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author | Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com> | 2016-01-25 10:58:47 +0000 |
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committer | Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com> | 2016-01-25 16:41:08 +0000 |
commit | 276d16fd75a717e5f5004e117cb9d3b18fd37363 (patch) | |
tree | 98381c5cd8cc76f67a04c38f67da01aaf8b9bf09 /docs | |
parent | cdda1e1aaaae6c22a592980cabd6f301d661f737 (diff) |
docs: updates and final fixes
Migrate the installation guide for vsperf to a configguide directory,
update the links to the installation guide. Re-add top level index.rst
and remove the all directory. Update release documentation with vsperf
Rel B support.
Change-Id: Ib643b9d3581d8109b85c377027c8cc6be4b797fc
Signed-off-by: Maryam Tahhan <maryam.tahhan@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Martin Klozik <martinx.klozik@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Radek Zetik <radekx.zetik@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dino Simeon Madarang <dino.simeonx.madarang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Brian Castelli <brian.castelli@spirent.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'docs')
-rw-r--r-- | docs/configguide/TCLServerProperties.png (renamed from docs/userguides/TCLServerProperties.png) | bin | 11667 -> 11667 bytes | |||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/configguide/index.rst (renamed from docs/userguides/index.rst) | 3 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | docs/configguide/installation.rst (renamed from docs/userguides/installation.rst) | 55 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/configguide/trafficgen.rst (renamed from docs/userguides/trafficgen.rst) | 0 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | docs/index.rst (renamed from docs/all/index.rst) | 23 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | docs/release/NEWS.rst | 38 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/userguide/index.rst | 9 | ||||
-rwxr-xr-x | docs/userguide/quickstart.rst (renamed from docs/userguides/quickstart.rst) | 39 |
8 files changed, 118 insertions, 49 deletions
diff --git a/docs/userguides/TCLServerProperties.png b/docs/configguide/TCLServerProperties.png Binary files differindex 682de7c5..682de7c5 100644 --- a/docs/userguides/TCLServerProperties.png +++ b/docs/configguide/TCLServerProperties.png diff --git a/docs/userguides/index.rst b/docs/configguide/index.rst index c796e6c3..3aaf238f 100644 --- a/docs/userguides/index.rst +++ b/docs/configguide/index.rst @@ -1,11 +1,10 @@ ****************************** -VSPERF Guides and Installation +VSPERF Installation Guide ****************************** .. toctree:: :numbered: :maxdepth: 3 - quickstart.rst installation.rst trafficgen.rst diff --git a/docs/userguides/installation.rst b/docs/configguide/installation.rst index abd09cb4..ebc73bad 100755 --- a/docs/userguides/installation.rst +++ b/docs/configguide/installation.rst @@ -2,6 +2,40 @@ Installing vswitchperf ====================== +Supported Operating Systems +--------------------------- + +* CentOS 7 +* Fedora 20 +* Fedora 21 +* Fedora 22 +* Ubuntu 14.04 + +Supported vSwitches +------------------- +The vSwitch must support Open Flow 1.3 or greater. + +* OVS (built from source). +* OVS with DPDK (built from source). + +Supported Hypervisors +--------------------- + +* Qemu version 2.3. + +Available VNFs +-------------- +A simple VNF that forwards traffic through a VM, using: + +* DPDK testpmd +* Linux Brigde +* custom l2fwd module + +The VM image can be downloaded from: +http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/vloop-vnf-ubuntu-14.04_20151216.qcow2 + +Other Requirements +------------------ The test suite requires Python 3.3 and relies on a number of other packages. These need to be installed for the test suite to function. @@ -10,7 +44,7 @@ environment and compilation of OVS, DPDK and QEMU is performed by script **systems/build_base_machine.sh**. It should be executed under user account, which will be used for vsperf execution. -Please Note: Password-less sudo access must be configured for given +**Please Note**: Password-less sudo access must be configured for given user account before script is executed. Execution of installation script: @@ -20,18 +54,10 @@ Execution of installation script: $ cd systems $ ./build_base_machine.sh -Please note: you don't need to go into any of the systems subdirectories, +**Please Note**: you don't need to go into any of the systems subdirectories, simply run the top level **build_base_machine.sh**, your OS will be detected automatically. -Currently supported operating systems are: - - - CentOS 7 - - Fedora 20 - - Fedora 21 - - Fedora 22 - - Ubuntu 14.04 - Script **build_base_machine.sh** will install all the vsperf dependencies in terms of system packages, Python 3.x and required Python modules. In case of CentOS 7 it will install Python 3.3 from an additional repository @@ -43,7 +69,8 @@ in a directory called **vsperfenv** in $HOME. You will need to activate the virtual environment every time you start a new shell session. Its activation is specific to your OS: -CentOS 7: +CentOS 7 +======== .. code:: bash @@ -51,16 +78,14 @@ CentOS 7: $ cd $HOME/vsperfenv $ source bin/activate -Fedora and Ubuntu: +Fedora and Ubuntu +================= .. code:: bash $ cd $HOME/vsperfenv $ source bin/activate - --------------- - Working Behind a Proxy ====================== diff --git a/docs/userguides/trafficgen.rst b/docs/configguide/trafficgen.rst index f510a596..f510a596 100644 --- a/docs/userguides/trafficgen.rst +++ b/docs/configguide/trafficgen.rst diff --git a/docs/all/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index 311a2e2d..59323795 100755 --- a/docs/all/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ ====== VSPERF ====== -Welcome to VSPERF's documentation ! - -.. _VSPERF: https://wiki.opnfv.org/characterize_vswitch_performance_for_telco_nfv_use_cases -.. _REPO: https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/#/q/vswitchperf - -VSPERF_ is an OPNFV testing project. +VSPERF is an OPNFV testing project. VSPERF will develop a generic and architecture agnostic vSwitch testing framework and associated tests, that will serve as a basis for validating the @@ -17,14 +12,22 @@ environment. The output of this project will be utilized by the OPNFV Performance and Test group and its associated projects, as part of OPNFV Platform and VNF level testing and validation. +Project Wiki: +https://wiki.opnfv.org/characterize_vswitch_performance_for_telco_nfv_use_cases + +Project Repository: https://gerrit.opnfv.org/gerrit/#/q/vswitchperf + +Continuous Integration https://build.opnfv.org/ci/view/vswitchperf/ + .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 3 :numbered: 5 - http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/userguides/index.html - http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/design/index.html - http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/requirements/index.html - http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/release/index.html + ./configguide/index.rst + ./userguide/index.rst + ./design/index.rst + ./requirements/index.rst + ./release/index.rst Indices diff --git a/docs/release/NEWS.rst b/docs/release/NEWS.rst index 1593cb88..21c56379 100755 --- a/docs/release/NEWS.rst +++ b/docs/release/NEWS.rst @@ -1,3 +1,41 @@ +OPNFV Brahmaputra Release +========================= +Supports both OVS and OVS with DPDK. + +Available tests: + +* phy2phy_tput: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.PacketLossRatio +* back2back: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.BackToBackFrames +* phy2phy_tput_mod_vlan:LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.PacketLossRatioFrameModification +* phy2phy_cont: Phy2Phy Continuous Stream +* pvp_cont: PVP Continuous Stream +* pvvp_cont: PVVP Continuous Stream +* phy2phy_scalability:LTD.Scalability.RFC2544.0PacketLoss +* pvp_tput: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.PacketLossRatio +* pvp_back2back: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.BackToBackFrames +* pvvp_tput: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.PacketLossRatio +* pvvp_back2back: LTD.Throughput.RFC2544.BackToBackFrames +* phy2phy_cpu_load: LTD.CPU.RFC2544.0PacketLoss +* phy2phy_mem_load: LTD.Memory.RFC2544.0PacketLoss + +Supported deployment scenarios: + +* Physical port -> vSwitch -> Physical port. +* Physical port -> vSwitch -> VNF -> vSwitch -> Physical port. +* Physical port -> vSwitch -> VNF -> vSwitch -> VNF -> vSwitch -> Physical port. + +Loopback applications in the Guest can be: + +* DPDK testpmd. +* Linux Bridge. +* l2fwd Kernel Module. + +Supported traffic generators: + +* Ixia: IxOS and IxNet. +* Spirent. +* Dummy. + November 2015 ============== diff --git a/docs/userguide/index.rst b/docs/userguide/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1e02eb21 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/userguide/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +****************************** +VSPERF User Guide +****************************** + +.. toctree:: + :numbered: + :maxdepth: 3 + + quickstart.rst diff --git a/docs/userguides/quickstart.rst b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst index fd5c6779..30718233 100755 --- a/docs/userguides/quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/quickstart.rst @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ Getting Started with 'vsperf' ============================= -Requirements -------------- +General +------- VSPERF requires a traffic generators to run tests, automated traffic gen support in VSPERF includes: @@ -16,33 +16,19 @@ support in VSPERF includes: If you want to use another traffic generator, please select the Dummy generator option as shown in `Traffic generator instructions -<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/userguides/trafficgen.html>`__ - -Supported OSes include: - -* CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core) host. -* Fedora 21 and 22. -* Ubuntu 14.04 - -vSwitch Requirements --------------------- - -The vSwitch must support Open Flow 1.3 or greater. VSPERF supports both: - -* OVS -* OVS with DPDK +<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/configguide/trafficgen.html>`__ VSPERF Installation -------------------- - -Follow the `installation instructions -<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/userguides/installation.html>`__ to +To see the supported Operating Systems, vSwitches and system requirements, +please follow the `installation instructions +<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/configguide/installation.html>`__ to install. Traffic Generator Setup ----------------------- Follow the `Traffic generator instructions -<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/userguides/trafficgen.html>`__ to +<http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/configguide/trafficgen.html>`__ to install and configure a suitable traffic generator. Cloning and building src dependencies @@ -121,9 +107,18 @@ deployment scenarios. The image can be downloaded from $ wget http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/vloop-vnf-ubuntu-14.04_20151216.qcow2 +vloop_vnf forwards traffic through a VM using one of: +* DPDK testpmd +* Linux Bridge +* l2fwd kernel Module. + Alternatively you can use your own QEMU image. --------------- +l2fwd Kernel Module +------------------- +A Kernel Module that provides OSI Layer 2 Ipv4 termination or forwarding with +support for Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT) for both the MAC and +IP addresses. l2fwd can be found in <vswitchperf_dir>/src/l2fwd Executing tests --------------- |