Teledyne LeCroy SAS Suite User Manual - Manual (Page 213)

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Chapter 12: Traffic Generation with
SASTrainer
SASTrainer is a traffic generator that can emulate a SAS initiator/target or SATA
host/device. Traffic generation enables engineers to test designs under realistic
conditions and to transmit known errors, allowing engineers to observe how devices
handle faulty link conditions. Traffic generation is performed via the execution of
text-based scripts. These scripts contain statements about the types of traffic to be
generated.
SAS/SATA Exerciser Hardware
LeCroy SASTrainer requires both the SAS Analyzer module and the SAS Exerciser
module that plugs into the right slot of the CATC 10K chassis. Installing the SASTracer
Exerciser module will require that you remove ports 3&4 (if equipped with a 4 port
analyzer) or the blank face plate (if equipped with a 2 port analyzer).
Figure 2: SASTracer/Trainer 2 port Analyzer with Exerciser option installed
Setting Up SAS/SATA Exerciser for Initiator Emulation
Connect the SAS cable from the
SAS/SATA Exerciser To Target port to
the Target port on the unit under test.
This transmits the Traffic Generator
stream from the To Target port on the
SASTracer/Trainer to the target-side
port on the unit under test.