jdmatl
join:2000-04-27
Deerfield Beach, FL | [OT] Network Test tool http/Sql/Mapi/SIP, etc Money isn't the issue here, but something affordable would be preferred. I need something that will let me simulate, http, https, SQL, MAPI SIP, etc from a server to an endpoint. This tool needs to output the results to some type of report on various stats, latency, jitter, etc if possible.
Not looking to run 18 freeware programs for results, I realize it will take a dedicated server and endpoints installed, this isn't a problem. Windows preferred if possible.
No, MRTG, Prtg, or any other ping/monitor program isn't it either. I have solarwinds Orion currently.
Management wants network group to run after changes to verify well known services work.
A network traffic stress test such as SolarWinds WAN killer doesn't quality since I need it to simulate multiple tcp ports and protocols.
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| I'm sure ixia has something up to the task in this regard.
»www.ixiacom.com/products/aptixia_ixload/
Don't know about MAPI though, it's Microsoft's special kid. He's smart and pretty but everyone else hates him and steals his lunch. |
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jdmatl
join:2000-04-27
Deerfield Beach, FL | Exactly what I want, but waaaaayyyyyy too expensive! Gotta be something out there in linux world that will do this. But multiple google searches don't turn up much. |
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nosx
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kudos:5 | We use ixia, they are the gold standard in real protocol analysis for L7 load testing. The other stuff only does L1-L4 possibly, doesnt actually handshake real connections and diagnose stuff like you want. |
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jdmatl
join:2000-04-27
Deerfield Beach, FL | reply to jdmatl
nobody has any Linux open source solutions? |
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 tubbynetreminds me of the danse russePremium,MVM
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Chandler, AZ | said by jdmatl:nobody has any Linux open source solutions? i think the issue (as you have found out) is that as you have one software solution that does everything you want - upward tends the price.
i think you can either have several open source solutions that partially do several things or spend some coinage and buy a professionally supported all in one.
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nosx
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kudos:5 | If you have alot of cisco equipment, and a cacti server, you can run ip sla probes from remote sites against a central set of round trip reporter routers and poll the info from cacti about failed probes, jitter, loss, latency, MOS, etc. |
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jdmatl
join:2000-04-27
Deerfield Beach, FL | reply to tubbynet
I have yet to find anything linux related that I can get generate CIFS/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/ traffic to endpoint with statistics. What are your suggestions?
It is more about the protocols moving over the network, than jitter, loss, latency. Mgt wants to see that a CIFs pushes across 2megs @ say 65ms, then after a network change, verify that Cifs pushes across @ 65ms, not 165ms.
Yes, I know IP Sla probes can do the jitter, loss, etc. But they want actual protocols, not ICMP an other protocols.
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jdmatl
join:2000-04-27
Deerfield Beach, FL | reply to nosx
I have solarwinds Orion, and netflow. I have all the stats I can stand via ICMP, Snmp and netflow. We don't run VOIP over this network so jitter, MOS, etc isn't a factor we would be measuring. |
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said by jdmatl:I have yet to find anything linux related that I can get generate CIFS/FTP/HTTP/HTTPS/ traffic to endpoint with statistics. What are your suggestions? It is more about the protocols moving over the network, than jitter, loss, latency. Mgt wants to see that a CIFs pushes across 2megs @ say 65ms, then after a network change, verify that Cifs pushes across @ 65ms, not 165ms. Yes, I know IP Sla probes can do the jitter, loss, etc. But they want actual protocols, not ICMP an other protocols. Quick point...if there is no QOS/traffic shaping policy (you didn't mention if you were doing any of this) in place, shouldn't all network traffic traverse the network at the same speed with the same/similar latency? If you're network is right-sized, then the bottleneck is still going to be tx/rx buffers at your endpoints (client and server).
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kudos:5 | IP SLA probes CAN DO THE ACTUAL PROTOCOL. |
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