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diff --git a/docs/testing/developer/requirements/03-Requirements.rst b/docs/testing/developer/requirements/03-Requirements.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ce43e06a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/testing/developer/requirements/03-Requirements.rst @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. +.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 +.. (c) OPNFV, Intel Corporation and others. + +.. OPNFV SAMPLEVNF Documentation design file. + +============ +Requirements +============ + +**Required Test setup:** + +.. _SampleVNF: https://wiki.opnfv.org/samplevnf +.. _Technical_Briefs: https://wiki.opnfv.org/display/SAM/Technical+Briefs+of+VNFs + +Supported Test setup: +-------------------- +The device under test (DUT) consists of a system following; + * A single or dual processor and PCH chip, except for System on Chip (SoC) cases + * DRAM memory size and frequency (normally single DIMM per channel) + * Specific Intel Network Interface Cards (NICs) + * BIOS settings noting those that updated from the basic settings + * DPDK build configuration settings, and commands used for tests +Connected to the DUT is an IXIA* or Software Traffic generator like pktgen or TRex, +simulation platform to generate packet traffic to the DUT ports and +determine the throughput/latency at the tester side. + +Below are the supported/tested (:term `VNF`) deployment type. +.. image:: images/deploy_type.png + :width: 800px + :alt: SampleVNF supported topology + +Hardware & Software Ingredients +------------------------------- +.. code-block:: console + +---------------+------------------+ + | Item | Description | + +---------------+------------------+ + | Memory | Min 20GB | + +---------------+------------------+ + | NICs | 2 x 10G | + +---------------+------------------+ + | HostOS/Guest | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | + +---------------+------------------+ + | kernel | >4.4.0-34-generic| + +---------------+------------------+ + |DPDK | >17.02 | + +---------------+------------------+ + + Boot and BIOS settings + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ + | Boot settings | default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=16 | + | | hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048 isolcpus=1-11,22-33 | + | | nohz_full=1-11,22-33 rcu_nocbs=1-11,22-33 | + | | Note: nohz_full and rcu_nocbs is to disable Linux*| + | | kernel interrupts, and it’s import | + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ + |BIOS | CPU Power and Performance Policy <Performance> | + | | CPU C-state Disabled | + | | CPU P-state Disabled | + | | Enhanced Intel® Speedstep® Tech Disabled | + | | Hyper-Threading Technology (If supported) Enable | + | | Virtualization Techology Enable | + | | Coherency Enable | + | | Turbo Boost Disabled | + +------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ + +Network Topology for testing VNFs +--------------------------------- +The ethernet cables should be connected between traffic generator and the VNF server (BM, +SRIOV or OVS) setup based on the test profile. + +The connectivity could be +1. Single port pair : One pair ports used for traffic + :: + e.g. Single port pair link0 and link1 of VNF are used + TG:port 0 <------> VNF:Port 0 + TG:port 1 <------> VNF:Port 1 + +2. Multi port pair : More than one pair of traffic + :: + e.g. Two port pair link 0, link1, link2 and link3 of VNF are used + TG:port 0 <------> VNF:Port 0 + TG:port 1 <------> VNF:Port 1 + TG:port 2 <------> VNF:Port 2 + TG:port 3 <------> VNF:Port 3 +For openstack/Standalone virtualization, installation please refer the openstack guide and ovs-dpdk/sriov github. +(TBA - Add link to guide) |