IT Guru Network Planner uses best-in-class network analytics in an interactive virtual network environment to deliver precise predictions in what-if scenarios. The virtual network environment accurately models the behavior of your entire network, including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and individual applications. A high-fidelity network model is constructed based on data from the operational network environment, which encompasses topology, devices, configurations, and traffic.
IT Guru Network Planner automatically infers topology and sets detailed configuration attributes on each node by importing configuration files from routers, switches, and firewalls on the production network. In addition, network models can be generated by leveraging network management tools from Cisco Systems, HP, and others, or by importing xml or csv files. You can import networks in parts or as a whole, replicating all devices individually, or aggregating at the segment or subnet level.
Capacity planning studies require traffic information for comprehensive, reliable, relevant analyses. You can import traffic matrices to generate traffic flows between end systems, as well as link loads to create baseline traffic on your network infrastructure. IT Guru Network Planner supports traffic formats from a broad range of third-party traffic monitoring tools from CA, Cisco Systems, MRTG, NetScout, Statseeker, and others.