Traffic Generation

[mbarfiel]

I have SR 6.12 loaded on my local PC and on the server. I create a new session on the server via iTest and it opens with N2X version 6.11 SR1? The iTest client sessions displays 6.12 was opened on the server and chassis connection but the Agilent (remote desktop session) shows session 6.11 SR 1 running?

Why does iTest read that 6.12 is opened but the actual session is 6.11 SR1? I know if you open the session using the API calls that the session release can be specified. See details at the bottom of the post.

######################### iTest session info ###################################################################

Working platform: Windows

Loading Tcl package AgtClient: OK
Loading helper scripts...OK

Searching for QuickScript directory...OK

Checking packet decode functionality...OK

Connecting to Agilent chassis at 10.13.254.29 ...OK

Checking Agilent version...WARNING
    Unsupported Agilent version
    Agilent chassis version: 6.12 System Release
    Agilent local client version: 6.12 System Release
    Supported versions: 6.6 Service Release (SR1); 6.7 System Release; 6.8 System Release; 6.10 System Release; 6.11 System Release

Connected to session 56 with label mabarfieldVirtualPorts
Adding port 6501:1 to session ...OK.
Adding port 6501:2 to session ...OK.
Adding port 6501:3 to session ...OK.
Adding port 6501:4 to session ...OK.

######################### iTest session info ################################################################### 

Actual session running as 6.11 SR1 on server:

Example opening an N2X session by system release:

Launching a new test session automatically connects the API client to the session.

% # list the installed test applications
% AgtListSessionTypes
RouterTester900

% # list the installed versions
% AgtListSessionVersions RouterTester900
{6.5 System Release} {6.6 Service Release} {6.7 System Beta}

% # launch a test session using the latest
% # System or Service Release, in this case, 6.6
% AgtOpenSession RouterTester900
1

% # launch another test session using a pre-release
% AgtOpenSessionByVersion RouterTester900 "6.7 System Beta"
2

[AmishP]

Hi mbarfiel,

Please read this forum thread.

http://forums.fanfaresoftware.com/fnfr/board/message?board.id=TrafficGen&message.id=45&query.id=1044...

This is a feature request that has already been filed.

If you already have a session open on the N2X box with 6.12, you can set the "Agilent session label" and it should connect to it. Can you try that?

-A

[mbarfiel]

If I read the thread correctly, it sounds like the option to select the n2x session version is hardcoded in iTest and in the future you may give the customer the ability to override this option?

It would be useful to toggle the option to connect to a specific n2x session.