+""" global variables """
+# Directories
+RALLY_DIR = REPO_PATH + functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_rally")
+RALLY_REPO_DIR = functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_repo_rally")
+RALLY_INSTALLATION_DIR = functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_rally_inst")
+RALLY_RESULT_DIR = functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_rally_res")
+VPING_DIR = REPO_PATH + functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_vping")
+VIMS_TEST_DIR = functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_repo_vims_test")
+ODL_DIR = REPO_PATH + functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_odl")
+DATA_DIR = functest_yaml.get("general").get("directories").get("dir_functest_data")
+
+# Tempest/Rally configuration details
+DEPLOYMENT_MAME = functest_yaml.get("rally").get("deployment_name")
+RALLY_COMMIT = functest_yaml.get("general").get("repositories").get("rally_commit")
+
+#Image (cirros)
+IMAGE_FILE_NAME = functest_yaml.get("general").get("openstack").get("image_file_name")
+IMAGE_PATH = DATA_DIR + "/" + IMAGE_FILE_NAME
+
+# NEUTRON Private Network parameters
+NEUTRON_PRIVATE_NET_NAME = functest_yaml.get("general"). \
+ get("openstack").get("neutron_private_net_name")
+NEUTRON_PRIVATE_SUBNET_NAME = functest_yaml.get("general"). \
+ get("openstack").get("neutron_private_subnet_name")
+NEUTRON_PRIVATE_SUBNET_CIDR = functest_yaml.get("general"). \
+ get("openstack").get("neutron_private_subnet_cidr")
+NEUTRON_ROUTER_NAME = functest_yaml.get("general"). \
+ get("openstack").get("neutron_router_name")
+
+creds_neutron = functest_utils.get_credentials("neutron")
+neutron_client = neutronclient.Client(**creds_neutron)
+
+def action_start():