+
+# TODO: Remove the vswitch startup.conf and read the host configuration instead.
+| Start vswitch in container on DUT
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Configure and start vswitch in container.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut: DUT node on which to install vswitch. Type: string
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores to use. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rx_queues: Number of RX queues. Type: integer
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Start vswitch in container on DUT \| DUT1 \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut} | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}=${None}
+| |
+| | Set Test Variable | ${container_group} | VSWITCH
+| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.ContainerUtils.ContainerManager
+| | ... | engine=${container_engine} | WITH NAME | VSWITCH
+| | Construct container on DUT | ${dut}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | nf_chain=${1}
+| | ... | nf_node=${1} | auto_scale=${False} | pinning=${False}
+| | Acquire all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Create all '${container_group}' containers
+| | ${cpu_count_int} | Convert to Integer | ${phy_cores}
+| | ${thr_count_int} | Convert to Integer | ${phy_cores}
+| | ${smt_used}= | Is SMT enabled | ${nodes['${dut}']['cpuinfo']}
+| | ${thr_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${smt_used}
+| | ... | Evaluate | int(${cpu_count_int}*2)
+| | ... | ELSE | Set variable | ${thr_count_int}
+| | ${rxq_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${rx_queues}
+| | ... | Set variable | ${rx_queues}
+| | ... | ELSE | Evaluate | int(${thr_count_int}/2)
+| | ${rxq_count_int}= | Run keyword if | ${rxq_count_int} == 0
+| | ... | Set variable | ${1}
+| | ... | ELSE | Set variable | ${rxq_count_int}
+| | VSWITCH.Configure VPP in all containers | chain_vswitch
+| | ... | rxq=${rxq_count_int} | n_instances=${n_instances} | node=${dut}
+| | ... | dut1_if1=${DUT1_${int}1}[0] | dut1_if2=${DUT1_${int}2}[0]
+| | ... | dut2_if1=${DUT2_${int}1}[0] | dut2_if2=${DUT2_${int}2}[0]
+| | ... | dut2_if2_ip4=${dut2_if2_ip4}
+| | ... | tg_pf1_ip4=${tg_if1_ip4} | tg_pf1_mac=${TG_pf1_mac}[0]
+| | ... | tg_pf2_ip4=${tgi_f2_ip4} | tg_pf2_mac=${TG_pf2_mac}[0]
+| | ... | nodes=${nodes}
+| | Start VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
+
+| Start vswitch in container
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Configure and start vswitch in container on all DUTs.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - phy_cores - Number of physical cores to use. Type: integer
+| | ... | - rx_queues: Number of RX queues. Type: integer
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Start vswitch in container \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}=${None}
+| |
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Run Keyword | Start vswitch in container on DUT
+| | | ... | ${dut} | ${phy_cores} | ${rx_queues}
+| | END
+| | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${container_group}
+| | Save VPP PIDs