Chapter 1 Hwping Configuration; Hwping Overview; Introduction To Hwping - H3C S3100 8C SI Operation Manual

Operation Manual – HWPing
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches

Chapter 1 HWPing Configuration

1.1 HWPing Overview

1.1.1 Introduction to HWPing

HWPing (pronounced Hua'Wei Ping) is a network diagnostic tool. It is used to test the
performance of various protocols running in networks. HWPing provides more
functions than the ping command.
The ping command can only use the ICMP protocol to test the round trip time
(RTT) between this end and a specified destination end for the user to judge
whether the destination end is reachable.
Besides the above function of the ping command, HWPing can also provide other
functions, such as testing the status (open/close) of a DHCP/FTP/HTTP/SNMP
server and the response time of various services.
You need to configure HWPing client and sometimes the corresponding HWPing
servers as well to perform various HWPing tests.
All HWPing tests are initiated by HWPing client and you can view the test results on
HWPing client only.
When performing a HWPing test, you need to configure a HWPing test group on the
HWPing client. A HWPing test group is a set of HWPing test parameters. A test group
contains several test parameters and is uniquely identified by an administrator name
and a test tag.
After creating a HWPing test group and configuring the test parameters, you can then
perform a HWPing test by the test-enable command.
Being different from the ping command, HWPing does not display the RTT or
timeout status of each packet on the Console terminal in real time. To view the
statistic results of your HWPing test operation, you need to execute the display
hwping command.
HWPing also allows you to set parameters for HWPing test groups, start HWPing
tests and view statistical test results through a network management device.
Figure 1-1 HWPing illustration
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