Generate TCP traffic while using BIRD for RIP

[Pooja Tainwala]

Hi Hanoch, 

Above the topology for TREX BIRD for RIP. 

I have setup port 0 to advertise routes to DUT1. [This is successful]

Now i want to generate TCP traffic from port 0. 

To generate udp traffic i do the following on the client console- 

./trex-console 

service -a

portattr -a --prom on --mult on

plugins load bird

plugins bird show_nodes -p 0

plugins bird set_config -f bird/cfg/rip.conf -r bird/cfg/ipv4_routes.conf

plugins bird show_config

service --no-tcp-udp

start -f stl/udp_1pkt_simple.py -m 10mbps -p 0

For TCP traffic if I use any profile from the astf/ i get the following error - 

trex(service-filtered)>start -f astf/http_https.py -d 10 -p 0 

start - 

Error loading profile 'astf/http_https.py'

Python Traceback follows:

  File "/home/iblogin/v2.87/automation/trex_control_plane/interactive/trex/stl/trex_stl_streams.py", line 1002, in get_module_tunables

    func = module.register().get_streams

AttributeError: Prof1 instance has no attribute 'get_streams'

Please guide on which profile/command i can use for stateful traffic generation for BIRD. 

Thanks,

Pooja

[hanoh haim]

Hi Pooja,

You need to run TRex in ASTF mode

[Besart Dollma]

Hi Pooja,

Have you started the server in ASTF mode before sending ASTF traffic?

Thanks,

[Pooja Tainwala]

TREX server - 

sudo ./t-rex-64 -i --bird-server --software -c 1 --astf --lro-disable

Add_bird -

~/v2.87/automation/trex_control_plane/interactive/trex/examples/stl$ python3.6 add_bird_node.py 

Connecting to RPC server on localhost:4501                  

[verbose] Sending Request To Server:

{

    "id": "foj01guk",

    "jsonrpc": "2.0",

    "method": "api_sync_v2",

    "params": {

        "major": 4,

        "minor": 8,

        "name": "STL"

    }

}

[verbose] Server Response:

{

    "error": {

        "code": -32000,

        "message": "Failed To Execute Method",

        "specific_err": "RPC configuration mismatch - server RPC configuration: 'ASTF', client RPC configuration: 'STL'"

    },

    "id": "foj01guk",

    "jsonrpc": "2.0"

}

[FAILED]

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "add_bird_node.py", line 28, in <module>

    c.connect()

  File "/home/iblogin/v2.87/automation/trex_control_plane/interactive/trex/common/trex_api_annotators.py", line 51, in wrap2

    ret = f(*args, **kwargs)

  File "/home/iblogin/v2.87/automation/trex_control_plane/interactive/trex/common/trex_client.py", line 1305, in connect

    raise TRexError(rc)

trex.common.trex_exceptions.TRexError: RPC configuration mismatch - server RPC configuration: 'ASTF', client RPC configuration: 'STL'

Shutting down RPC client

~/v2.87/automation/trex_control_plane/interactive/trex/examples/stl$  

[Besart Dollma]

Hi, 

You can't use a stateless profile (STL client) with an ASTF server.

Thanks,

[Pooja Tainwala]

Ok, so how to generate TCP traffic using BIRD? 

Currently running TREX server in STL mode - 

sudo ./t-rex-64 -i --bird-server --software -c 1

[hanoh haim]

1. You should load the server in ASTF mode

2. You should use ASTF Client  and NOT STL Client

3. You need to load ASTF profile 

BIRD can be used in parallel 

[Pooja Tainwala]

Hi Hanoch, 

I didn't understand it well. 

Please can you explain it with the commands and the order in which it needs to be executed. 

I need Bird node and generate TCP traffic. 

Thanks,

Pooja

[hanoh haim]

Hi, 

Try to do it from the Console, it will be more clear. The console choose the right client type. 

Thanks

Hanoh