NFVBENCH-180: Add a 'no_e2e_check' option to skip "end to end" connectivity check

[nfvbench.git] / nfvbench / chain_runner.py

diff --git a/nfvbench/chain_runner.py b/nfvbench/chain_runner.py
index 62a3751..ae9ccff 100644 (file)
--- a/nfvbench/chain_runner.py
+++ b/nfvbench/chain_runner.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ class ChainRunner(object):
         LOG.info('ChainRunner initialized')
 
     def __setup_traffic(self):
+        # possibly skip connectivity check
+        if self.config.no_e2e_check:
+            LOG.info('Skipping end to end connectivity check')
+            return
         self.traffic_client.setup()
         if not self.config.no_traffic:
             # ARP is needed for EXT chain or VxLAN overlay or MPLS unless disabled explicitly