[openstack-dev] [Openstack][qa][Tempest][Network] Test for external connectivity

Jeremy Stanley fungi at yuggoth.org
Wed Nov 20 22:17:52 UTC 2013


On 2013-11-20 14:07:49 -0800 (-0800), Sean Dague wrote:
> On 11/18/2013 02:41 AM, Yair Fried wrote:
> [...]
> > 2. add fields in tempest.conf for
> >      * external connectivity = False/True
> >      * external ip to test against (ie 8.8.8.8)
> 
> +1 for #2. In the gate we'll need to think about what that address
> can / should be. It may be different between different AZs. At this
> point I'd leave the rest of the options off the table until #2 is
> working reliably.
[...]

Having gone down this path in the past, I suggest the test check for
no fewer than three addresses, sending several probes to each, and
be considered successful if at least one gets a response.
-- 
Jeremy Stanley



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