With the goal of constantly building upon and improving the management simulation experience, WebNMS Simulation Toolkit 7 offers a completely new data model that enables creation of large networks in seconds and offers enhanced network performance. In addition, it offers new tools, utilities and numerous enhancements over the earlier versions. This section provides a brief description of the key features added to the various modules of Simulation Toolkit 7.

Network Simulator

• IPv6 addresses for SNMP, TL1, TFTP, Cisco IOS, Telnet devices
• Improved architecture for scalability and performance
  • With the new architecture, thousands of SNMP devices can be simulated with superior performance
  • The performance of simulator has been increased for SNMP devices.
  • Improved SNMP GetBulk performance.
• GUI changes enhances the user experience with the product
• Start and Stop individual templates
• Improved network creation and IP modification time.
• Support to create new network in command line
• Support to package and install networks/devices in command line
• Additional API methods for Behaviour configuration in SNMP agents
• Additional API methods for Behaviour configuration in TL1 agents
• Creating SNMP devices from additional Walk File formats.
• AES encryption for SNMP v3 protocol added.
• Unique Engine Id and Engine Time for each SNMP v3 agent

SNMP Agent Simulator

• AES encryption for SNMP v3 protocol added
• Option to hide deprecated objects from querying added

TL1 Agent Simulator

• Retrieve, Partial, Delay completion codes added
• Additional Behavior script APIs added for configuring incoming request and agent configuration

General

• New utilities to Package and Install devices and networks in command line.
• Create and Delete virtual IP aliases using batch/shell script files.

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