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+# STEPS TO START DEVELOPING TESTS LOCALLY
+ - install virtualenv
+ - generate environment using virtualenv:
+ # cd $ROOT
+ # virtualenv env
+ # source env/bin/activate
+ - install python requirements for this project by executing:
+ # pip install -r requirements.txt
+ - make sure user mentioned in topology.py has NOPASSWD sudo access to
+ vpe_api_test
+
+
+ Done.
+
+# STEPS TO START THE TESTS
+export PYTHONPATH=.
+
+# create topology, edit ip addresses
+cp topologies/available/topology.yaml.example topologies/available/topology.yaml
+ln -s ../available/topology.yaml topologies/enabled/topology.yaml
+
+pybot -L TRACE -v TOPOLOGY_PATH:topologies/enabled/topology.yaml tests
+ or
+./main.py -t topologies/enabled/topology.yaml -i test_tag
+ or
+./main.py
+
+
+# Dependencies on Nodes
+
+ - virtualenv
+ - pip
+ - python2.7
+ - python-dev package
+