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To do… Use the command… Remarks
Configure the source IP
address of a probe request
source ip ip-address
Optional
By default, no source IP address
is specified.
If no source IP address is
specified, but the source interface
is specified, the IP address of the
source interface is taken as the
source IP address of ICMP probe
requests.
The source IP address must be
that of an interface on the device
and the interface must be up.
Otherwise, the probe will fail.
Configure the next hop IP
address for an ICMP echo
request
next-hop ip-address
Optional
By default, no next hop IP
address is configured.
Configure common optional
parameters
Refer to Configuring Optional
Parameters Common to an
NQA Test Group Optional
Configuring a DHCP Test
A DHCP test is mainly used to test the existence of a DHCP server on the network as well as the time
necessary for the DHCP server to respond to a client request and assign an IP address to the client.
Configuration prerequisites
Before performing a DHCP test, you need to configure the DHCP server. If the NQA (DHCP client) and
the DHCP server are not in the same network segment, you need to configure a DHCP relay. For the
configuration of DHCP server and DHCP relay, refer to DHCP Configuration in the IP Services Volume .
Configuring a DHCP test
Follow these steps to configure a DHCP test:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter NQA test group view
nqa entry admin-name
operation-tag
—
Configure the test type as
DHCP and enter test type view
type dhcp
Required
Specify an interface for a
DHCP test
operation interface
interface-type
interface-number
Required
By default, no interface is
specified to perform a DHCP test.
The interface specified by the
source interface command must
be up; otherwise, the test fails.
Configure common optional
parameters
Refer to Configuring Optional
Parameters Common to an
NQA Test Group Optional