--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+restart_nfvbench_service(){
+ service nfvbench restart
+ echo "NFVbench running in screen 'nfvbench'"
+ logger "NFVBENCHVM: NFVbench running in screen 'nfvbench'"
+}
+
+start_nfvbench(){
+ ln -sfn /etc/nfvbench/nfvbench.cfg /etc/nfvbench/nfvbench.conf
+ restart_nfvbench_service
+}
+
+start_nfvbench_e2e_mode(){
+ ln -sfn /etc/nfvbench/e2e.cfg /etc/nfvbench/nfvbench.conf
+ restart_nfvbench_service
+}
+
+start_nfvbench_loopback_mode(){
+ ln -sfn /etc/nfvbench/loopback.cfg /etc/nfvbench/nfvbench.conf
+ restart_nfvbench_service
+}
+
+usage() {
+ echo "Usage: $0 action"
+ echo "action (optional):"
+ echo "e2e start NFVbench with E2E config file"
+ echo "loopback start NFVbench with loopback config file"
+ echo ""
+ echo "If no action is given NFVbench will start with default config file"
+ exit 1
+}
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Parse command line options and configure the script
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
+ start_nfvbench
+ exit 0
+else
+ if [ $1 = "e2e" ]; then
+ start_nfvbench_e2e_mode
+ exit 0
+ elif [ $1 = "loopback" ]; then
+ start_nfvbench_loopback_mode
+ exit 0
+ else
+ usage
+ fi
+fi