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Re: Test Lab Best Practices
From: Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:43:24 +0000
In any lab,I find concurrent access to serial ports is still an essential diagnostic tool. In a pinch you can get a used Cisco 2811 for $100, but there are multiport devices from lots of vendors. These let you SSH into the server and then connect to any serial port, giving you separate serial port windows all on the same screen. I’ve become fond of the WiFi-capable multiport modules from get-console.com. The ability to record logs from these serial ports in real-time helps a lot for documenting regression tests. -mel beckman
On Sep 28, 2023, at 7:25 AM, Kenneth Vedder <kvedder () amplex net> wrote: Hello NANOG, We have been struggling with firmware bugs from a specific router vendor. I am looking to set up a test lab of our core network and a few remote site routers. Protocols would include SR-MPLS, ISIS, EVPN MPLS and L3VPN with a little OSPF sprinkled in. I'd be grateful for any tips or resources anyone has that might cover testing strategies and/or best practices. Thanks, Ken
Current thread:
- Test Lab Best Practices Kenneth Vedder (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Mel Beckman (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Nickolas Stevermer via NANOG (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Tom Beecher (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Nickolas Stevermer via NANOG (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Aaron Gould (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Mark Prosser (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Aaron1 (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Mark Prosser (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Brad Dreisbach (Sep 28)
- Re: Test Lab Best Practices Mel Beckman (Sep 28)