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• Release Notes
• How to build TRex
• How to index for vscode
  • more options
• How to debug with gdb TRex
• How to build TRex Simulator
• How to build doc
• Run simulation unit-test
• Run simulation functional
• Documentation
• Presentations
• Manual
• Download
• TRex on your laptop (using VirtualBox OVA)
• TRex Sandbox
• Python API
• Running regression
• How to contribute
• Regression/setups matrix (partial)
  • The regression
  • Setups and Reports
• Travis CI

Release Notes

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How to build TRex

$cd linux_dpdk
$./b configure  (only once)
$./b build

How to index for vscode

Install clang-tools/clang-8

apt-get install clang-8 lldb-8 lld-8 clang-tools-8

$cd linux_dpdk
$CC=clang-8  CXX=clang++-8 ./b configure
$./b build

This will create compile_commands.json under linux_dpdk/build_dpdk/

	"settings": {

		"clangd.arguments": [
			"-background-index",
			"--compile-commands-dir=linux_dpdk/build_dpdk"
		],

Build Output will be in "scripts" folder

more options

$./b configure --sanitized
$./b configure --gcc6
$./b configure --no-mlx
$./b configure --with-ntacc

How to debug with gdb TRex

from "scripts" folder

$./t-rex-64-debug-gdb [args]

this script will load set the patch to so and run gdb

How to build TRex Simulator

$cd linux
$./b configure  (only once)
$./b build

How to build doc

$cd doc
$./b configure  (only once)
$./b build

Build Output will be in "scripts" folder

Run simulation unit-test

$cd script
$./bp-sim-64 --ut
$./bp-sim-64-debug --ut

Run simulation functional

$cd script
$ ./run_regression --func

Documentation

https://trex-tgn.cisco.com/trex/doc/

Presentations

Stateless support: http://www.slideshare.net/HanochHaim/trex-realistic-traffic-generator-stateless-support

DPDK 2015 summit: http://www.slideshare.net/harryvanhaaren/trex-traffig-gen-hanoch-haim

Video of DPDK 2015 summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0gRalB7DOs

Presentation-html: http://trex-tgn.cisco.com/trex/doc/trex_preso.html

Manual

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manual-pdf

Download

latest-pkg

TRex on your laptop (using VirtualBox OVA)

manual-html

manual-pdf

TRex Sandbox

Cisco DevNet

Python API

Overview

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Running regression

In case you did some changes in code and/or want to check some new NIC, you can run our regression:

1. Create TRex config file: sudo ./dpdk_setup_ports.py -i

2. Run TRex daemon: sudo ./trex_daemon_server start

3. Make a copy of directory with setup parameters: automation/regression/setups/trex07

4. Update yaml files in that directory if needed

5. Run full regression:
   ./run_regression --cfg ./automation/regression/setups/<new dir>

Note

Running specific test: ./run_regression --cfg ./automation/regression/setups/<new dir> -t <part of test name> Running only stateless tests can be done without waiting for TRex server to be brought up each time: Run in one shell the interactive server: sudo ./t-rex-64 -i Run in another shell the regression with flags: --stl --no-daemon Specifying setup directory can be done only once with environment variable SETUP_DIR, for example: export SETUP_DIR=trex07

How to contribute

• For small fix, just create a PR and make sure it solves the problem you are facing.

• For a big feature do this:

  • Open an issue describing the feature, why?, what are the high level design etc

  • Try to deliver the feature in small pieces. If it is a full stack feature (Python/CP/DP) you can commit the new feature in small chunks untested and not working as long as it does not break the current code base and regression (see below)

  • Using small chunks you will get early code review and design review. if you will try to commit everything in a big commit you might get rejected at the end

  • Each commit needs to pass the following criteria in this order:

    • Pass current functional tests (see above)

    • Code review (without passing functional the code will not be inspected)

    • Regression with at least one physical setup with XL710 NIC bare-metal (see trex-08/trex/09 setups below)

    • Add documentation in asciidoc format (see $root/doc/..)

    • Add Phyton API documentation inside the code

    • Add new gtests (Google tests) in the code

    • Add new regression tests that test your specific features — test it on your XL710 setup

Regression/setups matrix (partial)

Our regression in running on multiple setups (see below) We had a plan to provide the ability to run any github remote branch against our setups, but we stop this activity due to lack of time and lack of contributors.

The regression

• System tests on a real setups — python/nose

• Performance tests

• Save the results to ES/Grafana/Kibana

• Runs 24/7 in loop (1 hours for all tests/all setups)

Setups and Reports

see Setups

Travis CI

see Travis

see Reports structure