Not A Karaf App ${controller} port=${karaf_port} prompt=${KARAF_PROMPT_LOGIN} timeout=${timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Logging into '10.30.171.137:8101' as 'karaf'. Read output: [33m [33m ________ ________ .__ .__ .__ __ [33m \_____ \ ______ ____ ____ \______ \ _____ ___.__.| | |__| ____ | |___/ |_ [33m / | \\____ \_/ __ \ / \ | | \\__ \< | || | | |/ ___\| | \ __\ [33m / | \ |_> > ___/| | \| ` \/ __ \\___ || |_| / /_/ > Y \ | [33m \_______ / __/ \___ >___| /_______ (____ / ____||____/__\___ /|___| /__| [33m \/|__| \/ \/ \/ \/\/ /_____/ \/ [33m Hit '[1m<tab>[0m' for a list of available commands and '[1m[cmd] --help[0m' for help on a specific command. Hit '[1m<ctrl-d>[0m' or type '[1msystem:shutdown[0m' or '[1mlogout[0m' to shutdown OpenDaylight. [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user ${KARAF_USER} ${KARAF_PASSWORD} loglevel=${loglevel} Logs into the SSH server with the given ``username`` and ``password``. @root>log:set ERROR ${cmd} Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine and appends a newline. [?1l>[?2004l[?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} = [?1l>[?2004l[?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} ${KARAF_PROMPT} Consumes and returns the server output until a match to ``regexp`` is found. logout\n Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine without appending a newline. Closes the current connection. [?1l>[?2004l[?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output} log:set ${log_level} Will execute the given ${cmd} by ssh'ing to the karaf console running on 10.30.171.137 Note that this keyword will open&close new SSH connection, without switching back to previously current session. 3x 1s KarafKeywords.Issue Command On Karaf Console log:set ${log_level} Runs the specified keyword and retries if it fails. Appended to file '<a href="file:///w/workspace/openflowplugin-csit-1node-cbench-only-titanium/latency.csv">/w/workspace/openflowplugin-csit-1node-cbench-only-titanium/latency.csv</a>'. ${latency_results_file} LATENCY_MIN,LATENCY_MAX,LATENCY_AVERAGE\n Appends the given content to the specified file. Appended to file '<a href="file:///w/workspace/openflowplugin-csit-1node-cbench-only-titanium/throughput.csv">/w/workspace/openflowplugin-csit-1node-cbench-only-titanium/throughput.csv</a>'. ${throughput_results_file} THROUGHPUT_MIN,THROUGHPUT_MAX,THROUGHPUT_AVERAGE\n Appends the given content to the specified file. ${duration_in_ms} = 60000 ${duration_in_ms} ${duration_in_secs} * 1000 Evaluates the given expression in Python and returns the result. ${duration_in_ms} = 60000 ${duration_in_ms} Makes a variable available everywhere within the scope of the current suite. ${test_timeout} = 900.0 ${test_timeout} (${loops} * ${duration_in_secs}) * 1.5 Evaluates the given expression in Python and returns the result. ${test_timeout} = 900.0 ${test_timeout} Makes a variable available everywhere within the scope of the current suite. ${cbench_executable} Fails unless the given ``path`` points to an existing file. ${conn_id} = 2 ${conn_id} ${system} prompt=${prompt} timeout=${prompt_timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Length is 0. ${pwd_length} = 0 ${pwd_length} ${password} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${pwd_length} > 0 SSHLibrary.Login ${user} ${password} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. Logging into '10.30.170.155:22' as 'jenkins'. Read output: Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-153-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com * Support: https://ubuntu.com/pro System information as of Sun Jun 7 01:48:59 UTC 2026 System load: 0.11 Processes: 107 Usage of /: 19.5% of 38.58GB Users logged in: 0 Memory usage: 4% IPv4 address for ens3: 10.30.170.155 Swap usage: 0% Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. 0 updates can be applied immediately. 9 additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps. Learn more about enabling ESM Apps service at https://ubuntu.com/esm The list of available updates is more than a week old. To check for new updates run: sudo apt update New release '24.04.4 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. [?2004h[jenkins@releng-48317-742-1-mininet-ovs-217-0 ~]> ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Logs into the SSH server using key-based authentication. Returning from the enclosing user keyword. SSHLibrary.Login With Public Key ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. ${user} ${password} On active SSH session: if given non-empty password, do Login, else do Login With Public Key. [chan 1] Opened sftp connection (server version 3) ${file} Fails if the given ``path`` does NOT point to an existing file. Closes the current connection. ${cbench_system} ${cbench_executable} Will create connection with public key and will PASS if the given ${file} exists, otherwise will FAIL ${loops} >= 2 If number of loops is less than 2, cbench will not run Fails if the given condition is not true. Not A Karaf App Not A Karaf App ${controller} port=${karaf_port} prompt=${KARAF_PROMPT_LOGIN} timeout=${timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Logging into '10.30.171.137:8101' as 'karaf'. Read output: [33m [33m ________ ________ .__ .__ .__ __ [33m \_____ \ ______ ____ ____ \______ \ _____ ___.__.| | |__| ____ | |___/ |_ [33m / | \\____ \_/ __ \ / \ | | \\__ \< | || | | |/ ___\| | \ __\ [33m / | \ |_> > ___/| | \| ` \/ __ \\___ || |_| / /_/ > Y \ | [33m \_______ / __/ \___ >___| /_______ (____ / ____||____/__\___ /|___| /__| [33m \/|__| \/ \/ \/ \/\/ /_____/ \/ [33m Hit '[1m<tab>[0m' for a list of available commands and '[1m[cmd] --help[0m' for help on a specific command. Hit '[1m<ctrl-d>[0m' or type '[1msystem:shutdown[0m' or '[1mlogout[0m' to shutdown OpenDaylight. [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user ${KARAF_USER} ${KARAF_PASSWORD} loglevel=${loglevel} Logs into the SSH server with the given ``username`` and ``password``. @root>feature:list -i | 0[C 0g[Krep odl-openflowplugin-drop-test ${cmd} Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine and appends a newline. [?1l>[?2004l[31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x 0.20.2 x x x Started x [31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x OpenDaylight :: Openflow Plugin :: Drop Test [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} = [?1l>[?2004l[31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x 0.20.2 x x x Started x [31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m ... ${output} ${KARAF_PROMPT} Consumes and returns the server output until a match to ``regexp`` is found. logout\n Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine without appending a newline. Closes the current connection. [?1l>[?2004l[31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x 0.20.2 x x x Started x [31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x OpenDaylight :: Openflow Plugin :: Drop Test [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output} ${output} = [?1l>[?2004l[31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m x 0.20.2 x x x Started x [31;1modl-openflowplugin-drop-test[0m ... ${output} feature:list -i | grep ${feature_name} ${controller} ${karaf_port} Will execute the given ${cmd} by ssh'ing to the karaf console running on 10.30.171.137 Note that this keyword will open&close new SSH connection, without switching back to previously current session. ${output} ${feature_name} Fails if ``container`` does not contain ``item`` one or more times. ${output} odl-openflowplugin-drop-test Will Succeed if the given ${feature_name} is found in the output of "feature:list -i" Not A Karaf App ${controller} port=${karaf_port} prompt=${KARAF_PROMPT_LOGIN} timeout=${timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Logging into '10.30.171.137:8101' as 'karaf'. Read output: [33m [33m ________ ________ .__ .__ .__ __ [33m \_____ \ ______ ____ ____ \______ \ _____ ___.__.| | |__| ____ | |___/ |_ [33m / | \\____ \_/ __ \ / \ | | \\__ \< | || | | |/ ___\| | \ __\ [33m / | \ |_> > ___/| | \| ` \/ __ \\___ || |_| / /_/ > Y \ | [33m \_______ / __/ \___ >___| /_______ (____ / ____||____/__\___ /|___| /__| [33m \/|__| \/ \/ \/ \/\/ /_____/ \/ [33m Hit '[1m<tab>[0m' for a list of available commands and '[1m[cmd] --help[0m' for help on a specific command. Hit '[1m<ctrl-d>[0m' or type '[1msystem:shutdown[0m' or '[1mlogout[0m' to shutdown OpenDaylight. [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user ${KARAF_USER} ${KARAF_PASSWORD} loglevel=${loglevel} Logs into the SSH server with the given ``username`` and ``password``. @root>dropallpacketsrpc on ${cmd} Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine and appends a newline. [?1l>[?2004lDropAllFlows transitions to on [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} = [?1l>[?2004lDropAllFlows transitions to on [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} ${KARAF_PROMPT} Consumes and returns the server output until a match to ``regexp`` is found. logout\n Writes the given ``text`` on the remote machine without appending a newline. Closes the current connection. [?1l>[?2004lDropAllFlows transitions to on [?1h=[90m~[0m [?2004hopendaylight-user@root> ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output} dropallpacketsrpc on Will execute the given ${cmd} by ssh'ing to the karaf console running on 10.30.171.137 Note that this keyword will open&close new SSH connection, without switching back to previously current session. Cbench tests using 10 iterations of 60 second tests. Switch Count: 16. Unique MACS to cycle: 100 Cbench tests using ${loops} iterations of ${duration_in_secs} second tests. Switch Count: ${switch_count}. Unique MACS to cycle: ${num_of_unique_macs} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output_filename} = latency.csv ${output_filename} Makes a variable available everywhere within the scope of the current suite. ${output} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} _This keyword is considered deprecated. Use the [http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/Process.html| Process] library instead._ At least one of {return_stdout} or {return_stderr} args should be set to True Fails the test with the given message and optionally alters its tags. index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} = index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} Returns information about the connection. Attempting to execute command "/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633" on remote system "10.30.170.155" by user "jenkins" with keyfile pass "any" and prompt ">" and password "" Attempting to execute command "${cmd}" on remote system "${system}" by user "${user}" with keyfile pass "${keyfile_pass}" and prompt "${prompt}" and password "${password}" Logs the given message with the given level. ${conn_id} = 5 ${conn_id} ${system} prompt=${prompt} timeout=${prompt_timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Length is 0. ${pwd_length} = 0 ${pwd_length} ${password} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${pwd_length} > 0 SSHLibrary.Login ${user} ${password} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. Logging into '10.30.170.155:22' as 'jenkins'. Read output: Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-153-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com * Support: https://ubuntu.com/pro System information as of Sun Jun 7 01:48:59 UTC 2026 System load: 0.11 Processes: 107 Usage of /: 19.5% of 38.58GB Users logged in: 0 Memory usage: 4% IPv4 address for ens3: 10.30.170.155 Swap usage: 0% Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. 0 updates can be applied immediately. 9 additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps. Learn more about enabling ESM Apps service at https://ubuntu.com/esm The list of available updates is more than a week old. To check for new updates run: sudo apt update New release '24.04.4 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. Last login: Sun Jun 7 01:49:00 2026 from 10.30.171.73 [?2004h[jenkins@releng-48317-742-1-mininet-ovs-217-0 ~]> ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Logs into the SSH server using key-based authentication. Returning from the enclosing user keyword. SSHLibrary.Login With Public Key ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. ${user} ${password} On active SSH session: if given non-empty password, do Login, else do Login With Public Key. Executing command '/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633'. Command exited with return code 1. ${stdout} = ${stderr} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 10... ${stdout} ${stderr} ${cmd} return_stderr=True Executes ``command`` on the remote machine and returns its outputs. Closes the current connection. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${stderr} Logs the given message with the given level. ${stderr} ${stdout} ${stdout} ${stderr} ${connection_index} is not None SSHLibrary.Switch Connection ${connection_index} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. 127.0.0.1 Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Closes the current connection. ${current_ssh_connection.index} Restore active SSH connection in SSHLibrary to given index. ${output} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 10... ${output} ${cbench_system} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} prompt_timeout=${test_timeout} return_stdout=False return_stderr=True Reduces the common work of running a command on a remote system to a single higher level robot keyword, taking care to log in with a public key and. The command given is written and the return value depends on the passed argument values of return_stdout (default: True) and return_stderr (default: False). At least one should be True, or the keyword will exit and FAIL. If both are True, the resulting return value will be a two element list containing both. Otherwise the resulting return value is a string. No test conditions are checked. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${output} RESULT Fails if ``container`` does not contain ``item`` one or more times. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${result_line} ${output} RESULT Returns lines of the given ``string`` that contain the ``pattern``. @{results_list} ${result_line} Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${results_list[5]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${results_list[7]} Logs the given message with the given level. @{result_name_list} ${results_list[5]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. @{result_value_list} ${results_list[7]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${num_stats} ${result_name_list} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${result_name_list[${i}]} :: ${result_value_list[${i}]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${i} 0 ${num_stats} ${min} ${result_value_list[${0}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${max} ${result_value_list[${1}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${average} ${result_value_list[${2}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${stdev} ${result_value_list[${3}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${date} d,m,s Returns the given time in the requested format. CBench Result: ${date},${cbench_args},${min},${max},${average},${stdev} Logs the given message with the given level. ${min} ${max} ${average} ${average_threshold} ${output_filename} -m ${duration_in_ms} -M ${num_of_unique_macs} -S ${switch_count} -l ${loops} -D ${start_delay} -p ${of_port} ${latency_threshold} ${latency_results_file} 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${test_delay} Pauses the test executed for the given time. Log Results And Determine Status 0 0 0 0 ${output_filename} Runs the given keyword if either a test or a keyword timeout has occurred. cbench executed in default latency mode. Test parameters have defaults, but can be overridden on the pybot command line cbench latency 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' Cbench tests using 10 iterations of 60 second tests. Switch Count: 16. Unique MACS to cycle: 100 Cbench tests using ${loops} iterations of ${duration_in_secs} second tests. Switch Count: ${switch_count}. Unique MACS to cycle: ${num_of_unique_macs} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output_filename} = throughput.csv ${output_filename} Makes a variable available everywhere within the scope of the current suite. ${output} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} _This keyword is considered deprecated. Use the [http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/Process.html| Process] library instead._ At least one of {return_stdout} or {return_stderr} args should be set to True Fails the test with the given message and optionally alters its tags. index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} = index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} Returns information about the connection. Attempting to execute command "/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -t -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633" on remote system "10.30.170.155" by user "jenkins" with keyfile pass "any" and prompt ">" and password "" Attempting to execute command "${cmd}" on remote system "${system}" by user "${user}" with keyfile pass "${keyfile_pass}" and prompt "${prompt}" and password "${password}" Logs the given message with the given level. ${conn_id} = 7 ${conn_id} ${system} prompt=${prompt} timeout=${prompt_timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Length is 0. ${pwd_length} = 0 ${pwd_length} ${password} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${pwd_length} > 0 SSHLibrary.Login ${user} ${password} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. Logging into '10.30.170.155:22' as 'jenkins'. Read output: Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-153-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com * Support: https://ubuntu.com/pro System information as of Sun Jun 7 01:48:59 UTC 2026 System load: 0.11 Processes: 107 Usage of /: 19.5% of 38.58GB Users logged in: 0 Memory usage: 4% IPv4 address for ens3: 10.30.170.155 Swap usage: 0% Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. 0 updates can be applied immediately. 9 additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps. Learn more about enabling ESM Apps service at https://ubuntu.com/esm The list of available updates is more than a week old. To check for new updates run: sudo apt update New release '24.04.4 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. Last login: Sun Jun 7 01:49:01 2026 from 10.30.171.73 [?2004h[jenkins@releng-48317-742-1-mininet-ovs-217-0 ~]> ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Logs into the SSH server using key-based authentication. Returning from the enclosing user keyword. SSHLibrary.Login With Public Key ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. ${user} ${password} On active SSH session: if given non-empty password, do Login, else do Login With Public Key. Executing command '/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -t -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633'. Command exited with return code 1. ${stdout} = ${stderr} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with... ${stdout} ${stderr} ${cmd} return_stderr=True Executes ``command`` on the remote machine and returns its outputs. Closes the current connection. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${stderr} Logs the given message with the given level. ${stderr} ${stdout} ${stdout} ${stderr} ${connection_index} is not None SSHLibrary.Switch Connection ${connection_index} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. 127.0.0.1 Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Closes the current connection. ${current_ssh_connection.index} Restore active SSH connection in SSHLibrary to given index. ${output} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with... ${output} ${cbench_system} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} prompt_timeout=${test_timeout} return_stdout=False return_stderr=True Reduces the common work of running a command on a remote system to a single higher level robot keyword, taking care to log in with a public key and. The command given is written and the return value depends on the passed argument values of return_stdout (default: True) and return_stderr (default: False). At least one should be True, or the keyword will exit and FAIL. If both are True, the resulting return value will be a two element list containing both. Otherwise the resulting return value is a string. No test conditions are checked. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${output} RESULT Fails if ``container`` does not contain ``item`` one or more times. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${result_line} ${output} RESULT Returns lines of the given ``string`` that contain the ``pattern``. @{results_list} ${result_line} Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${results_list[5]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${results_list[7]} Logs the given message with the given level. @{result_name_list} ${results_list[5]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. @{result_value_list} ${results_list[7]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${num_stats} ${result_name_list} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${result_name_list[${i}]} :: ${result_value_list[${i}]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${i} 0 ${num_stats} ${min} ${result_value_list[${0}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${max} ${result_value_list[${1}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${average} ${result_value_list[${2}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${stdev} ${result_value_list[${3}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${date} d,m,s Returns the given time in the requested format. CBench Result: ${date},${cbench_args},${min},${max},${average},${stdev} Logs the given message with the given level. ${min} ${max} ${average} ${average_threshold} ${output_filename} -t -m ${duration_in_ms} -M ${num_of_unique_macs} -S ${switch_count} -l ${loops} -D ${start_delay} -p ${of_port} ${throughput_threshold} ${throughput_results_file} 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${test_delay} Pauses the test executed for the given time. Log Results And Determine Status 0 0 0 0 ${output_filename} Runs the given keyword if either a test or a keyword timeout has occurred. cbench executed in throughput mode (-t). Test parameters have defaults, but can be overridden on the pybot command line cbench throughput 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'throughput' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' Cbench tests using 10 iterations of 60 second tests. Switch Count: 16. Unique MACS to cycle: 100 Cbench tests using ${loops} iterations of ${duration_in_secs} second tests. Switch Count: ${switch_count}. Unique MACS to cycle: ${num_of_unique_macs} Logs the given message with the given level. ${output_filename} = bug.csv ${output_filename} Makes a variable available everywhere within the scope of the current suite. ${output} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} _This keyword is considered deprecated. Use the [http://robotframework.org/robotframework/latest/libraries/Process.html| Process] library instead._ At least one of {return_stdout} or {return_stderr} args should be set to True Fails the test with the given message and optionally alters its tags. index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} = index=None host=None alias=None port=22 timeout=3 seconds newline= prompt=None term_type=vt100 width=80 height=24 path_separator=/ encoding=utf8 escape_ansi=False encoding_errors=strict ${current_ssh_connection} Returns information about the connection. Attempting to execute command "/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633" on remote system "10.30.170.155" by user "jenkins" with keyfile pass "any" and prompt ">" and password "" Attempting to execute command "${cmd}" on remote system "${system}" by user "${user}" with keyfile pass "${keyfile_pass}" and prompt "${prompt}" and password "${password}" Logs the given message with the given level. ${conn_id} = 9 ${conn_id} ${system} prompt=${prompt} timeout=${prompt_timeout} Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Length is 0. ${pwd_length} = 0 ${pwd_length} ${password} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${pwd_length} > 0 SSHLibrary.Login ${user} ${password} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. Logging into '10.30.170.155:22' as 'jenkins'. Read output: Welcome to Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.15.0-153-generic x86_64) * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com * Management: https://landscape.canonical.com * Support: https://ubuntu.com/pro System information as of Sun Jun 7 01:48:59 UTC 2026 System load: 0.11 Processes: 107 Usage of /: 19.5% of 38.58GB Users logged in: 0 Memory usage: 4% IPv4 address for ens3: 10.30.170.155 Swap usage: 0% Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled. 0 updates can be applied immediately. 9 additional security updates can be applied with ESM Apps. Learn more about enabling ESM Apps service at https://ubuntu.com/esm The list of available updates is more than a week old. To check for new updates run: sudo apt update New release '24.04.4 LTS' available. Run 'do-release-upgrade' to upgrade to it. Last login: Sun Jun 7 01:49:01 2026 from 10.30.171.73 [?2004h[jenkins@releng-48317-742-1-mininet-ovs-217-0 ~]> ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Logs into the SSH server using key-based authentication. Returning from the enclosing user keyword. SSHLibrary.Login With Public Key ${user} ${USER_HOME}/.ssh/${SSH_KEY} ${KEYFILE_PASS} delay=${delay} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. ${user} ${password} On active SSH session: if given non-empty password, do Login, else do Login With Public Key. Executing command '/usr/local/bin/cbench -c 10.30.171.137 -m 60000 -M 100 -S 16 -l 10 -D 5000 -p 6633'. Command exited with return code 1. ${stdout} = ${stderr} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 10... ${stdout} ${stderr} ${cmd} return_stderr=True Executes ``command`` on the remote machine and returns its outputs. Closes the current connection. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${stderr} Logs the given message with the given level. ${stderr} ${stdout} ${stdout} ${stderr} ${connection_index} is not None SSHLibrary.Switch Connection ${connection_index} Runs the specified keyword and returns from the enclosing user keyword. 127.0.0.1 Opens a new SSH connection to the given ``host`` and ``port``. Closes the current connection. ${current_ssh_connection.index} Restore active SSH connection in SSHLibrary to given index. ${output} = cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 10... ${output} ${cbench_system} ${cbench_executable} -c ${ODL_SYSTEM_IP} ${cbench_args} prompt_timeout=${test_timeout} return_stdout=False return_stderr=True Reduces the common work of running a command on a remote system to a single higher level robot keyword, taking care to log in with a public key and. The command given is written and the return value depends on the passed argument values of return_stdout (default: True) and return_stderr (default: False). At least one should be True, or the keyword will exit and FAIL. If both are True, the resulting return value will be a two element list containing both. Otherwise the resulting return value is a string. No test conditions are checked. cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1 ${output} Logs the given message with the given level. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${output} RESULT Fails if ``container`` does not contain ``item`` one or more times. 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${result_line} ${output} RESULT Returns lines of the given ``string`` that contain the ``pattern``. @{results_list} ${result_line} Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${results_list[5]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${results_list[7]} Logs the given message with the given level. @{result_name_list} ${results_list[5]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. @{result_value_list} ${results_list[7]} / Splits the ``string`` using ``separator`` as a delimiter string. ${num_stats} ${result_name_list} Returns and logs the length of the given item as an integer. ${result_name_list[${i}]} :: ${result_value_list[${i}]} Logs the given message with the given level. ${i} 0 ${num_stats} ${min} ${result_value_list[${0}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${max} ${result_value_list[${1}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${average} ${result_value_list[${2}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${stdev} ${result_value_list[${3}]} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${date} d,m,s Returns the given time in the requested format. CBench Result: ${date},${cbench_args},${min},${max},${average},${stdev} Logs the given message with the given level. ${min} ${max} ${average} ${average_threshold} ${output_filename} -m ${duration_in_ms} -M ${num_of_unique_macs} -S ${switch_count} -l ${loops} -D ${start_delay} -p ${of_port} ${latency_threshold} bug.csv 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${test_delay} Pauses the test executed for the given time. ${test_skipped} = False ${test_skipped} len(re.findall('SKIPPED', """${TEST_MESSAGE}""")) > 0 modules=re Evaluates the given expression in Python and returns the result. Jira tickets are {PROJECT}-{NUMBER} while Bugzilla tickets are {NUMBER} Displays the given messages in the log file as keyword arguments. '6176' does not contain '-' ${number} - Fails if ``container`` does not contain ``item`` one or more times. '6176' does not contain '-' ${match} = False ${match} Should Contain ${number} - Runs the specified keyword and returns the status as a Boolean value. ${bug_url} = https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 ${bug_url} ${match} https://jira.opendaylight.org/browse/${number} https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=${number} Sets variable based on the given condition. ${msg} = This test fails due to https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 ${msg} This test fails due to ${bug_url} Returns the given values which can then be assigned to a variables. ${newline} = ${newline} chr(10) Evaluates the given expression in Python and returns the result. Set test message to: This test fails due to https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' ${msg}${newline}${newline}${TEST_MESSAGE} Sets message for the current test case. This test fails due to https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 ${msg} Logs the given message with the given level. Set tag 'https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176'. ${bug_url} Adds given ``tags`` for the current test or all tests in a suite. 6176 Report that a test failed due to a known Bugzilla bug whose number is provided as an argument. Not FAILED (incl. SKIPPED) test are not reported. This keyword must be used in the [Teardown] setting of the affected test or as the first line of the test if FastFail module is not being used. It reports the URL of the bug on console and also puts it into the Robot log file. cbench executed in latency mode to see if controller is healthy cbench https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 latency This test fails due to https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 'cbench: controller benchmarking tool running in mode 'latency' connecting to controller at 10.30.171.137:6633 faking 16 switches with 1 threads :: 10 tests each; 60000 ms per test with 100 unique source MACs per switch learning destination mac addresses before the test starting test with 5000 ms delay after features_reply ignoring first 1 "warmup" and last 0 "cooldown" loops debugging info is off Master Thread: Creating thread-0! make_tcp_connection: connect: Operation now in progress make_nonblock_tcp_connection :: returned -1' does not contain 'RESULT' Cbench Latency and Throughput tests can be run from an external cbench. If cbench is run with a medium number of switches or higher (e.g. 32+) the normal openflow operations seem to break. BUG: https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2897 All Tests cbench https://bugs.opendaylight.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6176 latency throughput openflowplugin-cbench.txt