feat(Docs): Update few sections
[csit.git] / docs / report / introduction / test_environment_intro.rst
index c35cba3..ddb14ce 100644 (file)
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Test Environment
 ================
 
+.. _test_environment_versioning:
+
 Environment Versioning
 ----------------------
 
@@ -30,12 +32,12 @@ included in the CSIT environment versioning include:
   <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab/testbeds_sm_skx_hw_bios_cfg.md#n556>`_.
 - **Linux** Server Linux OS version and configuration, tracked in CSIT
   Reports in `SUT Settings
-  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_
   and `Pre-Test Server Calibration
-  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#pre-test-server-calibration>`_.
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#id21>`_.
 - **TRex** TRex Traffic Generator version, drivers and configuration
   tracked in `TG Settings
-  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_.
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/master/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_.
 - **CSIT** CSIT framework code tracked in CSIT release branches.
 
 Following is the list of CSIT versions to date:
@@ -58,15 +60,51 @@ Following is the list of CSIT versions to date:
   `TRex
   <https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2005/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_,
   `CSIT <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2005>`_).
+- Ver. 5 associated with CSIT rls2009 branch (`HW
+  <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2009>`_, `Linux
+  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2009/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_,
+  `TRex
+  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2009/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_,
+  `CSIT <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2009>`_).
+
+  - The main change is TRex data-plane core resource adjustments:
+    `increase from 7 to 8 cores and pinning cores to interfaces <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/28184>`_
+    for better TRex performance with symmetric traffic profiles.
+- Ver. 6 associated with CSIT rls2101 branch (`HW
+  <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2101>`_, `Linux
+  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2101/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_,
+  `TRex
+  <https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2101/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_,
+  `CSIT <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2101>`_).
+
+  - The main change is TRex version upgrade:
+    `increase from 2.82 to 2.86 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/29980>`_.
+- Ver. 7 associated with CSIT rls2106 branch (`HW
+  <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2106>`_, `Linux
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2106/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_,
+  `TRex
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2106/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_,
+  `CSIT <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2106>`_).
+
+  - TRex version upgrade:
+    `increase from 2.86 to 2.88 <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/31652>`_.
+  - Ubuntu upgrade:
+    `upgrade from 18.04 LTS to 20.04.2 LTS <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/31290>`_.
+- Ver. 8 associated with CSIT rls2110 branch (`HW
+  <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2110>`_, `Linux
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2110/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux>`_,
+  `TRex
+  <https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2110/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex>`_,
+  `CSIT <https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2110>`_).
 
-To identify performance changes due to VPP code development from
-v20.01.0 to v20.05.0, both have been tested in CSIT environment ver. 4
-and compared against each other. All substantial progressions and
-regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis.
-:ref:`vpp_throughput_comparisons` and :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
+  - Intel NIC 700/800 series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix: `depends on testbed type <https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/33311>`_.
 
-CSIT environment ver. 4 has been evaluated against the ver. 2 by
-benchmarking VPP v20.01.0 in both environment versions.
+To identify performance changes due to VPP code development between previous
+and current VPP release version, both have been tested in CSIT environment of
+latest version and compared against each other. All substantial progressions and
+regressions have been marked up with RCA analysis. See
+:ref:`vpp_throughput_comparisons` and :ref:`vpp_known_issues`.
 
 Physical Testbeds
 -----------------
@@ -82,7 +120,7 @@ topology types are used:
   server as TG both connected in ring topology.
 
 Tested SUT servers are based on a range of processors including Intel
-Xeon Haswell-SP, Intel Xeon Skylake-SP, Intel Xeon Cascade Lake-SP, Arm,
+Intel Xeon Skylake-SP, Intel Xeon Cascade Lake-SP, Arm,
 Intel Atom. More detailed description is provided in
 :ref:`tested_physical_topologies`. Tested logical topologies are
 described in :ref:`tested_logical_topologies`.
@@ -93,5 +131,4 @@ Server Specifications
 Complete technical specifications of compute servers used in CSIT
 physical testbeds are maintained in FD.io CSIT repository:
 `FD.io CSIT testbeds - Xeon Cascade Lake`_,
-`FD.io CSIT testbeds - Xeon Skylake, Arm, Atom`_ and
-`FD.io CSIT Testbeds - Xeon Haswell`_.
+`FD.io CSIT testbeds - Xeon Skylake, Arm, Atom`_.