Feature Profiles

Feature profiles defines groups of OpenConfig paths that can be invoked on network devices. A feature profile may contain configuration, telemetry, operational or any other paths that a device exposes. Example management plane device APIs are gNMI, and gNOI. Example control plane APIs are gRIBI, and protocols such as BGP, IS-IS.

Feature profiles also includes a suite of Ondatra tests for validating the network device behavior for each defined feature.

Contributing

For information about how to contribute to OpenConfig Feature Profiles, please see Contributing to OpenConfig Feature Profiles.

Feedback and suggestions to improve OpenConfig Feature Profiles is welcomed on the public mailing list, or by opening a GitHub issue.

Running Tests on Virtual Devices

Tests may be run on virtual devices using the Kubernetes Network Emulation binding.

First, follow the steps for deploying a KNE cluster. Then follow the per-vendor instructions below for creating a KNE topology and running a test on it.

Arista cEOS

Arista cEOS images can be obtained by contacting Arista.

1. Create the topology:

kne create topologies/kne/arista/ceos/topology.textproto

2. Run a sample test:

go test ./feature/system/tests/... -kne-topo $PWD/topologies/kne/arista/ceos/topology.textproto -vendor_creds ARISTA/admin/admin

3. Cleanup:

kne delete topologies/kne/arista/ceos/topology.textproto

Cisco 8000e

NOTE: 8000e images require the host supports nested virtualization.

Cisco 8000e images can be obtained by contacting Cisco.

1. Create the topology:

kne create topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/topology.textproto

2. Run a sample test:

go test ./feature/example/tests/... -kne-topo $PWD/topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/topology.textproto -vendor_creds CISCO/cisco/cisco123

3. Cleanup:

kne delete topologies/kne/cisco/8000e/topology.textproto

Cisco XRD

Cisco XRD images can be obtained by contacting Cisco.

1. Create the topology:

kne create topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/topology.textproto

2. Run a sample test:

go test ./feature/example/tests/... -kne-topo $PWD/topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/topology.textproto -vendor_creds CISCO/cisco/cisco123

3. Cleanup:

kne delete topologies/kne/cisco/xrd/topology.textproto

Juniper CPTX

NOTE: CPTX images require the host supports nested virtualization.

Juniper CPTX images can be obtained by contacting Juniper.

1. Create the topology:

kne create topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/topology.textproto

2. Run a sample test:

go test ./feature/example/tests/... -kne-topo $PWD/topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/topology.textproto -vendor_creds JUNIPER/root/Google123

3. Cleanup:

kne delete topologies/kne/juniper/cptx/topology.textproto

Nokia SR Linux

SR Linux images can be found here.

1. Create the topology:

kne create topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/topology.textproto

2. Run a sample test:

go test ./feature/example/tests/... -kne-topo $PWD/topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/topology.textproto -vendor_creds NOKIA/admin/NokiaSrl1!

3. Cleanup:

kne delete topologies/kne/nokia/srlinux/topology.textproto

Running Tests on Real Hardware

Tests may be run on real hardware devices using the static binding.

The static binding supports the testbeds in the topologies/*.testbed files. The mapping between the IDs in the testbed file and the physical devices are provided by the corresponding topologies/*.binding files. To try it out, edit otgdut_4.binding to specify the mapping from testbed IDs to actual hardware devices, as well as the desired protocol dial options. Then test it by running:

go test ./feature/example/tests/topology_test -binding $PWD/topologies/otgdut_4.binding

Path validation

The make validate_paths target will clone the public OpenConfig definitions and report Feature Profiles that have invalid OpenConfig paths.