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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 define preconditions and assumptions about the state of any platform under evaluation. The test suite must not require access to OPNFV infrastructure or resources in order to pass.

Test case requirements

The following requirements should be fulfilled for all tests added to the Dovetail test suite:

• Test cases should 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 establishedis required
• The following things must be documented for the test case: Test cases be documented
  
  • Use case specification
  • Test preconditions
  • Basic test flow execution descriptor
  • Post conditions and pass fail criteria
• The following things may be documented for the test case:
  
  • Parameter border test cases descriptions
  • Fault/Error test case descriptions  (optional)descriptions
• Test cases must pass on OPNFV reference deployments
  • Tests must not require a specific NFVi platform composition or installation tool
  • Tests must not require unmerged patches to the relevant upstream projects in order to pass when run against OPNFV reference deployments
  The certification test suite must not require access to OPNFV infrastructure or resources in order to pass

Dovetail Test Suite Structure

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