Other methods are called only between start() and stop()
"""
+ def get_version(self):
+ """Return version of vSwitch and DPDK (if used by vSwitch)
+ This method should be implemented in case, that version
+ of vswitch or DPDK can be read only during vSwitch runtime.
+ Otherwise it can be implemented inside tools/systeminfo.py.
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
def start(self):
"""Start the vSwitch
"""
raise NotImplementedError()
+ def restart(self):
+ """Retart the vSwitch
+
+ Restart of vSwitch is required for failover testcases.
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
def stop(self):
"""Stop the vSwitch
"""
raise NotImplementedError()
+ def add_connection(self, switch_name, port1, port2, bidir=False):
+ """Creates connection between given ports.
+
+ :param switch_name: switch on which to operate
+ :param port1: port to be used in connection
+ :param port2: port to be used in connection
+ :param bidir: switch between uni and bidirectional traffic
+
+ :raises: RuntimeError
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
+ def del_connection(self, switch_name, port1, port2, bidir=False):
+ """Remove connection between two interfaces.
+
+ :param switch_name: switch on which to operate
+ :param port1: port to be used in connection
+ :param port2: port to be used in connection
+ :param bidir: switch between uni and bidirectional traffic
+
+ :raises: RuntimeError
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
+ def dump_connections(self, switch_name):
+ """Dump connections between interfaces.
+
+ :param switch_name: switch on which to operate
+
+ :raises: RuntimeError
+ """
+ raise NotImplementedError()
+
def dump_flows(self, switch_name):
"""Dump flows from the logical switch