X-Git-Url: https://gerrit.fd.io/r/gitweb?p=csit.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Freport%2Fvpp_functional_tests%2Foverview.rst;h=fda35072ef517ba08975791d3bdcb6ab24c2c7e2;hp=e85bb92f7be122a685ac53fd914a1fe4dce513ef;hb=bbcaa22c4425c32c3e3d2bcde434cdefc6b9a992;hpb=da2aa127ee071e37bc4d6060dd39476179e65365 diff --git a/docs/report/vpp_functional_tests/overview.rst b/docs/report/vpp_functional_tests/overview.rst index e85bb92f7b..fda35072ef 100644 --- a/docs/report/vpp_functional_tests/overview.rst +++ b/docs/report/vpp_functional_tests/overview.rst @@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ Tested Virtual Topologies ------------------------- CSIT VPP functional tests are executed on virtualized topologies created using -Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) simulation platform contributed by Cisco. -VIRL runs on physical baremetal servers hosted by LF FD.io project. Majority -of the tests are executed in the three node logical test topology - Traffic -Generator (TG) node and two Systems Under Test (SUT) nodes connected in a -loop. Some tests use two node logical test topology - TG node and SUT1 node. -Both logical test topologies are shown in the figures below. - -:: +:abbr:`VIRL (Virtual Internet Routing Lab)` simulation platform contributed by +Cisco. VIRL runs on physical baremetal servers hosted by LF FD.io project. +Majority of the tests are executed in the three node logical test topology - +Traffic Generator (TG) node and two Systems Under Test (SUT) nodes connected in +a loop. Some tests use two node logical test topology - TG node and SUT1 node. +Both logical test topologies are shown in the figures below.:: +------------------------+ +------------------------+ | | | | @@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ Both logical test topologies are shown in the figures below. +---------------> <--------------+ | | | | | | | |------------> DUT1 <-----------+ | - | | | +--^--^------------+ | | | + | | | +------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | SUT1 | | | | | +------------------------+ | | @@ -68,9 +66,7 @@ For the test cases that require DUT (VPP) to communicate with VM over the vhost-user interfaces, a nested VM is created on SUT1 and/or SUT2 for the duration of these particular test cases only. DUT (VPP) test topology with VM is shown in the figure below including the applicable packet flow thru the VM -(marked in the figure with ``***``). - -:: +(marked in the figure with ``***``).:: +------------------------+ +------------------------+ | +----------+ | | +----------+ | @@ -131,31 +127,24 @@ results listed in this report: Functional Tests Naming ----------------------- -CSIT |release| introduced a common structured naming convention for all -performance and functional tests. This change was driven by substantially -growing number and type of CSIT test cases. Firstly, the original practice did -not always follow any strict naming convention. Secondly test names did not -always clearly capture tested packet encapsulations, and the actual type or -content of the tests. Thirdly HW configurations in terms of NICs, ports and -their locality were not captured either. These were but few reasons that drove -the decision to change and define a new more complete and stricter test naming -convention, and to apply this to all existing and new test cases. +CSIT |release| follows a common structured naming convention for all +performance and system functional tests, introduced in CSIT |release-1|. -The new naming should be intuitive for majority of the tests. The complete -description of CSIT test naming convention is provided on `CSIT test naming -page `_. +The naming should be intuitive for majority of the tests. Complete +description of CSIT test naming convention is provided on +`CSIT test naming wiki page `_. Here few illustrative examples of the new naming usage for functional test suites: #. **Physical port to physical port - a.k.a. NIC-to-NIC, Phy-to-Phy, P2P** - - *eth2p-ethip4-ip4base-func.robot* => 2 ports of Ethernet, IPv4 baseline - routed forwarding, functional tests. + - *eth2p-ethip4-ip4base-func.robot* => 2 ports of Ethernet, IPv4 baseline + routed forwarding, functional tests. #. **Physical port to VM (or VM chain) to physical port - a.k.a. NIC2VM2NIC, P2V2P, NIC2VMchain2NIC, P2V2V2P** - - *eth2p-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-func.robot* => 2 ports of - Ethernet, IPv4 VXLAN Ethernet, L2 bridge-domain switching to/from two vhost - interfaces and one VM, functional tests. + - *eth2p-ethip4vxlan-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2vhost-1vm-func.robot* => 2 ports of + Ethernet, IPv4 VXLAN Ethernet, L2 bridge-domain switching to/from two vhost + interfaces and one VM, functional tests.