vETH: add full parameter support & along with Remote LPAR and HMC details.

config/inputs/io_veth_input.txt

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ netmask = 255.255.255.0
 host_interfaces = "env4 env5"
 host_public_ip = "" 
 peer_ips = "45.1.1.139 46.1.1.139"
-peer_user = ""
+peer_user = "root"
 peer_password = ""
 bond_interfaces =  "env4 env5"
 host_ips = "45.1.1.27 46.1.1.27"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ sleep_time = 35
 count = 10
 EXPECTED_THROUGHPUT = 50
 UPERF_SERVER_RUN = 1
-TIMEOUT = "300" 
+TIMEOUT = 300 
 NETSERVER_RUN = 1 
 duration = 600 
 minimum_iterations = 1
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ drop_accepted = 10
 nmap_download = "https://nmap.org/dist/nmap-7.80.tar.bz2"
 bridge_interface = "br0"
 hmc_pwd =  ""
-hmc_username = ""
+hmc_username = "hscroot"
 num_of_dlpar = 20
 vios_ip = ""
-vios_username = ""
+vios_username = "padmin"
 vios_pwd = ""
 module = "ibmveth"
 iteration = 20
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ function = 4
 err = 1
 htx_host_interfaces = "env4"
 net_ids = '45'
-htx_rpm_link = ""
+htx_rpm_link = "https://rchgsa.ibm.com:7191/gsa/rchgsa/projects/h/htx/public_html/htxonly/"
 hbond = False
 ip_config = "True"
 mtu_timeout = 30

config/inputs/io_vnic_input.txt

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ count = 5
 peer_user_name = root
 EXPECTED_THROUGHPUT = 80
 UPERF_SERVER_RUN = 1
-TIMEOUT = "300" 
+TIMEOUT = 300 
 NETSERVER_RUN = 1 
 duration = 600 
 minimum_iterations = 1
@@ -57,3 +57,4 @@ run_type = 'rpm'
 mtu_timeout = 30
 manageSystem = ""
 sriov = 'no'
+htx_rpm_link = "https://rchgsa.ibm.com:7191/gsa/rchgsa/projects/h/htx/public_html/htxonly/"

config/wrapper/pci_input.conf

@@ -120,6 +120,19 @@ host_public_ip = public_interface_ip
 interface = interfaces:0
 module = driver
 macaddress = macaddress
+peer_ip = peer_ip
+peer_ips = peer_ips
+peer_interfaces = peer_interfaces
+peer_public_ip = peer_public_ip
+peer_password = peer_password
+host_ip = host_ip
+host_ips = host_ips
+netmask = netmask
+netmasks = netmasks
+manageSystem = manageSystem
+vios_names = vios_names
+vios_ip = vios_ip
+device_ip = host_ip
 
 [io_veth_fvt]
 host_interfaces = interfaces:all
@@ -130,6 +143,19 @@ host_public_ip = public_interface_ip
 interface = interfaces:0
 module = driver
 macaddress = macaddress
+peer_ip = peer_ip
+peer_ips = peer_ips
+peer_interfaces = peer_interfaces
+peer_public_ip = peer_public_ip
+peer_password = peer_password
+host_ip = host_ip
+host_ips = host_ips
+netmask = netmask
+netmasks = netmasks
+manageSystem = manageSystem
+vios_names = vios_names
+vios_ip = vios_ip
+device_ip = host_ip
 
 [io_hnv_fvt]
 host_interfaces = interfaces:all
@@ -140,6 +166,19 @@ host_public_ip = public_interface_ip
 interface = interfaces:0
 module = driver
 macaddress = macaddress
+peer_ip = peer_ip
+peer_ips = peer_ips
+peer_interfaces = peer_interfaces
+peer_public_ip = peer_public_ip
+peer_password = peer_password
+host_ip = host_ip
+host_ips = host_ips
+netmask = netmask
+netmasks = netmasks
+manageSystem = manageSystem
+vios_names = vios_names
+vios_ip = vios_ip
+device_ip = host_ip
 
 [io_ib_fvt]
 interface = interfaces:0

lib/helper.py

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
+import shlex
 import shutil
 import stat
 import platform
@@ -264,3 +265,117 @@ def uninstall(self):
             runcmd(cmd, ignore_status=True,
                    err_str="Error in removing package: %s" % package,
                    debug_str="Uninstalling %s" % package)
+
+
+
+class RemoteRunner:
+    """
+    SSH-based remote command runner using ``sshpass`` + the system ``ssh``
+    binary.  No Python C-extension dependencies (no paramiko/bcrypt/pynacl)
+    are required — only the ``sshpass`` package must be installed on the
+    *local* machine (``yum install sshpass`` / ``apt-get install sshpass``).
+
+    Provides the same ``runcmd()`` interface as the local helper so it can be
+    used as a drop-in replacement for remote machines.
+
+    Usage::
+
+        runner = RemoteRunner(host='192.168.1.10', username='root', password='secret')
+        status, output = runner.runcmd('ip a s dev eth0')
+        runner.close()   # no-op for this implementation, kept for API compat
+
+    Context-manager usage::
+
+        with RemoteRunner(host='192.168.1.10', username='root', password='secret') as r:
+            status, output = r.runcmd('lsdevinfo -c')
+    """
+
+    # Common SSH options that suppress host-key prompts and banners.
+    _SSH_OPTS = (
+        "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "
+        "-o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null "
+        "-o BatchMode=no "
+        "-o LogLevel=ERROR"
+    )
+
+    def __init__(self, host, username, password, port=22, timeout=30):
+        """
+        Store connection parameters and verify that ``sshpass`` is available.
+
+        :param host: Hostname or IP address of the remote machine.
+        :param username: SSH login username.
+        :param password: SSH login password.
+        :param port: SSH port (default 22).
+        :param timeout: Per-command connect timeout in seconds (default 30).
+        """
+        # Verify sshpass is on PATH
+        chk_status, _ = subprocess.getstatusoutput("which sshpass")
+        if chk_status != 0:
+            logger.error(
+                "sshpass is not installed. Install it with: "
+                "yum install sshpass  OR  apt-get install sshpass"
+            )
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        self.host = host
+        self.username = username
+        self._password = password
+        self.port = port
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        logger.info("RemoteRunner ready for %s@%s:%s (sshpass mode)", username, host, port)
+
+    def runcmd(self, cmd, ignore_status=False, err_str="", info_str="", debug_str=""):
+        """
+        Run *cmd* on the remote host via ``sshpass``/``ssh``.
+
+        :param cmd: Shell command string to execute remotely.
+        :param ignore_status: If False (default), calls sys.exit(1) on non-zero exit.
+        :param err_str: Message to log at ERROR level on failure.
+        :param info_str: Message to log at INFO level before running.
+        :param debug_str: Message to log at DEBUG level before running.
+        :return: (status, output) tuple — identical contract to local runcmd().
+        """
+        if info_str:
+            logger.info(info_str)
+        if debug_str:
+            logger.debug(debug_str)
+
+        # Build: sshpass -p <pwd> ssh <opts> -p <port> -o ConnectTimeout=<t> user@host '<cmd>'
+        remote_cmd = (
+            "sshpass -p {pwd} ssh {opts} -p {port} "
+            "-o ConnectTimeout={timeout} "
+            "{user}@{host} {quoted_cmd}"
+        ).format(
+            pwd=shlex.quote(self._password),
+            opts=self._SSH_OPTS,
+            port=self.port,
+            timeout=self.timeout,
+            user=self.username,
+            host=self.host,
+            quoted_cmd=shlex.quote(cmd),
+        )
+
+        logger.debug("Remote(%s) running: %s", self.host, cmd)
+        try:
+            status, output = subprocess.getstatusoutput(remote_cmd)
+            if status != 0 and not ignore_status:
+                if err_str:
+                    logger.error("%s %s", err_str, output)
+                sys.exit(1)
+            logger.debug(output)
+            return (status, output)
+        except Exception as error:
+            if err_str:
+                logger.error("%s %s", err_str, error)
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+    def close(self):
+        """No persistent connection to close; kept for API compatibility."""
+        logger.debug("RemoteRunner.close() called for %s (no-op)", self.host)
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        self.close()
+        return False