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diff --git a/docs/userguide/integration.rst b/docs/userguide/integration.rst index b0926d89..ceb11635 100755 --- a/docs/userguide/integration.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/integration.rst @@ -49,6 +49,173 @@ test will fail and terminate. The test will continue until a failure is detected or all steps pass. A csv report file is generated after a test completes with an OK or FAIL result. +Test objects and their functions +-------------------------------- + +Every test step can call a function of one of the supported test objects. The list +of supported objects and their most common functions follows: + + * ``vswitch`` - provides functions for vSwitch configuration + + List of supported functions: + + * ``add_switch br_name`` - creates a new switch (bridge) with given ``br_name`` + * ``del_switch br_name`` - deletes switch (bridge) with given ``br_name`` + * ``add_phy_port br_name`` - adds a physical port into bridge specified by ``br_name`` + * ``add_vport br_name`` - adds a virtual port into bridge specified by ``br_name`` + * ``del_port br_name port_name`` - removes physical or virtual port specified by + ``port_name`` from bridge ``br_name`` + * ``add_flow br_name flow`` - adds flow specified by ``flow`` dictionary into + the bridge ``br_name``; Content of flow dictionary will be passed to the vSwitch. + In case of Open vSwitch it will be passed to the ``ovs-ofctl add-flow`` command. + Please see Open vSwitch documentation for the list of supported flow parameters. + * ``del_flow br_name [flow]`` - deletes flow specified by ``flow`` dictionary from + bridge ``br_name``; In case that optional parameter ``flow`` is not specified + or set to an empty dictionary ``{}``, then all flows from bridge ``br_name`` + will be deleted. + * ``dump_flows br_name`` - dumps all flows from bridge specified by ``br_name`` + * ``enable_stp br_name`` - enables Spanning Tree Protocol for bridge ``br_name`` + * ``disable_stp br_name`` - disables Spanning Tree Protocol for bridge ``br_name`` + * ``enable_rstp br_name`` - enables Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol for bridge ``br_name`` + * ``disable_rstp br_name`` - disables Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol for bridge ``br_name`` + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['vswitch', 'add_switch', 'int_br0'] + + ['vswitch', 'del_switch', 'int_br0'] + + ['vswitch', 'add_phy_port', 'int_br0'] + + ['vswitch', 'del_port', 'int_br0', '#STEP[2][0]'] + + ['vswitch', 'add_flow', 'int_br0', {'in_port': '1', 'actions': ['output:2'], + 'idle_timeout': '0'}], + + ['vswitch', 'enable_rstp', 'int_br0'] + + * ``vnf[ID]`` - provides functions for deployment and termination of VNFs; Optional + alfanumerical ``ID`` is used for VNF identification in case that testcase + deploys multiple VNFs. + + List of supported functions: + + * ``start`` - starts a VNF based on VSPERF configuration + * ``stop`` - gracefully terminates given VNF + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['vnf1', 'start'] + ['vnf2', 'start'] + ['vnf2', 'stop'] + ['vnf1', 'stop'] + + * ``trafficgen`` - triggers traffic generation + + List of supported functions: + + * ``send_traffic traffic`` - starts a traffic based on the vsperf configuration + and given ``traffic`` dictionary. More details about ``traffic`` dictionary + and its possible values are available at `Traffic Generator Integration Guide + <http://artifacts.opnfv.org/vswitchperf/docs/design/trafficgen_integration_guide.html#step-5-supported-traffic-types>`__ + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['trafficgen', 'send_traffic', {'traffic_type' : 'throughput'}] + + ['trafficgen', 'send_traffic', {'traffic_type' : 'back2back', 'bidir' : 'True'}] + + * ``settings`` - reads or modifies VSPERF configuration + + List of supported functions: + + * ``getValue param`` - returns value of given ``param`` + * ``setValue param value`` - sets value of ``param`` to given ``value`` + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['settings', 'getValue', 'TOOLS'] + + ['settings', 'setValue', 'GUEST_USERNAME', ['root']] + + * ``namespace`` - creates or modifies network namespaces + + List of supported functions: + + * ``create_namespace name`` - creates new namespace with given ``name`` + * ``delete_namespace name`` - deletes namespace specified by its ``name`` + * ``assign_port_to_namespace port name [port_up]`` - assigns NIC specified by ``port`` + into given namespace ``name``; If optional parameter ``port_up`` is set to ``True``, + then port will be brought up. + * ``add_ip_to_namespace_eth port name addr cidr`` - assigns an IP address ``addr``/``cidr`` + to the NIC specified by ``port`` within namespace ``name`` + * ``reset_port_to_root port name`` - returns given ``port`` from namespace ``name`` back + to the root namespace + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['namespace', 'create_namespace', 'testns'] + + ['namespace', 'assign_port_to_namespace', 'eth0', 'testns'] + + * ``veth`` - manipulates with eth and veth devices + + List of supported functions: + + * ``add_veth_port port peer_port`` - adds a pair of veth ports named ``port`` and + ``peer_port`` + * ``del_veth_port port peer_port`` - deletes a veth port pair specified by ``port`` + and ``peer_port`` + * ``bring_up_eth_port eth_port [namespace]`` - brings up ``eth_port`` in (optional) + ``namespace`` + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['veth', 'add_veth_port', 'veth', 'veth1'] + + ['veth', 'bring_up_eth_port', 'eth1'] + + * ``tools`` - provides a set of helper functions + + List of supported functions: + + * ``Assert condition`` - evaluates given ``condition`` and raises ``AssertionError`` + in case that condition is not ``True`` + * ``Eval expression`` - evaluates given expression as a python code and returns + its result + * ``Exec command [regex]`` - executes a shell command and filters its output by + (optional) regular expression + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['tools', 'exec', 'numactl -H', 'available: ([0-9]+)'] + ['tools', 'assert', '#STEP[-1][0]>1'] + + * ``wait`` - is used for test case interruption. This object doesn't have + any functions. Once reached, vsperf will pause test execution and waits + for press of ``Enter key``. It can be used during testcase design + for debugging purposes. + + Examples: + + .. code-block:: python + + ['wait'] + Test Macros ----------- @@ -75,6 +242,16 @@ This test profile uses the vswitch add_vport method which returns a string value of the port added. This is later called by the del_port method using the name from step 1. +It is also possible to use negative indexes in step macros. In that case +``#STEP[-1]`` will refer to the result from previous step, ``#STEP[-2]`` +will refer to result of step called before previous step, etc. It means, +that you could change ``STEP 2`` from previous example to achieve the same +functionality: + +.. code-block:: python + + ['vswitch', 'del_port', 'int_br0', '#STEP[-1][0]'], # STEP 2 + Also commonly used steps can be created as a separate profile. .. code-block:: python diff --git a/docs/userguide/testusage.rst b/docs/userguide/testusage.rst index 9648569f..788f84a2 100755 --- a/docs/userguide/testusage.rst +++ b/docs/userguide/testusage.rst @@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ IP addresses. l2fwd can be found in <vswitchperf_dir>/src/l2fwd Executing tests ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +All examples inside these docs assume, that user is inside the VSPERF +directory. VSPERF can be executed from any directory. + Before running any tests make sure you have root permissions by adding the following line to /etc/sudoers: |