feat(docs): Add missing infra sections

Signed-off-by: pmikus <peter.mikus@protonmail.ch>
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+---
+bookToc: true
+title: "FD.io CSIT Testbed Versioning"
+weight: 3
+---
+
+# FD.io CSIT Testbed Versioning
+
+CSIT test environment versioning has been introduced to track modifications of
+the test environment.
+
+Any benchmark anomalies (progressions, regressions) between releases of a DUT
+application (e.g. VPP, DPDK), are determined by testing it in the same test
+environment, to avoid test environment changes clouding the picture.
+To beter distinguish impact of test environment changes, we also execute tests
+without any SUT (just with TRex TG sending packets over a link looping back to
+TG).
+
+A mirror approach is introduced to determine benchmarking anomalies due to the
+test environment change. This is achieved by testing the same DUT application
+version between releases of CSIT test system. This works under the assumption
+that the behaviour of the DUT is deterministic under the test conditions.
+
+CSIT test environment versioning scheme ensures integrity of all the test system
+components, including their HW revisions, compiled SW code versions and SW
+source code, within a specific CSIT version. Components included in the CSIT
+environment versioning include:
+
+- **HW** Server hardware firmware and BIOS (motherboard, processsor,
+  NIC(s), accelerator card(s)), tracked in CSIT branch.
+- **Linux** Server Linux OS version and configuration, tracked in CSIT
+  Reports.
+- **TRex** TRex Traffic Generator version, drivers and configuration
+  tracked in TG Settings.
+- **CSIT** CSIT framework code tracked in CSIT release branches.
+
+Following is the list of CSIT versions to date:
+
+- Ver. 1 associated with CSIT rls1908 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls1908),
+  [Linux](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls1908/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls1908/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls1908)
+  ).
+- Ver. 2 associated with CSIT rls2001 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2001),
+  [Linux](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2001/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2001/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2001)
+  ).
+- Ver. 4 associated with CSIT rls2005 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2005),
+  [Linux](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2005/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2005/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2005)
+  ).
+- Ver. 5 associated with CSIT rls2009 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2009),
+  [Linux](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2009/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2009/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2009)
+  ).
+  - The main change is TRex data-plane core resource adjustments:
+    [increase from 7 to 8 cores and pinning cores to interfaces](https://gerrit.fd.io/r/c/csit/+/28184)
+    for better TRex performance with symmetric traffic profiles.
+- Ver. 6 associated with CSIT rls2101 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2101),
+  [Linux](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2101/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://docs.fd.io/csit/rls2101/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2101)
+  ).
+  - The main change is TRex version upgrade: increase from 2.82 to 2.86.
+- Ver. 7 associated with CSIT rls2106 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2106),
+  [Linux](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2106/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2106/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2106)
+  ).
+  - TRex version upgrade: increase from 2.86 to 2.88.
+  - Ubuntu upgrade from 18.04 LTS to 20.04.2 LTS.
+- Ver. 8 associated with CSIT rls2110 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2110),
+  [Linux](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2110/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2110/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2110)
+  ).
+  - Intel NIC 700/800 series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+- Ver. 9 associated with CSIT rls2202 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2202),
+  [Linux](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2202/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2202/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2202)
+  ).
+  - Intel NIC 700/800 series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+- Ver. 10 associated with CSIT rls2206 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2206),
+  [Linux](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2206/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2206/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2206)
+  ).
+  - Intel NIC 700/800 series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+  - Mellanox 556A series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+  - Intel IceLake all core turbo frequency turned off. Current base frequency
+    is 2.6GHz.
+  - TRex version upgrade: increase from 2.88 to 2.97.
+- Ver. 11 associated with CSIT rls2210 branch (
+  [HW](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/docs/lab?h=rls2210),
+  [Linux](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2210/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#sut-settings-linux),
+  [TRex](https://s3-docs.fd.io/csit/rls2210/report/vpp_performance_tests/test_environment.html#tg-settings-trex),
+  [CSIT](https://git.fd.io/csit/tree/?h=rls2210)
+  ).
+  - Intel NIC 700/800 series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+  - Mellanox 556A series firmware upgrade based on DPDK compatibility
+    matrix.
+  - Ubuntu upgrade from 20.04.2 LTS to 22.04.1 LTS.
+  - TRex version upgrade: increase from 2.97 to 3.00.
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