SMB/CIFS AppSim Update

With the release of StrikePack 21889, the SMB/CIFS AppSim module has been improved from our first version which was released last week. Among the improvements are a number of customization options which are now exposed to the UI. First, the user can now provide their own custom data file to be used as payload data during file transfers, as well as indicate a file chunk size to be used for each request of a portion of the file being transferred. The user can also now configure session parameters for use such as client and server name, domain name, username, and password. If any of the available customization options are not modified by the user, they are randomized to provide each traffic flow with a unique set of session parameters.

Stay tuned for more upcoming improvements and expansions to the SMB/CIFS AppSim as well as the addition of new protocol modules as we continue to improve our Application Simulator component.

Posted by Dustin D. Trammell (2008-02-14 11:23:21)

2 comments | Tags: appsim // cifs // smb //

SMB/CIFS Module

Posted by James Records at 2008-06-05 08:33

Dustin,

I was just wondering what the size limit was on the custom file that can be used are?

J

AppSim File Content Restrictions

Posted by Dustin D. Trammell at 2008-06-05 15:29

The file restrictions you're asking about are not unique to the SMB/CIFS module, but to all of the AppSim modules that use custom files. I don't believe there is currently a limit to the size of the file that you can upload to the system, however the modules themselves will only utilize up to about a Megabyte (2**20 bytes) of data from the beginning of the file.