NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90039)

Chapter 6 101
Using NETTOOL
Using the NETTOOL Tools
To Use XPPERF
The XPPERF tool measures the performance of the TCP/IP protocol
stack, the UDP/IP stack, or X.25 level 3 direct access. The program
interfaces to the transport through the IPC intrinsics. You must run
XPPERF on both the local system and a remote system for the test to
work, with the program on the remote system started first. To use this
tool, perform the following steps.
1. Have someone at the remote location run NETTOOL on the remote
system by entering the program name at the MPE prompt:
NETTOOL.NET.SYS
The root menu will appear.
2. The remote user should select the XPPERF tool from the main menu.
3. The remote user will be prompted for the protocol, the mode
(master/slave), and other test values. The user must specify slave
as the mode. The remote user should set other values as agreed
upon.
4. Run NETTOOL on the local system by entering the program name at
the MPE prompt:
NETTOOL.NET.SYS
The root menu will appear.
5. Select the XPPERF tool from the main menu.
6. Respond to the prompts as required (or press
[RETURN] to accept
defaults). For the local system, you must specify master as the
mode.
7. XPPERF will write the measured data to a file named XPERFD in the
local group.
To Use XPVAL
The XPVAL tool provides a quick validation of the transport by setting
up a connection between two nodes. You must run XPVAL on both the
local system and a remote system for the test to work, with the program
on the local system started first. To use this tool, perform the following
steps.
1. Run NETTOOL on the local system by entering the program name at
the MPE prompt:
NETTOOL.NET.SYS
The root menu will appear.
2. Select the XPVAL tool from the main menu.