ExpertNet Lite Assessment Tool - User Guide
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Add Ping Tests
About Ping Paths
A ping path is a route from the ELAT controller to any edge device. Ping paths may
optionally be tracerouted.
Like RTP paths, if Ping paths are tracerouted, the routers discovered are represented
in the Path Details View for any selected path. In this display it will show their ingress
and egress interfaces along with other information. The last IP address on the path
always belongs to a Layer 2 edge device. By contrast, a ping path without
traceroute is a route from the Controller to a target device through a "cloud" of
unknown network nodes.
Adding Ping Tests Automatically
If routers on your network are SNMP-enabled and you know their read community
strings, the best option is to let the ELAT Controller discover network paths
automatically. To do so, select Discover Ping Tests from the Network Tests menu
or click the toolbar icon
.
The Controller discovers all subnets within a range defined in Parts of Network to
Discover page of the Configuration Wizard. An initial Ping is sent from the Controller
to all end-points in those subnets. When you complete and close the wizard, select
Network Tests > Discover Ping Tests to automatically add Ping tests in the
Network Paths View for all of the endpoints that respond to the initial Ping.
Adding Ping Tests Manually
If you cannot discover paths automatically, or you want to add paths leading to
subnets that could not be discovered, select Add Ping Test item from the Network
Paths menu or click the toolbar icon
.
