# Executing NTR test

Use this procedure to execute an NTR test on the network to establish QoS benchmark.

## Before you begin

You must enable the SLA Monitor CLI support to execute NTR tests in the absence of an SLA Monitor server.

## About this task

| Important
| When executing the script using EDM, do not run other commands while the script is in progress, because this slows down the execution. EDM can time-out while waiting for a response and even when a time-out occurs, the script execution continues on EDM.

## Procedure

1. From the navigation tree, double-click Serviceability.
2. In the Serviceability tree, double-click SLA Monitor.
3. In the SLA Monitor work area, click the NTR tab.
4. Click Insert.
5. In the OwnerId field, type an owner id.
6. In the TestName field, type the test name.
7. In the TargetAddress field, type an IP address.
8. In the Dscp field, type a dscp value.
9. In the Attempts field, enter a value.
10. In the Period field, enter a value.
11. In the AdminStatus section, select enabled.
12. In the Label section, enter a character string.
13. Click Insert to initiate the NTR test.

## Next Steps

To view the test results, click Results.

## NTR tab field descriptions

Name | Description
--- | ---
OwnerId | Specifies the owner of an NTR test, range of 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
TestName | Specifies the name of an NTR test, with a range of 1 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
TargetAddress | Specifies the target IPv4 address for the NTR test.
Dscp | Specifies the Differential Services Code Point (DSCP) value for use in packets that are generated by the NTR test. Range is 0 to 63. DEFAULT: 0
Attempts | Specifies the number of retries when a failure occurs Range is 1 to 10. DEFAULT: 2
Period | Specifies the inter-packet delay. Range is 10000 to 200000 microseconds. DEFAULT: 20000
AdminStatus | Specifies the administrator status. You must enable the administrator status to initiate the NTR test. DEFAULT: disabled
Label | Specifies the text label used to reference the NTR control entry. Range is 1 to 32 characters.