IxLad Strage The IxLad Strage test slutin delivers the industry s mst scalable and flexible slutin fr testing high-perfrmance strage devices and netwrks. This includes servers, data center cmpnents, unified file systems, and clud netwrks that deal with strage. IxLad s strage slutin is als suitable fr validating in-line devices such as WAN ptimizers and lad balancers that inspect and ptimize strage applicatin perfrmance. IxLad emulates stateful SAN, NAS and bject prtcls such as CIFSv1, SMB 2.1, SMB 3.0, NFSv3, NFSV4.0, NFSV4.1, iscsi, SCSI ver FCE and OpenStack Swfit in cnjunctin with ther applicatin prtcls such as HTTP, HTTPS, SQL, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and FTP t accurately simulate numerus real-wrld strage wrklads. The IxLad strage slutin leverages Ixia's industry-leading, highperfrmance test platfrms t transmit and receive cntrl and data plane traffic. In cnjunctin with Ixia s PerfectStrm prduct family, the IxLad strage slutin delivers the industry's highest perfrmance and mst scalable test slutin fr generating applicatin traffic used t validate multiservice delivery perfrmance. PerfectStrm is Ixia's latest testing platfrm with multi-cre prcessrs and highest 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) prt density that mdularly-scales t nearly a terabit f applicatin traffic in a single, integrated system. IxLad SAN,NAS and Object Strage prtcl emulatins: Simulate patterns that clsely replicate the enterprise mix f repeated and nn-repeated data Simulate millins f unique users with realistic behavir and each user cmpleting hundreds f unique actins Stress the authenticatin/ dmain server with access requests resembling lgin strms Validate clud strage, with the ability t deply in a virtualizatin envirnment Measure independent- and multi-prtcl perfrmance, sessin capacity, and transactin latencies Test clud infrastructures by simulating SAN, NAS, and ther data center applicatin traffic frm a single integrated platfrm Determine server file system interperability by simulating bth CIFS and NFS clients trying t access the same file systems Test netwrk device capability t priritize SAN and NAS traffic under peak lads Simulate varius wrklad prfiles t validate the impact f strage n enterprise applicatins 26601 Agura Rad Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Tel + 1-818-871-1800 www.ixiacm.cm Dcument N.: 915-1881-01 Rev E August 2015 - Page 1
Key Features and Benefits: Highly scalable wrklad emulatin replace racks f servers and entire test case libraries with minimal effrts: Emulate the real-wrld data traffic fund in tday s prductin strage infrastructures Autmate the test envirnment creatin Well-researched and cntinually-grwing library f pre-packaged test cases All prtcls are available fr virtualized, clud strage infrastructures Run iscsi and HTTP ver DCBX t validate PFC and ETS settings n the DCBX switch Validate FC/FCE switches and end targets by running stateful SCSI ver FC/FCE interfaces Generate high-perfrmance stateful strage traffic using the PerfectStrm lad mdules r PerfectStrm ONE appliances Replace the racks f servers used fr different client simulatin with IxLad which can scale t nearly millin clients per PerfectStrm ONE appliance saving energy csts and rackspace Rapid test cnfiguratin and supprt fr key strage prtcls such as CIFS/SMB, NFS, iscsi, OpenStack Swift, FTP, and SQL alng with assciated prtcls such as HTTP, IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 Data integrity validatin that pinpints the exact ffset f data crruptin during transit Data randmizatin with user-defined Ht/Cld/Warm and Cmpressibility prfiles t validate WAN ptimizers data reductin perfrmance and applicatin latency imprvements Test perfrmance impact f data chattiness by adjusting chunk size f prtcl transactins NTLMv1/NTLMv2/kerbers authenticatin fr CIFS/SMB and CHAP fr iscsi Cmplete flexibility and cntrl t define varius read/write distributins, data size, sequential/randm access, and ther parameters t define realistic enterprise applicatin wrklads and assess the impact n strage target/server perfrmance Easy, rapid test cnfiguratin thrugh emulatin f high-level user peratins such as Mve, Cpy, MveDwnlad and CpyDwnlad Flexibility in granular prtcl peratin cnfiguratin using lw-level cmmands such as GetAttr, SetAttr, Lkup, Create, Access, Read, Write, etc. Multiplay supprt enabling strage, data, vice, and vide traffic being generated frm the same prt Sphisticated Statviewer enables run-time mnitring f the tests, including per cmmand latencies Analyzer supprt enables capturing/real time analysis f the captured packets Supprts IPv4, IPv6, DHCP, and IPSEC stack Test autmatin supprt enabling autmatin using the TCL APIs Realism using subscriber mdeling enabling users t mdel the dynamic nature f varius client behavir by creating event synchrnizatin Page 2
NAS Target Testing IxLad CIFS/SMB/NFS emulatin can be used t: Validate the scalability f external targets with Thrughput and IO perfrmance metrics Explre server vulnerabilities at high scale Understand server s interperability effectiveness while servicing simultaneusly t NFS and CIFS/SMB clients Validate server efficiency against different wrklad prfiles SAN Testing/Data Center Testing IxLad iscsi Initiatr and Target emulatins can be used t: Determine the iscsi target s capacity and behavir at high lad cnditins Validate the thrughput and I/O respnsiveness in different system cnfiguratins Test netwrks in a cmbinatin f iscsi and backgrund traffic, intrducing cngestin in rder t test the effect f the QS plicies n iscsi respnse times Page 3
Clud Strage Testing REST API Clud Strage REST API Emulated Clud Strage Subscribers IxLad Clud Strage emulatin can be used t: Validate the perfrmance and scale f OpenStack Swift clud strage infrastructure Supprts all lw level REST API cmmands fr t simulate varius wrklad t validate thrughput and I/O respnsiveness Benchmark the clud subscriber scale with the emulatin f millins f subscribers with unique accunt IDs with the Keystne authenticatin service WAN Optimizer/Lad Balancer Testing IxLad CIFS/SMB/NFS emulatin can be used t: Measure the perfrmance f WAN acceleratin devices that ptimize applicatin peratins and data transfers Use IxLad s prprietary Data Generatin engine that is tailr-made t generate wrklads t determine the data reductin perfrmance f caching mechanisms in WAN ptimizers Verify Lad balancers/wan ptimizer efficiency at different kinds f wrklads Measure peak system thrughput and transactin latencies Validate that data integrity is maintained as data transfers get ptimized under high lad cnditins Page 4
Ordering Infrmatin Chassis License: 925-3343 IxLad Strage-2015, Sftware Bundle, Layer 4-7 Perfrmance Test Applicatin; It enables supprt fr iscsi, CIFSv1 CIFSv2 (SMB2), SMB3, NFSv3 Client, NFSv4 Client, NFS4.1 Client, Clud Strage Client, DCBX, FCE and FC strage prtcl emulatins t validate NAS and SAN strage devices. Nte the FCE and FC emulatin is nly supprted n selected lad mdules. Als includes iscsi Perfrmance Benchmarking QuickTest, ADVNET-DHCP t emulate DHCP enabled clients, and Sftware Impairment n selected hardware. Appliance Licenses: 925-5343 IxLad CPD-Strage-2015, Sftware Bundle, Layer 4-7 Perfrmance Test Applicatin fr the Appliance; It enables supprt fr iscsi, CIFSv1 CIFSv2 (SMB2), SMB3, NFSv3 Client, NFSv4 Client, NFS4.1 Client, Clud Strage, DCBX, and FCE strage prtcl emulatins t validate NAS and SAN strage devices. Als includes iscsi Perfrmance Benchmarking QuickTest, ADVNET-DHCP t emulate DHCP enabled clients. 925-6116 IxLad PerfectStrm ONE STORAGE, Optinal Sftware, Layer 4-7 Perfrmance Test Applicatin; includes: NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv41, SMBv3, CIFS, CIFSv2; Clud Strage; iscsi and iscsi Quick Test IxVM Licenses: 939-9512 IxVM, IxLad Tier-2 FLOATING Subscriptin license. Includes the fllwing IxLad prtcls supprted n IxVM fr the purchased term (List price is per unit, per year). HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, TFTP, Radius, Mail (IMAP, POP3, SMTP), Strage. REQUIRES: License term t be specified (MUST be purchased in multiples f years). Enables 1Gig thrughput per unit. INCLUDES IxVM Sftware Platfrm Framewrk, FLOATING. Enables supprt fr IxVM IxServer. 939-9513 IxVM, IxLad Tier-3 FLOATING Subscriptin license. Includes the fllwing IxLad prtcls supprted n IxVM fr the purchased term (List price is per unit, per year). HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, TFTP, Radius, Mail (IMAP, POP3, SMTP), Strage, IxLad-Attack and AppLibrary. REQUIRES: License term t be specified (MUST be purchased in multiples f years). Enables 1Gig thrughput per unit. INCLUDES IxVM Sftware Platfrm Framewrk, FLOATING. Enables supprt fr IxVM IxServer This material is fr infrmatinal purpses nly and subject t change withut ntice. It describes Ixia's present plans t develp and make available t its custmers certain prducts, features, and functinality. Ixia is nly bligated t prvide thse deliverables specifically included in a written agreement between Ixia and the custmer. Page 5