Xtramus SwitchPerform User Manual

NuApps-SwitchPerform

User’s Manual

USM Ver 1.8

Foreword

Copyright

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Warranty

Xtramus Technologies warrants for the hardware provided along wit h this d ocument under proper usage and conditions in normal
environment; any improper operation or in irregular environment may possibly cause this product NOT function well. For detailed
terms, please contact your local dealer.

Contact Information

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Revision History

Date

Manual

Version

Software

Version

2010/10/15 1.0 First draft version

1. Change the packet generation mode to “Fix Loading” and
“Burst” in 4.5.3. General Configuration and add contents
for the scroll-down menu.

2010/11/02 1.1

2. Change the overview figure for Chart window in page 33,
and add more descriptions for Main Display Screen.

3. Add descriptions/figure for “Setting” button in 4.7.1. Control
Buttons.

4. Change the figures in 4.7.4. Main Display Screen.

2010/11/09 1.2

1. Add descriptions regarding to “Report Folder” in Counter

Report and Chart.

1. Change overall figure for Port Remapping window on

page 16.

2010/11/12 1.3

2. Add notes for MAC Learning Setting and VLAN Setting on

page 29.

3. Change Tx/Rx Statistics figure on page 47.

2010/11/15 1.4 1. Remove “Draft” watermark.

1. Change figures for Counter/Chart on page 22 and 23.

2. Change figure for General Configure on page 28.

3. Add descriptions of “Transfer User Defined Packet” on

page 29.

2010/11/16 1.5

4. Change figure for Chart Window on page 33.

5. Change figure for Chart Control Buttons, change figures

for Vertical Axis Scale Setting and change related
descriptions on page 34.

6. Change NuApps-SwitchPerform-Client overview figure on

page 45.

1. Change Chart Window figures on page 22 and 23.

2. Change Chart Window overview figure and related

2010/11/23 1.6

descriptions on page 33.

3. Change Throughput figure and related descriptions on

page 37.

1. Change General Configuration figure on page 28.

2. Add descriptions and figure of Communication Mode in

2010/11/27 1.7 v1.0b018

Packet Generation Mode field on page 28.

3. Add figures and descriptions of File Select field on page

29. Change descriptions on Load Percentage on page 29
accordingly as well.

1. Change Revision History format: add Software Version

2010/12/01 1.8 v1.0b019

2. Change Chart Window figures on page 22 and 23.

3. Change Chart Window figures on page 34.

4. Change Chart Display Options figures on page 36.

History

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Table of Contents

Foreword..........................................................................................................................................2

Revision History..............................................................................................................................3

1. NuApps-SwitchPerform..............................................................................................................5

2. Installing/Uninstalling NuApps-SwitchPerform........................................................................6

3. NuApps-SwitchPerform Function Overview...........................................................................12

3.1. Starting NuApps-SwitchPerform.....................................................................................12

3.2. NuApps-SwitchPerform/NuServer Function Overview.................................................17

4. NuApps-SwitchPerform Functions..........................................................................................19

4.1. Menu Bar...........................................................................................................................19

4.1.1. File ................................................................................................................................19

4.1.2. View ..............................................................................................................................21

4.1.3. Config...........................................................................................................................21

4.1.4. Report...........................................................................................................................22

4.1.5. Help...............................................................................................................................22

4.2. Quick Launch Buttons .....................................................................................................23

4.3. System Status Overview..................................................................................................24

4.4. Control Buttons/Test Running Status Icon ....................................................................24

4.5. Test Configuration............................................................................................................25

4.5.1. Port Select....................................................................................................................26

4.5.2. Media Type ...................................................................................................................27

4.5.3. General Configuration.................................................................................................28

4.5.4. DUT Information ..........................................................................................................30

4.6. Counter Report .................................................................................................................31

4.6.1. Control Buttons ...........................................................................................................32

4.6.2. Main Display Screen....................................................................................................32

4.7. Chart..................................................................................................................................33

4.7.1. Control Buttons ...........................................................................................................34

4.7.2. Test Information...........................................................................................................35

A. Test Information –Burst Mode .....................................................................................35

B. Test Information – Fix Loading....................................................................................35

4.7.3. Chart Display Options.................................................................................................36

4.7.5. Throughput/Utilization ................................................................................................37

5. NuApps-SwitchPerform-Client.................................................................................................38

5.1. Installing/Uninstalling NuApps-SwitchPerform-Client..................................................38

5.2. Starting NuApps-SwitchPerform-Client..........................................................................44

5.3. NuApps-SwitchPerform-Client Functions......................................................................45

5.3.1. Menu Bar ......................................................................................................................46

5.3.2. NIC Status.....................................................................................................................47

5.3.3. Connected By ..............................................................................................................47

5.3.4. Tx/Rx Statistics............................................................................................................47

5.3.5. Control Buttons ...........................................................................................................47

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1. NuApps-SwitchPerform

NuApps-SwitchPerform is a utility software that designed for analyzing Ethernet switch,
PC/Notebook, and network video player. NuApps-SwitchPerform’s load-generating
capabilities provide an effective way to evaluate DUT’s (Device Under Test) Utilization,

Throughput, Packet Loss, CRC Error, and Latency with NuApps-SwitchPerform’s three
different modes: Network Switch, PC/Notebook, and Others (Network Video Player). Test
results/statistics can be viewed with NuApps-SwitchPerform’s intuitive real-time chart and counter report.

NuApps-SwitchPerform is designed for Xtramus Technologies XM-RM series module cards listed in the
table down below:

Module Cards Support NuApps-SwitchPerform

XM-RM731

＊Note: NuStreams-2000i and NuStreams-600i are required as well.

Also, please make sure that your PC meets the requirements listed in the table down below before
installing NuApps-SwitchPerform.

OS

CPU
RAM
HDD

＊Note: The HDD requirement listed here are the minimum available Hard-Disk space for installing both
NuApps-SwitchPerform and WinPcap. However, large amount of data will be generated while running

NuApps-SwitchPerform. It is recommended to preserve enough available Hard-Disk space to store
these data.

Windows XP Windows Vista

800MHz CPU 1.6 GHz, 32 bits (x86) CPU

256MB RAM 1GB RAM

20MB available space 20MB available space

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2. Installing/Uninstalling NuApps-SwitchPerform

Please follow the steps down below to install NuApps-SwitchPerform.

Installing NuApps-SwitchPerform

1. Double-click NuApps-SwitchPerform installation
program and start the installation process.

2. InstallShield Wizard is starting to install
NuApps-SwitchPerform. If you would like to cancel
installation, click “Cancel”.

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Installing NuApps-SwitchPerform

4. Click “I accept the terms in the license
agreement”, and click “Next” to continue.

5. Click the Change… button to install the program
to another folder, or click

Next button to install the
program into the default destination folder, and then
continue next step. Click
the previous step to modify.

Back button to go back to

6. NuApps-SwitchPerform InstallShield Wizard will
start installing momentarily. Click

Install button to

start installation.

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Installing NuApps-SwitchPerform

7. InstallShield Wizard is installing
NuApps-SwitchPerform.

8. If your PC does not have WinPcap installed, a
WinPcap Installer window will popup. Click Next
button to get ready to install, or click

Cancel button
to stop. For more detail information regarding to
WinPcap, please visit their webpage at:
www.winpcap.org.

9. WinPcap is preparing to install, or click Cancel
button to stop at any time.

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Installing NuApps-SwitchPerform

10. Review the license agreement before installing.

I Agree button to continue. It is necessary to

Click
accept the agreement to install WinPcap.

11. You can set if you would like to start WinPcap
driver when booting PC by clicking the check box.
Click “Install” to continue.

12. WinPcap is installing.

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Installing NuApps-SwitchPerform

13. WinPcap installation completes. Click Finish
button to close the wizard.

14. NuApps-SwitchPerform installation completes.
Click

Finish button to exit.

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You can uninstall NuApps-SwitchPerform by:
Uninstalling NuApps-SwitchPerform

• Click Start Æ Programs Æ

NuStreams Æ
NuApps-SwitchPerform Æ Uninstall
NuApps-SwitchPerform.

• Go to the Control Panel, choose

NuApps-SwitchPerform from

installed program list, and click
“Remove” to uninstall.

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3. NuApps-SwitchPerform Function Overview

3.1. Starting NuApps-SwitchPerform

Before starting NuApps-SwitchPerform, the DUT, your PC, and NuStreams-2000i/600i shall be connected
as shown in the figure down below:

There are two ways to start NuApps-SwitchPerform:

Starting NuApps-SwitchPerform

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• Click Start Æ Programs Æ NuStreams Æ

NuApps-SwitchPerform.

• Double-click NuApps-SwitchPerform icon

located on your PC’s desktop.

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NuApps-SwitchPerform Demo Mode

If your PC is not connected with NuStreams-2000i/600i, you can still run NuApps-SwitchPerform under
Demo Mode. Almost all NuApps-SwitchPerform’s functions are available under Demo Mode. However,
please note that Demo Mode is for system demo purposes only, and does not serve any testing
purposes at all.

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Please follow the steps down below to start NuApps-SwitchPerform and NuServer properly.

Starting NuServer

When starting NuApps-SwitchPerform, a “Connect
to NuServer” window will pop up and asked how
you are going to connect to NuServer.

• Local Host: Choose this option when you’re

running NuApps-SwitchPerform from
NuStreams-2000i IPC module or a PC that’s
connected to NuStreams-2000i/600i via an
RJ45 cable.

• Remote: Choose this option when you’re

running NuApps-SwitchPerform from other PC
located on the network. Choose the IP address
which is assigned to NuStreams-2000i/600i from
the scroll-down menu, or choose demo to enter
NuApps-SwitchPerform’s Demo Mode.

• Connect/Cancel: Click the Connect/Cancel

button to connect to NuStreams-2000i/600i or
cancel starting NuApps-SwitchPerform.

A “NuServe r-NIC Information” window will pop
up. Please select the NIC (Network Interface Card)
which is connected to NuStreams -2000i/ 600i’s
from the Network Interface Information table,
and click OK. If you’re using NuStreams-2000i’s
IPC module, please choose “Realtek RTL8139
Family Fast Ethernet”.

NuServer will connect to the daughter boards, and
NuApps-SwitchPerform will start as well.

You now have access to NuApps-SwitchPerform’s
main display window.

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After starting NuApps-SwitchPerform, a Select Config window will pop up. You can choose if you would
like to Open an Existing Configuration or Create a New Configuration. Please press OK to continue.

Description – Select Config

As mentioned above, you have to reserve ports on module cards before performing tests with
NuApps-SwitchPerform. You can do so by either Open an Existing Configuration or by Create a New

Configuration.

Open an Existing Configuration

If you have a previously saved configuration file
stored in your PC, you can load it and apply all
the setting you’ve made by choosing “Open an

Existing Configuration” from the Select
Config pop-up window.

Configuration files are saved in the format of
“＊.cfg”.

Create a New Configuration

If you are running NuApps-SwitchPerform for
the first time or you would like to create a new
configuration, please choose “Create a New
Configuration” from the Select Config pop-up
window.

For more information regarding to creating a
new configuration for NuApps-SwitchPerform,
please refer to 4.5. Test Configuration on page

25.

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