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authorPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2019-08-19 11:49:07 +0000
committerPeter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com>2019-08-20 08:00:43 +0000
commitc45663ee4021100a1639e5e8b03d7dbe4b07a3af (patch)
tree4cc1d383595386de777ff0e7c31c734f881228b9
parent61fa60bfe74f80bc0a17e92364f3f5827bca8be0 (diff)
Align NF_denisty tests
+ Apply layer approach for interfaces Signed-off-by: Peter Mikus <pmikus@cisco.com> Change-Id: I6c1898b9833f9f42b8912f1b521e30093360d7ea (cherry picked from commit 329e0acee1cf31c6524883e15560993af76f0fad)
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88 files changed, 537 insertions, 185 deletions
diff --git a/resources/libraries/robot/l2/l2_bridge_domain.robot b/resources/libraries/robot/l2/l2_bridge_domain.robot
index a40f9c9c59..e15f8b4338 100644
--- a/resources/libraries/robot/l2/l2_bridge_domain.robot
+++ b/resources/libraries/robot/l2/l2_bridge_domain.robot
@@ -591,22 +591,28 @@
| | ${rxq}= | Run Keyword If | ${auto_scale} == ${True}
| | ... | Set Variable | ${rxq_count_int}
| | ... | ELSE | Set Variable | ${1}
-| | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes}+1
-| | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1} | ${1}
-| | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2}
+| | ${bd_id1}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes} * (${nf_chain} - 1) + ${nf_chain}
+| | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes} * ${nf_chain} + ${nf_chain}
+| | ${dut_str}= | Convert To Lowercase | ${dut}
+| | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut_str}_${prev_layer}_${nf_chain}_1}
+| | ... | ${bd_id1}
+| | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut_str}_${prev_layer}_${nf_chain}_2}
| | ... | ${bd_id2}
| | :FOR | ${nf_node} | IN RANGE | 1 | ${nf_nodes}+1
| | | ${nf_id}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain} - ${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${nf_node}
| | | ${sock1}= | Set Variable | memif-${dut}_CNF
| | | ${sock2}= | Set Variable | memif-${dut}_CNF
+| | | ${bd_id1}= | Evaluate | ${nf_id} + (${nf_chain} - 1)
+| | | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${bd_id1} + 1
| | | Set up memif interfaces on DUT node | ${nodes['${dut}']}
| | | ... | ${sock1} | ${sock2} | ${nf_id} | ${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if1
| | | ... | ${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if2 | ${rxq} | ${rxq}
-| | | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_node}+1
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if1} | ${nf_node}
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if2} | ${bd_id2}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if1} | ${bd_id1}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id}-if2} | ${bd_id2}
| Initialize L2 Bridge Domain with memif pairs
| | [Documentation]
@@ -680,9 +686,16 @@
| | ${rxq}= | Run Keyword If | ${auto_scale} == ${True}
| | ... | Set Variable | ${rxq_count_int}
| | ... | ELSE | Set Variable | ${1}
+| | ${bd_id1}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes} * (${nf_chain} - 1) + ${nf_chain}
+| | ${bd_id2}= | Evaluate | ${nf_nodes} * ${nf_chain} + ${nf_chain}
| | :FOR | ${dut} | IN | @{duts}
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if1} | ${1}
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}_if2} | ${2}
+| | | ${dut_str}= | Convert To Lowercase | ${dut}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut_str}_${prev_layer}_${nf_chain}_1}
+| | | ... | ${bd_id1}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut_str}_${prev_layer}_${nf_chain}_2}
+| | | ... | ${bd_id2}
| | | ${nf_id_frst}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain}-${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${1}
| | | ${nf_id_last}= | Evaluate | (${nf_chain}-${1}) * ${nf_nodes} + ${nf_nodes}
| | | ${sid_frst}= | Evaluate | ${nf_id_frst} * ${2} - ${1}
@@ -695,10 +708,10 @@
| | | ... | memif-${dut}_CNF | mid=${nf_id_last} | sid=${sid_last}
| | | ... | memif_if=${dut}-memif-${nf_id_last}-if2
| | | ... | rxq=${rxq} | txq=${rxq}
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id_frst}-if1} | ${1}
-| | | Add interface to bridge domain | ${nodes['${dut}']}
-| | | ... | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id_last}-if2} | ${2}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id_frst}-if1} | ${bd_id1}
+| | | Add interface to bridge domain
+| | | ... | ${nodes['${dut}']} | ${${dut}-memif-${nf_id_last}-if2} | ${bd_id2}
| Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
| | [Documentation]
diff --git a/tests/vpp/device/container_memif/eth2p-ethicmpv4-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-dev.robot b/tests/vpp/device/container_memif/eth2p-ethicmpv4-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-dev.robot
index a89ab8fa1b..4a3da26b79 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/device/container_memif/eth2p-ethicmpv4-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-dev.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/device/container_memif/eth2p-ethicmpv4-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-dev.robot
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs | with_trace=${True}
-| | When Start containers for test | auto_scale=${False} | pinning=${False}
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | And Start containers for test | auto_scale=${False} | pinning=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain with memif pairs | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Send ICMPv4 bidirectionally and verify received packets
| | ... | ${tg} | ${tg_if1} | ${tg_if2}
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1lxc-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1lxc-ndrpdr.robot
index f8f9dad3d3..e1a223b796 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1lxc-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1lxc-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Start containers for test
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | And Start containers for test
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain with memif pairs
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-ndrpdr.robot
index ba5f4ce981..1679892548 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/container_memif/2n1l-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bdbasemaclrn-eth-2memif-1dcr-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
-| | When Start containers for test
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | And Start containers for test
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain with memif pairs
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ad402b4292..7095c26df5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 28211b13c8..9faefb01e2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c8d8dcda5d..b3a5c73546 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 34439d6b30..7011e71046 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2ea5c1f2d4..1cf02ac78b 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 71a12d2d23..9bde1b9514 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 1a7e81fca4..e8bee04fb3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a38cd687d9..50922122ce 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 955ad3a0f6..e66dde9909 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fe292ca197..6b8d9101fb 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6ec74d6597..ae2390f74a 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2dfee79ac4..4a17aa4277 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c669d27c0e..d9c5302135 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d77403a015..c100f7b290 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ae20f148cd..2b7ad90cac 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d7c5a889e1..235ebd554d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 241d3edce2..7e85d82fa4 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9a00df1cbc..af3fa7d4c0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 01815d5f32..329e529cb0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index bc742e6012..ba1f156cb9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5c033d5723..804b7de36f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
# Container
@@ -83,10 +85,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2452314dd0..cd9719ee6d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-40mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d1d7ee3aad..bbc8da9217 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3c18a4df93..63e66c8ddc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3ec2528e73..3366b1feaf 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7d81538824..e0e02e9b4c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fba4cc6172..e7879e4c89 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 72eb9ea028..c33f180e2c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9935c5b68c..4efc267eab 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f2d9ef9bed..35cd350914 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b5043b7354..3e2b4404a1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6ab6e2b989..63c2fbe78c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 26d057b1a5..fcad197236 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4ch-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6935e82151..a5cf0cfd85 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e79bba7a8a..38100206e9 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index be48f032e3..5705a976b8 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a7c45be897..66860d68d3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-24mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f2cde32371..654738f85d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6ch-48mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ea2cf4799a..ca7ec7b255 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9c13ea9d80..7036190173 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0021a17238..40cb3ddbe2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e1cdb44d6b..91b3b5c343 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/chain/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8ch-32mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple chains with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ae0bd4d583..3a41566c84 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index fcd4c76b5a..316352f5f1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5334b05ee9..82d6391bd2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-10pl-20mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${10}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-10c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${10} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d8e1e766fb..31f82a5dda 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 7cab2f9f4a..96c5db65ef 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-10dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 4a8a859169..8bcc07d543 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 6165fa05ac..880f5b77eb 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-1dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 854a568b2d..8866cc1654 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index e50ee39116..184edf8328 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 08314f7410..0cb16510f0 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d0bbf9e4a6..2943e3c80d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 15045acac3..8f13d713c1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 19b31eb749..b19ea39838 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index c4e5e3e8cf..6f6abf1426 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d35a65ca60..b5c366ce13 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-1pl-2mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-1c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${1} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 5126b35e01..e6dd8566f3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 43ab05c93a..fa740f32f2 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 9bacdc0017..f8036600e1 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 2184195218..f0d27c8560 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${8}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c8n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${8} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3fafda89f0..096683063e 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-20dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${10}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c10n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${10} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 181aa7cea8..1b72df7cbd 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 80d8939e69..0c555a7d69 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-2dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 54fabb9783..2de40ee772 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 858aba1bf6..cef1098c24 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index ff6246b6bb..20ddcd9e0d 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 61c5457137..61f4805335 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-4mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${2}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-2c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${2} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 34d62c95d2..ada525e060 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index d842ac60af..c5fe624f24 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-2pl-8mif-4dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 89ed6ce5df..eb2722f32c 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8a2763b7de..bd85786d94 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index eb6e87285b..7fa89780fe 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${6}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c6n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${6} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 8e908e2436..bc80ce1ad5 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 192b445e26..2814a82039 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-4pl-8mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${4}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-4c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${4} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index b35701b798..ab91a253e3 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 32de9ef21d..36142a85bd 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-12dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 45597945e4..61503b4327 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-24dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${4}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c4n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${4} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 3961cec6dc..f89234d45f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index f0396f67f5..3cf0f5ed4f 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-6pl-12mif-6dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${6}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-6c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${6} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 841f8040d8..266eed5915 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a32208426d..aef9d4b0dc 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-16dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${2}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c2n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${2} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index a1263e4fea..a7f3b738ec 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr1t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${2}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${0.5}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***
diff --git a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
index 0b8d9e59d4..cb700835cd 100644
--- a/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
+++ b/tests/vpp/perf/nfv_density/dcr_memif/pipeline/2n-10ge2p1x710-eth-l2bd-8pl-16mif-8dcr2t-vppip4-ndrpdr.robot
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
| ${overhead}= | ${0}
| ${nf_dtcr}= | ${1}
| ${nf_dtc}= | ${1}
+| ${nf_chains}= | ${8}
+| ${nf_nodes}= | ${1}
# Traffic profile:
| ${traffic_profile}= | trex-sl-2n3n-ethip4-ip4src254-8c1n
# Container
@@ -82,10 +84,12 @@
| | And Add PCI devices to all DUTs
| | And Set Max Rate And Jumbo And Handle Multi Seg
| | And Apply startup configuration on all VPP DUTs
+| | When Initialize layer interface
+| | ... | count=${nf_chains}
| | And Start containers for test
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | And Initialize L2 Bridge Domain for multiple pipelines with memif pairs
-| | ... | nf_chains=${8} | nf_nodes=${1} | auto_scale=${False}
+| | ... | nf_chains=${nf_chains} | nf_nodes=${nf_nodes} | auto_scale=${False}
| | Then Find NDR and PDR intervals using optimized search
*** Test Cases ***