139 files changed, 848 insertions, 314 deletions

diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14c806515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[defaults]
+host_key_checking = False
diff --git a/ansible/cpu_pin_setup.yaml b/ansible/cpu_pin_setup.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a3fb5b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/cpu_pin_setup.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+    - cpu_pin_local_setup
+
+- hosts: controller
+  roles:
+    - scheduler_default_filters_setup
+    - restart_nova_scheduler
+
+- hosts: compute
+  roles:
+    - vcpu_pin_set_setup
+    - restart_nova_compute
diff --git a/ansible/cpu_pin_teardown.yaml b/ansible/cpu_pin_teardown.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7647eebdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/cpu_pin_teardown.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- hosts: compute
+  roles:
+      - vcpu_pin_set_reset
+      - restart_nova_compute
+
+- hosts: controller
+  roles:
+      - scheduler_default_filters_reset
+      - restart_nova_scheduler
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  roles:
+      - cpu_pin_local_teardown
diff --git a/ansible/inventory.ini b/ansible/inventory.ini
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..440e625bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/inventory.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[controller]
+host1 ansible_host=10.1.0.50 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_pass=root
+host2 ansible_host=10.1.0.51 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_pass=root
+host3 ansible_host=10.1.0.52 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_pass=root
+
+[compute]
+host4 ansible_host=10.1.0.53 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_pass=root
+host5 ansible_host=10.1.0.54 ansible_user=root ansible_ssh_pass=root
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_setup/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_setup/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c25b801be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_setup/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: get nova-compute host
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack availability zone list --long | grep nova-compute | sort | awk '{print $7}';
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  register: compute_nodes
+
+- name: get existing flavor list
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack flavor list | grep "True" | cut -f 2 -d ' ';
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  register: flavors
+
+- name: create pinned-cpu and regular host aggregate
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack aggregate create pinned-cpu;
+    openstack aggregate create regular;
+    nova aggregate-set-metadata pinned-cpu pinned=true;
+    nova aggregate-set-metadata regular pinned=false;
+    nova aggregate-add-host pinned-cpu {{ compute_nodes.stdout_lines[0] }};
+    nova aggregate-add-host regular {{ compute_nodes.stdout_lines[1] }};
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+
+- name: set flavor default property
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack flavor set --property aggregate_instance_extra_specs:pinned=false {{item}};
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  with_items:
+      - '{{ flavors.stdout_lines }}'
+
+- name: create flavor yardstick-pinned-flavor
+  os_nova_flavor:
+    cloud: opnfv
+    state: present
+    name: yardstick-pinned-flavor
+    ram: 512
+    vcpus: 3
+    disk: 3
+
+- name: set yardstick-pinned-flavor property
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack flavor set --property hw:cpu_policy=dedicated yardstick-pinned-flavor;
+    openstack flavor set --property aggregate_instance_extra_specs:pinned=true yardstick-pinned-flavor;
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_teardowm/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_teardowm/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29475421d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/cpu_pin_local_teardowm/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: get nova-compute host
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack availability zone list --long | grep nova-compute | sort | awk '{print $7}';
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  register: compute_nodes
+
+- name: delete flavor yardstick-pinned-flavor
+  os_nova_flavor:
+    cloud: opnfv
+    state: absent
+    name: yardstick-pinned-flavor
+
+- name: get flavor list
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack flavor list | grep "True" | cut -f 2 -d ' ';
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  register: flavors
+
+- name: unset flavor default property
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    openstack flavor unset --property aggregate_instance_extra_specs:pinned {{item}};
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+  with_items:
+      - '{{ flavors.stdout_lines }}'
+
+- name: delete pinned-cpu and regular host aggregate
+  shell:
+    source /etc/yardstick/openstack.creds;
+    nova aggregate-remove-host pinned-cpu {{ compute_nodes.stdout_lines[0] }};
+    nova aggregate-remove-host regular {{ compute_nodes.stdout_lines[1] }};
+    openstack aggregate delete pinned-cpu;
+    openstack aggregate delete regular;
+  args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
diff --git a/ansible/roles/restart_nova_compute/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/restart_nova_compute/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77c2d4dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/restart_nova_compute/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: restart nova compute service
+  service:
+    name: nova-compute
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible/roles/restart_nova_scheduler/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/restart_nova_scheduler/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..543e946c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/restart_nova_scheduler/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: restart nova scheduler service
+  service:
+    name: nova-scheduler
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_reset/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_reset/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..21e0efcfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_reset/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: reset scheduler default filters
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    state: absent
+    regexp: 'scheduler_default_filters'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5429ca91b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: add scheduler_default_filters for cpu pinning
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    insertafter: 'DEFAULT'
+    line: 'scheduler_default_filters={{cpu_pin_filters}}'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/vars/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/vars/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47b944470
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/scheduler_default_filters_setup/vars/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+cpu_pin_filters: NUMATopologyFilter,AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_reset/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_reset/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f862c3c8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_reset/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: remove vcpu pin set
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    state: absent
+    regexp: 'vcpu_pin_set'
+
+- name: remove memory reserved for host
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    state: absent
+    regexp: 'reserved_host_memory_mb'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a456ab9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+
+- name: set memory reserved for host
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    insertafter: 'DEFAULT'
+    line: 'reserved_host_memory_mb={{host_memory}}'
+
+- name: set vcpu pin set
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/nova/nova.conf
+    insertafter: 'DEFAULT'
+    line: 'vcpu_pin_set={{cpu_set}}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/vars/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/vars/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5d407b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/vcpu_pin_set_setup/vars/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cpu_set: 0,2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16
+host_memory: 512
diff --git a/api/resources/testsuites_action.py b/api/resources/testsuites_action.py
index f833dc22f..a385290d9 100644
--- a/api/resources/testsuites_action.py
+++ b/api/resources/testsuites_action.py
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import uuid
 import os
 import logging
+import yaml
 
-from api import conf
 from api.utils import common as common_utils
+from yardstick.common import constants as consts
+from yardstick.common.task_template import TaskTemplate
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -30,8 +32,7 @@ def runTestSuite(args):
     if 'suite' not in opts:
         opts['suite'] = 'true'
 
-    testsuite = os.path.join(conf.TEST_SUITE_PATH,
-                             conf.TEST_SUITE_PRE + testsuite + '.yaml')
+    testsuite = os.path.join(consts.TESTSUITE_DIR, '{}.yaml'.format(testsuite))
 
     task_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
 
@@ -40,6 +41,22 @@ def runTestSuite(args):
     logger.debug('The command_list is: %s', command_list)
 
     logger.debug('Start to execute command list')
-    common_utils.exec_command_task(command_list, task_id)
+    task_dic = {
+        'task_id': task_id,
+        'details': _get_cases_from_suite_file(testsuite)
+    }
+    common_utils.exec_command_task(command_list, task_dic)
 
     return common_utils.result_handler('success', task_id)
+
+
+def _get_cases_from_suite_file(testsuite):
+    def get_name(full_name):
+        return os.path.splitext(full_name)[0]
+
+    with open(testsuite) as f:
+        contents = TaskTemplate.render(f.read())
+
+    suite_dic = yaml.safe_load(contents)
+    testcases = (get_name(c['file_name']) for c in suite_dic['test_cases'])
+    return ','.join(testcases)
diff --git a/docs/apidocs/index.rst b/docs/apidocs/index.rst
index 8bd407341..b7f49f536 100644
--- a/docs/apidocs/index.rst
+++ b/docs/apidocs/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _yardstick-apidocs:
+
 .. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
 .. License.
 .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
diff --git a/docs/release/index.rst b/docs/release/release-notes/index.rst
index c9cadc539..11a508ca6 100644
--- a/docs/release/index.rst
+++ b/docs/release/release-notes/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _yardstick-releasenotes:
+
 .. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
 .. License.
 .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
diff --git a/docs/release/release-notes.rst b/docs/release/release-notes/release-notes.rst
index 8df0776df..8df0776df 100644
--- a/docs/release/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release/release-notes/release-notes.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/index.rst b/docs/release/results/index.rst
index 2b67f1b22..0560152e0 100644
--- a/docs/results/index.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/index.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.. _yardstick-results:
+
 .. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
 .. License.
 .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
diff --git a/docs/results/os-nosdn-kvm-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-kvm-ha.rst
index a8a56f80e..a8a56f80e 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-nosdn-kvm-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-kvm-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-ha.rst
index 9e52731d5..9e52731d5 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-noha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-noha.rst
index 8b7c184bb..8b7c184bb 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-noha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-nosdn-nofeature-noha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-bgpvpn-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-bgpvpn-ha.rst
index 2bd6dc35d..2bd6dc35d 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-bgpvpn-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-bgpvpn-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-nofeature-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-nofeature-ha.rst
index ac0c5bb59..ac0c5bb59 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-nofeature-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-nofeature-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-sfc-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-sfc-ha.rst
index e27562cae..e27562cae 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-odl_l2-sfc-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-odl_l2-sfc-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-onos-nofeature-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-onos-nofeature-ha.rst
index d8b3ace5f..d8b3ace5f 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-onos-nofeature-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-onos-nofeature-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/os-onos-sfc-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/os-onos-sfc-ha.rst
index e52ae3d55..e52ae3d55 100644
--- a/docs/results/os-onos-sfc-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/os-onos-sfc-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/overview.rst b/docs/release/results/overview.rst
index b4a050545..b4a050545 100644
--- a/docs/results/overview.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/overview.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/results.rst b/docs/release/results/results.rst
index 04c6b9f87..04c6b9f87 100644
--- a/docs/results/results.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/results.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-ha.rst b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-ha.rst
index ef1617342..ef1617342 100644
--- a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-ha.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-ha.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-kvm.rst b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-kvm.rst
index ee4c6390b..ee4c6390b 100644
--- a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-kvm.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-kvm.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-parser.rst b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-parser.rst
index 520d867ef..520d867ef 100644
--- a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-parser.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-parser.rst
diff --git a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-vtc.rst b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-vtc.rst
index 059b5491f..059b5491f 100644
--- a/docs/results/yardstick-opnfv-vtc.rst
+++ b/docs/release/results/yardstick-opnfv-vtc.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/01-introduction.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/01-introduction.rst
index 0e0eea002..0e0eea002 100755
--- a/docs/userguide/01-introduction.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/01-introduction.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/02-methodology.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/02-methodology.rst
index 34d271095..34d271095 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/02-methodology.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/02-methodology.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/03-architecture.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/03-architecture.rst
index 03bf00f58..03bf00f58 100755
--- a/docs/userguide/03-architecture.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/03-architecture.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/04-vtc-overview.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/04-vtc-overview.rst
index 82b20cad5..82b20cad5 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/04-vtc-overview.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/04-vtc-overview.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/05-apexlake_installation.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/05-apexlake_installation.rst
index d4493e0f8..d4493e0f8 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/05-apexlake_installation.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/05-apexlake_installation.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/06-apexlake_api.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/06-apexlake_api.rst
index 35a1dbe3e..35a1dbe3e 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/06-apexlake_api.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/06-apexlake_api.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/07-nsb-overview.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/07-nsb-overview.rst
index 19719f1a7..19719f1a7 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/07-nsb-overview.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/07-nsb-overview.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/08-nsb_installation.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/08-nsb_installation.rst
index a390bb7d7..a390bb7d7 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/08-nsb_installation.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/08-nsb_installation.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/09-installation.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/09-installation.rst
index 9c2082a27..9c2082a27 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/09-installation.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/09-installation.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/10-yardstick_plugin.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/10-yardstick_plugin.rst
index f16dedd02..f16dedd02 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/10-yardstick_plugin.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/10-yardstick_plugin.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/11-result-store-InfluxDB.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/11-result-store-InfluxDB.rst
index a0bb48a80..a0bb48a80 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/11-result-store-InfluxDB.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/11-result-store-InfluxDB.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/12-grafana.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/12-grafana.rst
index 416857b71..416857b71 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/12-grafana.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/12-grafana.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/13-list-of-tcs.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/13-list-of-tcs.rst
index 1b5806cd9..1b5806cd9 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/13-list-of-tcs.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/13-list-of-tcs.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/Yardstick_task_templates.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/Yardstick_task_templates.rst
index e8130dd2a..e8130dd2a 100755
--- a/docs/userguide/Yardstick_task_templates.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/Yardstick_task_templates.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/comp-intro.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/comp-intro.rst
index ee68226ad..ee68226ad 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/comp-intro.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/comp-intro.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/glossary.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/glossary.rst
index f8ff41887..f8ff41887 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/glossary.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/glossary.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/Deployment.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Deployment.png
index aca5670cd..aca5670cd 100755
--- a/docs/userguide/images/Deployment.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Deployment.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/Grafana_config.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Grafana_config.png
index cb63098dc..cb63098dc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/Grafana_config.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Grafana_config.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/InfluxDB_store.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/InfluxDB_store.png
index 1770fd255..1770fd255 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/InfluxDB_store.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/InfluxDB_store.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/Logical_view.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Logical_view.png
index cdb805448..cdb805448 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/Logical_view.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Logical_view.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/TC002.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/TC002.png
index 89154efcc..89154efcc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/TC002.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/TC002.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/Use_case.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Use_case.png
index acd52f526..acd52f526 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/Use_case.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/Use_case.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/add.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/add.png
index a88a1b146..a88a1b146 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/add.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/add.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/login.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/login.png
index 045e010e4..045e010e4 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/login.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/login.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/results_visualization.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/results_visualization.png
index cd092808b..cd092808b 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/results_visualization.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/results_visualization.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/images/test_execution_flow.png b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/test_execution_flow.png
index c20a931a4..c20a931a4 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/images/test_execution_flow.png
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/images/test_execution_flow.png
diff --git a/docs/userguide/index.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/index.rst
index 826a9d9bf..75dcbcd82 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/index.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/index.rst
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+.. _yardstick-userguide:
+
 .. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
 .. License.
 .. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
 .. (c) OPNFV, Ericsson AB and others.
 
 ==================
-Yardstick Overview
+Performance Testing User Guide (Yardstick)
 ==================
 
 .. toctree::
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc001.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc001.rst
index b53c508a6..b53c508a6 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc001.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc001.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc002.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc002.rst
index c98780fd5..c98780fd5 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc002.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc002.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc004.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc004.rst
index 3554b3826..3554b3826 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc004.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc004.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc005.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc005.rst
index 1c2d71d81..1c2d71d81 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc005.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc005.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc006.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc006.rst
index 2ccb417c1..2ccb417c1 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc006.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc006.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc007.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc007.rst
index 87663f816..87663f816 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc007.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc007.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc008.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc008.rst
index a4ecaf6ae..a4ecaf6ae 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc008.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc008.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc009.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc009.rst
index d6f445361..d6f445361 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc009.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc009.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc010.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc010.rst
index 202307de6..202307de6 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc010.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc010.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc011.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc011.rst
index 48bdef497..48bdef497 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc011.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc011.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc012.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc012.rst
index b56e829f5..b56e829f5 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc012.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc012.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc014.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc014.rst
index 1b0d7831a..1b0d7831a 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc014.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc014.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc019.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc019.rst
index 1af502253..1af502253 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc019.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc019.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc020.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc020.rst
index f2f1d408b..f2f1d408b 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc020.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc020.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc021.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc021.rst
index c7adc870a..c7adc870a 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc021.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc021.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc024.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc024.rst
index 8d15e8d2f..8d15e8d2f 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc024.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc024.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc025.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc025.rst
index 0e2e9a5f8..0e2e9a5f8 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc025.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc025.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc027.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc027.rst
index 125fd59fa..125fd59fa 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc027.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc027.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc028.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc028.rst
index 24206f33f..24206f33f 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc028.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc028.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc037.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc037.rst
index 5a6e1eaae..5a6e1eaae 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc037.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc037.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc038.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc038.rst
index 692c76819..692c76819 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc038.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc038.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc040.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc040.rst
index d62fbf787..d62fbf787 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc040.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc040.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc042.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc042.rst
index 8660d9297..8660d9297 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc042.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc042.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc043.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc043.rst
index a873696dc..a873696dc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc043.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc043.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc044.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc044.rst
index 2be8517a1..2be8517a1 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc044.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc044.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc045.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc045.rst
index 0b0993c34..0b0993c34 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc045.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc045.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc046.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc046.rst
index cce6c6884..cce6c6884 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc046.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc046.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc047.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc047.rst
index 95158cfd6..95158cfd6 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc047.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc047.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc048.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc048.rst
index 21c00d1fe..21c00d1fe 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc048.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc048.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc049.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc049.rst
index f58bb9989..f58bb9989 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc049.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc049.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc050.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc050.rst
index 8890c9d53..8890c9d53 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc050.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc050.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc051.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc051.rst
index 3402ccd92..3402ccd92 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc051.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc051.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc052.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc052.rst
index 9514b6819..9514b6819 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc052.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc052.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc053.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc053.rst
index 3c6bbc628..3c6bbc628 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc053.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc053.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc054.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc054.rst
index 7f92be2bc..7f92be2bc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc054.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc054.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc055.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc055.rst
index c861ca90c..c861ca90c 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc055.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc055.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc061.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc061.rst
index 1d424414e..1d424414e 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc061.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc061.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc063.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc063.rst
index a77653aa5..a77653aa5 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc063.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc063.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc069.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc069.rst
index af0e64fbf..af0e64fbf 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc069.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc069.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc070.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc070.rst
index 64fcc0c91..64fcc0c91 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc070.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc070.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc071.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc071.rst
index 673480b55..673480b55 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc071.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc071.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc072.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc072.rst
index 2e7ee057c..2e7ee057c 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc072.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc072.rst
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index ad4526405..ad4526405 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc073.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc073.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc074.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc074.rst
index 92cd51439..92cd51439 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc074.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc074.rst
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index a6ff34447..a6ff34447 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc075.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc075.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc076.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc076.rst
index ac7bde794..ac7bde794 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc076.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc076.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/references.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/references.rst
index 05729ba75..05729ba75 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/references.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/references.rst
diff --git a/docs/userguide/testcase_description_v2_template.rst b/docs/testing/user/userguide/testcase_description_v2_template.rst
index 91c2a7e33..91c2a7e33 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/testcase_description_v2_template.rst
+++ b/docs/testing/user/userguide/testcase_description_v2_template.rst
diff --git a/fuel-plugin/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/yardstick-install.pp b/fuel-plugin/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/yardstick-install.pp
index e69371141..3741bacf2 100644
--- a/fuel-plugin/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/yardstick-install.pp
+++ b/fuel-plugin/deployment_scripts/puppet/manifests/yardstick-install.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-$fuel_settings = parseyaml(file('/etc/astute.yaml'))
-$master_ip = $::fuel_settings['master_ip']
+$master_ip      = hiera('master_ip')
 
 $access_hash    = hiera_hash('access', {})
 $admin_tenant   = $access_hash['tenant']
diff --git a/nsb_setup.sh b/nsb_setup.sh
index 02258a577..332c0345c 100755
--- a/nsb_setup.sh
+++ b/nsb_setup.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ if [ "$(whoami)" != "root" ]; then
 fi
 
 INSTALL_BIN_PATH="/opt/nsb_bin"
-TREX_DOWNLOAD="https://trex-tgn.cisco.com/trex/release/v2.05.tar.gz"
+TREX_VERSION="v2.20"
+TREX_DOWNLOAD="https://trex-tgn.cisco.com/trex/release/$TREX_VERSION.tar.gz"
 DPDK_DOWNLOAD="http://dpdk.org/browse/dpdk/snapshot/dpdk-16.07.zip"
 VIRTUAL_VENV="$INSTALL_BIN_PATH/yardstick_venv"
 
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ install_trex()
 {
     TREX_DIR=$INSTALL_BIN_PATH/trex/scripts
     if [ -d "$TREX_DIR" ]; then
-        echo "Trex v2.05already installed. Make sure it contains PYTHONPATH which is required to run TRex"
+        echo "Trex v2.20 already installed. Make sure it contains PYTHONPATH which is required to run TRex"
     else
         echo "Build TRex and installing Trex TG in $INSTALL_BIN_PATH/trex"
         rm -rf ${TREX_DOWNLOAD##*/}
@@ -93,8 +94,8 @@ install_trex()
         pushd .
         rm -rf trex
         mkdir -p trex
-        mv v2.05 trex/scripts
-        rm -rf v2.05.tar.gz
+        mv $TREX_VERSION trex/scripts
+        rm -rf $TREX_VERSION.tar.gz
         cd trex/scripts/ko/src/
         make
         make install
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ install_dpdk()
 
 push_nsb_binary()
 {
-    if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_BIN_PATH/trex" ]; then
+    if [ ! -d "$INSTALL_BIN_PATH/trex/scripts" ]; then
         cp -fr "$REPO_DIR/trex" "$INSTALL_BIN_PATH"
     fi
     rm -rf "$REPO_DIR/trex"
diff --git a/tests/ci/load_images.sh b/tests/ci/load_images.sh
index e5a7ae034..b438e09e4 100755
--- a/tests/ci/load_images.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/load_images.sh
@@ -16,25 +16,25 @@ YARD_IMG_ARCH=amd64
 export YARD_IMG_ARCH
 
 HW_FW_TYPE=""
-if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
+if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" == "arm64" ]; then
     HW_FW_TYPE=uefi
 fi
 export HW_FW_TYPE
 
 if ! grep -q "Defaults env_keep += \"YARD_IMG_ARCH\"" "/etc/sudoers"; then
-    sudo echo "Defaults env_keep += \"YARD_IMG_ARCH YARDSTICK_REPO_DIR\"" >> /etc/sudoers
+    echo "Defaults env_keep += \"YARD_IMG_ARCH YARDSTICK_REPO_DIR\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
 fi
 
 ARCH_SCRIPT="test -f /etc/fuel_openstack_arch && grep -q arm64 /etc/fuel_openstack_arch"
 if [ "$INSTALLER_TYPE" == "fuel" ]; then
-    sshpass -p r00tme ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l root $INSTALLER_IP "${ARCH_SCRIPT}" && YARD_IMG_ARCH=arm64
+    sshpass -p r00tme ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -l root "${INSTALLER_IP}" "${ARCH_SCRIPT}" && YARD_IMG_ARCH=arm64
 fi
 
 UCA_HOST="cloud-images.ubuntu.com"
-if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}"= "arm64" ]; then
+if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" == "arm64" ]; then
     export CLOUD_IMG_URL="http://${UCA_HOST}/${release}/current/${release}-server-cloudimg-${YARD_IMG_ARCH}.tar.gz"
     if ! grep -q "Defaults env_keep += \"CLOUD_IMG_URL\"" "/etc/sudoers"; then
-        sudo echo "Defaults env_keep += \"CLOUD_IMG_URL\"" >> /etc/sudoers
+        echo "Defaults env_keep += \"CLOUD_IMG_URL\"" | sudo tee -a /etc/sudoers
     fi
 fi
 
@@ -44,22 +44,24 @@ build_yardstick_image()
     echo "========== Build yardstick cloud image =========="
 
     if [[ "$DEPLOY_SCENARIO" == *"-lxd-"* ]]; then
-        local cmd="sudo $(which yardstick-img-lxd-modify) $(pwd)/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh"
+        local cmd
+        cmd="sudo $(which yardstick-img-lxd-modify) $(pwd)/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh"
 
         # Build the image. Retry once if the build fails
         $cmd || $cmd
 
-        if [ ! -f $RAW_IMAGE ]; then
+        if [ ! -f "${RAW_IMAGE}" ]; then
             echo "Failed building RAW image"
             exit 1
         fi
     else
-        local cmd="sudo $(which yardstick-img-modify) $(pwd)/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh"
+        local cmd
+        cmd="sudo $(which yardstick-img-modify) $(pwd)/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh"
 
         # Build the image. Retry once if the build fails
         $cmd || $cmd
 
-        if [ ! -f $QCOW_IMAGE ]; then
+        if [ ! -f "${QCOW_IMAGE}" ]; then
             echo "Failed building QCOW image"
             exit 1
         fi
@@ -71,24 +73,24 @@ load_yardstick_image()
     echo
     echo "========== Loading yardstick cloud image =========="
     EXTRA_PARAMS=""
-    if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" && "${YARD_IMG_AKI}" = "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" == "arm64" && "${YARD_IMG_AKI}" == "true" ]]; then
         CLOUD_IMAGE="/tmp/${release}-server-cloudimg-${YARD_IMG_ARCH}.tar.gz"
         CLOUD_KERNEL="/tmp/${release}-server-cloudimg-${YARD_IMG_ARCH}-vmlinuz-generic"
         cd /tmp
         if [ ! -f "${CLOUD_IMAGE}" ]; then
-            wget $CLOUD_IMG_URL
+            wget "${CLOUD_IMG_URL}"
         fi
         if [ ! -f "${CLOUD_KERNEL}" ]; then
-            tar zxf $CLOUD_IMAGE $(basename $CLOUD_KERNEL)
+            tar xf "${CLOUD_IMAGE}" "${CLOUD_KERNEL##**/}"
         fi
         create_kernel=$(openstack image create \
                 --public \
                 --disk-format qcow2 \
                 --container-format bare \
-                --file $CLOUD_KERNEL \
+                --file ${CLOUD_KERNEL} \
                 yardstick-${release}-kernel)
 
-        GLANCE_KERNEL_ID=$(echo "$create_kernel" | grep " id " | awk '{print $(NF-1)}')
+        GLANCE_KERNEL_ID=$(echo "$create_kernel" | awk '/ id / {print $(NF-1)}')
         if [ -z "$GLANCE_KERNEL_ID" ]; then
             echo 'Failed uploading kernel to cloud'.
             exit 1
@@ -98,8 +100,8 @@ load_yardstick_image()
 
         EXTRA_PARAMS="--property kernel_id=$GLANCE_KERNEL_ID --property os_command_line=\"$command_line\""
 
-        rm -f $CLOUD_KERNEL $CLOUD_IMAGE
-        cd $YARDSTICK_REPO_DIR
+        rm -f -- "${CLOUD_KERNEL}" "${CLOUD_IMAGE}"
+        cd "${YARDSTICK_REPO_DIR}"
     fi
 
     # VPP requires guest memory to be backed by large pages
@@ -116,16 +118,16 @@ load_yardstick_image()
             --public \
             --disk-format root-tar \
             --container-format bare \
-            $EXTRA_PARAMS \
-            --file $RAW_IMAGE \
+            ${EXTRA_PARAMS} \
+            --file ${RAW_IMAGE} \
             yardstick-image)
     else
         output=$(eval openstack image create \
             --public \
             --disk-format qcow2 \
             --container-format bare \
-            $EXTRA_PARAMS \
-            --file $QCOW_IMAGE \
+            ${EXTRA_PARAMS} \
+            --file ${QCOW_IMAGE} \
             yardstick-image)
     fi
 
@@ -138,10 +140,10 @@ load_yardstick_image()
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    if [ "$DEPLOY_SCENARIO" == *"-lxd-"* ]; then
-        sudo rm -f $RAW_IMAGE
+    if [[ "$DEPLOY_SCENARIO" == *"-lxd-"* ]]; then
+        sudo rm -f -- "${RAW_IMAGE}"
     else
-        sudo rm -f $QCOW_IMAGE
+        sudo rm -f -- "${QCOW_IMAGE}"
     fi
 
     echo "Glance image id: $GLANCE_IMAGE_ID"
@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@ load_cirros_image()
     output=$(openstack image create \
         --disk-format qcow2 \
         --container-format bare \
-        $EXTRA_PARAMS \
-        --file $image_file \
+        ${EXTRA_PARAMS} \
+        --file ${image_file} \
         cirros-0.3.3)
     echo "$output"
 
@@ -233,12 +235,12 @@ main()
 
     build_yardstick_image
     load_yardstick_image
-    if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
+    if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" == "arm64" ]; then
         sed -i 's/image: cirros-0.3.3/image: TestVM/g' tests/opnfv/test_cases/opnfv_yardstick_tc002.yaml \
         samples/ping.yaml
         #We have overlapping IP with the real network
         for filename in tests/opnfv/test_cases/*; do
-            sed -i "s/cidr: '10.0.1.0\/24'/cidr: '10.3.1.0\/24'/g" $filename
+            sed -i "s/cidr: '10.0.1.0\/24'/cidr: '10.3.1.0\/24'/g" "${filename}"
         done
     else
         load_cirros_image
diff --git a/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_k8-nosdn-nofeature-noha_daily.yaml b/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_k8-nosdn-nofeature-noha_daily.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ac1a7523
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_k8-nosdn-nofeature-noha_daily.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+---
+# k8 nosdn nofeature noha daily task suite
+
+schema: "yardstick:suite:0.1"
+
+name: "k8-nosdn-nofeature-noha"
+test_cases_dir: "tests/opnfv/test_cases/"
+test_cases:
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc002.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc005.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc010.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc011.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc012.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc014.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc037.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc055.yaml
+  constraint:
+      installer: compass
+      pod: huawei-pod1
+  task_args:
+      huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+      "host": "node5.yardstick-TC055"}'
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc063.yaml
+  constraint:
+      installer: compass
+      pod: huawei-pod1
+  task_args:
+      huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+      "host": "node5.yardstick-TC063"}'
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc069.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc070.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc071.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc072.yaml
+-
+  file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc075.yaml
+  constraint:
+      installer: compass
+      pod: huawei-pod1
+  task_args:
+      huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+      "host": "node1.LF"}'
diff --git a/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_os-nosdn-openo-ha_daily.yaml b/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_os-nosdn-openo-ha_daily.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49cae7b68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/opnfv/test_suites/opnfv_os-nosdn-openo-ha_daily.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+##############################################################################
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd and others.
+#
+# All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
+# are made available under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+##############################################################################
+---
+# os nosdn openo ha daily task suite
+
+schema: "yardstick:suite:0.1"
+
+name: "os-nosdn-openo-ha"
+test_cases_dir: "tests/opnfv/test_cases/"
+test_cases:
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc002.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc005.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc010.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc011.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc012.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc014.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc037.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc043.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: compass
+        pod: huawei-pod1
+    task_args:
+        huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+        "host": "node4.LF","target": "node5.LF"}'
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc045.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc046.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc047.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc048.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc049.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc050.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc051.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc052.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc053.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: fuel
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc055.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: compass
+        pod: huawei-pod1
+    task_args:
+        huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+        "host": "node5.yardstick-TC055"}'
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc063.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: compass
+        pod: huawei-pod1
+    task_args:
+        huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+        "host": "node5.yardstick-TC063"}'
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc069.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc070.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc071.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc072.yaml
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc075.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: compass
+        pod: huawei-pod1
+    task_args:
+        huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml",
+        "host": "node1.LF"}'
+-
+    file_name: opnfv_yardstick_tc027.yaml
+    constraint:
+        installer: compass,fuel
+        pod: huawei-pod1,lf-pod2,ericsson-pod3,ericsson-pod4
+    task_args:
+        huawei-pod1: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/compass_sclab_physical/pod.yaml"}'
+        lf-pod2: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/fuel_baremetal/pod.yaml", "openrc":"/root/openrc", "external_network":"admin_floating_net"}'
+        ericsson-pod3: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/fuel_baremetal/pod.yaml", "openrc":"/root/openrc", "external_network":"admin_floating_net"}'
+        ericsson-pod4: '{"pod_info": "etc/yardstick/nodes/fuel_baremetal/pod.yaml", "openrc":"/root/openrc", "external_network":"admin_floating_net"}'
diff --git a/tests/unit/benchmark/contexts/test_node.py b/tests/unit/benchmark/contexts/test_node.py
index 53a8ffa93..4b35ca421 100644
--- a/tests/unit/benchmark/contexts/test_node.py
+++ b/tests/unit/benchmark/contexts/test_node.py
@@ -127,27 +127,23 @@ class NodeContextTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     prefix = 'yardstick.benchmark.contexts.node'
 
-    @mock.patch('{}.NodeContext._execute_script'.format(prefix))
-    def test_deploy(self, execute_script_mock):
+    @mock.patch('{}.NodeContext._dispatch_script'.format(prefix))
+    def test_deploy(self, dispatch_script_mock):
         obj = node.NodeContext()
         obj.env = {
-            'setup': [
-                {'node5': {}}
-            ]
+            'type': 'script'
         }
         obj.deploy()
-        self.assertTrue(execute_script_mock.called)
+        self.assertTrue(dispatch_script_mock.called)
 
-    @mock.patch('{}.NodeContext._execute_script'.format(prefix))
-    def test_undeploy(self, execute_script_mock):
+    @mock.patch('{}.NodeContext._dispatch_script'.format(prefix))
+    def test_undeploy(self, dispatch_script_mock):
         obj = node.NodeContext()
         obj.env = {
-            'teardown': [
-                {'node5': {}}
-            ]
+            'type': 'script'
         }
         obj.undeploy()
-        self.assertTrue(execute_script_mock.called)
+        self.assertTrue(dispatch_script_mock.called)
 
     @mock.patch('{}.ssh.SSH._put_file_shell'.format(prefix))
     @mock.patch('{}.ssh.SSH.execute'.format(prefix))
diff --git a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload_sample_output.txt b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload_sample_output.txt
index c23917ff7..1793e2f10 100644
--- a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload_sample_output.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload_sample_output.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
+           total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
 Mem:     263753976   76737332  187016644       2844     853528   67252400
--/+ buffers/cache:    8631404  255122572
 Swap:    268029948          0  268029948
-
diff --git a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/test_memload.py b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/test_memload.py
index 76625ef11..ede3309c2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/test_memload.py
+++ b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/compute/test_memload.py
@@ -74,18 +74,33 @@ class MEMLoadTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         output = self._read_file("memload_sample_output.txt")
         mock_ssh.SSH().execute.return_value = (0, output, '')
         result = m._get_mem_usage()
-        expected_result = {"max": {"used": 76737332, "cached": 67252400,
-                                   "free": 187016644, "shared": 2844,
-                                   "total": 263753976, "buffers": 853528},
-                           "average": {"used": 76737332, "cached": 67252400,
-                                       "free": 187016644, "shared": 2844,
-                                       "total": 263753976, "buffers": 853528},
-                           "free": {"memory0": {"used": "76737332",
-                                                "cached": "67252400",
-                                                "free": "187016644",
-                                                "shared": "2844",
-                                                "total": "263753976",
-                                                "buffers": "853528"}}}
+        expected_result = {
+            "max": {
+                'shared': 2844,
+                'buff/cache': 853528,
+                'total': 263753976,
+                'free': 187016644,
+                'used': 76737332
+            },
+            "average": {
+                'shared': 2844,
+                'buff/cache': 853528,
+                'total': 263753976,
+                'free': 187016644,
+                'used': 76737332
+            },
+            "free": {
+                "memory0": {
+                    "used": "76737332",
+                    "buff/cache": "853528",
+                    "free": "187016644",
+                    "shared": "2844",
+                    "total": "263753976",
+                    "available": "67252400"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         self.assertEqual(result, expected_result)
 
     def _read_file(self, filename):
@@ -94,3 +109,11 @@ class MEMLoadTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         with open(output) as f:
             sample_output = f.read()
         return sample_output
+
+
+def main():
+    unittest.main()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/unit/dispatcher/test_influxdb.py b/tests/unit/dispatcher/test_influxdb.py
index b84389e7e..0c7b58135 100644
--- a/tests/unit/dispatcher/test_influxdb.py
+++ b/tests/unit/dispatcher/test_influxdb.py
@@ -90,19 +90,21 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcherTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             }
         }
 
+        self.yardstick_conf = {'yardstick': {}}
+
     def test_record_result_data_no_target(self):
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         influxdb.target = ''
         self.assertEqual(influxdb.record_result_data(self.data1), -1)
 
     def test_record_result_data_no_case_name(self):
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         self.assertEqual(influxdb.record_result_data(self.data2), -1)
 
     @mock.patch('yardstick.dispatcher.influxdb.requests')
     def test_record_result_data(self, mock_requests):
         type(mock_requests.post.return_value).status_code = 204
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         self.assertEqual(influxdb.record_result_data(self.data1), 0)
         self.assertEqual(influxdb.record_result_data(self.data2), 0)
         self.assertEqual(influxdb.flush_result_data(), 0)
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcherTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                'mpstat.cpu0.%idle=99.00,mpstat.cpu0.%sys=0.00'
         # need to sort for assert to work
         line = ",".join(sorted(line.split(',')))
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         flattened_data = influxdb._dict_key_flatten(
             self.data3['benchmark']['data'])
         result = ",".join(
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcherTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(result, line)
 
     def test__get_nano_timestamp(self):
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         results = {'benchmark': {'timestamp': '1451461248.925574'}}
         self.assertEqual(influxdb._get_nano_timestamp(results),
                          '1451461248925574144')
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcherTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     @mock.patch('yardstick.dispatcher.influxdb.time')
     def test__get_nano_timestamp_except(self, mock_time):
         results = {}
-        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None)
+        influxdb = InfluxdbDispatcher(None, self.yardstick_conf)
         mock_time.time.return_value = 1451461248.925574
         self.assertEqual(influxdb._get_nano_timestamp(results),
                          '1451461248925574144')
diff --git a/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-dpdk-modify.sh b/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-dpdk-modify.sh
index 9a3857ee3..847c5053c 100755
--- a/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-dpdk-modify.sh
+++ b/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-dpdk-modify.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ chpasswd: { expire: False }
 ssh_pwauth: True
 EOF
 
-linuxheadersversion=`echo ls boot/vmlinuz* | cut -d- -f2-`
+linuxheadersversion=$(echo ls boot/vmlinuz* | cut -d- -f2-)
 
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y \
@@ -80,22 +80,25 @@ apt-get install -y \
     rt-tests \
     stress \
     sysstat \
-    linux-headers-$linuxheadersversion \
+    linux-headers-"${linuxheadersversion}" \
     libpcap-dev \
     lua5.2
 
 git clone http://dpdk.org/git/dpdk
 git clone http://dpdk.org/git/apps/pktgen-dpdk
 
-git clone https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench.git /opt/tempT
-make --directory /opt/tempT/UnixBench/
+CLONE_DEST=/opt/tempT
+# remove before cloning
+rm -rf -- "${CLONE_DEST}"
+git clone https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench.git "${CLONE_DEST}"
+make --directory "${CLONE_DEST}/UnixBench/"
 
-git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/ramspeed.git /opt/tempT/RAMspeed
-cd /opt/tempT/RAMspeed/ramspeed-2.6.0
+git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/ramspeed.git "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed"
+cd "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed/ramspeed-2.6.0"
 mkdir temp
 bash build.sh
 
-git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/cachestat.git /opt/tempT/Cachestat
+git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/cachestat.git "${CLONE_DEST}"/Cachestat
 
 # restore symlink
-ln -sf /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
+ln -sfrT /run/resolvconf/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf
diff --git a/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh b/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh
index ce320a205..fb2ae3fe8 100755
--- a/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh
+++ b/tools/ubuntu-server-cloudimg-modify.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 # iperf3 only available for trusty in backports
-if [ grep -q trusty /etc/apt/sources.list ]; then
+if grep -q trusty /etc/apt/sources.list ; then
     if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
         echo "deb [arch=${YARD_IMG_ARCH}] http://ports.ubuntu.com/ trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
     else
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ EOF
 apt-get update
 if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" && "$release" = "vivid" ]]; then
     apt-get install -y \
-        linux-headers-$(echo $CLOUD_KERNEL_VERSION | cut -d'-' -f3,4,5) \
+        linux-headers-"$(echo ${CLOUD_KERNEL_VERSION} | cut -d'-' -f3,4,5)" \
         unzip
     #resize root partition (/dev/vdb1) It is supposed to be default but the image is booted differently for arm64
 cat <<EOF >/etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/15_growpart.cfg
@@ -76,36 +76,41 @@ apt-get install -y \
     stress \
     sysstat
 
+CLONE_DEST=/opt/tempT
+
+# remove before cloning
+rm -rf -- "${CLONE_DEST}"
+
 if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" && "$release" = "vivid" ]]; then
     wget https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench/archive/master.zip
     unzip master.zip && rm master.zip
-    mkdir /opt/tempT
-    mv byte-unixbench-master/UnixBench /opt/tempT
+    mkdir "${CLONE_DEST}"
+    mv byte-unixbench-master/UnixBench "${CLONE_DEST}"
     sed -i -e 's/OPTON += -march=native -mtune=native/OPTON += -march=armv8-a -mtune=generic/g' \
-    -e 's/OPTON += -march=native/OPTON += -march=armv8-a/g' /opt/tempT/UnixBench/Makefile
+    -e 's/OPTON += -march=native/OPTON += -march=armv8-a/g' "${CLONE_DEST}/UnixBench/Makefile"
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench.git /opt/tempT
+    git clone https://github.com/kdlucas/byte-unixbench.git "${CLONE_DEST}"
 fi
-make --directory /opt/tempT/UnixBench/
+make --directory "${CLONE_DEST}/UnixBench/"
 
 if [ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" ]; then
     wget https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/ramspeed/archive/master.zip
     unzip master.zip && rm master.zip
-    mkdir /opt/tempT/RAMspeed
-    mv ramspeed-master/* /opt/tempT/RAMspeed/
+    mkdir "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed"
+    mv ramspeed-master/* "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed/"
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/ramspeed.git /opt/tempT/RAMspeed
+    git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/ramspeed.git "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed"
 fi
-cd /opt/tempT/RAMspeed/ramspeed-2.6.0
+cd "${CLONE_DEST}/RAMspeed/ramspeed-2.6.0"
 mkdir temp
 bash build.sh
 
 if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" && "$release" = "vivid" ]]; then
     wget https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/cachestat/archive/master.zip
     unzip master.zip && rm master.zip
-    mv cachestat-master/cachestat /opt/tempT
+    mv cachestat-master/cachestat "${CLONE_DEST}"
 else
-    git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/cachestat.git /opt/tempT/Cachestat
+    git clone https://github.com/beefyamoeba5/cachestat.git "${CLONE_DEST}/Cachestat"
 fi
 
 # restore symlink
diff --git a/tools/yardstick-img-modify b/tools/yardstick-img-modify
index da8e1c92f..b4f632bb2 100755
--- a/tools/yardstick-img-modify
+++ b/tools/yardstick-img-modify
@@ -109,13 +109,9 @@ setup() {
     fi
     mkdir -p $mountdir
 
-    #kpartx fails with image paths longer than 63 characters
-    #try shortest relative path to image as temporary workaround
-    cd ${workspace}
-    loopdevice=$(kpartx -l $raw_imgfile_basename | head -1 | cut -f1 -d ' ')
+    loopdevice=$(kpartx -l $raw_imgfile | head -1 | cut -f1 -d ' ')
 
-    kpartx -av $raw_imgfile_basename
-    cd -
+    kpartx -av $raw_imgfile
 
     if [[ "${YARD_IMG_ARCH}" = "arm64" && "$release" = "vivid" ]]; then
         e2fsck -p -f /dev/mapper/$loopdevice
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/base.py b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/base.py
index 9f2b21537..0be2eee77 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/base.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/base.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class Context(object):
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def undeploy(self):
         """Undeploy context."""
+        self._delete_context()
+
+    def _delete_context(self):
+        Context.list.remove(self)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/dummy.py b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/dummy.py
index 0edc250f8..c658d3257 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/dummy.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/dummy.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class DummyContext(Context):
 
     def undeploy(self):
         """don't need to undeploy"""
-        pass
+        super(DummyContext, self).undeploy()
 
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
         return None
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/heat.py b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/heat.py
index 479548b34..571a769eb 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/heat.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/heat.py
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ class HeatContext(Context):
              get_short_key_uuid(self.key_uuid)])
         super(HeatContext, self).__init__()
 
+    def assign_external_network(self, networks):
+        sorted_networks = sorted(networks.items())
+        external_network = os.environ.get("EXTERNAL_NETWORK", "net04_ext")
+        have_external_network = [(name, net)
+                                 for name, net in sorted_networks if
+                                 net.get("external_network")]
+        # no external net defined, assign it to first network usig os.environ
+        if sorted_networks and not have_external_network:
+            sorted_networks[0][1]["external_network"] = external_network
+
     def init(self, attrs):     # pragma: no cover
         """initializes itself from the supplied arguments"""
         self.name = attrs["name"]
@@ -84,9 +94,10 @@ class HeatContext(Context):
                               for name, sgattrs in attrs.get(
                               "server_groups", {}).items()]
 
-        for name, netattrs in attrs["networks"].items():
-            network = Network(name, self, netattrs)
-            self.networks.append(network)
+        self.assign_external_network(attrs["networks"])
+
+        self.networks = [Network(name, self, netattrs) for name, netattrs in
+                         sorted(attrs["networks"].items())]
 
         for name, serverattrs in attrs["servers"].items():
             server = Server(name, self, serverattrs)
@@ -257,6 +268,8 @@ class HeatContext(Context):
             except OSError:
                 LOG.exception("Key filename %s", self.key_filename)
 
+        super(HeatContext, self).undeploy()
+
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
         """lookup server info by name from context
         attr_name: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/node.py b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/node.py
index 6fa9aa99a..8bf915609 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/node.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/node.py
@@ -78,17 +78,40 @@ class NodeContext(Context):
         LOG.debug("Env: %r", self.env)
 
     def deploy(self):
-        setups = self.env.get('setup', [])
-        for setup in setups:
-            for host, info in setup.items():
-                self._execute_script(host, info)
+        config_type = self.env.get('type', '')
+        if config_type == 'ansible':
+            self._dispatch_ansible('setup')
+        elif config_type == 'script':
+            self._dispatch_script('setup')
 
     def undeploy(self):
-        teardowns = self.env.get('teardown', [])
-        for teardown in teardowns:
-            for host, info in teardown.items():
+        config_type = self.env.get('type', '')
+        if config_type == 'ansible':
+            self._dispatch_ansible('teardown')
+        elif config_type == 'script':
+            self._dispatch_script('teardown')
+        super(NodeContext, self).undeploy()
+
+    def _dispatch_script(self, key):
+        steps = self.env.get(key, [])
+        for step in steps:
+            for host, info in step.items():
                 self._execute_script(host, info)
 
+    def _dispatch_ansible(self, key):
+        try:
+            step = self.env[key]
+        except KeyError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self._do_ansible_job(step)
+
+    def _do_ansible_job(self, path):
+        cmd = 'ansible-playbook -i inventory.ini %s' % path
+        base = '/home/opnfv/repos/yardstick/ansible'
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, cwd=base)
+        p.communicate()
+
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
         """lookup server info by name from context
         attr_name: a name for a server listed in nodes config file
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/standalone.py b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/standalone.py
index eff700974..674e57f54 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/standalone.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/contexts/standalone.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class StandaloneContext(Context):
         """don't need to undeploy"""
 
         # Todo: NFVi undeploy (sriov, vswitch, ovs etc) based on the config.
-        pass
+        super(StandaloneContext, self).undeploy()
 
     def _get_server(self, attr_name):
         """lookup server info by name from context
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/core/task.py b/yardstick/benchmark/core/task.py
index aecf5bf4a..2794d84f4 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/core/task.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/core/task.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ from yardstick.benchmark.contexts.base import Context
 from yardstick.benchmark.runners import base as base_runner
 from yardstick.common.task_template import TaskTemplate
 from yardstick.common.utils import source_env
+from yardstick.common import utils
 from yardstick.common import constants
 
 output_file_default = "/tmp/yardstick.out"
+config_file = '/etc/yardstick/yardstick.conf'
 test_cases_dir_default = "tests/opnfv/test_cases/"
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -39,15 +41,21 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
        Set of commands to manage benchmark tasks.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.config = {}
+        self.contexts = []
+
     def start(self, args, **kwargs):
         """Start a benchmark scenario."""
 
-        atexit.register(atexit_handler)
+        atexit.register(self.atexit_handler)
 
         self.task_id = kwargs.get('task_id', str(uuid.uuid4()))
 
         check_environment()
 
+        self.config['yardstick'] = utils.parse_ini_file(config_file)
+
         total_start_time = time.time()
         parser = TaskParser(args.inputfile[0])
 
@@ -70,8 +78,11 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
         for i in range(0, len(task_files)):
             one_task_start_time = time.time()
             parser.path = task_files[i]
-            scenarios, run_in_parallel, meet_precondition = parser.parse_task(
-                self.task_id, task_args[i], task_args_fnames[i])
+            scenarios, run_in_parallel, meet_precondition, contexts = \
+                parser.parse_task(self.task_id, task_args[i],
+                                  task_args_fnames[i])
+
+            self.contexts.extend(contexts)
 
             if not meet_precondition:
                 LOG.info("meet_precondition is %s, please check envrionment",
@@ -83,11 +94,11 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
             if args.keep_deploy:
                 # keep deployment, forget about stack
                 # (hide it for exit handler)
-                Context.list = []
+                self.contexts = []
             else:
-                for context in Context.list[::-1]:
+                for context in self.contexts[::-1]:
                     context.undeploy()
-                Context.list = []
+                self.contexts = []
             one_task_end_time = time.time()
             LOG.info("task %s finished in %d secs", task_files[i],
                      one_task_end_time - one_task_start_time)
@@ -100,7 +111,7 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
 
     def _run(self, scenarios, run_in_parallel, output_file):
         """Deploys context and calls runners"""
-        for context in Context.list:
+        for context in self.contexts:
             context.deploy()
 
         background_runners = []
@@ -108,14 +119,14 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
         # Start all background scenarios
         for scenario in filter(_is_background_scenario, scenarios):
             scenario["runner"] = dict(type="Duration", duration=1000000000)
-            runner = run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
+            runner = self.run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
             background_runners.append(runner)
 
         runners = []
         if run_in_parallel:
             for scenario in scenarios:
                 if not _is_background_scenario(scenario):
-                    runner = run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
+                    runner = self.run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
                     runners.append(runner)
 
             # Wait for runners to finish
@@ -126,7 +137,7 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
             # run serially
             for scenario in scenarios:
                 if not _is_background_scenario(scenario):
-                    runner = run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
+                    runner = self.run_one_scenario(scenario, output_file)
                     runner_join(runner)
                     print("Runner ended, output in", output_file)
 
@@ -144,8 +155,91 @@ class Task(object):     # pragma: no cover
                 base_runner.Runner.release(runner)
             print("Background task ended")
 
+    def atexit_handler(self):
+        """handler for process termination"""
+        base_runner.Runner.terminate_all()
+
+        if self.contexts:
+            print("Undeploying all contexts")
+            for context in self.contexts[::-1]:
+                context.undeploy()
+
+    def run_one_scenario(self, scenario_cfg, output_file):
+        """run one scenario using context"""
+        runner_cfg = scenario_cfg["runner"]
+        runner_cfg['output_filename'] = output_file
+
+        # TODO support get multi hosts/vms info
+        context_cfg = {}
+        if "host" in scenario_cfg:
+            context_cfg['host'] = Context.get_server(scenario_cfg["host"])
+
+        if "target" in scenario_cfg:
+            if is_ip_addr(scenario_cfg["target"]):
+                context_cfg['target'] = {}
+                context_cfg['target']["ipaddr"] = scenario_cfg["target"]
+            else:
+                context_cfg['target'] = Context.get_server(
+                    scenario_cfg["target"])
+                if self._is_same_heat_context(scenario_cfg["host"],
+                                              scenario_cfg["target"]):
+                    context_cfg["target"]["ipaddr"] = \
+                        context_cfg["target"]["private_ip"]
+                else:
+                    context_cfg["target"]["ipaddr"] = \
+                        context_cfg["target"]["ip"]
+
+        if "targets" in scenario_cfg:
+            ip_list = []
+            for target in scenario_cfg["targets"]:
+                if is_ip_addr(target):
+                    ip_list.append(target)
+                    context_cfg['target'] = {}
+                else:
+                    context_cfg['target'] = Context.get_server(target)
+                    if self._is_same_heat_context(scenario_cfg["host"],
+                                                  target):
+                        ip_list.append(context_cfg["target"]["private_ip"])
+                    else:
+                        ip_list.append(context_cfg["target"]["ip"])
+            context_cfg['target']['ipaddr'] = ','.join(ip_list)
+
+        if "nodes" in scenario_cfg:
+            context_cfg["nodes"] = parse_nodes_with_context(scenario_cfg)
+        runner = base_runner.Runner.get(runner_cfg, self.config)
+
+        print("Starting runner of type '%s'" % runner_cfg["type"])
+        runner.run(scenario_cfg, context_cfg)
+
+        return runner
+
+    def _is_same_heat_context(self, host_attr, target_attr):
+        """check if two servers are in the same heat context
+        host_attr: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
+        with attribute name mapping when using external heat templates
+        target_attr: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
+        with attribute name mapping when using external heat templates
+        """
+        return True
+        host = None
+        target = None
+        for context in self.contexts:
+            if context.__context_type__ != "Heat":
+                continue
+
+            host = context._get_server(host_attr)
+            if host is None:
+                continue
+
+            target = context._get_server(target_attr)
+            if target is None:
+                return False
 
-# TODO: Move stuff below into TaskCommands class !?
+            # Both host and target is not None, then they are in the
+            # same heat context.
+            return True
+
+        return False
 
 
 class TaskParser(object):       # pragma: no cover
@@ -265,6 +359,7 @@ class TaskParser(object):       # pragma: no cover
         else:
             context_cfgs = [{"type": "Dummy"}]
 
+        contexts = []
         name_suffix = '-{}'.format(task_id[:8])
         for cfg_attrs in context_cfgs:
             try:
@@ -272,20 +367,11 @@ class TaskParser(object):       # pragma: no cover
                                                   name_suffix)
             except KeyError:
                 pass
+            # default to Heat context because we are testing OpenStack
             context_type = cfg_attrs.get("type", "Heat")
-            if "Heat" == context_type and "networks" in cfg_attrs:
-                # bugfix: if there are more than one network,
-                # only add "external_network" on first one.
-                # the name of netwrok should follow this rule:
-                # test, test2, test3 ...
-                # sort network with the length of network's name
-                sorted_networks = sorted(cfg_attrs["networks"])
-                # config external_network based on env var
-                cfg_attrs["networks"][sorted_networks[0]]["external_network"] \
-                    = os.environ.get("EXTERNAL_NETWORK", "net04_ext")
-
             context = Context.get(context_type)
             context.init(cfg_attrs)
+            contexts.append(context)
 
         run_in_parallel = cfg.get("run_in_parallel", False)
 
@@ -304,7 +390,7 @@ class TaskParser(object):       # pragma: no cover
                 pass
 
         # TODO we need something better here, a class that represent the file
-        return cfg["scenarios"], run_in_parallel, meet_precondition
+        return cfg["scenarios"], run_in_parallel, meet_precondition, contexts
 
     def _check_schema(self, cfg_schema, schema_type):
         """Check if config file is using the correct schema type"""
@@ -346,16 +432,6 @@ class TaskParser(object):       # pragma: no cover
         return True
 
 
-def atexit_handler():
-    """handler for process termination"""
-    base_runner.Runner.terminate_all()
-
-    if len(Context.list) > 0:
-        print("Undeploying all contexts")
-        for context in Context.list[::-1]:
-            context.undeploy()
-
-
 def is_ip_addr(addr):
     """check if string addr is an IP address"""
     try:
@@ -371,34 +447,6 @@ def is_ip_addr(addr):
         return True
 
 
-def _is_same_heat_context(host_attr, target_attr):
-    """check if two servers are in the same heat context
-    host_attr: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
-    with attribute name mapping when using external heat templates
-    target_attr: either a name for a server created by yardstick or a dict
-    with attribute name mapping when using external heat templates
-    """
-    host = None
-    target = None
-    for context in Context.list:
-        if context.__context_type__ != "Heat":
-            continue
-
-        host = context._get_server(host_attr)
-        if host is None:
-            continue
-
-        target = context._get_server(target_attr)
-        if target is None:
-            return False
-
-        # Both host and target is not None, then they are in the
-        # same heat context.
-        return True
-
-    return False
-
-
 def _is_background_scenario(scenario):
     if "run_in_background" in scenario:
         return scenario["run_in_background"]
@@ -406,54 +454,6 @@ def _is_background_scenario(scenario):
         return False
 
 
-def run_one_scenario(scenario_cfg, output_file):
-    """run one scenario using context"""
-    runner_cfg = scenario_cfg["runner"]
-    runner_cfg['output_filename'] = output_file
-
-    # TODO support get multi hosts/vms info
-    context_cfg = {}
-    if "host" in scenario_cfg:
-        context_cfg['host'] = Context.get_server(scenario_cfg["host"])
-
-    if "target" in scenario_cfg:
-        if is_ip_addr(scenario_cfg["target"]):
-            context_cfg['target'] = {}
-            context_cfg['target']["ipaddr"] = scenario_cfg["target"]
-        else:
-            context_cfg['target'] = Context.get_server(scenario_cfg["target"])
-            if _is_same_heat_context(scenario_cfg["host"],
-                                     scenario_cfg["target"]):
-                context_cfg["target"]["ipaddr"] = \
-                    context_cfg["target"]["private_ip"]
-            else:
-                context_cfg["target"]["ipaddr"] = \
-                    context_cfg["target"]["ip"]
-
-    if "targets" in scenario_cfg:
-        ip_list = []
-        for target in scenario_cfg["targets"]:
-            if is_ip_addr(target):
-                ip_list.append(target)
-                context_cfg['target'] = {}
-            else:
-                context_cfg['target'] = Context.get_server(target)
-                if _is_same_heat_context(scenario_cfg["host"], target):
-                    ip_list.append(context_cfg["target"]["private_ip"])
-                else:
-                    ip_list.append(context_cfg["target"]["ip"])
-        context_cfg['target']['ipaddr'] = ','.join(ip_list)
-
-    if "nodes" in scenario_cfg:
-        context_cfg["nodes"] = parse_nodes_with_context(scenario_cfg)
-    runner = base_runner.Runner.get(runner_cfg)
-
-    print("Starting runner of type '%s'" % runner_cfg["type"])
-    runner.run(scenario_cfg, context_cfg)
-
-    return runner
-
-
 def parse_nodes_with_context(scenario_cfg):
     """paras the 'nodes' fields in scenario """
     nodes = scenario_cfg["nodes"]
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
index 5b9081523..7c76e42df 100755
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/runners/base.py
@@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
-def _output_serializer_main(filename, queue):
+def _output_serializer_main(filename, queue, config):
     """entrypoint for the singleton subprocess writing to outfile
     Use of this process enables multiple instances of a scenario without
     messing up the output file.
     """
-    config = {}
-    config["type"] = CONF.dispatcher.capitalize()
-    config["file_path"] = filename
-    dispatcher = DispatcherBase.get(config)
+    out_type = config['yardstick'].get('DEFAULT', {}).get('dispatcher', 'file')
+    conf = {
+        'type': out_type.capitalize(),
+        'file_path': filename
+    }
+
+    dispatcher = DispatcherBase.get(conf, config)
 
     while True:
         # blocks until data becomes available
@@ -123,21 +126,21 @@ class Runner(object):
         return types
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get(config):
+    def get(runner_cfg, config):
         """Returns instance of a scenario runner for execution type.
         """
         # if there is no runner, start the output serializer subprocess
         if not Runner.runners:
             log.debug("Starting dump process file '%s'",
-                      config["output_filename"])
+                      runner_cfg["output_filename"])
             Runner.queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
             Runner.dump_process = multiprocessing.Process(
                 target=_output_serializer_main,
                 name="Dumper",
-                args=(config["output_filename"], Runner.queue))
+                args=(runner_cfg["output_filename"], Runner.queue, config))
             Runner.dump_process.start()
 
-        return Runner.get_cls(config["type"])(config, Runner.queue)
+        return Runner.get_cls(runner_cfg["type"])(runner_cfg, Runner.queue)
 
     @staticmethod
     def release_dump_process():
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload.py b/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload.py
index 35528d4ef..2ef5a6302 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/compute/memload.py
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ class MEMLoad(base.Scenario):
         fields = []
         free = {}
         ite = 0
-        average = {'total': 0, 'used': 0, 'free': 0, 'cached': 0, 'shared': 0,
-                   'buffers': 0}
-        maximum = {'total': 0, 'used': 0, 'free': 0, 'cached': 0, 'shared': 0,
-                   'buffers': 0}
+        average = {'total': 0, 'used': 0, 'free': 0, 'buff/cache': 0,
+                   'shared': 0}
+        maximum = {'total': 0, 'used': 0, 'free': 0, 'buff/cache': 0,
+                   'shared': 0}
 
         for row in result.split('\n'):
             line = row.split()
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class MEMLoad(base.Scenario):
         interval = options.get("interval", 1)
         count = options.get("count", 1)
 
-        cmd = "free -s %s -c %s" % (interval, count)
+        cmd = "free -c '%s' -s '%s'" % (count, interval)
 
         result = self._execute_command(cmd)
         filtrated_result = self._filtrate_result(result)
diff --git a/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/networking/netutilization.py b/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/networking/netutilization.py
index 1ba6f1ec3..37da7f895 100644
--- a/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/networking/netutilization.py
+++ b/yardstick/benchmark/scenarios/networking/netutilization.py
@@ -100,30 +100,22 @@ class NetUtilization(base.Scenario):
         average = {}
 
         time_marker = re.compile("^([0-9]+):([0-9]+):([0-9]+)$")
-        ampm_marker = re.compile("(AM|PM)$")
 
         # Parse network utilization stats
-        for row in raw_result.split('\n'):
+        for row in raw_result.splitlines():
             line = row.split()
 
             if line and re.match(time_marker, line[0]):
-                if re.match(ampm_marker, line[1]):
-                    del line[:2]
 
-                if line[0] == 'IFACE':
-                    # header fields
-                    fields = line[1:]
-                    if len(fields) != NetUtilization.\
-                            NET_UTILIZATION_FIELD_SIZE:
-                        raise RuntimeError("network_utilization: unexpected\
-                                           field size", fields)
-                else:
-                    # value fields
+                try:
+                    index = line.index('IFACE')
+                except ValueError:
+                    del line[:index]
                     net_interface = line[0]
                     values = line[1:]
 
                     if values and len(values) == len(fields):
-                        temp_dict = dict(list(zip(fields, values)))
+                        temp_dict = dict(zip(fields, values))
                         if net_interface not in maximum:
                             maximum[net_interface] = temp_dict
                         else:
@@ -144,6 +136,13 @@ class NetUtilization(base.Scenario):
                     else:
                         raise RuntimeError("network_utilization: parse error",
                                            fields, line)
+                else:
+                    del line[:index]
+                    fields = line[1:]
+                    if len(fields) != NetUtilization.\
+                            NET_UTILIZATION_FIELD_SIZE:
+                        raise RuntimeError("network_utilization: unexpected\
+                                           field size", fields)
 
             elif line and line[0] == 'Average:':
                 del line[:1]
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ class NetUtilization(base.Scenario):
                     values = line[1:]
                     if values and len(values) == len(fields):
                         average[net_interface] = dict(
-                            list(zip(fields, values)))
+                            zip(fields, values))
                     else:
                         raise RuntimeError("network_utilization average: \
                                            parse error", fields, line)
diff --git a/yardstick/common/constants.py b/yardstick/common/constants.py
index e068c0b98..54ddf33dc 100644
--- a/yardstick/common/constants.py
+++ b/yardstick/common/constants.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ YARDSTICK_ROOT_PATH = dirname(dirname(dirname(abspath(__file__)))) + sep
 
 TESTCASE_DIR = join(YARDSTICK_ROOT_PATH, 'tests/opnfv/test_cases/')
 
+TESTSUITE_DIR = join(YARDSTICK_ROOT_PATH, 'tests/opnfv/test_suites/')
+
 YARDSTICK_REPOS_DIR = '/home/opnfv/repos/yardstick'
 
 YARDSTICK_LOG_DIR = '/tmp/yardstick/'
diff --git a/yardstick/common/openstack_utils.py b/yardstick/common/openstack_utils.py
index aa369b896..2df8fa565 100644
--- a/yardstick/common/openstack_utils.py
+++ b/yardstick/common/openstack_utils.py
@@ -62,20 +62,6 @@ def get_credentials():
                 "project_domain_name": os.getenv('OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME')
             })
 
-    cacert = os.environ.get("OS_CACERT")
-
-    if cacert is not None:
-        # each openstack client uses differnt kwargs for this
-        creds.update({"cacert": cacert,
-                      "ca_cert": cacert,
-                      "https_ca_cert": cacert,
-                      "https_cacert": cacert,
-                      "ca_file": cacert})
-        creds.update({"insecure": "True", "https_insecure": "True"})
-        if not os.path.isfile(cacert):
-            log.info("WARNING: The 'OS_CACERT' environment variable is set \
-                      to %s but the file does not exist.", cacert)
-
     return creds
 
 
@@ -88,7 +74,12 @@ def get_session_auth():
 
 def get_session():
     auth = get_session_auth()
-    return session.Session(auth=auth)
+    try:
+        cacert = os.environ['OS_CACERT']
+    except KeyError:
+        return session.Session(auth=auth)
+    else:
+        return session.Session(auth=auth, verify=cacert)
 
 
 def get_endpoint(service_type, endpoint_type='publicURL'):
diff --git a/yardstick/common/utils.py b/yardstick/common/utils.py
index 3c5895f1e..d2be8000e 100644
--- a/yardstick/common/utils.py
+++ b/yardstick/common/utils.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import sys
 from functools import reduce
 
 import yaml
+from six.moves import configparser
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
@@ -133,7 +134,9 @@ def source_env(env_file):
 
 def read_json_from_file(path):
     with open(path, 'r') as f:
-        return jsonutils.load(f)
+        j = f.read()
+    # don't use jsonutils.load() it conflicts with already decoded input
+    return jsonutils.loads(j)
 
 
 def write_json_to_file(path, data, mode='w'):
@@ -144,3 +147,19 @@ def write_json_to_file(path, data, mode='w'):
 def write_file(path, data, mode='w'):
     with open(path, mode) as f:
         f.write(data)
+
+
+def parse_ini_file(path):
+    parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    parser.read(path)
+
+    try:
+        default = {k: v for k, v in parser.items('DEFAULT')}
+    except configparser.NoSectionError:
+        default = {}
+
+    config = dict(DEFAULT=default,
+                  **{s: {k: v for k, v in parser.items(
+                      s)} for s in parser.sections()})
+
+    return config
diff --git a/yardstick/dispatcher/base.py b/yardstick/dispatcher/base.py
index 09ce8d1e8..a1c858297 100644
--- a/yardstick/dispatcher/base.py
+++ b/yardstick/dispatcher/base.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class Base(object):
         raise RuntimeError("No such dispatcher_type %s" % dispatcher_type)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get(config):
+    def get(conf, config):
         """Returns instance of a dispatcher for dispatcher type.
         """
-        return Base.get_cls(config["type"])(config)
+        return Base.get_cls(conf["type"])(conf, config)
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def record_result_data(self, data):
diff --git a/yardstick/dispatcher/file.py b/yardstick/dispatcher/file.py
index 6fc81d419..8acd5dfbb 100644
--- a/yardstick/dispatcher/file.py
+++ b/yardstick/dispatcher/file.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class FileDispatcher(DispatchBase):
 
     __dispatcher_type__ = "File"
 
-    def __init__(self, conf):
+    def __init__(self, conf, config):
         super(FileDispatcher, self).__init__(conf)
         self.result = []
 
diff --git a/yardstick/dispatcher/http.py b/yardstick/dispatcher/http.py
index 790086155..e3bcbc89b 100644
--- a/yardstick/dispatcher/http.py
+++ b/yardstick/dispatcher/http.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class HttpDispatcher(DispatchBase):
 
     __dispatcher_type__ = "Http"
 
-    def __init__(self, conf):
+    def __init__(self, conf, config):
         super(HttpDispatcher, self).__init__(conf)
         self.headers = {'Content-type': 'application/json'}
         self.timeout = CONF.dispatcher_http.timeout
diff --git a/yardstick/dispatcher/influxdb.py b/yardstick/dispatcher/influxdb.py
index d388d28a1..53af79c71 100644
--- a/yardstick/dispatcher/influxdb.py
+++ b/yardstick/dispatcher/influxdb.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import logging
 import os
 import time
 
+import collections
 import requests
 import six
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 
 from third_party.influxdb.influxdb_line_protocol import make_lines
@@ -23,30 +23,6 @@ from yardstick.dispatcher.base import Base as DispatchBase
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-influx_dispatcher_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('target',
-               default='http://127.0.0.1:8086',
-               help='The target where the http request will be sent. '
-                    'If this is not set, no data will be posted. For '
-                    'example: target = http://hostname:1234/path'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('db_name',
-               default='yardstick',
-               help='The database name to store test results.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('username',
-               default='root',
-               help='The user name to access database.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('password',
-               default='root',
-               help='The user password to access database.'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('timeout',
-               default=5,
-               help='The max time in seconds to wait for a request to '
-                    'timeout.'),
-]
-
-CONF.register_opts(influx_dispatcher_opts, group="dispatcher_influxdb")
-
 
 class InfluxdbDispatcher(DispatchBase):
     """Dispatcher class for posting data into an influxdb target.
@@ -54,13 +30,14 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcher(DispatchBase):
 
     __dispatcher_type__ = "Influxdb"
 
-    def __init__(self, conf):
+    def __init__(self, conf, config):
         super(InfluxdbDispatcher, self).__init__(conf)
-        self.timeout = CONF.dispatcher_influxdb.timeout
-        self.target = CONF.dispatcher_influxdb.target
-        self.db_name = CONF.dispatcher_influxdb.db_name
-        self.username = CONF.dispatcher_influxdb.username
-        self.password = CONF.dispatcher_influxdb.password
+        db_conf = config['yardstick'].get('dispatcher_influxdb', {})
+        self.timeout = int(db_conf.get('timeout', 5))
+        self.target = db_conf.get('target', 'http://127.0.0.1:8086')
+        self.db_name = db_conf.get('db_name', 'yardstick')
+        self.username = db_conf.get('username', 'root')
+        self.password = db_conf.get('password', 'root')
         self.influxdb_url = "%s/write?db=%s" % (self.target, self.db_name)
         self.raw_result = []
         self.case_name = ""
@@ -79,15 +56,17 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcher(DispatchBase):
     def _dict_key_flatten(self, data):
         next_data = {}
 
-        if not [v for v in data.values()
-                if type(v) == dict or type(v) == list]:
+        # use list, because iterable is too generic
+        if not [v for v in data.values() if
+                isinstance(v, (collections.Mapping, list))]:
             return data
 
         for k, v in six.iteritems(data):
-            if type(v) == dict:
+            if isinstance(v, collections.Mapping):
                 for n_k, n_v in six.iteritems(v):
                     next_data["%s.%s" % (k, n_k)] = n_v
-            elif type(v) == list:
+            # use list because iterable is too generic
+            elif isinstance(v, list):
                 for index, item in enumerate(v):
                     next_data["%s%d" % (k, index)] = item
             else:
@@ -119,11 +98,12 @@ class InfluxdbDispatcher(DispatchBase):
 
     def _data_to_line_protocol(self, data):
         msg = {}
-        point = {}
-        point["measurement"] = self.tc
-        point["fields"] = self._dict_key_flatten(data["benchmark"]["data"])
-        point["time"] = self._get_nano_timestamp(data)
-        point["tags"] = self._get_extended_tags(data)
+        point = {
+            "measurement": self.tc,
+            "fields": self._dict_key_flatten(data["benchmark"]["data"]),
+            "time": self._get_nano_timestamp(data),
+            "tags": self._get_extended_tags(data),
+        }
         msg["points"] = [point]
         msg["tags"] = self.static_tags
 
diff --git a/yardstick/network_services/traffic_profile/fixed.py b/yardstick/network_services/traffic_profile/fixed.py
index a456c2bd7..ebc1e61f2 100644
--- a/yardstick/network_services/traffic_profile/fixed.py
+++ b/yardstick/network_services/traffic_profile/fixed.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class FixedProfile(TrafficProfile):
                     self._create_stream(src_ip, dst_ip),
                     ports=[ports])
 
-            traffic_generator.client.start(ports=traffic_generator.my_ports)
+            traffic_generator.client.start(ports=traffic_generator.my_ports,
+                                           force=True)
             self.first_run = False
 
     def _create_stream(self, src_ip, dst_ip):
diff --git a/yardstick/network_services/vnf_generic/vnf/tg_trex.py b/yardstick/network_services/vnf_generic/vnf/tg_trex.py
index 2731476e0..1e751bfce 100644
--- a/yardstick/network_services/vnf_generic/vnf/tg_trex.py
+++ b/yardstick/network_services/vnf_generic/vnf/tg_trex.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from stl.trex_stl_lib.trex_stl_exceptions import STLError
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 DURATION = 30
+WAIT_QUEUE = 1
 TREX_SYNC_PORT = 4500
 TREX_ASYNC_PORT = 4501
 
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ class TrexTrafficGen(GenericTrafficGen):
                      "tx_throughput_mbps": float(xe_value.get("tx_bps", 0.0)),
                      "in_packets": xe_value.get("ipackets", 0),
                      "out_packets": xe_value.get("opackets", 0)}
+            time.sleep(WAIT_QUEUE)
             queue.put(samples)
 
         self.client.disconnect()
diff --git a/yardstick/orchestrator/heat.py b/yardstick/orchestrator/heat.py
index 500776e0e..49126f661 100644
--- a/yardstick/orchestrator/heat.py
+++ b/yardstick/orchestrator/heat.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import time
 
 import heatclient
 import pkg_resources
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import encodeutils
 
 import yardstick.common.openstack_utils as op_utils
@@ -453,11 +452,9 @@ class HeatTemplate(HeatObject):
         stack = HeatStack(self.name)
 
         heat = self._get_heat_client()
-        json_template = jsonutils.dump_as_bytes(
-            self._template)
         start_time = time.time()
         stack.uuid = self.uuid = heat.stacks.create(
-            stack_name=self.name, template=json_template,
+            stack_name=self.name, template=self._template,
             parameters=self.heat_parameters)['stack']['id']
 
         status = self.status()