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-===========================
-'vsperf' Traffic Gen Guide
-===========================
-
-Overview
----------------------
-VSPERF supports the following traffic generators:
-
- * Dummy (DEFAULT): Allows you to use your own external
- traffic generator.
- * IXIA (IxNet and IxOS)
- * Spirent TestCenter
-
-To see the list of traffic gens from the cli:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- $ ./vsperf --list-trafficgens
-
-This guide provides the details of how to install
-and configure the various traffic generators.
-
-Background Information
-----------------------
-The traffic default configuration can be found in
-tools/pkt_gen/trafficgen/trafficgenhelper.py, and is configured as
-follows:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- TRAFFIC_DEFAULTS = {
- 'l2': {
- 'framesize': 64,
- 'srcmac': '00:00:00:00:00:00',
- 'dstmac': '00:00:00:00:00:00',
- 'srcport': 3000,
- 'dstport': 3001,
- },
- 'l3': {
- 'proto': 'tcp',
- 'srcip': '1.1.1.1',
- 'dstip': '90.90.90.90',
- },
- 'vlan': {
- 'enabled': False,
- 'id': 0,
- 'priority': 0,
- 'cfi': 0,
- },
- }
-
-The framesize paramter can be overridden from the configuration
-files by adding the following to your custom configuration file
-``10_custom.conf``:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- TRAFFICGEN_PKT_SIZES = (64, 128,)
-
-OR from the commandline:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- $ ./vsperf --test-param "pkt_sizes=x,y" $TESTNAME
-
-You can also modify the traffic transmission duration and the number
-of trials run by the traffic generator by extending the example
-commandline above to:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- $ ./vsperf --test-param "pkt_sizes=x,y;duration=10;rfc2455_trials=3" $TESTNAME
-
-Dummy Setup
-------------
-To select the Dummy generator please add the following to your
-custom configuration file ``10_custom.conf``.
-
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- TRAFFICGEN = 'Dummy'
-
-OR run ``vsperf`` with the ``--trafficgen`` argument
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- $ ./vsperf --trafficgen Dummy $TESTNAME
-
-Where $TESTNAME is the name of the vsperf test you would like to run.
-This will setup the vSwitch and the VNF (if one is part of your test)
-print the traffic configuration and prompt you to transmit traffic
-when the setup is complete.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- Please send 'continuous' traffic with the following stream config:
- 30mS, 90mpps, multistream False
- and the following flow config:
- {
- "flow_type": "port",
- "l3": {
- "srcip": "1.1.1.1",
- "proto": "tcp",
- "dstip": "90.90.90.90"
- },
- "traffic_type": "continuous",
- "multistream": 0,
- "bidir": "True",
- "vlan": {
- "cfi": 0,
- "priority": 0,
- "id": 0,
- "enabled": false
- },
- "frame_rate": 90,
- "l2": {
- "dstport": 3001,
- "srcport": 3000,
- "dstmac": "00:00:00:00:00:00",
- "srcmac": "00:00:00:00:00:00",
- "framesize": 64
- }
- }
- What was the result for 'frames tx'?
-
-When your traffic gen has completed traffic transmission and provided
-the results please input these at the vsperf prompt. vsperf will try
-to verify the input:
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
- Is '$input_value' correct?
-
-Please answer with y OR n.
-
-VPSERF will ask you for:
- * Result for 'frames tx'
- * Result for 'frames rx'
- * Result for 'min latency'
- * Result for 'max latency'
- * Result for 'avg latency'
-
-Finally vsperf will print out the results for your test and generate the
-appropriate logs and csv files.
-
-
-IXIA Setup
-----------
-
-On the CentOS 7 system
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-You need to install IxNetworkTclClient$(VER\_NUM)Linux.bin.tgz.
-
-On the IXIA client software system
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Find the IxNetwork TCL server app (start -> All Programs -> IXIA ->
-IxNetwork -> IxNetwork\_$(VER\_NUM) -> IxNetwork TCL Server)
-
-Right click on IxNetwork TCL Server, select properties - Under shortcut tab in
-the Target dialogue box make sure there is the argument "-tclport xxxx"
-where xxxx is your port number (take note of this port number you will
-need it for the 10\_custom.conf file).
-
-.. image:: TCLServerProperties.png
-
-Hit Ok and start the TCL server application
-
-Spirent Setup
--------------
-
-Spirent installation files and instructions are available on the
-Spirent support website at:
-
-http://support.spirent.com
-
-Select a version of Spirent TestCenter software to utilize. This example
-will use Spirent TestCenter v4.57 as an example. Substitute the appropriate
-version in place of 'v4.57' in the examples, below.
-
-On the CentOS 7 System
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Download and install the following:
-
-Spirent TestCenter Application, v4.57 for 64-bit Linux Client
-
-Spirent Virtual Deployment Service (VDS)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Spirent VDS is required for both TestCenter hardware and virtual
-chassis in the vsperf environment. For installation, select the version
-that matches the Spirent TestCenter Application version. For v4.57,
-the matching VDS version is 1.0.55. Download either the ova (VMware)
-or qcow2 (QEMU) image and create a VM with it. Initialize the VM
-according to Spirent installation instructions.
-
-Using Spirent TestCenter Virtual (STCv)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-STCv is available in both ova (VMware) and qcow2 (QEMU) formats. For
-VMware, download:
-
-Spirent TestCenter Virtual Machine for VMware, v4.57 for Hypervisor - VMware ESX.ESXi
-
-Virtual test port performance is affected by the hypervisor configuration. For
-best practice results in deploying STCv, the following is suggested:
-
-- Create a single VM with two test ports rather than two VMs with one port each
-- Set STCv in DPDK mode
-- Give STCv 2*n + 1 cores, where n = the number of ports. For vsperf, cores = 5.
-- Turning off hyperthreading and pinning these cores will improve performance
-- Give STCv 2 GB of RAM
-
-To get the highest performance and accuracy, Spirent TestCenter hardware is
-recommended. vsperf can run with either stype test ports.