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author | Tibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com> | 2017-12-04 16:41:57 +0100 |
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committer | Tibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com> | 2018-01-10 15:35:01 +0100 |
commit | a95c54b7821596402e0aa7136cd7d1de71a5b187 (patch) | |
tree | f1c941b06bb05069af1b3f587b5bcfc8bc22ef3a /resources/tools/wrk/doc/wrk_lld.rst | |
parent | ec120d957cfec192d30e84a0d337198153214a70 (diff) |
CSIT-866: wrk onboarding in CSIT
- CSIT-867: Low Level Description
- CSIT-868: wrk traffic profile - parsing
- CSIT-869: wrk implementation into CSIT
Change-Id: I65e1037f5ae05b3a5b2020e4a6c54462766ae1b4
Signed-off-by: Tibor Frank <tifrank@cisco.com>
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diff --git a/resources/tools/wrk/doc/wrk_lld.rst b/resources/tools/wrk/doc/wrk_lld.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1437fd8948 --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/tools/wrk/doc/wrk_lld.rst @@ -0,0 +1,293 @@ +Onboarding of wrk as a http traffic generator in CSIT +----------------------------------------------------- + +wrk is a modern HTTP benchmarking tool capable of generating significant +load when run on a single multi-core CPU. + +An optional LuaJIT script can perform HTTP request generation, response +processing, and custom reporting. + + +wrk installation on TG node +''''''''''''''''''''''''''' + +**Procedure** + + #. Check if wrk is installed on the TG node. + #. If not, install it. + +**wrk installation** + +:: + + # Install pre-requisites: + sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev git -y + + # Get the specified version: + wget ${WRK_DWNLD_PATH}/${WRK_TAR} + tar xzf ${WRK_TAR} + cd wrk-${WRK_VERSION} + + # Build the wrk: + cd wrk + make + + # Move the executable to somewhere in the PATH, e.q: + sudo cp wrk /usr/local/bin + + +wrk traffic profile +''''''''''''''''''' + +**The traffic profile can include these items:** + + - List of URLs - mandatory, + - The first CPU used to run wrk - mandatory, + - Number of CPUs used for wrk - mandatory, + - Test duration - mandatory, + - Number of threads - mandatory, + - Number of connections - mandatory, + - LuaJIT script - optional, defaults to no script, + - HTTP header - optional, defaults to no header, + - Latency - optional, defaults to False, + - Timeout - optional, defaults to wrk default. + +**List of URLs** + +List of URLs for requests. Each URL is requested in a separate instance of wrk. +Type: list + +*Example:* + +:: + + urls: + - "http://192.168.1.1/1kB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.2/1kB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.3/1kB.bin" + +**The first CPU used to run wrk** +The first CPU used to run wrk. The other CPUs follow this one. +Type: integer + +*Example:* + +:: + + first-cpu: 1 + +**Number of CPUs used for wrk** + +The number of CPUs used for wrk. The number of CPUs must be a multiplication +of the number of URLs. +Type: integer + +*Example:* + +:: + + cpus: 6 + +.. note:: + + The combinations of URLs and a number of CPUs create following use cases: + + - One URL and one CPU - One instance of wrk sends one request (URL) via + one NIC + - One URL and n CPUs - n instances of wrk send the same request (URL) + via one or more NICs + - n URLs and n CPUs - n instances of wrk send n requests (URL) via one + or more NICs + - n URLs and m CPUs, m = a * n - m instances of wrk send n requests + (URL) via one or more NICs + +**Test duration** + +Duration of the test in seconds. +Type: integer + +*Example:* + +:: + + duration: 30 + +**Number of threads** + +Total number of threads to use by wrk to send traffic. +Type: integer + +*Example:* + +:: + + nr-of-threads: 1 + +**Number of connections** + +Total number of HTTP connections to keep open with each thread handling +N = connections / threads. +Type: integer + +*Example:* + +:: + + nr-of-connections: 50 + +**LuaJIT script** + +Path to LuaJIT script. +Type: string + +For more information see: https://github.com/wg/wrk/blob/master/SCRIPTING + +*Example:* + +:: + + script: "scripts/report.lua" + +**HTTP header** + +HTTP header to add to request. +Type: string (taken as it is) or dictionary + +*Example:* + +:: + + # Dictionary: + header: + Connection: "close" + +or + +:: + + # String: + header: "Connection: close" + +**Latency** + +Print detailed latency statistics. +Type: boolean + +*Example:* + +:: + + latency: False + +**Timeout** + +Record a timeout if a response is not received within this amount of time. +Type: integer + +:: + + timeout: 5 + +**Examples of a wrk traffic profile** + +*Get the number of connections per second:* + +- Use 3 CPUs to send 3 different requests via 3 NICs. +- The test takes 30 seconds. +- wrk sends traffic in one thread per CPU. +- There will be open max 50 connection at the same time. +- The header is set to 'Connection: "close"' so wrk opens separate connection + for each request. Then the number of requests equals to the number of + connections. +- Timeout for responses from the server is set to 5 seconds. + +:: + + urls: + - "http://192.168.1.1/0B.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.2/0B.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.3/0B.bin" + cpus: 3 + duration: 30 + nr-of-threads: 1 + nr-of-connections: 50 + header: + Connection: "close" + timeout: 5 + +*Get the number of requests per second:* + +- Use 3 CPUs to send 3 different requests via 3 NICs. +- The test takes 30 seconds. +- wrk sends traffic in one thread per CPU. +- There will be max 50 concurrent open connections. + +:: + + urls: + - "http://192.168.1.1/1kB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.2/1kB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.3/1kB.bin" + cpus: 3 + duration: 30 + nr-of-threads: 1 + nr-of-connections: 50 + +*Get the bandwidth:* + +- Use 3 CPUs to send 3 different requests via 3 NICs. +- The test takes 30 seconds. +- wrk sends traffic in one thread per CPU. +- There will be open max 50 connection at the same time. +- Timeout for responses from the server is set to 5 seconds. + +:: + + urls: + - "http://192.168.1.1/1MB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.2/1MB.bin" + - "http://192.168.1.3/1MB.bin" + cpus: 3 + duration: 30 + nr-of-threads: 1 + nr-of-connections: 50 + timeout: 5 + + +Running wrk +''''''''''' + +**Suite setup phase** + +CSIT framework checks if wrk is installed on the TG node. If not, or if the +installation is forced, it installs it on the TG node. + +*Procedure:* + + #. Make sure TRex is stopped. + #. Bind used TG interfaces to corresponding drivers (defined in the topology + file). + #. If the wrk installation is forced: + + - Destroy existing wrk + + #. If the wrk installation is not forced: + + - Check if wrk is installed. + - If installed, exit. + + #. Clone wrk from git (https://github.com/wg/wrk.git) + #. Build wrk. + #. Copy the executable to /usr/local/bin so it is in the PATH. + +**Test phase** + +*Procedure:* + +#. Read the wrk traffic profile. +#. Verify the profile. +#. Use the information from the profile to set the wrk parameters. +#. Run wrk. +#. Read the output. +#. Evaluate and log the output. + |