-| | :FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
-| | | ${cpu_node}= | Get interfaces numa node | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${dut1_if1} | ${dut1_if2}
-| | | Run Keyword | ${group}.Construct container
-| | | ... | name=${dut}_${group} | node=${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | image=${container_image} | cpu_count=${1} | cpu_skip=${0}
-| | | ... | cpuset_mems=${cpu_node} | cpu_shared=${True}
-| | | ... | publish=${publish} | command=${command}
-| | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${group}
-
-| Construct Kafka containers on all DUTs
-| | [Documentation] | Construct Docker Kafka container on all DUTs.
-| | ...
-| | ${group}= | Set Variable | Kafka
-| | ${image}= | Set Variable | spotify/kafka
-| | ${publish}= | Create List | 2181:2181 | 9092:9092
-| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.ContainerUtils.ContainerManager
-| | ... | engine=Docker | WITH NAME | ${group}
-| | ${duts}= | Get Matches | ${nodes} | DUT*
-| | :FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
-| | | ${env}= | Create List | ADVERTISED_HOST=172.17.0.1 | ADVERTISED_PORT=9092
-| | | ${cpu_node}= | Get interfaces numa node | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${dut1_if1} | ${dut1_if2}
-| | | Run Keyword | ${group}.Construct container
-| | | ... | name=${dut}_${group} | node=${nodes['${dut}']} | image=${image}
-| | | ... | cpu_count=${1} | cpu_skip=${0} | cpuset_mems=${cpu_node}
-| | | ... | cpu_shared=${True} | publish=${publish} | env=${env}
-| | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${group}
+| | FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
+| | | Run Keyword | Construct container on DUT | ${dut}
+| | | ... | ${nf_chains} | ${nf_nodes} | ${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | ${nf_node} | ${auto_scale} | ${pinning}
+| | END
+
+| Construct container on DUT
+| | [Documentation] | Construct 1 CNF of specific technology on specific DUT.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut: DUT node to construct the CNF on. Type: string
+| | ... | - nf_chains: Total number of chains (Optional). Type: integer, default
+| | ... | value: ${1}
+| | ... | - nf_nodes: Total number of nodes per chain (Optional). Type: integer,
+| | ... | default value: ${1}
+| | ... | - nf_chain: Chain ID (Optional). Type: integer, default value: ${1}
+| | ... | - nf_node: Node ID (Optional). Type: integer, default value: ${1}
+| | ... | - auto_scale - If True, use same amount of Dataplane threads for
+| | ... | network function as DUT, otherwise use single physical core for
+| | ... | every network function. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - pinning: Set True if CPU pinning should be done on starting
+| | ... | containers. Type: boolean, default value: ${False}
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Construct container on DUT \| DUT1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| | ... | \| ${True} \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut}
+| | ... | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1} | ${nf_chain}=${1}
+| | ... | ${nf_node}=${1} | ${auto_scale}=${True} | ${pinning}=${True}
+| |
+| | ${nf_dtcr_status} | ${value}= | Run Keyword And Ignore Error
+| | ... | Variable Should Exist | ${nf_dtcr}
+| | ${nf_dtcr}= | Run Keyword If | '${nf_dtcr_status}' == 'PASS'
+| | ... | Set Variable | ${nf_dtcr} | ELSE | Set Variable | ${1}
+| | ${nf_dtc}= | Run Keyword If | ${pinning}
+| | ... | Set Variable If | ${auto_scale} | ${cpu_count_int}
+| | ... | ${nf_dtc}
+| | ${nf_id}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain} - ${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${nf_node}
+| | ${env}= | Create List | DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+| | ${dut1_uuid_length} = | Get Length | ${DUT1_UUID}
+| | ${root}= | Run Keyword If | ${dut1_uuid_length}
+| | ... | Get Docker Mergeddir | ${nodes['DUT1']} | ${DUT1_UUID}
+| | ... | ELSE | Set Variable | ${EMPTY}
+| | ${node_arch}= | Get Node Arch | ${nodes['${dut}']}
+| | ${name}= | Set Variable | ${dut}_${container_group}${nf_id}${DUT1_UUID}
+| | ${mnt}= | Create List
+| | ... | ${root}/tmp/:/mnt/host/
+| | ... | ${root}/tmp/vpp_sockets/${name}/:/run/vpp/
+| | ... | ${root}/dev/vfio/:/dev/vfio/
+| | ... | ${root}/usr/bin/vpp:/usr/bin/vpp
+| | ... | ${root}/usr/bin/vppctl:/usr/bin/vppctl
+| | ... | ${root}/usr/lib/${node_arch}-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/${node_arch}-linux-gnu/
+| | ... | ${root}/usr/share/vpp/:/usr/share/vpp/
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Set Variable | ${None}
+| | ${nf_cpus}= | Run Keyword If | ${pinning}
+| | ... | Get Affinity NF | ${nodes} | ${dut}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
+| | ... | nf_chain=${nf_chain} | nf_node=${nf_node}
+| | ... | vs_dtc=${cpu_count_int} | nf_dtc=${nf_dtc} | nf_dtcr=${nf_dtcr}
+| | &{cont_args}= | Create Dictionary
+| | ... | name=${name} | node=${nodes['${dut}']} | mnt=${mnt} | env=${env}
+| | ... | root=${root}
+| | Run Keyword If | ${pinning}
+| | ... | Set To Dictionary | ${cont_args} | cpuset_cpus=${nf_cpus}
+| | Run Keyword | ${container_group}.Construct container | &{cont_args}
+
+| Construct chain of containers
+| | [Documentation] | Construct 1 chain of 1..N CNFs on selected/all DUT nodes.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut: DUT node to start the containers on. Run on all nodes if None.
+| | ... | Type: string or None
+| | ... | - nf_chains: Total number of chains. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes: Total number of nodes per chain. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_chain: Chain ID. Type: integer
+| | ... | - auto_scale - If True, use same amount of Dataplane threads for
+| | ... | network function as DUT, otherwise use single physical core for
+| | ... | every network function. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - pinning: Set True if CPU pinning should be done on starting
+| | ... | containers. Type: boolean, default value: ${False}
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Construct chain of containers \| 1 \| 1 \| 1 \| ${True} \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut}=${None} | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
+| | ... | ${nf_chain}=${1} | ${auto_scale}=${True} | ${pinning}=${True}
+| |
+| | FOR | ${nf_node} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_nodes}+1
+| | | Run Keyword If | '${dut}' == '${None}'
+| | | ... | Construct container on all DUTs
+| | | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | nf_chain=${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | nf_node=${nf_node} | auto_scale=${auto_scale} | pinning=${pinning}
+| | | ... | ELSE
+| | | ... | Construct container on DUT | ${dut}
+| | | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | nf_chain=${nf_chain}
+| | | ... | nf_node=${nf_node} | auto_scale=${auto_scale} | pinning=${pinning}
+| | END
+
+| Construct chains of containers
+| | [Documentation] | Construct 1..N chains of 1..N CNFs on selected/all DUT
+| | ... | nodes.
+| |
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - dut: DUT node to start the containers on. Run on all nodes if None.
+| | ... | Type: string or None
+| | ... | - nf_chains: Total number of chains (Optional). Type: integer, default
+| | ... | value: ${1}
+| | ... | - nf_nodes: Total number of nodes per chain (Optional). Type: integer,
+| | ... | default value: ${1}
+| | ... | - auto_scale - If True, use same amount of Dataplane threads for
+| | ... | network function as DUT, otherwise use single physical core for
+| | ... | every network function. Type: boolean
+| | ... | - pinning: Set True if CPU pinning should be done on starting
+| | ... | containers. Type: boolean, default value: ${True}
+| |
+| | ... | *Example:*
+| |
+| | ... | \| Construct chains of containers \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| |
+| | [Arguments] | ${dut}=${None} | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1}
+| | ... | ${auto_scale}=${True} | ${pinning}=${True}
+| |
+| | FOR | ${nf_chain} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_chains}+1
+| | | Construct chain of containers
+| | | ... | dut=${dut} | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes}
+| | | ... | nf_chain=${nf_chain} | auto_scale=${auto_scale} | pinning=${pinning}
+| | END