About the Network Browser Tab

Use the Network Browser tab in the Test Session window to browse available networks and add test cases. The Network Browser tab contains an interactive diagram of all the different types of networks in which Landslide can test or simulate devices.

Symbols and Terminology

Cursor — whenever the mouse rolls over an object/network, the arrow cursor changes to a hand cursor.

Test Point () — Test Points, blue target icons, are placed on network interfaces that are supported by one or more Landslide test cases and are labeled with the interface name. A test point indicates that the system is licensed for at least one test case or optional feature that can test the network interface. If the system is not licensed for any test cases that support an interface, a solid black circle is displayed instead of the target icon.

Device colors — Emulated devices are blue, test devices are green and devices that are outside the scope of a selected test case are gray.

NOTE: Gray colored devices may play a supporting role in a test but the test case does not interact with them (although the SUT may).

Browse Mode

The first time you open the test session window after logging in to the client, the browser loads information from the test cases in the Basic library, uses the information to construct and display the options in the Network Browser. While this information is being gathered, a progress bar with the message Loading test case information displays. This operation is only performed the first time a test session is accessed and the information is retained for the duration of the client’s session.

NOTE: In order for the browser to load, the client must have access to all available test cases. They will be downloaded from the Manager if necessary and this process may take some time over a remote connection when the system is licensed for many test cases.

See Client Settings for more information.

You may use the mouse scroll wheel to change the scale of the diagram within the supported scale limits. When you roll mouse over a network, it is highlighted with a blue outline and the cursor changes to a hand. If you then click the highlighted network, the browser zooms in (or out, depending on the current scale) to the selected network, moves the network to the top left corner of the panel, and displays the Test Selection Panel to the right of the network. The browser is now in Test Selection Mode. To return to browse mode, click the Browse Networks button.

Test Selection Mode

In this mode, you may select test points, devices, and the available test cases. You may also Right-click to reset any selection.

Components in Browser Selection Mode

The selected network and test selection panel to the right of the network components allows you to select test points and available test cases.

Test Point — Click on a test point and its icon will display arrows showing the traffic direction and the selection panel will display the applicable protocol stacks for that network interface.
Gray Ring — If a test point is licensed but not applicable to the current selections, its icon will change to a gray ring. If an N/A test point is selected, the other test points and the selection panel are reset and the newly selected test point becomes the starting point.
Devices — Devices become selectable when the system is licensed for a test case that simulates the device. When a selectable device is clicked, the selection panel displays the protocol stacks supported and the test case list is populated with the appropriate test cases.
Available Test Cases — If the test point is licensed (target icon), the test case list will be populated with all of the available test cases that can test that interface. If the test point is not licensed, the test case list will be empty.

Licensed test point icons will change based on which test point is selected. Any test points that can be tested in conjunction with the selected interface retain the target icon. You can keep selecting additional targets to further filter the list of available test cases. Only the test cases that support all selected test points will appear in the list.

Test Selection — When you select a test case from the dropdown list, the network devices and test points in the network change state to indicate their roles in the test case (all test points shift to N/A when an emulator test case is selected) and the default traffic path through the network is highlighted. If the test encompasses more than one network, devices in the associated network will also change state and the path to those devices will be highlighted.

After a test case is selected, the test server list becomes available and a test server must be selected in order to add the test case to the session. Clicking Create Test Case opens the new test case, and it is added to the test session when you click OK.

NOTE: Test Case and test server are automatically selected if the list contains only one choice.

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