Create an OAM test suite

Purpose

Use this optional procedure to create a collection of tests that are grouped together to allow for multiple tests to be executed together or run in sequence. The suite includes both the tests and, where applicable, instructions for running tests sequentially or in parallel. Test suites can provide improved automation for OAM testing.

The bundle of vendor agnostic custom resources must be imported and installed to support telemetry collection and OAM testing. The bundle is found on the NSP software delivery site, in the Adaptors folder along with your NE adaptor suite, for example, NSP → 23.11 → Adaptors → Nokia_SROS. Choose the zip file with va and cr in the filename, for example, nsp-telemetry-cr-va-sros-1.0.0-rel.10.zip.

This procedure is based on the procedure for creating a test suite in the NSP Data Collection and Analysis Guide.

For example, the reference procedure in NSP 23.11 is How do I create an OAM test suite?.

See also the procedure to install telemetry artifacts in the NSP Data Collection and Analysis Guide to verify that prerequisites for testing are in place. The reference procedure for this is in NSP 24.4: How do I install telemetry artifacts?.

Steps


1	Log in to the NSP as the Service Management user.
2	Open Data Collection and Analysis Management, Test Suites.
3	Click SUITE.
4	In the Generate OAM Tests form that opens, choose a Test type. The list of templates in the Template field is updated based on your selection.
5	Choose a test template if needed. If a template is not selected, an appropriate system template is automatically selected based on the value of the execute type field. If a template is selected, the value of the execute type field is imported from the template and is read-only in the form.
6	Add one or more entities: Choose an entity type from the Entity type drop down. Click SELECT to open a selection form. Choose one or more entity objects from the list to add them to the Bin. Use the page selectors to navigate the list. Verify the list of entity objects in the Bin and click SELECT. To change the list of selected entities, repeat the previous steps to re-create the list.
7	Click on the Service field if applicable. Select an attribute in the drop-down list, then enter values for that attribute in the field. As you type, the list is filtered for entities that match your input. Click as required to add additional filter criteria. Choose entities from the list and click SELECT.
8	Configure the test parameters as needed.
9	Generate the test suite. To automatically execute the test suite after generation, enable Execute and click GENERATE & EXECUTE. To create the test suite without automatically executing, disable Execute and click GENERATE. The View Test Suite Details form opens. The Generation Log reports detection or creation of the objects required to run the test against the EVPN-VPLS service onto the network. In the following example, the CFM objects required for the tests were detected, and the DMM tests were deployed.
10	Click on the LIFECYCLE RESULTS tab to verify that the test suite was created successfully.
11	Click on the TESTS tab to view the list of tests in the suite.
12	Click CLOSE to return to the Test Suites view. The new test suite appears in the list. End of steps