Configuring an SNMP Test Instance
Context
Before configuring an SNMP test instance, configure an SNMP agent and ensure reachable routes between the NQA client and the SNMP agent.
You can obtain the statistics about communication between the NQA client and the SNMP agent.
Perform the following steps on the NQA client.
Procedure
- Run system-view
The 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 snmp
The test type is set to SNMP.
- Run destination-address ipv4 ipv4-address
The destination IP address (IP address of the SNMP agent) is configured.
The SNMP function must be enabled on the destination host, otherwise, the NQA client cannot receive response packets.
- (Optional) Run community read cipher community-name
The community name is set for SNMP test.
When the SNMP versions on agents are SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, the community name must be configured using the community read cipher command, and the community name must be a read-only community name on SNMP agents. When the SNMP versions on agents are SNMPv3, the community name does not need to be configured because SNMPv3 does not support community names.
- (Optional) Run the following commands as required to configure
parameters for the SNMP test.
Run description string
A description is configured for the test instance.
Run frequency interval
The test period is set for the NQA test instance.
Run timeout time
The timeout period of a probe is set for the NQA test instance.
Run source-address ipv4 ipv4-address
The source IP address is configured.
Run source-port port-number
The source port number is configured.
Run ttl number
The TTL value in the NQA test packet is set.
Run sendpacket passroute
The NQA test instance is configured to send packets without searching the routing table.
Run probe-count number
The number of probes in a test is set.
Run tos value
Type of Service (TOS) is set for the test packet.
Run fail-percent percent
The failure percentage is set for the NQA test instance.
Run interval seconds interval
The interval at which test packets are sent is configured.
Run vpn-instance vpn-instance-name
The VPN instance name is configured.
Run records history number
The maximum number of historical records is set for the NQA test instance.
Run records result number
The maximum number of result records is set for the NQA test instance.
Run agetime hh:mm:ss
The aging time is set for the NQA test instance.