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+// Copyright 2019-present Open Networking Foundation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+// deploy VOLTHA and performs a scale test
+
+library identifier: 'cord-jenkins-libraries@master',
+    retriever: modernSCM([
+      $class: 'GitSCMSource',
+      remote: 'https://gerrit.opencord.org/ci-management.git'
+])
+
+// this function generates the correct parameters for ofAgent
+// to connect to multiple ONOS instances
+def ofAgentConnections(numOfOnos, releaseName, namespace) {
+    def params = " "
+    numOfOnos.times {
+        params += "--set voltha.services.controller[${it}].address=${releaseName}-onos-classic-${it}.${releaseName}-onos-classic-hs.${namespace}.svc:6653 "
+    }
+    return params
+}
+
+pipeline {
+
+  /* no label, executor is determined by JJB */
+  agent {
+    label "${params.buildNode}"
+  }
+  options {
+      timeout(time: 60, unit: 'MINUTES')
+  }
+  environment {
+    JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE="dontKillMe" // do not kill processes after the build is done
+    KUBECONFIG="$HOME/.kube/config"
+    VOLTCONFIG="$HOME/.volt/config"
+    SSHPASS="karaf"
+    VOLTHA_LOG_LEVEL="${logLevel}"
+    NUM_OF_BBSIM="${olts}"
+    NUM_OF_OPENONU="${openonuAdapterReplicas}"
+    NUM_OF_ONOS="${onosReplicas}"
+    NUM_OF_ATOMIX="${atomixReplicas}"
+    EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS=" "
+
+    APPS_TO_LOG="etcd kafka onos-classic adapter-open-onu adapter-open-olt rw-core ofagent bbsim radius bbsim-sadis-server onos-config-loader"
+    LOG_FOLDER="$WORKSPACE/logs"
+
+    GERRIT_PROJECT="${GERRIT_PROJECT}"
+  }
+
+  stages {
+    stage ('Cleanup') {
+      steps {
+        timeout(time: 11, unit: 'MINUTES') {
+          script {
+            helmTeardown(["default"])
+          }
+          sh returnStdout: false, script: '''
+            helm repo add onf https://charts.opencord.org
+            helm repo update
+
+            # remove all persistent volume claims
+            kubectl delete pvc --all-namespaces --all
+            PVCS=\$(kubectl get pvc --all-namespaces --no-headers | wc -l)
+            while [[ \$PVCS != 0 ]]; do
+              sleep 5
+              PVCS=\$(kubectl get pvc --all-namespaces --no-headers | wc -l)
+            done
+
+            # remove orphaned port-forward from different namespaces
+            ps aux | grep port-forw | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}' | xargs --no-run-if-empty kill -9 || true
+
+            cd $WORKSPACE
+            rm -rf $WORKSPACE/*
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Download Code') {
+      steps {
+        getVolthaCode([
+          branch: "${release}",
+          volthaSystemTestsChange: "${volthaSystemTestsChange}",
+          volthaHelmChartsChange: "${volthaHelmChartsChange}",
+        ])
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Build patch') {
+      when {
+        expression {
+          return params.GERRIT_PROJECT
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        sh """
+        git clone https://\$GERRIT_HOST/\$GERRIT_PROJECT
+        cd \$GERRIT_PROJECT
+        git fetch https://\$GERRIT_HOST/\$GERRIT_PROJECT \$GERRIT_REFSPEC && git checkout FETCH_HEAD
+
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY=${dockerRegistry}/ DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=voltha-scale make docker-build
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY=${dockerRegistry}/ DOCKER_REPOSITORY=voltha/ DOCKER_TAG=voltha-scale make docker-push
+        """
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Deploy common infrastructure') {
+      steps {
+        sh '''
+        if [ ${withMonitoring} = true ] ; then
+          helm install nem-monitoring onf/nem-monitoring \
+          -f $HOME/voltha-scale/grafana.yaml \
+          --set prometheus.alertmanager.enabled=false,prometheus.pushgateway.enabled=false \
+          --set kpi_exporter.enabled=false,dashboards.xos=false,dashboards.onos=false,dashboards.aaa=false,dashboards.voltha=false
+        fi
+        '''
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Deploy Voltha') {
+      steps {
+        timeout(time: 10, unit: 'MINUTES') {
+          script {
+            sh returnStdout: false, script: '''
+            # start logging with kail
+
+            mkdir -p $LOG_FOLDER
+
+            list=($APPS_TO_LOG)
+            for app in "${list[@]}"
+            do
+              echo "Starting logs for: ${app}"
+              _TAG=kail-$app kail -l app=$app --since 1h > $LOG_FOLDER/$app.log&
+            done
+            '''
+            def returned_flags = sh (returnStdout: true, script: """
+
+              export EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+=' '
+
+              # BBSim custom image handling
+              if [ '${bbsimImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'bbsim' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r bbsimRepo bbsimTag <<< '${bbsimImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set images.bbsim.repository=\$bbsimRepo,images.bbsim.tag=\$bbsimTag "
+              fi
+
+              # VOLTHA custom image handling
+              if [ '${rwCoreImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'voltha-go' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r rwCoreRepo rwCoreTag <<< '${rwCoreImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha.images.rw_core.repository=\$rwCoreRepo,voltha.images.rw_core.tag=\$rwCoreTag "
+              fi
+
+              # ofAgent custom image handling
+              if [ '${ofAgentImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'of-agent' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r ofAgentRepo ofAgentTag <<< '${ofAgentImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha.images.ofagent.repository=\$ofAgentRepo,voltha.images.ofagent.tag=\$ofAgentTag "
+              fi
+
+              # OpenOLT custom image handling
+              if [ '${openoltAdapterImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'voltha-openolt-adapter' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r openoltAdapterRepo openoltAdapterTag <<< '${openoltAdapterImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-adapter-openolt.images.adapter_open_olt.repository=\$openoltAdapterRepo,voltha-adapter-openolt.images.adapter_open_olt.tag=\$openoltAdapterTag "
+              fi
+
+              # OpenONU custom image handling
+              if [ '${openonuAdapterImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'voltha-openonu-adapter' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r openonuAdapterRepo openonuAdapterTag <<< '${openonuAdapterImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-adapter-openonu.images.adapter_open_onu.repository=\$openonuAdapterRepo,voltha-adapter-openonu.images.adapter_open_onu.tag=\$openonuAdapterTag "
+              fi
+
+              # OpenONU GO custom image handling
+              if [ '${openonuAdapterGoImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'voltha-openonu-adapter-go' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r openonuAdapterGoRepo openonuAdapterGoTag <<< '${openonuAdapterGoImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-adapter-openonu.images.adapter_open_onu_go.repository=\$openonuAdapterGoRepo,voltha-adapter-openonu.images.adapter_open_onu_go.tag=\$openonuAdapterGoTag "
+              fi
+
+              # ONOS custom image handling
+              if [ '${onosImg.trim()}' != '' ] && [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' != 'voltha-onos' ]; then
+                IFS=: read -r onosRepo onosTag <<< '${onosImg.trim()}'
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set onos-classic.image.repository=\$onosRepo,onos-classic.image.tag=\$onosTag "
+              fi
+
+              # set BBSim parameters
+              EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+='--set enablePerf=true,pon=${pons},onu=${onus} '
+
+              # disable the securityContext, this is a development cluster
+              EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+='--set securityContext.enabled=false '
+
+              # No persistent-volume-claims in Atomix
+              EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set onos-classic.atomix.persistence.enabled=false "
+
+              # Use custom built images
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'voltha-go' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha.images.rw_core.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-rw-core,voltha.images.rw_core.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'voltha-openolt-adapter' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-openolt-adapter.images.adapter_open_olt.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-openolt-adapter,voltha-openolt-adapter.images.adapter_open_olt.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'voltha-openonu-adapter' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-openonu-adapter.images.adapter_open_onu.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-openonu-adapter,voltha-openonu-adapter.images.adapter_open_onu.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'voltha-openonu-adapter-go' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha-openonu-adapter-go.images.adapter_open_onu_go.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-openonu-adapter-go,voltha-openonu-adapter-go.images.adapter_open_onu_go.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'ofagent-go' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set voltha.images.ofagent.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-ofagent-go,ofagent-go.images.ofagent.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'voltha-onos' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set onos-classic.image.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/voltha-onos,onos-classic.image.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+
+              if [ '\$GERRIT_PROJECT' == 'bbsim' ]; then
+                EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS+="--set images.bbsim.repository=${dockerRegistry}/voltha/bbsim,images.bbsim.tag=voltha-scale "
+              fi
+              echo \$EXTRA_HELM_FLAGS
+
+            """).trim()
+
+            def extraHelmFlags = returned_flags
+            // The added space before params.extraHelmFlags is required due to the .trim() above
+            def infraHelmFlags =
+              " --set global.log_level=${logLevel} " +
+              "--set onos-classic.onosSshPort=30115 " +
+              "--set onos-classic.onosApiPort=30120 " +
+              extraHelmFlags + " " + params.extraHelmFlags
+
+            println "Passing the following parameters to the VOLTHA infra deploy: ${infraHelmFlags}."
+
+            def localCharts = false
+            if (volthaHelmChartsChange != "" || branch != "master") {
+              localCharts = true
+            }
+
+            volthaInfraDeploy([
+              workflow: workflow,
+              infraNamespace: "default",
+              extraHelmFlags: infraHelmFlags,
+              localCharts: localCharts,
+              onosReplica: onosReplicas,
+              atomixReplica: atomixReplicas,
+              kafkaReplica: kafkaReplicas,
+              etcdReplica: etcdReplicas,
+            ])
+
+            stackHelmFlags = " --set onu=${onus},pon=${pons} --set global.log_level=${logLevel.toLowerCase()} "
+            stackHelmFlags += " --set voltha.ingress.enabled=true --set voltha.ingress.enableVirtualHosts=true --set voltha.fullHostnameOverride=voltha.scale1.dev "
+            stackHelmFlags += extraHelmFlags + " " + params.extraHelmFlags
+
+            volthaStackDeploy([
+              bbsimReplica: olts.toInteger(),
+              infraNamespace: "default",
+              volthaNamespace: "default",
+              stackName: "voltha1", // TODO support custom charts
+              workflow: workflow,
+              extraHelmFlags: stackHelmFlags,
+              localCharts: localCharts,
+            ])
+            sh """
+              set +x
+
+              echo -ne "\nWaiting for VOLTHA and ONOS to start..."
+              voltha=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=voltha --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l)
+              onos=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app=onos-classic --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l)
+              while [[ \$voltha != 0 || \$onos != 0 ]]; do
+                sleep 5
+                echo -ne "."
+                voltha=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=voltha --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l)
+                onos=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app=onos-classic --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l)
+              done
+              echo -ne "\nVOLTHA and ONOS pods ready\n"
+              kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app.kubernetes.io/part-of=voltha --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l
+              kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -l app=onos-classic --no-headers | grep "0/" | wc -l
+            """
+            start_port_forward(olts)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Configuration') {
+      steps {
+        script {
+          def tech_prof_directory = "XGS-PON"
+          sh returnStdout: false, script: """
+          #Setting link discovery
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.provider.lldp.impl.LldpLinkProvider enabled ${withLLDP}
+
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flow.impl.FlowRuleManager allowExtraneousRules true
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flow.impl.FlowRuleManager importExtraneousRules true
+
+
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.impl.InOrderFlowObjectiveManager accumulatorMaxBatchMillis 900
+
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.impl.InOrderFlowObjectiveManager accumulatorMaxIdleMillis 500
+
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.opencord.olt.impl.Olt provisionDelay 1000
+
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set ${logLevel} org.onosproject
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set ${logLevel} org.opencord
+
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord.cordmcast
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.mcast
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord.igmpproxy
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.opencord.olt
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.impl.FlowObjectiveManager
+
+          kubectl exec \$(kubectl get pods | grep -E "bbsim[0-9]" | awk 'NR==1{print \$1}') -- bbsimctl log ${logLevel.toLowerCase()} false
+
+          # Set Flows/Ports/Meters/Groups poll frequency
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.provider.of.flow.impl.OpenFlowRuleProvider flowPollFrequency ${onosStatInterval}
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.provider.of.device.impl.OpenFlowDeviceProvider portStatsPollFrequency ${onosStatInterval}
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.provider.of.group.impl.OpenFlowGroupProvider groupPollInterval ${onosGroupInterval}
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.impl.FlowObjectiveManager numThreads ${flowObjWorkerThreads}
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg set org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.impl.InOrderFlowObjectiveManager objectiveTimeoutMs 300000
+
+          #SR is not needed in scale tests and not currently used by operators in production, can be disabled.
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 app deactivate org.onosproject.segmentrouting
+
+          if [ ${withFlows} = false ]; then
+            sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 app deactivate org.opencord.olt
+          fi
+
+          if [ '${workflow}' = 'tt' ]; then
+            etcd_container=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces | grep etcd-0 | awk 'NR==1{print \$2}')
+            kubectl cp $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests/tests/data/TechProfile-TT-HSIA.json \$etcd_container:/tmp/hsia.json
+            put_result=\$(kubectl exec -it \$etcd_container -- /bin/sh -c 'cat /tmp/hsia.json | ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl put service/voltha/technology_profiles/${tech_prof_directory}/64')
+            kubectl cp $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests/tests/data/TechProfile-TT-VoIP.json \$etcd_container:/tmp/voip.json
+            put_result=\$(kubectl exec -it \$etcd_container -- /bin/sh -c 'cat /tmp/voip.json | ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl put service/voltha/technology_profiles/${tech_prof_directory}/65')
+            kubectl cp $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests/tests/data/TechProfile-TT-MCAST-AdditionalBW-NA.json \$etcd_container:/tmp/mcast.json
+            put_result=\$(kubectl exec -it \$etcd_container -- /bin/sh -c 'cat /tmp/mcast.json | ETCDCTL_API=3 etcdctl put service/voltha/technology_profiles/${tech_prof_directory}/66')
+          fi
+
+          if [ ${withPcap} = true ] ; then
+            # Start the tcp-dump in ofagent
+            export OF_AGENT=\$(kubectl get pods -l app=ofagent -o name)
+            kubectl exec \$OF_AGENT -- apk update
+            kubectl exec \$OF_AGENT -- apk add tcpdump
+            kubectl exec \$OF_AGENT -- mv /usr/sbin/tcpdump /usr/bin/tcpdump
+            _TAG=ofagent-tcpdump kubectl exec \$OF_AGENT -- tcpdump -nei eth0 -w out.pcap&
+
+            # Start the tcp-dump in radius
+            export RADIUS=\$(kubectl get pods -l app=radius -o name)
+            kubectl exec \$RADIUS -- apt-get update
+            kubectl exec \$RADIUS -- apt-get install -y tcpdump
+            _TAG=radius-tcpdump kubectl exec \$RADIUS -- tcpdump -w out.pcap&
+
+            # Start the tcp-dump in ONOS
+            for i in \$(seq 0 \$ONOSES); do
+              INSTANCE="onos-onos-classic-\$i"
+              kubectl exec \$INSTANCE -- apt-get update
+              kubectl exec \$INSTANCE -- apt-get install -y tcpdump
+              kubectl exec \$INSTANCE -- mv /usr/sbin/tcpdump /usr/bin/tcpdump
+              _TAG=\$INSTANCE kubectl exec \$INSTANCE -- /usr/bin/tcpdump -nei eth0 port 1812 -w out.pcap&
+            done
+          fi
+          """
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Load MIB Template') {
+      when {
+        expression {
+          return params.withMibTemplate
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        sh """
+        # load MIB template
+        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/opencord/voltha-openonu-adapter-go/master/templates/BBSM-12345123451234512345-00000000000001-v1.json
+        cat BBSM-12345123451234512345-00000000000001-v1.json | kubectl exec -it \$(kubectl get pods |grep etcd-0 | awk 'NR==1{print \$1}') -- etcdctl put service/voltha/omci_mibs/go_templates/BBSM/12345123451234512345/00000000000001
+        """
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Run Test') {
+      steps {
+        sh '''
+          mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/RobotLogs
+          cd $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests
+          make vst_venv
+        '''
+        sh '''
+          if [ ${withProfiling} = true ] ; then
+            mkdir -p $LOG_FOLDER/pprof
+            echo $PATH
+            #Creating Python script for ONU Detection
+            cat << EOF > $WORKSPACE/pprof.sh
+timestamp() {
+  date +"%T"
+}
+
+i=0
+while [[ true ]]; do
+  ((i++))
+  ts=$(timestamp)
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/pprof/heap > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/rw-core-heap-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/pprof/goroutine > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/rw-core-goroutine-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  curl -o $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/rw-core-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=10
+  go tool pprof -png $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/rw-core-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/rw-core-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6061/debug/pprof/heap > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/openolt-heap-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6061/debug/pprof/goroutine > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/openolt-goroutine-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  curl -o $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/openolt-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof http://127.0.0.1:6061/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=10
+  go tool pprof -png $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/openolt-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/openolt-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6062/debug/pprof/heap > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/ofagent-heap-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  go tool pprof -png http://127.0.0.1:6062/debug/pprof/goroutine > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/ofagent-goroutine-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+  curl -o $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/ofagent-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof http://127.0.0.1:6062/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=10
+  go tool pprof -png $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/ofagent-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.pprof > $LOG_FOLDER/pprof/ofagent-profile-\\$i-\\$ts.png
+
+  sleep 10
+done
+EOF
+
+            _TAG="pprof"
+            _TAG=$_TAG bash $WORKSPACE/pprof.sh &
+          fi
+        '''
+        timeout(time: 15, unit: 'MINUTES') {
+          sh '''
+            ROBOT_PARAMS="--exitonfailure \
+              -v olt:${olts} \
+              -v pon:${pons} \
+              -v onu:${onus} \
+              -v ONOS_SSH_PORT:30115 \
+              -v ONOS_REST_PORT:30120 \
+              -v workflow:${workflow} \
+              -v withEapol:${withEapol} \
+              -v withDhcp:${withDhcp} \
+              -v withIgmp:${withIgmp} \
+              --noncritical non-critical \
+              -e igmp -e teardown "
+
+            if [ ${withEapol} = false ] ; then
+              ROBOT_PARAMS+="-e authentication "
+            fi
+
+            if [ ${withDhcp} = false ] ; then
+              ROBOT_PARAMS+="-e dhcp "
+            fi
+
+            if [ ${provisionSubscribers} = false ] ; then
+              # if we're not considering subscribers then we don't care about authentication and dhcp
+              ROBOT_PARAMS+="-e authentication -e provision -e flow-after -e dhcp "
+            fi
+
+            if [ ${withFlows} = false ] ; then
+              ROBOT_PARAMS+="-i setup -i activation "
+            fi
+
+            cd $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests
+            source ./vst_venv/bin/activate
+            robot -d $WORKSPACE/RobotLogs \
+            $ROBOT_PARAMS tests/scale/Voltha_Scale_Tests.robot
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    stage('Run Igmp Tests') {
+      environment {
+        ROBOT_LOGS_DIR="$WORKSPACE/RobotLogs/IgmpTests"
+      }
+      when {
+        expression {
+          return params.withIgmp
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        sh returnStdout: false, script: """
+          # sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 log:set DEBUG org.onosproject.store.group.impl
+        """
+        sh '''
+          set +e
+          mkdir -p $ROBOT_LOGS_DIR
+          cd $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests
+          make vst_venv
+        '''
+        timeout(time: 11, unit: 'MINUTES') {
+          sh '''
+            ROBOT_PARAMS="--exitonfailure \
+              -v olt:${olts} \
+              -v pon:${pons} \
+              -v onu:${onus} \
+              -v workflow:${workflow} \
+              -v withEapol:${withEapol} \
+              -v withDhcp:${withDhcp} \
+              -v withIgmp:${withIgmp} \
+              -v ONOS_SSH_PORT:30115 \
+              -v ONOS_REST_PORT:30120 \
+              --noncritical non-critical \
+              -i igmp \
+              -e setup -e activation -e flow-before \
+              -e authentication -e provision -e flow-after \
+              -e dhcp -e teardown "
+            cd $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests
+            source ./vst_venv/bin/activate
+            robot -d $ROBOT_LOGS_DIR \
+            $ROBOT_PARAMS tests/scale/Voltha_Scale_Tests.robot
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  post {
+    always {
+      // collect result, done in the "post" step so it's executed even in the
+      // event of a timeout in the tests
+      sh '''
+
+        # stop the kail processes
+        list=($APPS_TO_LOG)
+        for app in "${list[@]}"
+        do
+          echo "Stopping logs for: ${app}"
+          _TAG="kail-$app"
+          P_IDS="$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=$_TAG" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}')"
+          if [ -n "$P_IDS" ]; then
+            echo $P_IDS
+            for P_ID in $P_IDS; do
+              kill -9 $P_ID
+            done
+          fi
+        done
+
+        if [ ${withPcap} = true ] ; then
+          # stop ofAgent tcpdump
+          P_ID="\$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=ofagent-tcpdump" | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$1}')"
+          if [ -n "\$P_ID" ]; then
+            kill -9 \$P_ID
+          fi
+
+          # stop radius tcpdump
+          P_ID="\$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=radius-tcpdump" | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$1}')"
+          if [ -n "\$P_ID" ]; then
+            kill -9 \$P_ID
+          fi
+
+          # stop onos tcpdump
+          LIMIT=$(($NUM_OF_ONOS - 1))
+          for i in $(seq 0 $LIMIT); do
+            INSTANCE="onos-onos-classic-$i"
+            P_ID="\$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=$INSTANCE" | grep -v grep | awk '{print \$1}')"
+            if [ -n "\$P_ID" ]; then
+              kill -9 \$P_ID
+            fi
+          done
+
+          # copy the file
+          export OF_AGENT=$(kubectl get pods -l app=ofagent | awk 'NR==2{print $1}') || true
+          kubectl cp $OF_AGENT:out.pcap $LOG_FOLDER/ofagent.pcap || true
+
+          export RADIUS=$(kubectl get pods -l app=radius | awk 'NR==2{print $1}') || true
+          kubectl cp $RADIUS:out.pcap $LOG_FOLDER/radius.pcap || true
+
+          LIMIT=$(($NUM_OF_ONOS - 1))
+          for i in $(seq 0 $LIMIT); do
+            INSTANCE="onos-onos-classic-$i"
+            kubectl cp $INSTANCE:out.pcap $LOG_FOLDER/$INSTANCE.pcap || true
+          done
+        fi
+
+        cd voltha-system-tests
+        source ./vst_venv/bin/activate || true
+        python tests/scale/collect-result.py -r $WORKSPACE/RobotLogs/output.xml -p $WORKSPACE/plots > $WORKSPACE/execution-time.txt || true
+        cat $WORKSPACE/execution-time.txt
+      '''
+      sh '''
+        if [ ${withProfiling} = true ] ; then
+          _TAG="pprof"
+          P_IDS="$(ps e -ww -A | grep "_TAG=$_TAG" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}')"
+          if [ -n "$P_IDS" ]; then
+            echo $P_IDS
+            for P_ID in $P_IDS; do
+              kill -9 $P_ID
+            done
+          fi
+        fi
+      '''
+      plot([
+        csvFileName: 'scale-test.csv',
+        csvSeries: [
+          [file: 'plots/plot-voltha-onus.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-onos-ports.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-voltha-flows-before.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-voltha-openolt-flows-before.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-onos-flows-before.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-onos-auth.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-voltha-flows-after.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-voltha-openolt-flows-after.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-onos-flows-after.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+          [file: 'plots/plot-onos-dhcp.txt', displayTableFlag: false, exclusionValues: '', inclusionFlag: 'OFF', url: ''],
+        ],
+        group: 'Voltha-Scale-Numbers', numBuilds: '20', style: 'line', title: "Scale Test (OLTs: ${olts}, PONs: ${pons}, ONUs: ${onus})", yaxis: 'Time (s)', useDescr: true
+      ])
+      step([$class: 'RobotPublisher',
+        disableArchiveOutput: false,
+        logFileName: '**/log*.html',
+        otherFiles: '',
+        outputFileName: '**/output*.xml',
+        outputPath: 'RobotLogs',
+        passThreshold: 100,
+        reportFileName: '**/report*.html',
+        onlyCritical: true,
+        unstableThreshold: 0]);
+      // get all the logs from kubernetes PODs
+      sh returnStdout: false, script: '''
+
+        # store information on running charts
+        helm ls > $LOG_FOLDER/helm-list.txt || true
+
+        # store information on the running pods
+        kubectl get pods -o wide > $LOG_FOLDER/pods.txt || true
+        kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o jsonpath="{range .items[*].status.containerStatuses[*]}{.image}{'\\n'}" | sort | uniq | tee $LOG_FOLDER/pod-images.txt || true
+        kubectl get pods --all-namespaces -o jsonpath="{range .items[*].status.containerStatuses[*]}{.imageID}{'\\n'}" | sort | uniq | tee $LOG_FOLDER/pod-imagesId.txt || true
+
+        # copy the ONOS logs directly from the container to avoid the color codes
+        printf '%s\n' $(kubectl get pods -l app=onos-classic -o=jsonpath="{.items[*]['metadata.name']}") | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c "kubectl cp #:${karafHome}/data/log/karaf.log $LOG_FOLDER/#.log" || true
+
+        # get ONOS cfg from the 3 nodes
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-0 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client cfg get > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-0-cfg.txt || true
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-1 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client cfg get > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-1-cfg.txt || true
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-2 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client cfg get > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-2-cfg.txt || true
+
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-0 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client obj-next-ids > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-0-next-objs.txt || true
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-1 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client obj-next-ids > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-1-next-objs.txt || true
+        # kubectl exec -t voltha-infra-onos-classic-2 -- sh /root/onos/apache-karaf-4.2.9/bin/client obj-next-ids > ~/voltha-infra-onos-classic-2-next-objs.txt || true
+
+        # get radius logs out of the container
+        kubectl cp $(kubectl get pods -l app=radius --no-headers  | awk '{print $1}'):/var/log/freeradius/radius.log $LOG_FOLDER/radius.log || true
+      '''
+      // dump all the BBSim(s) ONU information
+      sh '''
+      BBSIM_IDS=$(kubectl get pods | grep bbsim | grep -v server | awk '{print $1}')
+      IDS=($BBSIM_IDS)
+
+      for bbsim in "${IDS[@]}"
+      do
+        kubectl exec -t $bbsim -- bbsimctl onu list > $LOG_FOLDER/$bbsim-device-list.txt || true
+        kubectl exec -t $bbsim -- bbsimctl service list > $LOG_FOLDER/$bbsim-service-list.txt || true
+        kubectl exec -t $bbsim -- bbsimctl olt resources GEM_PORT > $LOG_FOLDER/$bbsim-flows-gem-ports.txt || true
+        kubectl exec -t $bbsim -- bbsimctl olt resources ALLOC_ID > $LOG_FOLDER/$bbsim-flows-alloc-ids.txt || true
+        kubectl exec -t $bbsim -- bbsimctl olt pons > $LOG_FOLDER/$bbsim-pon-resources.txt || true
+      done
+      '''
+      script {
+        // first make sure the port-forward is still running,
+        // sometimes Jenkins kills it relardless of the JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE=dontKillMe
+        def running = sh (
+            script: 'ps aux | grep port-forw | grep -E "onos|voltha" | grep -v grep | wc -l',
+            returnStdout: true
+        ).trim()
+        // if any of the voltha-api, onos-rest, onos-ssh port-forwards are not there
+        // kill all and restart
+        if (running != "3") {
+          start_port_forward(olts)
+        }
+      }
+      // get ONOS debug infos
+      sh '''
+
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 apps -a -s > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-apps.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 nodes > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-nodes.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 masters > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-masters.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 roles > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-roles.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 cfg get > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-cfg.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 netcfg > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-netcfg.txt
+
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 ports > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-ports-list.txt
+        sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 hosts > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-hosts-list.txt
+
+        if [ ${withFlows} = true ] ; then
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 volt-olts > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-olt-list.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 flows -s > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-flows-list.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 meters > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-meters-list.txt
+        fi
+
+        if [ ${provisionSubscribers} = true ]; then
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 volt-programmed-subscribers > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-programmed-subscribers.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 volt-programmed-meters > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-programmed-meters.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 volt-bpmeter-mappings > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-bpmeter-mappings.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 volt-failed-subscribers > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-failed-subscribers.txt
+        fi
+
+        if [ ${withEapol} = true ] ; then
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 aaa-users > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-aaa-users.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 aaa-statistics > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-aaa-statistics.txt
+        fi
+
+        if [ ${withDhcp} = true ] ; then
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 dhcpl2relay-allocations > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-dhcp-allocations.txt
+        fi
+
+        if [ ${withIgmp} = true ] ; then
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 mcast-host-routes > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-mcast-host-routes.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 mcast-host-show > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-mcast-host-show.txt
+          sshpass -e ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -p 30115 karaf@127.0.0.1 groups > $LOG_FOLDER/onos-groups.txt
+        fi
+      '''
+      // collect etcd metrics
+      sh '''
+        mkdir -p $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_debugging_mvcc_keys_total' | jq '.data' > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-key-count.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=grpc_server_handled_total{grpc_service="etcdserverpb.KV"}' | jq '.data' > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-rpc-count.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_debugging_mvcc_db_total_size_in_bytes' | jq '.data' > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-db-size.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_disk_backend_commit_duration_seconds_sum' | jq '.data'  > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-backend-write-time.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_disk_backend_commit_duration_seconds_sum' | jq '.data'  > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-backend-write-time-sum.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_disk_backend_commit_duration_seconds_bucket' | jq '.data'  > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-backend-write-time-bucket.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_disk_wal_fsync_duration_seconds_bucket' | jq '.data'  > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-wal-fsync-time-bucket.json || true
+        curl -s -X GET -G http://10.90.0.101:31301/api/v1/query --data-urlencode 'query=etcd_network_peer_round_trip_time_seconds_bucket' | jq '.data'  > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-network-peer-round-trip-time-seconds.json || true
+        etcd_namespace=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces | grep etcd-0 | awk 'NR==1{print \$1}')
+        etcd_container=\$(kubectl get pods --all-namespaces | grep etcd-0 | awk 'NR==1{print \$2}')
+        kubectl exec -it -n  \$etcd_namespace \$etcd_container -- etcdctl defrag --cluster || true
+        kubectl exec -it -n  \$etcd_namespace \$etcd_container -- etcdctl endpoint status -w table > $WORKSPACE/etcd-metrics/etcd-status-table.txt || true
+
+      '''
+      // get VOLTHA debug infos
+      script {
+        try {
+          sh '''
+          voltctl -m 8MB device list -o json > $LOG_FOLDER/device-list.json || true
+          python -m json.tool $LOG_FOLDER/device-list.json > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-devices-list.json || true
+          rm $LOG_FOLDER/device-list.json || true
+          voltctl -m 8MB device list > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-devices-list.txt || true
+
+          printf '%s\n' $(voltctl -m 8MB device list | grep olt | awk '{print $1}') | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c "voltctl -m 8MB device flows # > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-device-flows-#.txt" || true
+              printf '%s\n' $(voltctl -m 8MB device list | grep olt | awk '{print $1}') | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c "voltctl -m 8MB device port list --format 'table{{.PortNo}}\t{{.Label}}\t{{.Type}}\t{{.AdminState}}\t{{.OperStatus}}' # > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-device-ports-#.txt" || true
+
+          printf '%s\n' $(voltctl -m 8MB logicaldevice list -q) | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c "voltctl -m 8MB logicaldevice flows # > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-logicaldevice-flows-#.txt" || true
+          printf '%s\n' $(voltctl -m 8MB logicaldevice list -q) | xargs --no-run-if-empty -I# bash -c "voltctl -m 8MB logicaldevice port list # > $LOG_FOLDER/voltha-logicaldevice-ports-#.txt" || true
+          '''
+        } catch(e) {
+          sh '''
+          echo "Can't get device list from voltclt"
+          '''
+        }
+      }
+      // get cpu usage by container
+      sh '''
+      if [ ${withMonitoring} = true ] ; then
+        cd $WORKSPACE/voltha-system-tests
+        source ./vst_venv/bin/activate || true
+        sleep 60 # we have to wait for prometheus to collect all the information
+        python tests/scale/sizing.py -o $WORKSPACE/plots || true
+      fi
+      '''
+      archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'execution-time.txt,logs/*,logs/pprof/*,RobotLogs/**/*,plots/*,etcd-metrics/*'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+def start_port_forward(olts) {
+  sh """
+  bbsimRestPortFwd=50071
+  for i in {0..${olts.toInteger() - 1}}; do
+    daemonize -E JENKINS_NODE_COOKIE="dontKillMe" /usr/local/bin/kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 -n default svc/bbsim\${i} \${bbsimRestPortFwd}:50071
+    ((bbsimRestPortFwd++))
+  done
+  """
+}