Chief Technology Officer
Fortune 1000 company
Complexities from multi-vendor, multi-technology sources challenge IT enterprises to keep up with the high frequency of changes in today’s networks. Manually creating an associated network diagram often requires several engineers and typically represents only limited aspects of the network at a high cost. OPNET’s NetMapper™ addresses this need by providing:
- Up-to-date network diagrams
- Physical and logical topology view
- Insight into Layer 2 and 3 configuration, VPNs, VLANs, routing protocols, and more
- Fast deployment with immediate ROI
- Generation of diagrams at the touch of a button
NetMapper eliminates the burdensome manual effort associated with producing network diagrams by automatically producing both physical and logical views of devices in the network thereby reducing the time-intensive scramble for accurate information from a variety of sources.
Layer 2/3 Views: Click on images to enlarge
Rather than relying on manual data entry, NetMapper creates network diagrams based on a detailed analysis of the production device configuration data. NetMapper leverages OPNET’s already well-known, best-in-class analytics for building highly-detailed models of an operational network to generate a wide range of network diagrams that put information in the hands of network engineers with unprecedented accuracy and ease:
- Ready-to-use templates and customizable options simplify diagram configuration
- Microsoft Visio® provides familiar format as industry standard
- Tables and annotations describe both physical and logical connectivity
- Hyperlinks speed navigation through the complete, connected network information
Only NetMapper can offer such powerful capabilities because OPNET’s unique, “semantic” approach provides network configuration data that is interpreted using expert knowledge to create the data model.
Detailed Physical and Logical Topology View
NetMapper is the industry's first network diagram solution to include detailed configuration information relating to routers, switches, and firewalls, in addition to the physical and logical connectivity. Multiple views spanning the whole network provide not only a bird's eye view but also a keyhole insight into Layer 2 and 3 configuration, as well as VPNs, VLANs, routing protocols, and more.
OSPF Area & BGP MPLS Views: Click on images to enlarge
Features
- Automatically generates up-to date network diagrams
- Displays physical layout and detailed logical views of the network including: BGP, device virtualization, HSRP/VRRP, Layer 2/3, OSPF, PVCs, VLANs, and VPNs
- Produces detailed tabular reports of protocol configurations
- Provides interactive views and role-based hierarchical layouts
- Supports widely used Microsoft Visio® format
- Collects network information via device access or import of device configuration files
- Stores diagrams on OPNET Report Server™ for easy access and sharing
Benefits
- Accelerate network troubleshooting with on-demand detailed insight into network topology and configuration
- Manage changes more effectively by leveraging comprehensive network topology and configuration maps
- Implement NetMapper in a matter of hours
- Instantly generate up-to-date network diagrams at any time
Microsoft Partner
As a member of Microsoft's Visio Toolbox Partner Program, OPNET is working with Micrsoft to provide information about NetMapper on the Visio Toolbox website at www.visiotoolbox.com.Packaging
NetMapper is available either as a stand alone solution or as an add-on module for OPNET's IT Sentinel®, SP Sentinel®, IT Guru® Network Planner, or SP Guru® Network Planner.