IXIA BreakingPoint 20, Installation Manual

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BreakingPoint 20 Installation Guide 41 BreakingPoint Systems Inc. © 2005-2015
For example, if you capture 500 Mbps of traffic on Interface 1, then the corresponding Recreate test
will estimate that the data rate is 500 Mbps for both the transmitting and receiving interfaces. To set
the data rate to be an aggregate sum for the test component, set the Data Rate Scope parameter to
Limit Aggregate Throughput.
Question:
What is the maximum bandwidth usage for a test interface?
Answer: For test components that send bidirectional traffic – such as Session Sender, Application
Simulator, and Recreate – the value defined for Frame Rate Distribution sets the upper bound limits
for bandwidth usage per interface. However, the aggregate sum of the traffic sent by each interface
will fluctuate between the data rate shared between both testing interfaces.
For example, if you have if a Session Sender test that uses 500 Mbps, then the test will never send
more than 500 Mbps from an interface; however, the sum of traffic sent by both interfaces will
fluctuate between 500 Mbps and 1000 Mbps.
System Questions
Question: What are the power requirements for the BreakingPoint 20?
Answer:
See the table in the section titled
Power Requirements on page 26
.
Question:
What is the manufacturer MAC address for the BPS Management port?
Answer: 00:1A:C5
Question: Does the system support ephemeral ports or application specification modifications
that are required to match the application data to the IP and TCP/UDP headers?
Answer:
No. This functionality is currently not supported.
Question:
Can multiple users use the system?
Answer: Yes. Multiple users can be logged into the system at the same time and multiple tests, Tcl
scripts, and packet captures can be run simultaneously.
Question: What is the difference between a factory revert and a previous revert?
Answer: A factory revert will roll the system back to the build that was initially installed on it
(i.e., the factory build) and revert it back to its factory state; therefore, all settings, tests, and data
stored on the system will be removed. A previous revert will roll the system back to the build that
was previously installed on your system.
Question: What is the difference between a soft reboot and a restart?
Answer: A soft reboot will restart the software processes, whereas restart will power-cycle the
box.
Question: When would I use the Preload for slower connections button on the Login Page?
Answer: Use the Preload for slower connections button if your connection is slow. Pressing this
button prefetches the application assets and places them into the browser's cache. This reduces the
amount of time it takes for the application to load. When you clear your browser's cache, press the
Preload for slower connections button again on subsequent logins.