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Description
From code we currently have four type of scaling tests:
k8s_parallel.sh
k8s_scale_nc.sh
k8s_scale_rapid.sh
k8s_scale.sh
which have the same description for all tests when asking for test execution help:
$ ./k8s_scale.sh -h
Usage: ./scaling/k8s_scale.sh [-h] [options]
Description:
Launch a series of workloads and take memory metric measurements after
each launch.
Options:
-h, Help page.
Environment variables:
Name (default)
Description
TEST_NAME (k8s scaling)
Can be set to over-ride the default JSON results filename
NUM_PODS (20)
Number of pods to launch
STEP (1)
Number of pods to launch per cycle
wait_time (30)
Seconds to wait for pods to become ready
delete_wait_time (600)
Seconds to wait for all pods to be deleted
settle_time (5)
Seconds to wait after pods ready before taking measurements
use_api (yes)
specify yes or no to use the API to launch pods
grace (30)
specify the grace period in seconds for workload pod termination
such description is incomplete and it can lead to a confusion, they exist because they're different which needs to be reflect on each test description and the README file.