QAHandbookIXIA.docx

1、QAHandbookIXIAIXIA ToolsIntroductionSummaryWe need the IXIA tools when testing the NPM Resource Protection. The IxExplorer is the client software we use to control the IXIA chassis(hardware). This handbook will introduce you the basic operation of the IxExporer.Pre-Requirement1. The IP of our IXIA C

2、hassis is 192.168.67.240, ports 16/3 and 16/4 are reserved for GZ; 16/3 connects to CiscoA port 45, and 16/4 connects to CiscoC port 45;2. The IxExplorer is already installed on two XP, They can be accessed through portal links(VNC Access to ESX XP A/B);3. IxExplorer uses port 17669 to connect to IX

3、IA chassis, so we can install the client software locally, and use SSH tunnel to connect to 192.168.67.240.QA Test ProcedureIntroduction to IxExplorer1. OSI Layer 1 to 4 Capabilities;2. Complete packet/frame header configuration;3. True interface emulation with ARP, PING;4. Runt and Jumbo frame supp

4、ort (12 Byte to 13,312 Byte Frames);5. Statistical results and packet capture with filtering;6. Routing Protocol Emulation.IxExplorer Operation1. Connecting to the chassis Launch IxExplorer Enter the IP address of the chassis you are connecting to. Login to the chassis. Use any name you wish. This i

5、s a polite ownership environment. Typically a name and email or phone number is good. 2. Taking ownershipa. Expand the chassis. b. Expand the card(s) you will use in the test. c. Take ownership of the ports you are using in the test by right clicking on the port and selecting Take Ownership. 3. Sett

6、ing port propertiesa. Expand the cards that you will use for the tests. b. Select each port and double click on port properties. c. Select the appropriate speed and duplex. d. Select the media type (if applicable) and stream mode. 4. Configuring port protocolsa. On the transmitting port, double clic

7、k on IxRouter. b. Choose Select Ports. c. Select all port involved in your test. d. Enable ARP and PING on all test ports e. Select Protocol Interfaces. f. Select the first test port and run the interface wizard. g. Select Connected Interfaces. h. Select the number of virtual interfaces you want to

8、create, their address space and gateways as well as VLANs if necessary. i. Choose to either append those interfaces to those existing or remove all previous and replace with these. j. Repeat steps 16-19 for any other port in the test,5. Creating the streamsa. On the transmitting port(s), click on th

9、e stream. On the right, the stream configuration is available. There may or may not be streams available. To open an existing stream, double click on it. To create a new stream, right click in the window and choose New Stream. b. In the Stream Properties window, select the DA/SA tab. Select ARP Disc

10、overy for the Dest MAC address for all L3 tests unless the GW MAC address is known, in which case, enter a fixed address. c. Select VLAN, Ethernet and IPv4 as needed. d. Select Edit beside IPv4. Modify destination address as needed.(typically the address configured on the other port). Modify the TOS

11、/DSCP and other options as needed. e. For the source address, there are 2 choices, you can enter the value you configured above in IxRouter, or you can select the From Protocol Interfaces button. In the second choice a drop down is available where you can pick the address you wish. f. Optionally, yo

12、u can choose to emulate multiple addresses, (if already configured in IxRouter). Increments and decrements are available at multiple levels. g. Choose the frame size(s) you wish to generate. h. Under Stream Control, select the rate at which you want to generate this stream of traffic. i. Repeat the

13、above on any other ports that will be generating traffic.j. Validate network connectivity in the Discovered Neighbours tab. k. To begin traffic generation, select the port and click on the start button. l. Statistics on the transmit and receive ports can be viewed as required. 6. Creating a statisti

14、c view a. A single simultaneous view is available. To create it, Expand the Global Views field and right click on Statistic Views. Select New. b. Select the transmitting and receiving ports. c. The new view now has both ports. 7. Creating per stream statistic views using PGIDsa. In the Stream Proper

15、ties tab, select Packet Groups and Time Stamp under Instrumentation. b. Select Edit. The default options are typically OK to use. The three fields we look at are Signature Offset, (the location of the signature). The Signature Value, ( the hex value of the signature). Any Hex value will work. The Gr

16、oup ID offset, (the location of the stream unique identifier, by default, the stream ID). c. Select OK.d. Select Filter, Statistics, Receive Mode on the receiving port. e. Select the Receive Mode tab. Check the Packet Groups or Wide Packet Groups tab. Make sure the offset, Value and PGID offset matc

17、h the transmitting stream.f. Select Packet Group Statistic views. Right click, choose new.g. Choose the receiving port. Move it to the right of the page by pushing the . Select OK. h. Press the record button. i. The stats presented reflect ONLY data that includes the signature. All other data is ignored.