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Testing Environment
===================
Execute local testing
=====================
Quick start with bifrost-cli
============================
If you want to try Bifrost on virtual machines instead of real hardware, you
need to prepare a testing environment. The easiest way is via ``bifrost-cli``,
available since the Victoria release series:
.. code-block:: bash
./bifrost-cli testenv
Additionally, the following parameters can be useful:
``--develop``
Install services in develop mode, so that the changes to the repositories
in ``/opt`` get immediately reflected in the virtual environment.
.. note::
You still need to restart services to apply any changes, e.g.::
sudo systemctl restart ironic-conductor
``--driver=[ipmi|redfish]``
Choose the default driver for the generated nodes inventory.
.. note::
Both IPMI and Redfish support is configured anyway, so you can switch
the drivers on fly if needed.
IPMI support uses VirtualBMC_, Redfish - sushy-tools_.
See the built-in documentation for more details:
.. code-block:: bash
./bifrost-cli testenv --help
Reproduce CI testing locally
============================
A simple ``scripts/test-bifrost.sh`` script can be utilized to install
pre-requisite software packages, Ansible, and then execute the
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Bifrost supports using virtual machines to emulate the hardware.
The VirtualBMC_ project is used as an IPMI proxy, so that the same ``ipmi``
hardware type can be used as for real hardware.
hardware type can be used as for real hardware. Redfish emulator from
sushy-tools_ is also installed.
#. Set ``testing`` to *true* in the
``playbooks/inventory/group_vars/target`` file.
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.. _VirtualBMC: https://docs.openstack.org/virtualbmc/
.. _sushy-tools: https://docs.openstack.org/sushy-tools/