10.3 Understanding the Testarc Command Parameters

Table 10-1 describes the command parameters.

Table 10-1 Testarc Command Parameters

Parameter

Description

test.dat

The name of the file that contains the data to send.

Threshold

The maximum time to wait between attempts to send data records. The possible values are:

–1 (Uses a time delay, which simulates the actual rate the data was originally sent at.)

0 (No time delay.)

delay_value

The number of seconds to wait between each attempt to send data.

hostname

The host where the agent is running.

port | port_range

The ports where the agents listen. An example of the range of ports in this format: 7000–7100.

iterations

The number of times to send all data in the dump file. (‑1 means loop continuously on a given file.)

‑s

Do not overflow the alarm buffer.

socket_interval

The number of lines sent before the socket closes/opens. If the socket interval is not provided, a single socket opening is used.