Network fabric stress test

摘要

A method of testing network device connectivity in a network by a host computing device includes identifying a topology of the network, where the network includes a plurality of communication paths connecting a plurality of network devices. The method further includes developing a test procedure based on the topology and a plurality of constraints, where a first constraint in the plurality of constraints includes sending a test data stream through each communication path in the plurality of communications paths only once in each direction. The method further includes configuring the plurality of network devices to perform the test procedure, initiating the test procedure, where initiating includes sending the test data stream from the host computing device to a first network device in the plurality of network devices, and monitoring the progress of the test procedure.

主权项

1. A method of testing network device connectivity in a network, the method comprising:
identifying a topology of the network, wherein the network comprises a plurality of communication paths connecting a plurality of network devices; developing a test procedure based on the topology and a plurality of constraints, wherein
a first constraint in the plurality of constraints comprises sending a test data stream through each communication path in the plurality of communications paths only once in each direction; configuring the plurality of network devices to perform the test procedure; and performing the test procedure by attempting to send the test data stream from a first network device in the plurality of network devices to a second network device in the plurality of network devices through a first communication path in the plurality of communication paths, wherein the first network device comprises a first port connected to the first communication path and associated with a send counter, and wherein the second network device comprises a second port connected to the first communication path and associated with a receive counter.