User's Guide

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7signal Sapphire Carat Carat User Guide Release 3.0
12 TEST END-POINTS
12.1 Sonar
Sonar is 7signal specific server that handles typical network requests i.e. it emulates numerous
servers in the network. While the network traffic generated is always identical to the emulated
service, the service cannot be extremely complex or dynamic in nature.
Sonar (icon ) is the server needed for executing elementary tests. There can be several
Sonar servers configured. Each test can be configured to use any of the configured Sonars.
Configuring Sonar servers makes it easy to define the parameters for the automatic
measurements.
1. From the top menu bar, select “Manage | Sonar view”
2. Select “Add Sonar”
3. Enter a name for the Sonar instance (Note: The name should be descriptive, especially
when one is using several Sonars)
4. Enter a description for the Sonar (optional)
5. Enter the IP address or DNS name and TCP port (Note: At this stage, Carat does not
verify that the Sonar actually exists, so ensure that the Sonar exists before you begin
testing)
6. Click “Save”
12.2 Generic Test Counterparts
It is possible to run tests towards actual network servers such as SIP servers or database hosts.