Document description: Procedures to guide the first-time user from installation through running a simple Layer 3 traffic test on OpenStack
Virtual Controller Setup: Refer to Spirent TestCenter™ Virtual Controller Set up Guide Installing Spirent TestCenter on OpenStack: Download the Spirent TestCenter Virtual QCOW2 image for OpenStack
OpenStack Management Network
Create internal networks
Security Groups control which TCP/UDP ports are open to/from the VM
Required TCP/UDP Ports for the Management network
Create additional Flavors for optimal Spirent TestCenter Virtual performance
Flavors can only be created from the admin account
Launching/Configuring a Spirent TestCenter Virtual Machine Instance
Launch VMs/Instances from the Project ->Compute ->Instances view, using the Launch Instance button
Configure the Networks you will use in the Networking tab
Assign Floating IPs to Spirent TestCenter Virtual Admin Interfaces
Spirent TestCenter Virtual Admin Commands
Spirent TestCenter Mini Virtual Machine:
A customized VM with small memory and cpu footprint
Limitations
No upgrade through GUI
4000 fps transmit rate per port
63 transmit and receive streams per port
Capture memory is 4096 bytes per port
Only access protocols are supported
Advanced features such as dpdk and passthrough are not supporte
Using Spirent TestCenter GUI for Spirent TestCenter Virtual Ports