modifying ixia configuration due to test requirements change
I had created an ixia test case using iTest in our product release last. Due to requirement changes in our upcoming release, now I have to modify configuration on the ixia side. Would I have to develop a new test case again? I am not familiar with ixia tcl apis. I am afraid that I have to write it again :-( Does anybody know any alternative?
Hi Araja,
How many changes do you need to make? Is it a completely different setup or do you have to tweak the settings just a little?
In either case you can use the "Details" button in the Step Properties for the "configure" command to make the changes. If you expand the "Step Properties" and click on the "Detail" button next to the "Command" Field, you can view and edit the configuration. Likewise, if you need to make a lot of changes you can use IxExplorer to set up the chassis and then export the confuration to a file. You could then paste the contents of the file into this editor as well.
See the attached picture.
How many changes do you need to make? Is it a completely different setup or do you have to tweak the settings just a little?
In either case you can use the "Details" button in the Step Properties for the "configure" command to make the changes. If you expand the "Step Properties" and click on the "Detail" button next to the "Command" Field, you can view and edit the configuration. Likewise, if you need to make a lot of changes you can use IxExplorer to set up the chassis and then export the confuration to a file. You could then paste the contents of the file into this editor as well.
See the attached picture.
Good news! You don't have to write the whole test again. You can just configure the ixia box again the way you want using IxExplorer and then open a new ixia session and issue a “configuration save <filename>” command. You can either set the ixia session profile to point to the new configuration file, or copy the contents and change the body of your “configure” step in the test case.
For minor changes(e.g. changing the frame size), you could even change the configuration manually. Hope this helps.
