docs/userguide/opnfv_yardstick_tc008.rst

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   6 *************************************
   7 Yardstick Test Case Description TC008
   8 *************************************
   9
  10 .. _pktgen: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt
  11
  12 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  13 |Packet Loss Extended Test                                                    |
  14 |                                                                             |
  15 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  16 |test case id  | OPNFV_YARDSTICK_TC008_NW PERF, Packet loss Extended Test     |
  17 |              |                                                              |
  18 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  19 |metric        | Number of flows, packet size and throughput                  |
  20 |              |                                                              |
  21 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  22 |test purpose  | To evaluate the IaaS network performance with regards to     |
  23 |              | flows and throughput, such as if and how different amounts   |
  24 |              | of packet sizes and flows matter for the throughput between  |
  25 |              | VMs on different compute blades. Typically e.g. the          |
  26 |              | performance of a vSwitch                                     |
  27 |              | depends on the number of flows running through it. Also      |
  28 |              | performance of other equipment or entities can depend        |
  29 |              | on the number of flows or the packet sizes used.             |
  30 |              | The purpose is also to be able to spot trends. Test results, |
  31 |              | graphs ans similar shall be stored for comparison reasons and|
  32 |              | product evolution understanding between different OPNFV      |
  33 |              | versions and/or configurations.                              |
  34 |              |                                                              |
  35 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  36 |configuration | file: opnfv_yardstick_tc008.yaml                             |
  37 |              |                                                              |
  38 |              | Packet size: 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 1280 and 1518 bytes.   |
  39 |              |                                                              |
  40 |              | Number of ports: 1, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000. The amount of |
  41 |              | configured ports map from 2 up to 1001000 flows,             |
  42 |              | respectively. Each packet_size/port_amount combination is run|
  43 |              | ten times, for 20 seconds each. Then the next                |
  44 |              | packet_size/port_amount combination is run, and so on.       |
  45 |              |                                                              |
  46 |              | The client and server are distributed on different HW.       |
  47 |              |                                                              |
  48 |              | For SLA max_ppm is set to 1000.                              |
  49 |              |                                                              |
  50 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  51 |test tool     | pktgen                                                       |
  52 |              |                                                              |
  53 |              | (Pktgen is not always part of a Linux distribution, hence it |
  54 |              | needs to be installed. It is part of the Yardstick Docker    |
  55 |              | image.                                                       |
  56 |              | As an example see the /yardstick/tools/ directory for how    |
  57 |              | to generate a Linux image with pktgen included.)             |
  58 |              |                                                              |
  59 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  60 |references    | pktgen_                                                      |
  61 |              |                                                              |
  62 |              | ETSI-NFV-TST001                                              |
  63 |              |                                                              |
  64 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  65 |applicability | Test can be configured with different packet sizes, amount   |
  66 |              | of flows and test duration. Default values exist.            |
  67 |              |                                                              |
  68 |              | SLA (optional): max_ppm: The number of packets per million   |
  69 |              | packets sent that are acceptable to loose, not received.     |
  70 |              |                                                              |
  71 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  72 |pre-test      | The test case image needs to be installed into Glance        |
  73 |conditions    | with pktgen included in it.                                  |
  74 |              |                                                              |
  75 |              | No POD specific requirements have been identified.           |
  76 |              |                                                              |
  77 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  78 |test sequence | description and expected result                              |
  79 |              |                                                              |
  80 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  81 |step 1        | The hosts are installed, as server and client. pktgen is     |
  82 |              | invoked and logs are produced and stored.                    |
  83 |              |                                                              |
  84 |              | Result: Logs are stored.                                     |
  85 |              |                                                              |
  86 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
  87 |test verdict  | Fails only if SLA is not passed, or if there is a test case  |
  88 |              | execution problem.                                           |
  89 |              |                                                              |
  90 +--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+