If you are looking for a 'visual' tool, then look at pingplotter ... 

Regards. 

Faisal Imtiaz 
Snappy Internet & Telecom 
http://www.snappytelecom.net 

Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 

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> From: "Christopher Gray" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 10:06:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Failover / Recovery Time Testing?

> I want to use a tool that will time the "outage" automatically.
> For example, switches with ERPS capability usually claim things like "sub 50ms
> recovery". How can I time that recovery on my actual system?

> I picture running some continuous data stream between two points, and 
> measuring
> any gaps in received data... but automatically instead of weeding through the
> stream in wireshark.

> On Mon, Jan 29, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Faisal Imtiaz < [email protected] >
> wrote:

>> Not sure what exactly are you asking about ?

>> How to break stuff ?
>> and or How to know when it is fixes ?

>> On a serious note, it depends on what you are testing..
>> e.g. one can easily simulate OSPF failover by turning a link / ethernet / 
>> radio
>> port off.. and watching a traceroute (MTR or Pathping, Pingplotter etc etc )
>> and or watching the Router Logs

>> Regards.

>> Faisal Imtiaz
>> Snappy Internet & Telecom
>> http://www.snappytelecom.net

>> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232

>> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected]

>>> From: "Christopher Gray" < [email protected] >
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2018 9:17:26 AM
>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Failover / Recovery Time Testing?

>>> What tools do you suggest for testing failover time / recovery time?
>>> I've got several different failover mechanisms in use, and I'd like to start
>>> empirically testing them to have a better sense of their performance.

>>> Thank you - Chris

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