Latest ServicePack 7.0 of WebNMS Simulation Toolkit 7.0 has a few important fixes. We recommend the users to apply this service pack.

Download ServicePack 7.0

ServicePack 7.0 (11 MB) Available since April 27, 2012

For more details please refer Readme

Installing the service pack

Install the service pack as per the instructions given below.

1. Download the WebNMS_Simulation_Toolkit_7_0_SP-7_0.ppm file. 
2. Start the Launcher by selecting SimulationToolkit.bat/sh file from <SimulatorHome> directory.
3. Start UpdateManager by choosing Update Manager from the Options menu in the Launcher.
4. Specify the patch file (ppm file) with complete path or choose the same by using the Browse option. 
5. Click Install to install the patch. This install the service pack. 

Read Me

This readme file contains a list of new Features Added and  Issues Fixed in this service pack.

Network Designer

Features Added

1. Included option to create an IOS device using configuration file.
2. To add new IOS protocol/mode in IOS Script Editor has been included.
3. To delete the existing IOS Command has been included.
4. Option to give user a option to prefix the value with zeros and also the starting value if increment option is selected in bulk modification of agent value has been included.
5. Option to give user to start the agents at his own specified Interface, if not then starting it at a default active interface.
6. Option given to user to send the traps at his desired configurable port, if not then taking the trap port as default port. An issue is fixed in this feature.
7. New script API's to Get All Started Agents IP Address [getAllStartedAgents()] and to Get All Agents IP Address [getAllAgentsIPAddress()] are included.
8. New script API's to set read and write communities for the Agents at runtime. Once read and write communities is set manager can query using this communities.
9. New script API's to get the Label value of the Enumerated Integer Node by specifying the OID and the instance of the node.
10. New Cisco IOS router protocols can be added.
11. Scalability in Solaris increased.
12. Included new API to get the Enum Integer Label of the node for the current device and specific device.
13. An Rmi Api to down the virtual IP is included with method name as downVIP(String ipAddress).
14. An Rmi Api to stop the device by providing the ipAddress is include with the name stopDevice(String ipAddress).An Rmi Api to delete the device by providing the ipAddress is include with the name deleteDevice(String ipAddress).
15. Multiple Networks with same SNMP port can be started at different times in commandline.
16. Multiple Networks can be stopped at different times in commandline via RMI included.
17. Updating the device configuration file with loaded mibs and copying the loaded mibs to the device directory.
18. Enchancements done for the Usability Related Things while doing any operation.
19. While Starting the network, the buffering of the agent values feature is included so as to increase the performance of Request/Response from the first cycle itself.
20. A new API getRemoteAddress() has been included to get the IP of querying manager so that the same can be obtained while PduScrambler is enabled.
21. Included support for InetAddress node to add entries for either scalar or tabular node.
22. Included support for InetAddressIPv4 and InetAddressIPv6.
23. Option included to make tables to be empty in a recorded agent if real agent contains empty values.
24. Option included to buffer whole the network in command line utility.
25. Included support for user defined custom modes in IOS and command execution inside that mode.
26. Included support for change in prompt name by executing IOS commands.
27. Included support to update community of set of agents through Bulk Modification.
28. Included 3 api's to reduce the time for inserting multiple rows through scripts.
29. New option minutes included in Timer Trap Configurations.
30. New api getAllIndexValues is included.
    

Issues Fixed

1. The issue with engine Time returning 0 for all requests fixed.
2. The crash issue with request handling in Solaris is fixed.
3. The crash issue with stop network in windows vista is fixed.
4. Issue in persisting IPv6 topology connection in topology view is fixed.
5. The crash issue with stop network in windows vista is fixed.
6. The CPU shoot up in a machines which are not having IPv6 option is reduced.
7. Avoided multiple bind over an already binded port.
8. Fixed memory leaks in v1/v2c traps.
9. Script API's for updating Manager Names for all the configured Traps/Informs in a network to a unique Name included.
10. Script API's for updating Manager Ports for all the configured Traps/Informs in a network to a unique Value included.
11. The issue in creating a network if unique oids are specified with increment option then after each template is created the increment count is again starting from 1 has been fixed.
12. The Exception thrown when Migrating from Major release 6.0 to 7.0 Version with scripttable and threshold table while loading the installed devices/networks/snmpagents is resolved.
13. The issue in regard to the configuring agent table values that is adding row throwing an exception when network which is packaged from 6.0 and installed in 7.0 version is resolved.
14. If the walkfile has integer values ends with megabytes, kilobytes, percent, then the same is handled now.
15. While recording a device, the earlier rows existing before recording are also retained in the device. This is fixed.
16. Issue with re-adding a template row in a NE after deleting it is fixed.
17. Memory leaks in start, stop networks reduced.
18. Issue of not creating Debug file is fixed.
19. Validation of instances in walk file during device creation, by calculating the fixed and varied length of index nodes.
20. The Exception thrown when viewing all the devices in the created network in one frame in the network area in ListView is resolved.
21. Issue with syncronisation between NetworkView and ListView like adding/deleting devices in the ListView, adding devices in Network View when in ALL devices view mode etc.
22. While creating devices using walkfile, all values in walkfile is recorded in the device.
23. Issue in starting and stopping individual device in Windows is fixed.
24. Issue in Stop and Start All Agents if more than one network started is fixed.
25. While creating the device using the walkfile default values are overwritten and timeticks values are calculated using hundredths of a second and updated.
26. An issue in setting the scalar values for CONST simulation type through script API is fixed.
27. The crash issue in Stop Network in debug mode is fixed.
28. Issue while inserting a row in a table, which has an index of type BITS is fixed.
29. An issue in not updating the table entries in the topology is fixed.
30. Issue while getting the response for the BITS node, where the definition is in another MIB is fixed.
31. Performance of sending traps enhanced.
32. Problem with Unique EngineId has been fixed.
33. The issue with RMI API addSnmpAgents returning false even if the agents are added exists is fixed.
34. Problem with external index and index index re-ordering in a table issue is fixed.
35. Issue with SNMP trap not sent when the device is deleted and re-added.
36. An Issue with deleting agent through script even if agent is running is fixed.
37. Issue in handling DateAndTime type nodes in GetBulk response is fixed.
38. Issue in device creation and doing some changes in mib values and then creating a network is fixed.
39. Issue with getAllTableValues, not returning proper values if used in Runtime after updating the node value using script is fixed.
40. Issue with proper updating of the node value with data type as MacAddress when device is created using walk file is fixed.
41. Validation for varbind values while sending traps.
42. Issue with non-implied MacAddress index resolving is fixed.
43. Issues with table row addition and deletion fixed.
44. The walk file parsing continues with skipping the problematic OID
45. The problem with debug log file creation in windows fixed.
46. When a network was started, if another network was started and queried, then the crash issue is fixed.
47. Starting 2 networks with different MIB files implemented not responding to one network is fixed.
48. In Linux OS, if the networks are started in commandline in different JVMs, only the IPs of the latest networks started are available and the previous IPs are flushed. This issue is fixed.
49. In Linux OS, on starting the networks, "Cannot find defice eth0:" occurred. This issue is fixed.
50. Issue with loading mibs if some entries of it are already present in the database because of the some other mibs loaded is resolved.
51. While large number of templates are used, then data overlapping in BufferManager occurred. This is fixed.
52. While starting networks in Solaris, the interface is not obtained properly while creating the virtual ips. This is fixed.
53. SnmpWalk for multiple 5.1 devices lead to crash fixed.
54. While creating devices using walkfile, all values in walkfile is recorded in the device.
55. The Timer Trap Configured in the agent before starting the agent where not getting sent if agent was started not using startNetwork is resolved.
56. The updateNodeValue script available in examples directory not getting executed properly due to improper number of arguments is resolved.
57. Issue in starting device in windows having IPv6 Address starting with fe80,fe81 is fixed.
58. Issue in sending the traps in IPv6 device, when more than one interface is active in windows is fixed.
59. Issue in handling IPv6Address during device creation using walkfile is fixed.
60. Issue in handling invalid values of BITS in fixed.
61. Fixed Crash Issue while sending inform.
62. Fixed Unique OID updation for MacAddress node while creating a new network.
63. Fixed Crash Issue while doing the Get Bulk Request.
64. Issue with sending more than one Autonomous message with same TL1Command is fixed.
65. Infinite loop during Get Bulk Request is fixed.
66. Include engine boot count handling for all the agents in a network.
67. Issue with usm stats not in time windows have been resolved.
68. Issue in viewing table via Configure table UI, when some of the nodes is not available in the table.
69. Issue with behavior in copy and paste device in a network is resolved.
70. While GET-NEXT Request if any intermediate instance in a column in a table encountered noSuchInstance or any other type of errors then GET-NEXT process moving to next column first instance instead of next instance in the same column. This is fixed.
71. Proper error message is shown if we try to start an individual device in a network while the same ip in another network is already started.
72. In Windows OS, while stopping the networks, the IPs are not cleared properly. This issue is fixed.
73. Issue in sending sendv1Trap via RMI is fixed.
74. Issue in configuring the behavior script for the IPv6 device with compressed IP.
75. Issue in copying the ifTable values from device tree to network devices during network creation is resolved.
76. Issue in telnet commands ls and pwd is resolved.
77. Validation of OBJECT IDENTFIER node during the set value and existing oid value is done.
78. Issue in installing packaged device in a selected group is fixed.
79. Issue in opening empty tables through GUI is fixed.
80. The issue with recording a node if it has value more than integer limit have been resolved.
81. Issue in getbulk response, returning 'accessible-for-notify' nodes is fixed.
82. Issue in getbulk reponse having less nodes than maximum repetition is fixed.
83. Issue in adding a new script after starting and doing a query in a network is fixed.
84. Network Designer crash while starting the network in 64 Bit Windows 7 machine is fixed.
85. Issue in calculating the instance value for table having integer index node, having high value e.g. 2147483648 is fixed.
86. Issue in Get-Bulk is fixed, when it tries to free the memory.
87. Issue in recording InetAddress is fixed.
88. Issue in creating device using walkfile containing InetAddress node is fixed.
89. Issue in behaviour script execution for before get/getnext is fixed.
90. Issue during snmpwalk in 64 bit machine is fixed.
91. Network Designer crash when change enable password through command is fixed.
92. Network Designer crash when execute show startup-config command in Enable mode is fixed.
93. The prompt string of CLI in user customized prompt string is changes into junk characters after some command execution. Now it is fixed.
94. The prompt string of CLI in user customized prompt string in enable mode is just #. Now it is made to show in the format FORMATSTRING#.
95. Issue in getAllIndices api, while calling table with external index is fixed.
96. Issue in junk characters in prompt name in user custom IOS mode is fixed.
97. Issue in insertRow api and updateValue api (with column instance) is fixed.
98. Issue in updating community of agents is fixed.
    

SNMP Agent Simulator

Issues Fixed

1. The issue with extra Varbind, .1.3.6.1.6.3.18.1.3 being sent when traps of type V2/V3 configured is fixed.
2. The issue with sending traps by clicking send button more than once is fixed.
3. When the SNMP Agent Simulator is stopped via console, console is exited through which SnmpAgent Simulator is started.
4. Problem in sending default traps to remote managers is fixed.
5. Issue after saving the SNMP configuration in SNMP Agent Simulator python scripts configured losses its contents is fixed.
6. Issue while handling BITS Node during SNMP operation is fixed.
7. The manual change in the agent scalar node value after the agent is started does not give the changed value before restarting it again is resolved now.
8. Enchancements done for the Usability Related Things while doing any operation.
9. Issue in returning the node value, when it is set to a macro is fixed.
10. While GET-NEXT Request if any intermediate instance in a column in a table encountered noSuchInstance or any other type of errors then GET-NEXT process moving to next column first instance instead of next instance in the same column. This is fixed.
11. Issue in sending trap by selecting send button is resolved.
    
    

TL1 Agent Simulator

Issues Fixed

1. The issue with TL1 Agent not starting for the first time is fixed.
2. The issue with CANC-USER cmd throwing timed out message is fixed.
3. The issue with sending more than one Autonomous message with the same TL1Command is resolved.
4. The issue in handling message payload length greater than 255 is resolved.
5. The issue addScriptToDatabase api is fixed.
6. The issue in execution of script, while message sent from manager.
   
   

SNMP Trap Stormer

Features Added

1. Instance value of varbind is allowed to modify.

Issues Fixed

1. Issue in stormer while sending more than one trap has been fixed.
2. Issue with sending traps with last IP from agent config instead of local address even after changing it into localhost has been fixed.
3. Issue in agent address not set in cmdline trap stormer is fixed.
4. The process not exiting even after sending the traps is finished is fixed.
5. The command line trap stormer not sending the trap from simulated IP address issue is fixed.
6. Issue in setting source ip while sending traps in 64 bit Windows and Linux is fixed.\

Network Recorder

Issues Fixed

1. Issue with recording the group of devices in a network when the number of rows in any table of first device are more than when compared with other values then the in recorded network all devices in have the same number of rows in that table with default values is fixed.
   

WalkFileCreator

Features Added

1. New walkfile format support and multiple line values reading in walkfile.

Please contact simulator-support@webnms.com for further support.