Starting a Test Instance

After a test instance is started, test results are periodically recorded in files.

Context

Perform the following operations on the NQA client.

Procedure

Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run nqa test-instance admin-name test-name
The NQA view is displayed.
Run test-type { icmp | icmpjitter | jitter | udp }
A test instance type is set.
Run destination-address ipv4 destAddress
A destination address is configured.
(Optional) Run destination-port port-number
A destination port number is configured.
Run start
An NQA test instance is started.

An NQA test instance can be started immediately, at a specified time, or after a specified delay.
- Run start now [ end { at [ yyyy/mm/dd ] hh:mm:ss | delay { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } | lifetime { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } } ]
  
  The test instance is started immediately.
- Run start at [ yyyy/mm/dd ] hh:mm:ss [ end { at [ yyyy/mm/dd ] hh:mm:ss | delay { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } | lifetime { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } } ]
  
  The test instance is started at a specified time.
- Run start delay { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } [ end { at [ yyyy/mm/dd ] hh:mm:ss | delay { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } | lifetime { seconds second | hh:mm:ss } } ]
  
  The test instance is started after a specified delay.
- Run start daily hh:mm:ss to hh:mm:ss [ begin { yyyy/mm/dd | yyyy-mm-dd } ] [ begin { yyyy/mm/dd | yyyy-mm-dd } ]
  
  The test instance is started at a specified time every day.
Run commit
The configuration is committed.