Starting an ICMP test

The ICMP test sends ICMP messages of the specified type(s).

To start an ICMP test:

1. Go to Cases > Performance Testing > Protocol > ICMP to display the test case summary page.
2. Click + Create New to display the Select case options dialog box.
3. In the popup dialog, for the Network Config option, select the network template you have created in Cases > Security Testing > Objects > Networks. Then the network related options will automatically be filled. See Using network configuration templates for how to create a network template.
4. Click OK to continue.
5. Configure the test case options.
6. Click Start to run the test case.

FortiTester saves the configuration automatically so you can run the test again later. You can also click Save to save the test case without running it.

Tip1: You can also copy an existing case, and change its settings to create a new case. In the case list, click Clone to clone the configuration. Only the case name is different from the original case. Tip 2: You can add or edit a comment when the test is running. This comment can be used to search for the test result in the Results page. This is useful especially when the test runs for a long time.

Protocol Test Case common options

Protocol Test Case configuration specific to ICMP Test

Settings	Guidelines
Client Network
ICMP Message Type	ICMPv4_Echo, ICMPv6_Echo, ICMPv6_Neighbor_Solicitation
Message Count	Number of echo/ Neighbor Solicitation requests to send
Timeout	Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply
Payload Size	Use payload size as number of data bytes to be sent
IP list	A list of destination IPs
Loop	Number of times to send requests to destination IPs in IP list
Delay	Delay between loops
Flood	Flood ping
Interval	Seconds between sending each packet
Increment ID	ICMP ID field value increment or random