Xena Training Videos

This Xena2544 training tutorial shows how to:

• Perform a basic Layer-2 test scenario
• Add ports on a chassis
• Select basic test options
• Run the test
• Analyze the results

Length: 9 mins

The 2nd in a series explaining how to use Xena2544. It covers:

• Why we need test topologies
• Supported topologies
• Configuring the desired overall topology
• Configuring a port to suit the topology

Length: 8 mins

The 3rd in a series explaining how to use Xena2544. It covers:

• Why use profiles
• How to assign profiles to ports
• How to resolve source and destination MAC and IP addresses
• How to specify modifiers

Length: 8 mins

This video explains all the new features in XenaManager-2G and shows how to do basic tasks:

• Major and minor changes at a glance
• The new GUI features
• Testbeds
• Grid Configuration Views
• Streams Statistics Charting

Length: 29 mins

XenaScripting is a free app for doing text-based command line scripting on Xena test equipment. This video shows how it works with XenaManager-2G and explains how it can be used with any platform that can connect via a TCP platform and send and receive lines of text, including Tcl, Perl, Java, Ruby, BASH and Python.

Length: 8 mins

This video shows you how to use Xena1564, the free app from Xena for doing Y.1564 tests. It covers creating services, bandwidth profiles, connecting to the test chassis and then doing the Configuration and Performance Tests.

Length: 12 mins

This clip was made for Intel (LAD) to show that both Xena and ONPATH support Cisco Direct Attach Cables (DAC). You will see a XenaCompact with 6 x10G ports connected to a ONPATH L.1 switch (10G). The traffic was generated and terminated with the Xena. During the clip we disconnect and connect the cable to show what happens to the live traffic.

Length: 2 mins

This video walks you through the basic functions and features of XenaManager (Release 41). It covers:

• how to setup a testbed
• how to set up streams (3.42)
• using the packet editor (6.23)
• basic use of statistics (8.43)
• jitter and latency measurements(11.24)
• how to do data captures (12.29)
• histograms (13.52)
• global statistics (16.00)
• editing port configuration files (17.45)
• scripting (22.10)

Length: 27 mins