Validating New Hardware

How to add a server to the Hardware Matrix.

A full automated integration test that runs end-to-end against new hardware (subscriber establishment, throughput, QoS, CGNAT) is being tracked in veesix-networks/osvbng#297. The steps below are the manual process used until that lands.

1. Document the design

Copy hardware-designs/_template.md to hardware-designs/<vendor>-<model>.md. Fill in:

• Bill of materials (chassis, CPU, RAM, NICs, storage, PSU)
• CPU layout (sockets, cores/threads, NUMA topology, planned VPP pinning)
• Network layout (which port serves which role, link speed)
• Software under test (osvbng version, VPP version, kernel, DPDK driver mode)

2. Run the validation harness

The test profile and result fields are defined by the automated integration harness tracked in veesix-networks/osvbng#297. This section will be filled in once the harness lands. Until then, record results captured from the existing QA suite on the design page.

3. Add to the matrix

Add a row to Hardware Matrix. The model name in the first column should link to your design page.

4. (Optional) Add to the sidebar

If the design is significant enough to surface in the left nav, add its design page to mkdocs.yml. Otherwise the matrix link is enough.