+
+| Start containers for test
+| | [Documentation]
+| | ... | Start containers for test.
+| | ...
+| | ... | *Arguments:*
+| | ... | - nf_chains: Total number of chains. Type: integer
+| | ... | - nf_nodes: Total number of nodes per chain. 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:*
+| | ...
+| | ... | \| Start containers for test \| 1 \| 1 \|
+| | ...
+| | [Arguments] | ${nf_chains}=${1} | ${nf_nodes}=${1} | ${auto_scale}=${True}
+| | ... | ${pinning}=${True}
+| | ...
+| | Set Test Variable | @{container_groups} | @{EMPTY}
+| | Set Test Variable | ${container_group} | CNF
+| | Set Test Variable | ${nf_nodes}
+| | Import Library | resources.libraries.python.ContainerUtils.ContainerManager
+| | ... | engine=${container_engine} | WITH NAME | ${container_group}
+| | Construct chains of containers on all DUTs | ${nf_chains} | ${nf_nodes}
+| | ... | auto_scale=${auto_scale} | pinning=${pinning}
+| | Acquire all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Create all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Configure VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Start VPP in all '${container_group}' containers
+| | Append To List | ${container_groups} | ${container_group}