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+# Measure Virtual Device Startup Time
+
+The script in this directory was used to measure the time it takes to boot a network device and perform the minimal initial configuration.
+
+If you want to repeat the measurements:
+
+* [Install netlab](https://netsim-tools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html)
+* [Build Vagrant boxes](https://netsim-tools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/labs/libvirt.html) for the networking devices you want to test
+* Execute `./timing.sh <list-of-devices>`
diff --git a/timing/timing.sh b/timing/timing.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Time how long it takes to spin up a virtual machine and do initial configuration
+#
+set -e
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  echo "Specify device type"
+  exit 1
+fi
+for dut in $@; do
+  echo "Device: $dut"
+  netlab create -d $dut >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  echo -n "Starting the lab: "
+  /usr/bin/time -f "%E" bash -c 'netlab up --snapshot --no-config >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || echo "netlab up failed"'
+  echo -n "Device configuration: "
+  /usr/bin/time -f "%E" bash -c 'netlab initial >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || echo "netlab up failed"'
+  netlab down --cleanup >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  echo "... done"
+  echo ""
+done
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+#
+# Lab topology used to test VM start times
+#
+nodes: [ dut ]
+
+links:
+- dut