Run a Windows Server instance and install the Windows Spirent TestCenter application. After the instance has been started connect using Remote Desktop to use Spirent TestCenter.
Spirent TestCenter Virtual traffic generator instances can be created via Terraform.
- Obtain a copy of the Windows Spirent TestCenter Application from http://support.spirent.com.
Be sure to update the
stc_installervariable to point to this file.
After the Windows Server instance is running, you can connect to it over Remote Desktop (RDP).
- Find the Windows Server instance you provisioned in the AWS dashboard.
- Select the instance and click Connect.
- Select the RDP Client tab and download the remote desktop file.
- Click Get password and upload the private key you specified in your Terraform script (i.e.
private_key_file). - Click Decrypt password and copy the auto-generated password. This will be the password required to login to the Windows Server.
- Locate and launch the RDP file you downloaded in step 3.
- Click Connect and provide the password from step 5. The username is
Administrator. - You may receive a security warning about an insecure certificate due to the instance using a self-signed certificate. Click Yes to continue.
- You should now see the Windows desktop with a shortcut to the Spirent TestCenter Application.
- Launch the Spirent TestCenter Application.
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| terraform | >= 0.13.0 |
| aws | >= 2.65 |
| Name | Version |
|---|---|
| aws | >= 2.65 |
| null | n/a |
| random | n/a |
| template | n/a |
No Modules.
| Name |
|---|
| aws_ami |
| aws_eip_association |
| aws_instance |
| aws_network_interface |
| aws_security_group |
| null_resource |
| random_id |
| template_file |
| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ami | The base Windows Server AMI. When not specified latest Windows Server 2019 AMI will be used. | string |
"" |
no |
| dest_dir | Destination directory on the instance where files will be copied | string |
"c:/users/administrator/downloads" |
no |
| eips | List of management plane elastic IP IDs. Leave empty if subnet auto assigns IPs. | list(string) |
[] |
no |
| enable_provisioner | Enable provisioning | bool |
true |
no |
| ingress_cidr_blocks | List of management interface ingress IPv4/IPv6 CIDR ranges. Set to empty list when using security_group_ids. | list(string) |
n/a | yes |
| instance_count | Number of instances to create | number |
1 |
no |
| instance_name | Name assigned to the Windows STC GUI instance. An instance number will be appended to the name. | string |
"stcgui-" |
no |
| instance_type | AWS instance type | string |
"m5.large" |
no |
| key_name | AWS SSH key name to assign to each instance | string |
n/a | yes |
| private_key_file | AWS key private file | string |
n/a | yes |
| root_block_device | Customize details about the root block device of the instance. See Block Devices below for details. | list(map(string)) |
[] |
no |
| security_group_ids | List of management plane security group IDs. Leave empty to create a default security group using ingress_cidr_blocks. | list(string) |
[] |
no |
| stc_installer | File path to 'Spirent TestCenter Application x64.exe' or 'Spirent TestCenter Application.exe' installer. | string |
n/a | yes |
| subnet_id | Management public AWS subnet ID | string |
n/a | yes |
| vpc_id | AWS VPC ID | string |
n/a | yes |
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| instance_ids | List of instance IDs |
| instance_password_data | List of instance password data. This allows additional provisioners to rsadecrypt the password. |
| instance_private_ips | List of private IP addresses assigned to the instances, if applicable |
| instance_public_ips | List of public IP addresses assigned to the instances, if applicable |
The root_block_device mapping supports the following:
| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| delete_on_termination | Whether the volume should be destroyed on instance termination. | string |
true |
no |
| encrypted | Whether to enable volume encryption. Must be configured to perform drift detection. | bool |
false |
no |
| iops | Amount of provisioned IOPS. Only valid for volume_type of io1, io2 or gp3. |
number |
n/a | no |
| kms_key_id | Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the KMS Key to use when encrypting the volume. Must be configured to perform drift detection. | string |
n/a | no |
| tags | A map of tags to assign to the device. | map(string) |
{} |
no |
| throughput | Throughput to provision for a volume in mebibytes per second (MiB/s). This is only valid for volume_type of gp3. |
number |
n/a | no |
| volume_size | Size of the volume in gibibytes (GiB). | number |
n/a | no |
| volume_type | Type of volume. Valid values include standard, gp2, gp3, io1, io2, sc1, or st1. |
string |
gp2 |
no |