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As DHCP test is a process to simulate address allocation in DHCP, the IP address of the interface
performing the DHCP test will not be changed.
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After the DHCP test is completed, the NQA client will send a DHCP-RELEASE packet to release
the obtained IP address.
Configuring a DNS Test
A DNS test is mainly used to test whether the NQA client can resolve a domain name into an IP address
through a DNS server and the time required for resolution.
Configuration prerequisites
Before performing a DNS test, you need to configure the mapping between a domain name and an IP
address.
Configuring a DNS test
Follow these steps to configure a DNS 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
DNS and enter test type view
type dns Required
Specify an interface for a
DNS test
destination ip ip-address
Required
By default, no destination IP
address is configured for a test
operation.
The destination IP address must be
the IP address of the DNS server.
Configure the domain name resolve-target domain-name
Required
By default, no domain name is
configured for a DNS test.
Configure optional
parameters common to an
NQA test group Refer to Configuring Optional
Parameters Common to an
NQA Test Group Optional
As a DNS test is a process to simulate the domain name resolution, the mapping between the domain
name and the IP address will not be saved.