Creating a New QA Probe

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. ICMP probes support icmpEcho operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -ds <--dataSize>: Specify the size of the data packets that the QA probe sends or receives.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. TCP probes support udpJitter operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -np <--numPackets>: Specify the number of packets to be transmitted

• -ds <--dataSize>: Specify the size of the data packets that the QA probe sends or receives.

• -pi <--interPktInterval>: Specify the time interval between the two consecutive transmitted packets.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.
• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -sp <--sourcePort>: Specify the port number for the QA probe's source node.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. TCP probes support udpEcho operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -np <--numPackets>: Specify the number of packets to be transmitted

• -ds <--dataSize>: Specify the size of the data packets that the QA probe sends or receives.

• -pi <--interPktInterval>: Specify the time interval between the two consecutive transmitted packets.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.
• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -sp <--sourcePort>: Specify the port number for the QA probe's source node.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. TCP probes support tcpConnect operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.
• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -sp <--sourcePort>: Specify the port number for the QA probe's source node.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. DNS probes support dnsForward operation.
• -rn <--resolveHostName>: Specify the host name that the QA probe needs to resolve to an IP address. The host name resolution must complete before the source host sends the initial IP packet.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -sp <--sourcePort>: Specify the port number for the QA probe's source node.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.

• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform.

  HTTP probes support httpGet operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS
• -cd <--contentDownload>: Specify whether to download the content of the destination web page

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fe <--failOnCtlErr>: Specify if the QA probe fails for incorrect Certificate Trust List (CTL)

  Set the value to TRUE or FALSE.

  If this value is set to TRUE, specify the following parameter:

  • -pu <--proxyUsed>: Specify whether the QA probe uses an HTTP proxy server. Set the value to TRUE or FALSE.

    If you set this value to TRUE, specify the following parameters:

  • -pa <--proxyAddr>: Specify the HTTP proxy server address.
  • -pn <--proxyUsername>: Specify the HTTP proxy user name for the QA probe owner.
  • -pp <--proxyPort>: Specify the HTTP proxy port number on which the QA probe would run.
  • -pt <--proxyAddrType>: Specify any of the following the HTTP proxy address type:
    • IPv4
    • DNS
  • -pw <--proxyPassword>: Specify the HTTP proxy password for the QA probe owner.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.

• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.
• -ui <--uri>: Specify the Uniform Resource Locator specified for the QA probe
• -un <--username>: Specify the user name to connect to the HTTP web page
• -ps <--password>: Specify the password to connect to the HTTP web page

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.

• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform.

  HTTPS probes support httpsGet operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS
• -cd <--contentDownload>: Specify whether to download the content of the destination web page

Optional Parameters

• -et <--ensureTrusted>: Specify whether or not to validate the certificate of the host (configured in the target address) against the iRA trust store.

  If the value is set to TRUE, the certificate of the host is validated against the list in the iRA Truststore.

  If the value is set to FALSE, the validation of the certificate of the host is ignored.
  

• -ca <--trustCAImplicit>: Specify whether the certificate of the host configured in the target address is trusted implicitly. Set the value to TRUE or FALSE.

  If the value is set to TRUE, the certificate of the target host is downloaded to the iRA Truststore and validated.

  If the value is set to FALSE, the certificate of the host is validated against the list in the iRA Truststore. If the certificate is not listed in the iRA Truststore, the certificate validation fails which results in the probe failure.

  Note If a target host does not have a valid trusted certificate and you want to successfully complete the certificate validation, you can perform one of the following:

  • Set the value of the parameter to TRUE. This automatically downloads the certificate of the host to the iRA Truststore ($IRA_HOME/ira/conf/jssecacerts)
  • Use $IRA_HOME/lib/nonOV/jre/bin/keytool import option to manually import the certificate of the host to the iRA Truststore.

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fe <--failOnCtlErr>: Specify if the QA probe fails for incorrect Certificate Trust List (CTL)

  Set the value to TRUE or FALSE.

  If this value is set to TRUE, specify the following parameter:

  • -pu <--proxyUsed>: Specify whether the QA probe uses an HTTPS proxy server. Set the value to TRUE or FALSE.

    If you set this value to TRUE, specify the following parameters:

  • -pa <--proxyAddr>: Specify the HTTPS proxy server address.
  • -pn <--proxyUsername>: Specify the HTTPS proxy user name for the QA probe owner.
  • -pp <--proxyPort>: Specify the HTTPS proxy port number on which the QA probe would run.

  • -pt <--proxyAddrType>: Specify any of the following the HTTPS proxy address type:

    • IPv4
    • DNS
  • -pw <--proxyPassword>: Specify the HTTPS proxy password for the QA probe owner.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.

• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.
• -ui <--uri>: Specify the Uniform Resource Locator specified for the QA probe
• -un <--username>: Specify the user name to connect to the HTTPS web page
• -ps <--password>: Specify the password to connect to the HTTPS web page

Mandatory Parameters

• -db <--databaseName>: Specify the name of the database running on the target Oracle server.
• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. Specify any of the following values:
  • dbConnect
  • dbQuery
• -pw <--password>: Specify the Oracle database password.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the destination IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tp <--targetPort>: Specify the target port number for the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination IP address configured for the QA probe.

  Specify any of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS
• -un <--username>: Specify the Oracle database user name.

Optional Parameters

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.
• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.
• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.
• -qs <--queryStr>: Specify the SQL Query that the QA probe would run. In Linux, use the following command format while using "*" (Asterisk), in the query string: 'select "*" from <Table Name>'
• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. Specify one of the following values:

  • IPv4
  • DNS

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP, and HTTPS probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: The number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.

Mandatory Parameters

• -on <--ownerName>: The owner of the QA probe.
• -op <--operation>: Specify the type of operation you want the probe to perform. DHCP probes support dhcpIpGet operation.

• -ta <--targetAddr>: Specify the IP address of the destination DHCP server.

• -tn <--testName>: Specify the name of the QA probe.

• -tt <--targetAddrType>: Specify the type of the destination server IP address configured for the QA probe. DHCP probes support IPv4 address.

Optional Parameters

• -op82 <--option82>: Specify the custom parameters such as Circuit ID, Remote ID.

• -dc <--description>: Specify the description of the QA probe. Specify any detail in this parameter that you may need to identify the QA probe later.

• -fr <--frequency>: Specify the frequency of the QA probe. The value indicates the number of seconds after which the QA probe repeats the test. You can specify a value between 1-604800.

• -pc <--probeCount>: Specify the number of probes designed for the test scenario. Specify a value between 1 and 15.
• -sa <--sourceAddr>: Specify the source IP address for which the QA probe is configured.

• -sp <--sourcePort>: Specify the source port number of the node on which the QA probe runs.

• -st <--sourceAddrType>: Specify the type of the source IP address configured for the QA probe. DHCP probes support only IPv4 address.

  You can configure this parameter for all probe types. iRA uses this parameter for ICMP, TCP, UDP, DNS, and DHCP probe types.

• -to <--timeOut>: Number of milliseconds after which the QA probe drops the connection between the source IP address and the destination server IP address. You can specify a value between 1 and 60 for this parameter.