gs_url=artifacts.opnfv.org/nfvbench/images
 
 # image version number
-__version__=0.13
+__version__=0.14
 loopvm_image_name=nfvbenchvm_centos-$__version__
 generator_image_name=nfvbenchvm_centos-generator-$__version__
 
 function build_image {
     # if image exists skip building
     echo "Checking if image exists in google storage..."
-    # if  command -v gsutil >/dev/null; then
-    #    if gsutil -q stat gs://$gs_url/$1.qcow2; then
-    #        echo "Image already exists at http://$gs_url/$1.qcow2"
-    #        echo "Build is skipped"
-    #        exit 0
-    #    fi
-    #    echo "Image does not exist in google storage, starting build..."
-    #    echo
-    # else
-    #    echo "Cannot check image availability in OPNFV artifact repository (gsutil not available)"
-    # fi
+    if  command -v gsutil >/dev/null; then
+       if gsutil -q stat gs://$gs_url/$1.qcow2; then
+           echo "Image already exists at http://$gs_url/$1.qcow2"
+           echo "Build is skipped"
+           exit 0
+       fi
+       echo "Image does not exist in google storage, starting build..."
+       echo
+    else
+       echo "Cannot check image availability in OPNFV artifact repository (gsutil not available)"
+    fi
 
     # check if image is already built locally
     if [ -f $1.qcow2 ]; then
 
+++ /dev/null
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ $DIB_DEV_IMAGE != "loopvm" ]; then
-    exit 0
-fi
-
-DPDK=dpdk-18.02
-DPDK_UNTAR=dpdk-18.02
-
-# pick up the kernel version for the target image
-kernel_version=`ls -t /lib/modules | awk 'NR==1 {print}'`
-
-mkdir dpdk
-wget http://fast.dpdk.org/rel/$DPDK.tar.xz
-tar xfJ $DPDK.tar.xz
-cd $DPDK_UNTAR
-
-export RTE_KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/$kernel_version/build
-export ARCH=x86
-make -j4 install T=x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc
-
-cp x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/app/testpmd ../dpdk
-cp x86_64-native-linuxapp-gcc/kmod/igb_uio.ko ../dpdk
-echo "set promisc all off" > /dpdk/testpmd_cmd.txt
-
-cd ..
-rm -f $DPDK.tar.xz
-rm -rf $DPDK_UNTAR
 
     logger "NFVBENCHVM: Using pci $PCI_ADDRESS_1 ($INTF_MAC1)"
     logger "NFVBENCHVM: Using pci $PCI_ADDRESS_2 ($INTF_MAC2)"
     # Configure the forwarder
-    if [ -z "`lsmod | grep igb_uio`" ]; then
-        modprobe uio
-        insmod /dpdk/igb_uio.ko
-    fi
     if [ "$FORWARDER" == "testpmd" ]; then
         echo "Configuring testpmd..."
-        # Binding ports to DPDK
-        dpdk-devbind -b igb_uio $PCI_ADDRESS_1
-        dpdk-devbind -b igb_uio $PCI_ADDRESS_2
-        screen -dmSL testpmd /dpdk/testpmd \
+        modprobe uio_pci_generic
+        mkdir /dpdk
+        echo "set promisc all off" > /dpdk/testpmd_cmd.txt
+        # Binding ports to DPDK VFIO or UIO
+        dpdk-devbind -b vfio-pci $PCI_ADDRESS_1 || dpdk-devbind -b uio_pci_generic $PCI_ADDRESS_1
+        dpdk-devbind -b vfio-pci $PCI_ADDRESS_2 || dpdk-devbind -b uio_pci_generic $PCI_ADDRESS_2
+        screen -dmSL testpmd testpmd \
                             -c $CORE_MASK \
                             -n 4 \
                             -- \
 
 paramiko>=1.14.0
 prettytable>=0.7.2
 pytz>=2016.4
-six>=1.10.0
+six==1.15.0
 python-glanceclient==3.2.2
 python-neutronclient>=7.3.0
 python-novaclient>=17.3.0