Update Gambit MIMIC Simulator integration

Author: dd-pub-platform[bot]

gambit_communications_inc_gambit_mimic_simulator/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # CHANGELOG - gambit-mimic-simulator
 
-## 1.0.0 / 2024-12-15
+## 1.0.0 / 2025-01-31
 
 - MIMIC 22.00

gambit_communications_inc_gambit_mimic_simulator/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,77 @@ Gambit MIMIC is a dynamic, real-time, high-performance SNMP, Netflow, sFlow Simu
 
 ## Setup
 
-If you are already using Datadog and have the Datadog Agent installed, configure Gambit MIMIC agent to export Netflow and sFlow toward the Datadog Agent.
+## MIMIC Installation Instructions
+
+### [Overview]()
+
+MIMIC is distributed as a compressed file for each platform, either on CD-ROM or downloadable from the Web. This file needs to be uncompressed and its contents extracted on your system.
+
+Follow the below 3 steps to install.
+
+After installation, please review the [MIMIC Frequently Asked Questions page][1].
+
+**NOTE: you only need to download MIMIC when a new release is issued.**\
+The evaluation and purchased versions are identical except for the license keys. If you have already downloaded MIMIC, determine the version you are running (eg. in MIMICview `Help->About Mimic...` or by looking at the contents of the `config/version` file), and download again only if the distribution listed below is newer.
+
+#### Step 1: Get the MIMIC distribution
+
+If you have a CD-ROM, copy the distribution file for your platform from the CD-ROM to a temporary directory. Go to Step 2.
+
+To download from the Web from a URL that Gambit has provided, save the distribution files for your desired platform to a temporary directory (use right mouse-button click on the link for most web browsers).
+
+**NOTE: make sure the entire file was downloaded and verify size.**
+
+**NOTE: there are scam versions of any software floating around the Internet with all sorts of malware. Download only authoritative versions of MIMIC from a URL that Gambit has given you directly.**
+
+#### Step 2: Uncompress and extract the distribution files
+
+-   For Windows:\
+    Run the self-extracting mimic-windows.exe from an Administrator account.
+
+-   For Linux:\
+    `gunzip -c mimic-linux.tar.gz | tar xf -`
+
+    The extracted files are:
+
+    README - further release-specific instructions\
+    license.txt - the license agreement\
+    install - the installation script\
+    mimic.tar - the product
+
+You are not done, please review the instructions in the next step.
+
+#### Step 3: Further instructions
+
+-   If you are **updating from an older release**
+
+    -   make sure you **terminate MIMIC** (use `File->Terminate`) before running the install program.
+
+    -   **Do not uninstall the older release** (this way you can always fallback in case of problems).
+
+    -   Install this release in a **different directory from the older release**. MIMIC installs in these folders by default:
+
+        -   Windows: `C:\Apps\Mimic.VERSION-NUMBER` eg. `C:\Apps\Mimic.1800`
+
+        -   Linux: `/usr/local/mimic`
+
+            On Linux you can rename old install folder as:
+
+            ```
+            mv /usr/local/mimic /usr/local/mimic.old
+            ```
+
+            Then install in the default folder `/usr/local/mimic`.
+
+    -   You only need to **apply your license keys** and start the new MIMIC. New license keys are only necessary if the old ones don't work. All your MIMIC data files will be fetched out of your existing [private area][2] .
+
+    -   When you start MIMICView from the new version, all your MIMIC data files will be fetched out of your existing [private area][2] which usually resides in a directory named `mimic` under the user's HOME directory, and is displayed in the title bar of MIMICView. We recommend to backup this private data often (see this [FAQ][4] ).
+
+    -   Additionally, you may need to **upgrade any optional packages**, such as MIBs, Device Library and Network Library if you were using them in older release. They can be downloaded and installed using the [Wizard->Update][5] menu. The Update Wizard preselects packages from your older version to install them in your new version.
+
+-   If you are **installing for the first time**, the MIMIC installation program will display the HostID to be used in your evaluation license key request.
+
+-   If you are installing a Simulator other than SNMP, then you will have received **Get Started** instructions to download optional packages with sample simulations. Please refer to your [Get Started][6] instructions.
 
 ## Uninstallation
 
@@ -16,3 +86,9 @@ In Windows, use Start->MIMIC Simulator->Uninstall
 
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+
+[1]: http://www.gambitcomm.com/faq
+[2]: quick.htm#quick_private
+[4]: faq.htm#backup_mimic
+[5]: wizards.htm#updwiz
+[6]: http://www.gambitcomm.com/getstarted/