the same devices, buy one real device, and simulate the remaining nine. Reduced support costs for test equipment. Rather than supporting different types of devices, it is only necessary to support MIMIC on industry-standard hardware (Intel-based PCs or Sun Sparc). Time savings dramatically impact labor costs, especially early in the development cycle. MIMIC can be employed in the prototyping and design stages. It only took us minutes to setup the simulations used to demo the Applications on this site. Allows instantaneous hypothetical growth scenarios with minimal additional expense. Time can be fast-forwarded in MIMIC with a few mouse-clicks and keystrokes. Agents can easily be cloned. This helps in realistic future resource planning. 2. Reduced Setups and Maintenance No need for multiple network connections, power supplies, etc. Physical lab space and infrastructure requirements are reduced 100-fold. No need to set up WAN links. MIMIC simulates network delay and runs with most network interface cards. It even runs over PPP on a serial line. Energy savings of smaller lab means less environmental impact. 3. Complete Testing Test management applications with a wide variety of agents instead of just one. Test multiple versions of each device simultaneously. Configure pathological conditions easily in order to investigate even the trickiest configurations. 4. Flexible Simulation of Heterogeneous Network Run MIMIC on any industry-standard Intel-based PCs or Sun Sparc with a wide variety of network interfaces. Run MIMIC on your laptop, and take your lab on the road for customer support calls or trade shows. Configure MIMIC with any IP address, even on multiple subnets. Simulate different failure symptoms, such as network delays, retransmits, packet losses, etc. Change the configuration easily in order to simulate a variety of scenarios. Use the recording environment to setup existing scenarios easily. 5. Complete Control Control the entire environment, even multiple MIMIC boxes, with one remote console. Manipulate parameters at run-time to simulate different network conditions. Change time instantaneously by "fast-forwarding" or even "rewinding." Access MIMIC from any workstation that supports the X Window System. 6. Reliable Test Environment No need to worry about test equipment failures. Reduce the number of points of failure.

MIMIC Features 1. Multiple Agents in One Box Simulate up to 10,000 Agent instances on one computer. Each Agent instance has its own IP address on any subnet, and independent read and write SNMP community strings. Each Agent instance has its own notion of uptime, eg. one can be running for 100 days, while another has just started. 2. Customized MIB Configuration Select any subset of supported MIBs for each agent instance. Use any of the 1000+ pre-compiled MIBs for devices from the largest networking companies. Run any mix of the supplied actual device simulations, among them an Ascend router, a Cisco Catalyst 5000 switch, a HP LanProbe or a Windows NT system. 3. Agent Instance Configuration Configure each Agent instance individually or collectively. Control each MIB object instance of each Agent instance independently or as relationships. 4. Extensible Environment Add any MIB to the Agent by compiling it with the MIMIC Compiler Create basic simulations of actual devices with the MIMIC Recorder Create customized simulations with a powerful simulation language. 5. Real-time Modifiable Simulations Use the graphical user interface to manipulate each MIB object simulation independently at run-time. Configure the simulation via batch scripts for automated regression testing or hands-off product demonstration. Pause simulations to investigate a particular problem, and resume at any point in time. 6. Configurable Trap Generation Configure arrival rate, cutoff time, variable values, etc. on a per trap basis in real-time. 7. Recording Environment Take snapshots of real world scenarios and simulate them almost immediately.

Applications

Applications for MIMIC [R&D] [Sales] [Support] [Training] [Evaluation] [Examples] R&D: Virtual "test network" environment Developers can simulate QA test cases or recreate customer environments. MIMIC enhances product reliability by simulating large, complex, multi-vendor network environments, thus ensuring greater product quality and more responsive customer service. Sales: Portable product demonstrations Marketing and sales can demonstrate network management product capabilities easily, reliably and effectively. MIMIC helps create different network scenarios instantly. It simplifies demo setup, enhance portability, and reduce cost-of-sales. Support: Bring back customers environments Support staff don't have to visit the customer location and try to reproduce the problem for days. With MIMIC's recording tool, they can record and bring back the customer's environment and work more efficiently. Training: Flexible training facility Instructors can deliver more effective network management training. MIMIC is a portable enterprise network-in-a-box, enabling students to investigate routine and unforeseen network management scenarios. HP OpenView Education and Training group teaches an advanced Network Node Manager course that uses MIMIC Simulator for students that allows them the opportunity to experience common deployment problems. [more] Evaluation: More thorough product evaluations End-users can easily yet exhaustively evaluate new management products prior to purchase, and customize them after purchase. MIMIC scripts automate testing by simulating network conditions in the virtual MIMIC environment. Examples The following sections show how easy it is to setup a variety of scenarios with the MIMIC Agent Simulator. Notice, all the examples are unretouched actual sessions in our labs using leading Network Management Applications. The agents that these applications are talking to are all simulated using MIMIC. You can click on each image to reveal both a more detailed picture, and commentary about interesting features of the simulation. Large Networks CA Unicenter TNG HP OpenView HP OpenView advanced edition Aprisma SPECTRUM Asante Intraspection Bay Networks Optivity CiscoWorks InteropNet 98 Atlanta IBM Nways Campus Manager Element Managers FORE Systems ForeView Xylan X-Vision Bay Networks Optivity Castle Rock SNMPc HP AdvanceStack Assistant Cisco Systems CiscoView Avaya Cajunview Avaya SMONMaster Nortel Passport Extreme Networks EPICenter Foundry Networks IronView Counter Simulation HP Network Node Manager Table Simulation HP Network Node Manager Agilent NetMetrix Castle Rock SNMPc Pathological Conditions VERITAS NerveCenter

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