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Displaying test status

Displaying test status

Refer to chapter Performance Testing, Security Testing, and ATT&CK Testing on how to start a test case.

A few seconds after you start a test, the page automatically switches to a test status page.

You can also navigate to the status page by clicking the icon in the top navigation menu.

Status tab

The following figure shows the information on Status > Summary tab of an HTTPS CPS test.

The data is updated every second. It includes Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 data.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Throughput of a mixed traffic case.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Interface tab of an HTTP CC test.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Load tab of an HTTP CC test (Simuser mode).



The Load Generator Status chart includes the following information:

Pcore The physical CPU core number.
TCP SYN Backlog The length of TCP-SYN queue on server side.
Desired Load The desired load that you specify in the load profile, or manually request in the Load Control pane.
Current Load The currently achieved load.
Idle Time The idle time for this CPU, an indicator of CPU utilization. Less value means the CPU is more busy. The max value is 9999.

If you have selected the Simusers/second or Connections/second mode when creating a case, the following window will appear beside the Load Generator Status table. You can set, increment, or decrement the desired simulated users or connections per second when the case is running.

  • If you click , the Desired Load will come into force immediately.
  • If you click or , the simusers or connections will increase or decrease by the specified number until it reaches the Desired Load.

Client tab

The following figure shows the information on Client > Layer 4 > Port 2 tab of an HTTP CPS test.

For TCP Response Time, the following information is shown:

TCPv4_Time_to_TCP_Syn_Ack/TCPV6_Time_to_TCP_Syn_Ack The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the SYN/ACK packet from DUT.
TCPV4_Time_to_TCP_First_Byte/TCPV4_Time_to_TCP_First_Byte The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the first Layer 7 packet from DUT.
TCPV4_Estimated_Server/TCPV4_Estimated_Server An estimate of the time taken for the server to respond to a request (unit: milliseconds), derived from the formula, Time to TCP first byte - 2 X Time to TCP Syn/Ack.

Server tab

The following figure shows the information on Server > Layer 2 tab of an HTTP CPS test.


For TCP Response Time, the following information is shown:

TCPv4_To_First_ RX_Data/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the SYN/ACK packet from DUT.
TCPv4_To_First_TX_Data_ACK/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the first Layer 7 packet from DUT.
TCPv4_To_Connection_Close/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data An estimate of the time taken for the server to respond to a request (unit: milliseconds), derived from the formula, Time to TCP first byte - 2 X Time to TCP Syn/Ack.

Displaying test status

Displaying test status

Refer to chapter Performance Testing, Security Testing, and ATT&CK Testing on how to start a test case.

A few seconds after you start a test, the page automatically switches to a test status page.

You can also navigate to the status page by clicking the icon in the top navigation menu.

Status tab

The following figure shows the information on Status > Summary tab of an HTTPS CPS test.

The data is updated every second. It includes Layer 2, Layer 3, Layer 4, and Layer 7 data.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Throughput of a mixed traffic case.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Interface tab of an HTTP CC test.

The following figure shows the information on Status > Load tab of an HTTP CC test (Simuser mode).



The Load Generator Status chart includes the following information:

Pcore The physical CPU core number.
TCP SYN Backlog The length of TCP-SYN queue on server side.
Desired Load The desired load that you specify in the load profile, or manually request in the Load Control pane.
Current Load The currently achieved load.
Idle Time The idle time for this CPU, an indicator of CPU utilization. Less value means the CPU is more busy. The max value is 9999.

If you have selected the Simusers/second or Connections/second mode when creating a case, the following window will appear beside the Load Generator Status table. You can set, increment, or decrement the desired simulated users or connections per second when the case is running.

  • If you click , the Desired Load will come into force immediately.
  • If you click or , the simusers or connections will increase or decrease by the specified number until it reaches the Desired Load.

Client tab

The following figure shows the information on Client > Layer 4 > Port 2 tab of an HTTP CPS test.

For TCP Response Time, the following information is shown:

TCPv4_Time_to_TCP_Syn_Ack/TCPV6_Time_to_TCP_Syn_Ack The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the SYN/ACK packet from DUT.
TCPV4_Time_to_TCP_First_Byte/TCPV4_Time_to_TCP_First_Byte The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the first Layer 7 packet from DUT.
TCPV4_Estimated_Server/TCPV4_Estimated_Server An estimate of the time taken for the server to respond to a request (unit: milliseconds), derived from the formula, Time to TCP first byte - 2 X Time to TCP Syn/Ack.

Server tab

The following figure shows the information on Server > Layer 2 tab of an HTTP CPS test.


For TCP Response Time, the following information is shown:

TCPv4_To_First_ RX_Data/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the SYN/ACK packet from DUT.
TCPv4_To_First_TX_Data_ACK/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data The elapsed time (unit: milliseconds) between sending the SYN packet from the client and receiving the first Layer 7 packet from DUT.
TCPv4_To_Connection_Close/TCPv6_To_First_ RX_Data An estimate of the time taken for the server to respond to a request (unit: milliseconds), derived from the formula, Time to TCP first byte - 2 X Time to TCP Syn/Ack.