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(c) OPNFV, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos" and others. + +============================ +vACL - Installation Guide +============================ + +vACL Compilation +=================== + +After downloading (or doing a git clone) in a directory (samplevnf) + +###### Dependencies +* DPDK 16.04: Downloaded and installed via vnf_build.sh or manually from [here](http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-16.04.tar.xz) +Both the options are available as part of vnf_build.sh below. +* libpcap-dev +* libzmq +* libcurl + +###### Environment variables + +Apply all the additional patches in 'patches/dpdk_custom_patch/' and build dpdk + +:: + export RTE_SDK=<dpdk 16.04 directory> + export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc + +This is done by vnf_build.sh script. + +Auto Build: +========== +$ ./tools/vnf_build.sh in samplevnf root folder + +Follow the steps in the screen from option [1] --> [8] and select option [7] +to build the vnfs. +It will automatically download DPDK 16.04 and any required patches and will setup +everything and build vACL VNFs. + +Following are the options for setup: + +:: + + ---------------------------------------------------------- + Step 1: Environment setup. + ---------------------------------------------------------- + [1] Check OS and network connection + + ---------------------------------------------------------- + Step 2: Download and Install + ---------------------------------------------------------- + [2] Agree to download + [3] Download packages + [4] Download DPDK zip (optional, use it when option 4 fails) + [5] Install DPDK + [6] Setup hugepages + + ---------------------------------------------------------- + Step 3: Build VNF + ---------------------------------------------------------- + [7] Build VNF + + [8] Exit Script + +An vACL executable will be created at the following location +samplevnf/VNFs/vACL/build/vACL + + +Manual Build: +============ +1. Download DPDK 16.04 from dpdk.org + - http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-16.04.zip +2. unzip dpdk-16.04 and apply dpdk patch + - cd dpdk-16.04 + - patch -p0 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/rte_pipeline.patch + - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-management.patch + - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-Rx-hang-when-disable-LLDP.patch + - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-link-status-change-interrupt.patch + - patch -p1 < VNF_CORE/patches/dpdk_custom_patch/i40e-fix-VF-bonded-device-link-down.patch + - build dpdk + - make config T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc O=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc + - cd x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc + - make + - Setup huge pages + - For 1G/2M hugepage sizes, for example 1G pages, the size must be specified + explicitly and can also be optionally set as the default hugepage size for + the system. For example, to reserve 8G of hugepage memory in the form of + eight 1G pages, the following options should be passed to the kernel: + * default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048 + - Add this to Go to /etc/default/grub configuration file. + - Append "default_hugepagesz=1G hugepagesz=1G hugepages=8 hugepagesz=2M hugepages=2048" + to the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX entry. +3. Setup Environment Variable + - export RTE_SDK=<samplevnf>/dpdk-16.04 + - export RTE_TARGET=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc + - export VNF_CORE=<samplevnf> + or using ./toot/setenv.sh +4. Build vACL VNFs + - cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL + - make clean + - make +5. The vACL executable will be created at the following location + - <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL/build/vACL + +Run +==== + +Setup Port to run VNF: +---------------------- +:: + 1. cd <samplevnf>/dpdk-16.04 + 3. ./tool/dpdk_nic_bind.py --status <--- List the network device + 2. ./tool/dpdk_nic_bind.py -b igb_uio <PCI Port 0> <PCI Port 1> + .. _More details: http://dpdk.org/doc/guides-16.04/linux_gsg/build_dpdk.html#binding-and-unbinding-network-ports-to-from-the-kernel-modules + + Make the necessary changes to the config files to run the vACL VNF + eg: ports_mac_list = 00:00:00:30:21:00 00:00:00:30:21:00 + +ACL +-------------- +Update the configuration according to system configuration. + +:: + ./build/vACL -p <port mask> -f <config> -s <script> - SW_LoadB + ./build/vACL -p <port mask> -f <config> -s <script> -hwlb <num_WT> - HW_LoadB + + +Run IPv4 +---------- +:: + Software LoadB + -------------- + cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL/ + ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv4_swlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/ IPv4_swlb_acl.tc + + + Hardware LoadB + -------------- + cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL/ + ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv4_hwlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/IPv4_hwlb_acl.tc --hwlb 1 + +Run IPv6 +--------- +:: + Software LoadB + -------------- + cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL/ + ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv6_swlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/IPv6_swlb_acl.tc + + + Hardware LoadB + -------------- + cd <samplevnf>/VNFs/vACL/ + ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv6_hwlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/IPv6_hwlb_acl.tc --hwlb 1 + +vACL execution on BM & SRIOV: +-------------------------------- +:: + To run the VNF, execute the following: + samplevnf/VNFs/vACL# ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv4_swlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/ IPv4_swlb_acl.tc + Command Line Params: + -p PORTMASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure + -f CONFIG FILE: vACL configuration file + -s SCRIPT FILE: vACL script file + +vACL execution on OVS: +------------------------- +:: + To run the VNF, execute the following: + samplevnf/VNFs/vACL# ./build/vACL -p 0x3 -f ./config/IPv4_swlb_acl_1LB_1t.cfg -s ./config/ IPv4_swlb_acl.tc --disable-hw-csum + Command Line Params: + -p PORTMASK: Hexadecimal bitmask of ports to configure + -f CONFIG FILE: vACL configuration file + -s SCRIPT FILE: vACL script file +--disable-hw-csum :Disable TCP/UDP hw checksum |