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• Startup
  • Create docker network
    • a static network setup with static IPs for the containers
    • add name to hosts and use this names
  • start docker - Simulator (e.g. Sim12600 with equipment)
  • start docker - DB
  • start docker - SDNC
• Test steps
  • mount sim12600
  • Read over the RESTCONF Interface via data-provider the equipment
  • Compare if it is the expected data

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Network Topology Simulator

Instantiating NetConf simulators

• New NetConf simulators can be instantiated using the NTS Manager as follows - 
  • Create a mountpoint in SDNR to mount the NTS Manager with the following parameters - 
    • Name - "NTS_Manager" (No double quotes. Any name is OK, see below)
    • IP Address - NTS Manager Docker container IP or Host IP of the Docker container
    • Port - NTS Manager Docker container port or the port mapped to the Host
    • Username - netconf
    • Password - netconf
  • Next, Use any REST Client to send PUT requests
  • Set the "content-type" to "Application/json"
  • Copy the following json into the body of the REST request - 

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•  Set the URL to - http://<SDNR-IP>:<SDNR-PORT>/restconf/config/network-topology:network-topology/topology/topology-netconf/node/<NTS Manager Mountpoint Name>/yang-ext:mount/network-topology-simulator:simulator-config
• Submit the request
• A "docker ps" should display new docker container(s) created with 10 ports per container, representing the simulated device(s)