STC slows down during test

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jcv asked Mar 20, '13 udaya answered Mar 21, '13

STC slows down during test

I am using an STC GUI session for my test. The STC session works fine throughout the test, but a command such as "disableStreamBlock" or "enableStreamBlock" starts out at around .9 seconds to get a response, but by the end of the test, it takes around 22 seconds for the same type of command to get a response. What could be going on here? How can I fix this? I raised the max memory limit in the iTest.ini, but it had no effect. It seems like it is an issue with the response time from the STC chassis. Thanks in advance...

iTest Spirent TestCenter (STC)

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Answer 1 · 2013-03-21T17:16:39Z

udaya answered Mar 21, '13

Please go to the Windows->Preferences Type(search) Spirent TestCenter, enable TCL logs. Also search TCL Interpreter and enable the logs. Now, while execution, please go to the console view. By clicking the 3rd option of the right top, you can see the TCL log option

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Answer 2 · 2013-03-20T22:34:21Z

udaya answered Mar 20, '13 jcv commented Mar 21, '13

iTest works on native STC API commands. So in iTest STC GUI session you might be seeing a UI replica of native STC-GUI but the back processing always by API commands. You can open TCL log to see the execution section. iTest not only fetches the response from device and show to end user, but also does some in-build processing to make it more user friendly to analyze the response and make a script pass/fail. So, you may see some secs more iTest for completion of each step execution.

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jcv commented · Mar 21, 2013 at 04:34 PM

Thanks for the response. Yes, I can view the STC console that displays the UI replica. I can also view the execution log for the test case. But where do I find the TCL log that you are describing?

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