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diff --git a/scripts/automation/readme.txt b/scripts/automation/readme.txt new file mode 100755 index 00000000..2541a1a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/automation/readme.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +README - trex_perf.py +===================== + +This script uses the T-Rex RESTfull client-server conrtol plane achitecture and tries to find the maximum M (platform factor) for trex before hitting one of two stopping conditions: +(*) Packet drops +(*) High latency. + Since high latency can change from one platform to another, and might suffer from kickoff peak (espicially at VM), it is the user responsibility to provide the latency condition. + A common value used by non-vm machines is 1000, where in VM machines values around 5000 are more common. + +please note that '-f' and '-c' options are mandatory. + +Also, this is the user's responsibility to make sure a T-Rex is running, listening to relevant client request coming from this script. + +example for finding max M (between 10 to 100) with imix_fast_1g.yaml traffic profile: +./trex_perf.py -m 10 100 -c config/trex-hhaim.cfg all drop -f cap2/imix_fast_1g.yaml |