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Working with the ETSI NFV TST 001 reference: http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_gs/NFV-TST/001_099/001/01.01.01_60/gs_NFV-TST001v010101p.pdf
The Dovetail project will focus on tests validating a scope for a System Under Test (SUT) associated with Chapter 4.9 - NFV Infrastructure + VIM Under Test, as adapted for OPNFV (see figure below).  The test suite will also contain pre-deployment validation tests to ensure that any platform under evaluation is first in a steady state of readiness.

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Test case requirements

The following requirements should be fulfilled for all tests added to the Dovetail test suite from the very basic requirements we would have on a test case to be used in dovetail:

• Test cases should implement favour implementation of a published standard interface for validation
  • Where no standard is available provide API support references
  • If a standard exists and is not followed, an exemption method needs to be established
• Test cases be documented
  • Use case specification
  • Test preconditions
  • Basic test flow execution descriptor
  • Post conditions and pass fail criteria
  • Parameter border test cases descriptions
  • Fault/Error test case descriptions  (this feels optional at this time)
• Test cases must pass on OPNFV reference deployments
  • Tests must pass with deployments with at least two installers
  • Tests must pass with at least two deployment scenarios involving different SDN controllers
  • Tests must not depend on code which has not been accepted into the relevant upstream projects
  • (hongbo: this needs to be discussed further. there are several SDN controllers. some test cases from dedicated SDN controller can not be used for other controller.)
• Test documentation/implementation file and directory structure (per supported framework)
• Test result storage, structure and test result information management (these should be able to be run publically or privately)

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