
2.6.2 Configuring an ICMP Type NQA Test Instance
NQA is an effective tool for locating and diagnosing network faults.
Context
NQA measures the performance of different protocols running on a network. With NQA, carriers
can collect the operation indicators of networks in real time. These indicators include total delay
of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), delay in the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP)
connection, delay in Domain Name Server (DNS) resolution, file transmission rate, delay in the
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) connection, and DNS resolution error ratio. To check these
performance indexes, you can create NQA test instances.
An NQA test is performed between a client and a server. The client is responsible for initiating
an NQA test. After test instances are configured on the client, NQA places these test instances
into test instance queues according to their operation types. After the test instances are started,
the data information about the protocol-related running status can be collected based on
information about the return packets.
An Internet Control Messages Protocol (ICMP) NQA test instance checks whether a route from
the NQA client to the destination is reachable. The ICMP NQA test performs a function similar
to the
ping
command but provides more detailed output:
l
By default, the output contains the five most recent tests.
l
The test result contains information including the average delay, packet loss ratio, and time
when the last packet was correctly received.
The minimum interval at which an ICMP NQA test instance sends packets is once per second,
which ensures that NQA reports the test results to the system when a link fault is detected and
when the link fault is rectified. For details about NQA, see the chapter "NQA Configuration" in
the
HUAWEI NetEngine80E/40E Router Configuration Guide - System Management
.
Perform the following steps on the NQA client:
Procedure
Step 1
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2
Run:
nqa
test-instance
admin-name
test-name
An NQA test instance is created, and the test instance view is displayed.
Step 3
Run:
test-type
icmp
The test type is set to ICMP.
Step 4
Run:
destination-address
ipv4
ip-address
The destination address is specified for the NQA test instance.
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