Communication Page; Ping Test; Data Transfer Test - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User Manual

Communication page

Machine
Use the Communication Test page to test the communication performance of the network. You can
perform a ping test to determine how long it takes an echo packet to travel back and forth on the network.
The packet is sent from the machine on which Data Protector Express is currently running to the machine
whose property page is open. This page can also be used to evaluate the ability to transfer data under
optimum circumstances.
Use the Ping Test page for a machine to measure how long it takes an echo packet to travel back and
forth on the network.
Click Start to begin a test. Click Stop to end a test.
Performing a ping test displays the following test results:
Shows the number of data packets sent from one machine to another up to this point in the
test.
Shows the average time for the echo packet to travel between the two machines. The
time is expressed in milliseconds.
To accurately test network performance, stop the Data Protector Express service on the machine to
be tested (see Appendix E — Data Protector Express Service in the Data Protector Express Installation
Guide). Then start Data Protector Express and access the Communication Test page.