Major Components
RT Controller
Manages the Replicate Testbed process
RT Agent
Scaling mechanism, supports large scale systems on multiple physical machines
Network component library
WAN emulation, routing and
firewall functions
Shelf
Stores the complete system configuration and environment
state at any selected time
Output
Reports: Application Topology Report with network and server information
Logs: Testing History Report, showing modifications of vlab and ancestry of prior vlabs
Catalog of Configuration Info: Inventory of Virtual Labs
Rollout Checklist: Checklist to aid with rollout - TBA
Diagnostic Checklist
NMAP, network volume, protocol analysis - TBA
Screen shots and/or rollout notes:
- Copy file diagnostics
- Shelves configuration stored on any server hard disk or NAS device
- Interface to bug trackers - TBA
Examples of Supported Platforms
Guest Operating Systems: most x86 base operating systems, such as Linux, Windows and Solaris for x86.
- Windows
- Linux
- Solaris
Network Configurations
Up to one WAN simulator with a maximum of
- 5 routers or firewalls per test suite
- 12 user virtual machines per test suite
Customized configuration of network available upon request.
Hosted options and assumptions
Hosted service: User’s location must have burst rate of 4 Mb/second or higher of incoming internet bandwidth