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Introducing WhatsConnected v1.5

June 16th, 2009

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WhatsConnected Overview

Layer 2/3 Discovery and Mapping Finds, classifies and inventories all devices on the network Automatically maps full connectivity Export maps and inventory information to WhatsUp Gold or Visio Layer 2 Trace and IP/MAC Address Finder Plug-in for WhatsUp Gold

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Introducing WhatsConnected v1.5

Key New Features Discovery of VMware Infrastructure SSH & SNMPv3 Based Credentials User Configurable Device Categories

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Terminology

Virtualization Computer hardware was designed to run a single operating

system and a single application. Result: most computers are vastly underutilized. Virtualization lets you run multiple virtual machines on a single

physical machine, sharing the resources of that single computer across multiple environments.

Different virtual machines can run different operating systems and multiple applications on the same physical computer.

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Virtualization

TraditionalDatacenter

Environment

1 application = 1 server

Rest ofthe network

VirtualizedDatacenter

Environment

5 applications = 1 server

Rest ofthe network

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WhatsConnected Key Features

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Discovery of VMware Infrastructure

VMware Infrastructure: Discovers, Maps and Inventories Uses Virtual Infrastructure

Management (VIM) credentials Supports:

• ESX Server 3.5• VirtualCenter 2.5• ESX Server 3i.• ESX Server 3.0.x• VirtualCenter Server 2.0.x.

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Discovery of VMware Infrastructure: Device Views

VM Host Tab The VM Host tab provides detailed

information on the VMware Host Server, including: Name: user assigned name for the

virtual server Description: user assigned

description for the virtual server Host OS: operating system of the

host machine Model: vendor model name Vendor: vendor of virtual OS Version: version of the virtual server Build: vendor build version

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Virtual Machines Tab The Virtual Machines tab shows all the

defined virtual machines that are being managed by the virtual server (host). Information presented to the user includes: ID: ID assigned to virtual machine by

the host Name: user assigned name for the

virtual machine Guest OS: the operating system used

in the virtual machine State: state of the virtual machine

(running/not running) IP Address: IP address of the virtual

machine (if discovered) MAC Address: MAC address

assigned to the virtual machine

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Virtual Machine Tab The Virtual Machine tab displays the assigned information for

an individual virtual machine. Information includes: IP Address: IP address of the virtual machine MAC Address: MAC address of the virtual machine VMID: ID assigned to the virtual machine by the virtual host Guest OS: operating system type running in virtual machine Guest State: state of the virtual machine (running/not running) Configuration File: name of the configuration file for the virtual machine on this

virtual host Memory Size: amount of memory dedicated to the virtual machine (in MB)

Discovery of VMware Infrastructure: Device Views

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Discovery of VMware Infrastructure: Map Views

Displays all discovered VMware infrastructure Export to both WhatsUp Gold

and Visio Inventory information is also

exported

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SSH & SNMPv3 Based Credentials

SNMPv3 Discovery Full support of SNMPv3 security

for discovery Strengthens WhatsConnected

with the strongest possible authentication and encryption mechanisms

Compliant with SNMP Security RFC 3826

SSH Credentials Requires usage of proper

credentials to access devices

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Device Categories Enhancements

Flexible Configuration Users now have the ability to edit, add or delete device categories Users can customize their view of their discovered devices by

dragging and dropping device categories into any order they desire

• All devices in a category and their associations are preserved when moving a device category

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Demonstration

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WhatsConnected v1.5 Benefits Summary

Get the whole picture of your entire infrastructure Physical and Virtual

• Save time and resources– No longer have to physically document your network topology and

virtualized infrastructures

• Stay in control– Know exactly what is on your network and where it is

Secure SNMP discovery Security is enhanced with encrypted transactions between

WhatsConnected and devices for discovery Enhanced device categories configuration

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To Find Out More About WhatsUp Gold and WhatsConnected Visit www.whatsupgold.com for more information Questions?

Jason Williams – [email protected] Peter Christensen - [email protected]

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