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ANTA catalog for system tests

Test functions related to system-level features and protocols

VerifyAgentLogs

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies that no agent crash reports are present on the device.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if there is NO agent crash reported.
  • failure: The test will fail if any agent crashes are reported.
Source code in anta/tests/system.py 
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class VerifyAgentLogs(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies that no agent crash reports are present on the device.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if there is NO agent crash reported.
      * failure: The test will fail if any agent crashes are reported.
    """

    name = "VerifyAgentLogs"
    description = "This test verifies that no agent crash reports are present on the device."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show agent logs crash", ofmt="text")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].text_output
        if len(command_output) == 0:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            pattern = re.compile(r"^===> (.*?) <===$", re.MULTILINE)
            agents = "\n * ".join(pattern.findall(command_output))
            self.result.is_failure(f"Device has reported agent crashes:\n * {agents}")

VerifyCPUUtilization

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies whether the CPU utilization is below 75%.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if the CPU utilization is below 75%.
  • failure: The test will fail if the CPU utilization is over 75%.
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class VerifyCPUUtilization(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies whether the CPU utilization is below 75%.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if the CPU utilization is below 75%.
      * failure: The test will fail if the CPU utilization is over 75%.
    """

    name = "VerifyCPUUtilization"
    description = "This test verifies whether the CPU utilization is below 75%."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show processes top once")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].json_output
        command_output_data = command_output["cpuInfo"]["%Cpu(s)"]["idle"]
        if command_output_data > 25:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            self.result.is_failure(f"Device has reported a high CPU utilization: {100 - command_output_data}%")

VerifyCoredump

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies if there are core dump files in the /var/core directory.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if there are NO core dump(s) in /var/core.
  • failure: The test will fail if there are core dump(s) in /var/core.
Note
  • This test will NOT check for minidump(s) generated by certain agents in /var/core/minidump.
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class VerifyCoredump(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies if there are core dump files in the /var/core directory.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if there are NO core dump(s) in /var/core.
      * failure: The test will fail if there are core dump(s) in /var/core.

    Note:
      * This test will NOT check for minidump(s) generated by certain agents in /var/core/minidump.
    """

    name = "VerifyCoredump"
    description = "This test verifies if there are core dump files in the /var/core directory."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show system coredump", ofmt="json")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].json_output
        core_files = command_output["coreFiles"]
        if "minidump" in core_files:
            core_files.remove("minidump")
        if not core_files:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            self.result.is_failure(f"Core dump(s) have been found: {core_files}")

VerifyFileSystemUtilization

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies that no partition is utilizing more than 75% of its disk space.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if all partitions are using less than 75% of its disk space.
  • failure: The test will fail if any partitions are using more than 75% of its disk space.
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class VerifyFileSystemUtilization(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies that no partition is utilizing more than 75% of its disk space.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if all partitions are using less than 75% of its disk space.
      * failure: The test will fail if any partitions are using more than 75% of its disk space.
    """

    name = "VerifyFileSystemUtilization"
    description = "This test verifies that no partition is utilizing more than 75% of its disk space."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="bash timeout 10 df -h", ofmt="text")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].text_output
        self.result.is_success()
        for line in command_output.split("\n")[1:]:
            if "loop" not in line and len(line) > 0 and (percentage := int(line.split()[4].replace("%", ""))) > 75:
                self.result.is_failure(f"Mount point {line} is higher than 75%: reported {percentage}%")

VerifyMemoryUtilization

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies whether the memory utilization is below 75%.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if the memory utilization is below 75%.
  • failure: The test will fail if the memory utilization is over 75%.
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class VerifyMemoryUtilization(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies whether the memory utilization is below 75%.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if the memory utilization is below 75%.
      * failure: The test will fail if the memory utilization is over 75%.
    """

    name = "VerifyMemoryUtilization"
    description = "This test verifies whether the memory utilization is below 75%."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show version")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].json_output
        memory_usage = command_output["memFree"] / command_output["memTotal"]
        if memory_usage > 0.25:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            self.result.is_failure(f"Device has reported a high memory usage: {(1 - memory_usage)*100:.2f}%")

VerifyNTP

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies that the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is synchronized.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if the NTP is synchronised.
  • failure: The test will fail if the NTP is NOT synchronised.
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class VerifyNTP(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies that the Network Time Protocol (NTP) is synchronized.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if the NTP is synchronised.
      * failure: The test will fail if the NTP is NOT synchronised.
    """

    name = "VerifyNTP"
    description = "This test verifies if NTP is synchronised."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show ntp status", ofmt="text")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].text_output
        if command_output.split("\n")[0].split(" ")[0] == "synchronised":
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            data = command_output.split("\n")[0]
            self.result.is_failure(f"The device is not synchronized with the configured NTP server(s): '{data}'")

VerifyReloadCause

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies the last reload cause of the device.

Expected results
  • success: The test will pass if there are NO reload causes or if the last reload was caused by the user or after an FPGA upgrade.
  • failure: The test will fail if the last reload was NOT caused by the user or after an FPGA upgrade.
  • error: The test will report an error if the reload cause is NOT available.
Source code in anta/tests/system.py 
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class VerifyReloadCause(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies the last reload cause of the device.

    Expected results:
      * success: The test will pass if there are NO reload causes or if the last reload was caused by the user or after an FPGA upgrade.
      * failure: The test will fail if the last reload was NOT caused by the user or after an FPGA upgrade.
      * error: The test will report an error if the reload cause is NOT available.
    """

    name = "VerifyReloadCause"
    description = "This test verifies the last reload cause of the device."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show reload cause")]

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].json_output
        if "resetCauses" not in command_output.keys():
            self.result.is_error(message="No reload causes available")
            return
        if len(command_output["resetCauses"]) == 0:
            # No reload causes
            self.result.is_success()
            return
        reset_causes = command_output["resetCauses"]
        command_output_data = reset_causes[0].get("description")
        if command_output_data in [
            "Reload requested by the user.",
            "Reload requested after FPGA upgrade",
        ]:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            self.result.is_failure(f"Reload cause is: '{command_output_data}'")

VerifyUptime

Bases: AntaTest

This test verifies if the device uptime is higher than the provided minimum uptime value.

Expected Results
  • success: The test will pass if the device uptime is higher than the provided value.
  • failure: The test will fail if the device uptime is lower than the provided value.
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class VerifyUptime(AntaTest):
    """
    This test verifies if the device uptime is higher than the provided minimum uptime value.

    Expected Results:
      * success: The test will pass if the device uptime is higher than the provided value.
      * failure: The test will fail if the device uptime is lower than the provided value.
    """

    name = "VerifyUptime"
    description = "This test verifies if the device uptime is higher than the provided minimum uptime value."
    categories = ["system"]
    commands = [AntaCommand(command="show uptime")]

    class Input(AntaTest.Input):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
        minimum: conint(ge=0)  # type: ignore
        """Minimum uptime in seconds"""

    @AntaTest.anta_test
    def test(self) -> None:
        command_output = self.instance_commands[0].json_output
        if command_output["upTime"] > self.inputs.minimum:
            self.result.is_success()
        else:
            self.result.is_failure(f"Device uptime is {command_output['upTime']} seconds")

Input

Bases: Input

Source code in anta/tests/system.py 
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class Input(AntaTest.Input):  # pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
    minimum: conint(ge=0)  # type: ignore
    """Minimum uptime in seconds"""

minimum instance-attribute 

minimum: conint(ge=0)

Minimum uptime in seconds

Last update: August 18, 2023