Abstract: A method of generating a test script to test a first device in a target system is disclosed. The method includes generating error handling programming instructions to identify failure of the first device, and generating programming instructions to route test commands in the test scripts to a second device in the target system. The second device is a failover device that takes over operations of the first device when the first device fails.

Abstract: A command execution terminal includes an interactive graphical-user-interface (GUI) for sending commands to devices under test and to capture and display the command responses and maintaining a list of executed commands. The command execution terminal also provides functionality to create reusable device libraries of commands for a given device under test and to automate test case creation for device testing.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for the creation and management of test cases for a device under test (DUT) through a command terminal are provided. The method includes using the command terminal to select the DUT and connecting to the DUT. The method also includes enabling input of a text string through the command terminal to the DUT, the text string includes a command and optionally one or more command parameters. Furthermore, the method for the creation and management of test cases includes storing the command in a data file. The apparatus includes a command terminal to display a command response of the DUT, a panel to display a command execution history, and a connection control to establish a connection to the DUT.

Abstract: A test manager software program includes an interactive test graphical-user-interface (GUI) for testing network devices using high-level networking commands. The test GUI allows the test engineer user to enter high-level commands such as Simple Networking Management Protocol (SNMP) commands that read values in a management information database in a network device under test. The high-level commands can be sent from the test manager using a command-line interface (CLI) in a telnet session opened to the network device during testing. The user specifies high-level test, analyze, and restore commands in test cases that are collected into test suites. Rules for logging on to the network device under test are stored that include expected prompts from the network device and user responses such as passwords. Addresses of the network device under test can be re-mapped for testing other devices so the test suites can be reused.

Abstract: A test manager software program includes an interactive test graphical-user-interface (GUI) for testing network devices using high-level networking commands. The test GUI allows the test engineer user to enter high-level commands such as Simple Networking Management Protocol (SNMP) commands that read values in a management information database in a network device under test. The high-level commands can be sent from the test manager using a command-line interface (CLI) in a telnet session opened to the network device during testing. The user specifies high-level test, analyze, and restore commands in test cases that are collected into test suites. Rules for logging on to the network device under test are stored that include expected prompts from the network device and user responses such as passwords. Addresses of the network device under test can be re-mapped for testing other devices so the test suites can be reused.