mars/test_suite

GPLed software AS IS, sponsored by 1&1 Internet AG (www.1und1.de).

Contact frank.liepold@1und1.de


The test suite is work in progress.

At the moment it is not in the state to be usable outside of the development
team.
Event this file is not complete!


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Contents
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1. Running a test
2. Naming conventions
3. Error handling
4. Signal handling
5. Configuration of the local build environment
6. Configuration of the test hosts on which the tests are running
6.1. Access requirements
6.2. Installation kernel and mars module on the test hosts
7. Configuration of logical volumes
8. Resources
9. Starting the whole test suite via cronjob
10. Concurrent test runs

1. Running a test
-----------------

Tests are executed by a call to scripts/start_test.sh from a subdirectory
of one of the both directories build_test_environment and test_cases.

The scope and configuration of a test is completely described by this
subdirectory (we call it start directory) as follows:

- All leaf subdirectories of the start directory define one test case.
  If the test specified by one leaf subdirectory fails the tests belonging to
  other leaf subdirectories of the start directory will not be executed.
  Though only tests which are likely not to fail should be executed by only
  one call to start_test.sh. The simple and recommended way is to call
  start_test.sh for each leaf directory once.
- For each leaf subdirectory xyz there exists a configuration file named
  xyz.conf which contains (among others) in the variables prepare_list,
  setup_list, run_list, cleanup_list and finish_list names of shell 
  functions defined in scripts/modules/*.sh.
  These functions are called in the order they appear in the mentioned
  *list variables.
  The file xyz.conf may reside in the leaf directory or any of it's parent
  directories (up to 20 levels higher in the directory tree).
- The configuration of the test case belonging to a leaf directory is defined
  by a set of *.conf files which are included by start_test.sh in the
  following order:
  -- default-*.conf: These are the configuration files belonging to the
                     scripts scripts/modules/*.sh which are also included
                     bei start_test.sh and which define all functions executed
                     by the various tests.
  -- user_modules.conf
  -- <subdirname>.conf where subdirname runs bottom up through the parent
     directories starting with the leaf directory up to the immediate
     subdirectory of the start directory.
     If the start directory is a leaf directory the <leaf directory name>.conf
     is included.
     For example: 

        start directory = test_cases/perf
        leaf directory  = test_cases/perf/apply/no_parallel_writer

        leads to including of apply.conf and no_parallel_writer.conf (in this
        order!) which must reside as mentioned above in the leaf directory
        or any of it's parent directories (up to 20 levels).

        start directory = test_cases/perf/apply/no_parallel_writer
        leaf directory  = test_cases/perf/apply/no_parallel_writer

        leads to including of no_parallel_writer.conf

        
2. Naming conventions
---------------------

- All functions defined in scripts/modules/*.sh have the script's name as
  name prefix (e.g. resource_check_variables)
- All variables used in *.conf files should be "defined" (the shell has no
  explicit definition) and explained in a default-*.conf file. If a variable is
  "defined" in default-xyz.conf it's name is prefixed by xyz.
- WIP


3. Error handling
-----------------

WIP

4. Signal handling
------------------

WIP

5. Configuration of the local build environment
-----------------------------------------------
To build the mars module and userspace tools you need:

- a directory containing a git repository which contains the kernel sources
                       variable : checkout_mars_kernel_src_directory
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf

- the branch from which to take the kernel sources
                       variable : checkout_mars_kernel_git_branch
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf

- a directory containing the kernel sources against which the mars module
  should be built (may be the same as checkout_mars_kernel_src_directory)
                       variable : make_mars_kernel_src_directory
    to be specified in file     : default-make_mars.conf

- a directory containing a git repository which contains the mars sources
                       variable : checkout_mars_src_directory
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf

- the branch from which to take the mars sources
                       variable : checkout_mars_git_branch
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf

- a directory containing the mars sources which is linked in to the
  kernel source directory make_mars_kernel_src_directory for making the mars
  module.
  May coincide with checkout_mars_src_directory
                       variable : make_mars_src_dir
    to be specified in file     : default-make_mars.conf

- a directory containing a git repository which contains the userspace tool
  marsview
                       variable : checkout_mars_contrib_src_directory
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf

- the branch from which to take marsview
                       variable : checkout_mars_contrib_git_branch
    to be specified in file     : default-checkout_mars.conf


6. Configuration of the test hosts on which the tests are running
------------------------------------------------------------

The test hosts are given in main_host_list (default-main.conf).

6.1. Access requirements
------------------------
The tests are executed by ssh commands from your work station to the
test hosts. These commands must not prompt for a password. Though a
id file (for ssh -i <id-file>) with null password must be specified in
main_ssh_idfile_opt (default-main.conf)

All test hosts must have ssh access to each other without prompt for passwords
(this is required by marsadm join-cluster).


On your work station you must have sudo permissions for "make install", "cp".

And root of your work station must have ssh access (as root) without prompt for
password to all test hosts (this is required, because local files belonging to
root must be copied to the test hosts).


6.2. Installation kernel and mars module on the test hosts
----------------------------------------------------------
This is done by executing the tests

build_test_environment/checkout
build_test_environment/make/make_mars/grub
build_test_environment/install_mars

It's a must to read default-checkout_mars.conf, default-make_mars.conf,
default-install_mars.conf and the *.conf files in the directories above
otherwise you risk damage of the boot information on your work station and/or the test hosts.

After these three tests (which you should call one after the other!) you can
reboot the test hosts with the new kernel.

7. Configuration of logical volumes
-----------------------------------
This is done by the test

build_test_environment/lv_config

The configuration options are contained in default-lv_config.conf


8. Resources
------------
Cluster and Resources are created by

build_test_environment/cluster
build_test_environment/resource/create_resource

Initially the first host in main_host_list is the primary, the following hosts
secondaries.
If you do not change any configuration variables after the
build_test_environment/resource/create_resource Test you will have created one
resource lv-1-2 on all hosts with underlying data devices /dev/vg-mars/lv-1-2.
/mars will be mounted on /dev/vg-mars/lv-6-100.

For further information please read default-cluster.conf and
default-resource.conf.


9. Starting the whole test suite via cronjob
--------------------------------------------
This can be done mars_test_cronjob.sh. The variable tests_to_execute contains
all tests to be executed.

10. Concurrent test runs
------------------------
To avoid concurrent run of tests on the same host each run creates temporary
files (/tmp/test-suite_on.<host>, see main_lock_file_list) and deletes them
afterwards.