Enabling The Nqa Client; Creating An Nqa Test Group; Configuring An Nqa Test Group; Configuring Icmp Echo Tests - HP 5820X Switch Configuration Manual

Enabling the NQA client

Configurations on the NQA client only take effect when the NQA client is enabled.
To enable the NQA client:
To do...
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable the NQA client.

Creating an NQA test group

Create an NQA test group before you configure NQA tests.
To do...
1. Enter system view.
2. Create an NQA test group
and enter the NQA test group
view.

Configuring an NQA test group

Configuring ICMP echo tests

ICMP echo tests of an NQA test group are used to test reachability of a destination host according to the
ICMP echo response information. An ICMP echo test has the same function as the ping command but
provides more output information. In addition, you can specify the next hop for ICMP echo tests. ICMP
echo tests are used to locate connectivity problems in a network.
To configure ICMP echo tests:
To do...
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter NQA test group view.
3. Configure the test type as
ICMP echo and enter test type
view.
4. Configure the destination
address of ICMP echo
requests.
Use the command...
system-view
nqa agent enable
Use the command...
system-view
nqa entry admin-name operation-
tag
Use the command...
system-view
nqa entry admin-name operation-
tag
type icmp-echo
destination ip ip-address
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Remarks
—
Optional.
Enabled by default.
Remarks
—
Required.
In the NQA test group view, you
can specify the test type.
You can use the nqa entry
command to enter the test type
view of an NQA test group with
test type configured.
Remarks
—
—
Required.
Required.
By default, no destination IP
address is configured.