Configuring a Trace Test Instance
Context
Before configuring a Trace test instance, configure reachable routes between the NQA client and the tested device.
The NQA Trace test provides equivalent functions as the tracert command but displays more detailed information.
Perform the following steps on the NQA client.
Procedure
- Run:
system-viewThe system view is displayed.
- Run:
nqa test-instance admin-name test-name
An NQA test instance is created, and the NQA view is displayed.
- Run:
test-type trace
The test type is set to Trace.
- Run:
destination-address ipv4 ipv4-address
The destination address for the trace test instance is configured.
- (Optional) Run the following commands as required to configure
parameters for the Trace test instance.
Run:
description string
A description is configured for the test instance.
Run:
frequency interval
The test period is set.
Run:
timeout time
The timeout period of a probe is set.
Run:
destination-port port-number
The destination port number is configured.
Run:
source-address ipv4 ipv4-address
The source IP address is configured.
Run:
tracert-livetime first-ttl first-ttl max-ttl max-ttl
The initial and the maximum TTL of the packet are configured.
Run:
tracert-hopfailtimes times
The hop fail times are set.
Run:
set-dfPacket fragmentation is prohibited.
Run:
datasize size
The packet size is set.
Run:
datafill fillstring
The padding field is configured.
Run:
sendpacket passrouteThe NQA test instance is configured to send packets without searching the routing table.
This command is invalid when the source and destination addresses are IPv6 addresses.
Run:
probe-count number
The number of probes in a test is set.
Run:
vpn-instance vpn-instance-name
The VPN instance name is configured.
Run:
records history number
The maximum number of historical records is set.
Run:
records result number
The maximum number of result records is set.
Run:
agetime hh:mm:ss
The aging time is set for the test instance.
