In search of SFlow data plus a great perk!

 
As usual our team is looking to add new user-requested features in our solutions. On this occasion we are very close to finalizing support for SFlow for our OpsMgr solution "Xian Network Manager". So our engineering team is looking for customers interested in sharing SFlow data from real environments. What is your perk?  Your perk is a Xian SNMPDevice Simulator license for FREE!


If you are interested in participating please follow the steps below and send any data collected to sales@jalasoft.com.

Collecting Flow data

There are 2 tools that listen for Flow raw data and the overall procedure to get it is the following one:

1. Configure the Network devices to send the SFlow traffic to the computer where the listening tool is installed.
2. Capture the data packets using either "WireShark" or "Microsoft Network Monitor" tools.
3. Below the basic steps for both tools are described.
4. Send the captured traffic to Jalasoft: sales@jalasoft.com with subject line: SFlow data.

Wireshark

1. Install Wireshark ( download installer from this link)
2. Open Wireshark and set a filter criteria on "Filter" field:
   E.g.
   
   
   ip.src_host==192.168.2.100&&udp.dstport==6343&&ip.dst_host==10.31.0.70
   
   
   ip.src_host: The Network Device’s IP address that is sending the SFlow packages.
   udp.dstport: The destination port number where the network device is sending packages
   ip.dst_host: The destination host IP address
3. Go to "Capture" menu and select "Interfaces" menu item, then select the interface to capture packages from the interfaces list and Start capturing for 5 minutes.
4. Go to "Capture" menu and select "Stop" menu item.
5. Go to File menu, click on Save menu item.

Microsoft Network Monitor

1. Install Microsoft Network Monitor ( download installer from this link) 
2. Open Microsoft Network Monitor and write a filter and apply.
3. E.g.
   Source == "MTANCARA-DV0231" or  OR Source == "10.31.2.30"
   
   
   Source: The network device IP address that is sending the SFlow traffic.
4. Go to the tool bar and click "Start" item to collect data.(collect package by 5 minutes).
5. Go to the tool bar and click "Stop" item.
6. Save the capture.  

A free full version of our SNMP Device Simulator available on October 15th

It's 10 years in the System Management arena and to celebrate our anniversary we are offering a FREE full version of the SNMP Device Simulator valid for up to 10 devices only on October 15th. See below what our full version offers:

So what to do on Wednesday, October 15th?

• Download our free trial from our website: http://www.jalasoft.com/xian/snmpsimulator/try
• Complete all information necessary in the download form.
• Contact sales@jalasoft.com for your permanent license. 

NOTE: We need to have a record of your download to be able to grant you our permanent license.

Xian Wings and the SNMP Device Simulator: Before and Now

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Our 10th anniversary in the systems management arena is here! And we’d like to provide you with our timeline a glimpse of how are solutions Xian Wings and the SNMP Device Simulator became robust, flexible, and intuitive applications that make the job of an Operations Manager/IT Administrator almost a breeze!

Xian Wings allows OpsMgr Administrators to see a reduced version of their desktop console in the mobile device of their choice. Among its key features Wings offers the ability to receive real time alerts, graphs, and performance data. Wings also manages state changes and executes system tasks against managed servers. These features make Wings ideal to attend any critical situation in your OpsMgr environment from anywhere!

The Xian SNMP Device Simulator emerged from the need of simulating several kinds of SNMP based network devices in our own engineering labs. The SNMP Device Simulator simulates most network devices that use the SNMP protocol.

Click here to view our timeline.

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