Create script to run performance test locally

Change-Id: I6bbf0e9b029aef1558008286f0fbec83b76be44c
Signed-off-by: Jakub Dudycz <jakub.dudycz@nokia.com>
Issue-ID: DCAEGEN2-1641

18 files changed, 2600 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/development/bin/constants.sh b/tools/development/bin/constants.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2019 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+DCAE_APP_HOSTNAME=localhost
+DCAE_APP_PORT=6064
+DCAE_APP_ADDRESS=${DCAE_APP_HOSTNAME}:${DCAE_APP_PORT}
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diff --git a/tools/development/bin/consul.sh b/tools/development/bin/consul.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Put HV-VES configuration into Consul key-value store"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [domain [topic]]"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True
+                    ;;
+                help)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+             esac
+             ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+DOMAIN=${1:-perf3gpp}
+TOPIC=${2:-HV_VES_PERF3GPP}
+
+CONFIGURATION="{
+  \"streams_publishes\": {
+    \"${DOMAIN}\": {
+      \"type\": \"kafka\",
+      \"kafka_info\": {
+        \"bootstrap_servers\": \"message-router-kafka:9092\",
+        \"topic_name\": \"${TOPIC}\"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}"
+CONFIGURATION_ENDPOINT=localhost:8500/v1/kv/dcae-hv-ves-collector
+
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "Configuration: ${CONFIGURATION}"
+    echo "Putting configuration under ${CONFIGURATION_ENDPOINT}"
+fi
+curl --request PUT ${CONFIGURATION_ENDPOINT} -d "${CONFIGURATION}"
+echo
diff --git a/tools/development/bin/dcae-msgs.sh b/tools/development/bin/dcae-msgs.sh
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+++ b/tools/development/bin/dcae-msgs.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Return current amount of consumed messages by dcae-app-simulator on given topic"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] <topic>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  - topic : kafka topic to retrieve messages from, default `HV_VES_PERF3GPP`"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True
+                    ;;
+                help)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+             esac
+             ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+TOPIC=${1:-HV_VES_PERF3GPP}
+
+DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+source ${DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY}/constants.sh
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "All messages count currently consumed by dcae app simulator on topic ${TOPIC}: "
+fi
+
+curl --request GET ${DCAE_APP_ADDRESS}/messages/${TOPIC}/count
+echo
diff --git a/tools/development/bin/dcae-reset.sh b/tools/development/bin/dcae-reset.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Resets dcae-app-simulator consumed messages count on given topic"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] <topic>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  - topic : kafka topic to reset consumer for, default 'HV_VES_PERF3GPP'"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True
+                    ;;
+                help)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+             esac
+             ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+TOPIC=${1:-HV_VES_PERF3GPP}
+
+DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+source ${DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY}/constants.sh
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "Requesting DCAE app running on port ${DCAE_APP_PORT} to reset messages count"
+fi
+
+curl --request DELETE ${DCAE_APP_ADDRESS}/messages/${TOPIC}
+echo
diff --git a/tools/development/bin/dcae-topic.sh b/tools/development/bin/dcae-topic.sh
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+++ b/tools/development/bin/dcae-topic.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Set dcae-app-simulator to start consuming messages from given comma-separated topics (HV_VES_PERF3GPP by default)"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [topics]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Example invocations:"
+    echo "./dcae-topic.sh FAULT_TOPIC,HEARTBEAT_TOPIC,HV_VES_PERF3GPP"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True
+                    ;;
+                help)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+             esac
+             ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+source ${DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY}/constants.sh
+
+TOPIC=${1:-HV_VES_PERF3GPP}
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "Requesting DCAE app running on ${DCAE_APP_ADDRESS} to consume messages from topics: ${TOPIC}"
+fi
+
+curl --request PUT ${DCAE_APP_ADDRESS}/configuration/topics -d ${TOPIC}
+echo
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diff --git a/tools/development/bin/run-xnf-simulator.sh b/tools/development/bin/run-xnf-simulator.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Start xnf-simulator container on given port and inside of given docker-network"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--ssl-disable] <xnf listen port> [<hv ves hostname> <hv ves port> <hv ves docker network>]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Optional parameters:"
+    echo "  - ssl-disable : Should xNF simulator be configured without using SSL/TLS connections"
+    echo "Default values:"
+    echo "  - hv ves hostname: ves-hv-collector"
+    echo "  - hv ves port: 6061"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True ;;
+                ssl-disable)
+                    SSL_DISABLE=True ;;
+                help)
+                    usage ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage ;;
+             esac ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True ;;
+        h)
+            usage ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+[ $# -eq 0 ] && usage
+
+
+LISTEN_PORT=$1
+HV_VES_HOSTNAME=${2:-ves-hv-collector}
+HV_VES_PORT=${3:-6061}
+if [ $# -gt 3 ]; then
+    HV_VES_NETWORK=${4}
+fi
+
+PORTS="${LISTEN_PORT}:${LISTEN_PORT}/tcp"
+HV_VES_REPO_HOME=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))/..
+
+if [ -n "${SSL_DISABLE+x}" ]; then
+    SSL_CONFIGURATION="--ssl-disable"
+else
+    SSL_CONFIGURATION="--key-store-password onaponap --trust-store-password onaponap"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "Starting xnf-simulator with "
+    echo "  - ports configuration: ${PORTS}"
+    echo "  - SSL configuration: ${SSL_CONFIGURATION}"
+    echo "Container id:"
+fi
+
+
+XNF_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run -d \
+           -v ${HV_VES_REPO_HOME}/ssl/:/etc/ves-hv/ \
+           --health-cmd='curl -s -f http://localhost:6063/health/ready || exit 1' \
+           --health-interval=5s \
+           --health-retries=3 \
+           --health-start-period='10s' \
+           -p ${PORTS} \
+           onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.hv-ves.hv-collector-xnf-simulator \
+                    --listen-port ${LISTEN_PORT} \
+                    --health-check-api-port 6063 \
+                    --ves-host ${HV_VES_HOSTNAME} \
+                    --ves-port ${HV_VES_PORT} \
+                    ${SSL_CONFIGURATION})
+
+echo $XNF_CONTAINER_ID
+
+if [ -n "${HV_VES_NETWORK+x}" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+        echo "Adding container to network: ${HV_VES_NETWORK}"
+    fi
+    docker network connect ${HV_VES_NETWORK} ${XNF_CONTAINER_ID}
+fi
diff --git a/tools/development/bin/start-simulation.sh b/tools/development/bin/start-simulation.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+
+function usage() {
+    echo ""
+    echo "Send messages to hv-ves from multiple xNF simulators"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [--ssl-disable]"
+    echo "              [--messages-in-batch=ARG] [--docker-network=ARG] [--xnf-logs-directory=ARG]"
+    echo "              <hv ves hostname> <hv ves port> <simulators amount> <messages batches amount per simulator> <messages sending interval>"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  - hv ves hostname : HighVolume VES Collector network hostname"
+    echo "  - hv ves port : HighVolume VES Collector network port"
+    echo "  - simulators amount : Amount of xNF simulators to be launched"
+    echo "  - messages batches amount per simulator : Amount of batches of messages to be sent from each xNF simulator to HV-VES"
+    echo "  - messages sending interval : interval in seconds between sending batches of messages from xNFs"
+    echo "Optional parameters:"
+    echo "  - ssl-disable : Should xNF simulator be configured without using SSL/TLS connections"
+    echo "  - messages-in-batch : Amount of messages sent on each request"
+    echo "  - docker-network : Docker network to which xNF simulators should be added"
+    echo "  - xnf-logs-directory : Path to directory where logs from all xNF simulators should be stored"
+    echo "Example invocations:"
+    echo "./start-simulation.sh --messages-in-batch=5 --docker-network=development_default ves-hv-collector 6061 10 20 0.5"
+    echo "./start-simulation.sh --messages-in-batch=5 --xnf-logs-directory=/tmp/xnf-simulation localhost 6061 10 20 0.5"
+    echo "Invocation with remote HV-VES host (Kubernetes slave IP given with default K8S NodePort for HV-VES service):"
+    echo "./start-simulation.sh --ssl-disable --xnf-logs-directory=/tmp/xnf-simulation 10.183.36.78 30222 5 100 5"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+function verbose_log() {
+    if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+        echo $@
+    fi
+}
+
+function create_logs_dir() {
+    if [ -n "${XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY+x}" ]; then
+        if [ ! -d "${XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY}" ]; then
+            mkdir ${XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY}
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+function create_xNFs_simulators() {
+    echo "Creating ${XNFS_AMOUNT} xNFs simulators"
+    [ -n "${SSL_DISABLE+x}" ] && verbose_log "--ssl-disable flag will be set inside containers."
+    for i in $(seq 1 ${XNFS_AMOUNT}); do
+        local XNF_PORT=$(get_unoccupied_port 32000 65000)
+        verbose_log "Starting xNF simulator container on port ${XNF_PORT} using run-xnf-simulator script"
+        XNF_CONTAINER_ID=$(${DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY}/run-xnf-simulator.sh ${SSL_DISABLE} $XNF_PORT ${HV_VES_HOSTNAME} ${HV_VES_PORT} ${DOCKER_NETWORK:-})
+        CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_PORTS+=(${XNF_PORT})
+        verbose_log "Container id: ${XNF_CONTAINER_ID}"
+        CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_IDS+=(${XNF_CONTAINER_ID})
+    done
+}
+
+function get_unoccupied_port() {
+    local LPORT=$1
+    local UPORT=$2
+    while true; do
+        local MPORT=$[$LPORT + ($RANDOM % $UPORT)];
+        local LISTENING_PORTS=$(osqueryi --header=false --list "select port from listening_ports order by port");
+        if (echo "${LISTENING_PORTS[@]}" | grep -xqv $MPORT); then
+            echo $MPORT;
+            break;
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+function wait_for_containers_startup_or_fail() {
+    local intervals_amount=30
+    local wait_interval=5
+    local all_containers_healthy=1
+
+    verbose_log "Waiting up to ${intervals_amount} times with interval of ${wait_interval}s for containers startup"
+    set +e
+    for i in $(seq 1 ${intervals_amount}); do
+        verbose_log "Try no. ${i}"
+        all_containers_healthy=1
+        for id in ${CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_IDS[@]}; do
+            verbose_log "Checking container with id ${id}"
+            health=$(docker inspect --format='{{json .State.Health.Status}}' ${id})
+            if [ ${health} != "\"healthy\"" ]; then
+                verbose_log "Container ${id} is not in healthy state. Actual status: ${health}"
+                all_containers_healthy=0
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+        if [ $all_containers_healthy -eq 1 ]; then
+            break
+        fi
+        verbose_log "Sleeping for ${wait_interval}s"
+        sleep $wait_interval
+    done
+    set -e
+
+    if [ $all_containers_healthy -ne 1 ]; then
+        echo "Some xNFs simulators failed at startup. Trying to cleanup..."
+        cleanup
+        echo "Exitting..."
+        exit 2
+    fi
+}
+
+function start_simulation() {
+    verbose_log "Simulation: every xNF will send ${MESSAGES_IN_BATCH} messages to hv-ves ( running on
+    ${HV_VES_HOSTNAME}:${HV_VES_PORT} ) ${MESSAGE_BATCHES_AMOUNT} times, once every ${MESSAGES_SENDING_INTERVAL}s"
+    for port in ${CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_PORTS[@]}; do
+        start_single_simulation $port $MESSAGES_IN_BATCH &
+    done
+}
+
+function start_single_simulation() {
+    local port=$1
+    local messages_to_be_sent=$2
+    local message_type="VALID"
+    for i in $(seq 1 ${MESSAGE_BATCHES_AMOUNT}); do
+        ${DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY}/xnf-simulation.sh $port $messages_to_be_sent $message_type > /dev/null &
+        sleep $MESSAGES_SENDING_INTERVAL
+    done
+}
+
+function assure_all_xNFs_requests_were_sent {
+    WAIT_TIME_FOR_REQUESTS_TO_BE_SENT=$(echo ";1 + $MESSAGES_SENDING_INTERVAL * $MESSAGE_BATCHES_AMOUNT" | bc)
+    echo "Waiting ${WAIT_TIME_FOR_REQUESTS_TO_BE_SENT}s for all xNF requests to be sent"
+    sleep $WAIT_TIME_FOR_REQUESTS_TO_BE_SENT
+}
+
+function wait_for_simulators_to_finish_sending_messages() {
+    local seconds_to_wait=$1
+    local all_containers_finished=1
+
+    echo "Waiting up to ${seconds_to_wait}s for xNFs simulators to finish sending messages"
+    for i in $(seq 1 ${seconds_to_wait}); do
+        verbose_log "Wait no. ${i}"
+        all_containers_finished=1
+        for id in ${CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_IDS[@]}; do
+            verbose_log "Checking container ${id}"
+            local container_status=$(docker inspect --format='{{json .State.Health.Log }}' ${id} | jq '.[-1] | .Output')
+
+            verbose_log "Container ${id} status:  ${container_status}"
+            if [ "${container_status}" != "\"UP\\nNo simulation is in progress at the moment\"" ]; then
+                all_containers_finished=0
+                break
+            fi
+        done
+        if [ $all_containers_finished -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "All containers finished sending messages"
+            break
+        fi
+        verbose_log "Sleeping for 1s"
+        sleep 1
+    done
+
+
+    if [ $all_containers_finished -ne 1 ]; then
+        echo "[ERROR] Some xNFs simulators failed to finish sending messages - simulation probably failed"
+        echo "For debug output rerun simulation with -v and --xnf-logs-directory command line options"
+        cleanup
+        echo "Exitting..."
+        exit 3
+    fi
+}
+
+function cleanup() {
+    echo "Cleaning up"
+    set +e
+    for container_id in ${CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_IDS[@]}; do
+        verbose_log "Stopping container: ${container_id}"
+        docker stop $container_id > /dev/null
+        if [ -n "${XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY+x}" ]; then
+            local log_file=${XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY}/${container_id}.log
+            verbose_log "Writing container logs to: ${log_file}"
+            docker logs ${container_id} &> $log_file
+        fi
+        verbose_log "Removing container: ${container_id}"
+        docker rm $container_id > /dev/null
+    done
+    set -e
+}
+
+
+function parse_long_opts_with_arguments() {
+    if [[ ${OPTARG} =~ .*=.* ]] # is option in --key=value format
+    then
+        OPT=${OPTARG/=*/}
+        ((${#OPT} <= 1)) && {
+         echo "Invalid option '$OPT'" >&2
+         exit 2
+        }
+        OPTARG=${OPTARG#*=}
+    else
+        echo -e "No value provided for ${OPTARG}. Please use \"--${OPTARG}=VALUE\" format." >&2
+        usage
+    fi
+}
+
+# parse command line
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True ;;
+                ssl-disable)
+                    SSL_DISABLE="--ssl-disable" ;;
+                help)
+                    usage ;;
+                *)
+                    parse_long_opts_with_arguments
+                    case "${OPT}" in
+                        messages-in-batch)
+                            MESSAGES_IN_BATCH=$OPTARG ;;
+                        docker-network)
+                            DOCKER_NETWORK=$OPTARG ;;
+                        xnf-logs-directory)
+                            XNF_LOGS_DIRECTORY=$OPTARG ;;
+                        *)
+                            usage ;;
+                    esac ;;
+             esac ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True ;;
+        h)
+            usage ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+[ $# -le 4 ] && (echo -e "Unsufficient arguments"; usage)
+
+
+DEVELOPMENT_BIN_DIRECTORY=$(realpath $(dirname "$0"))
+HV_VES_HOSTNAME=${1}
+HV_VES_PORT=${2}
+XNFS_AMOUNT=${3}
+MESSAGE_BATCHES_AMOUNT=${4}
+MESSAGES_SENDING_INTERVAL=${5}
+
+# set defaults if absent
+[ -z "${MESSAGES_IN_BATCH+x}" ] && MESSAGES_IN_BATCH=1
+[ -z "${SSL_DISABLE+x}" ] && SSL_DISABLE=""
+
+create_logs_dir
+
+
+CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_PORTS=()
+CREATED_XNF_SIMULATORS_IDS=()
+trap cleanup SIGINT SIGTERM
+create_xNFs_simulators
+
+wait_for_containers_startup_or_fail
+
+echo "All xNFs containers are healthy, starting simulation"
+start_simulation
+
+assure_all_xNFs_requests_were_sent
+
+assumed_message_sending_time=$(echo ";0.00025 * $XNFS_AMOUNT" | bc)
+seconds_to_wait=$(echo ";$assumed_message_sending_time * $MESSAGE_BATCHES_AMOUNT * $MESSAGES_IN_BATCH" | bc)
+seconds_to_wait=$(echo ";if($seconds_to_wait > 2) $seconds_to_wait else 2" | bc)
+wait_for_simulators_to_finish_sending_messages $seconds_to_wait
+# there might be network lag between moment when xNF finished sending messages and they actually are received by hv-ves
+# thus we cannot start removing xNFs immediately to prevent closing socket channels
+sleep 5
+
+cleanup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/development/bin/xnf-simulation.sh b/tools/development/bin/xnf-simulation.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ade0e426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/bin/xnf-simulation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+# dcaegen2-collectors-veshv
+# ================================================================================
+# Copyright (C) 2018 NOKIA
+# ================================================================================
+# 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.
+# ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+usage() {
+    echo "Send request to xnf-simulator"
+    echo "Usage: $0 [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [<xnf listen port> [<messages amount> [<messages type> [<xnf endpoint>]]]]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Default values:"
+    echo "  - xnf listen port : 6062"
+    echo "  - messages amount : 1"
+    echo "  - messages type : VALID"
+    echo "  - xnf endpoint : simulator/async"
+    echo "Example invocations:"
+    echo "./xnf-simulation.sh -v 6062 1000 VALID"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+optspec=":vh-:" # catch v, h and -
+while getopts "$optspec" arg; do
+    case "${arg}" in
+        -) # handle longopts
+            case "${OPTARG}" in
+                verbose)
+                    VERBOSE=True
+                    ;;
+                help)
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+                *)
+                    echo "Unknown option --${OPTARG}" >&2
+                    usage
+                    ;;
+             esac
+             ;;
+        v)
+            VERBOSE=True
+            ;;
+        h)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown option -${OPTARG}" >&2
+            usage
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+shift $((OPTIND-1))
+
+XNF_PORT=${1:-6062}
+MESSAGES_AMOUNT=${2:-1}
+MESSAGES_TYPE=${3:-VALID}
+XNF_ENDPOINT=simulator/async
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo "Requesting xnf-simulator on port ${XNF_PORT} to send ${MESSAGES_AMOUNT} messages of type ${MESSAGES_TYPE}"
+fi
+
+currentTimeMicros=$((`date +%s%N`/1000))
+REQUEST_ID=$(curl --request POST -s --header 'Content-Type: application/json' localhost:${XNF_PORT}/${XNF_ENDPOINT} -d "
+[
+  {
+    \"commonEventHeader\": {
+      \"version\": \"sample-version\",
+      \"domain\": \"perf3gpp\",
+      \"sequence\": 1,
+      \"priority\": 1,
+      \"eventId\": \"sample-event-id\",
+      \"eventName\": \"sample-event-name\",
+      \"eventType\": \"sample-event-type\",
+      \"startEpochMicrosec\": 120034455,
+      \"lastEpochMicrosec\": $currentTimeMicros,
+      \"nfNamingCode\": \"sample-nf-naming-code\",
+      \"nfcNamingCode\": \"sample-nfc-naming-code\",
+      \"reportingEntityId\": \"sample-reporting-entity-id\",
+      \"reportingEntityName\": \"sample-reporting-entity-name\",
+      \"sourceId\": \"sample-source-id\",
+      \"sourceName\": \"sample-source-name\",
+      \"vesEventListenerVersion\": \"7.2.0\"
+    },
+    \"messageType\": \"${MESSAGES_TYPE}\",
+    \"messagesAmount\": ${MESSAGES_AMOUNT}
+  }
+]")
+
+if [ -n "${VERBOSE+x}" ]; then
+    echo -e "Request id: ${REQUEST_ID}\n"
+
+    echo "To check request status execute:"
+    echo "curl --request GET localhost:${XNF_PORT}/simulator/${REQUEST_ID}"
+    echo "To further debug you can try something similiar to:"
+    echo "docker ps -a | grep ${XNF_PORT} | awk '{ print \$1 }' | xargs docker logs"
+else
+    echo "${REQUEST_ID}"
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/development/configuration/base.json b/tools/development/configuration/base.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a806adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/configuration/base.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "logLevel": "DEBUG",
+  "server.listenPort": 6061,
+  "server.idleTimeoutSec": 60,
+  "cbs.firstRequestDelaySec": 5,
+  "cbs.requestIntervalSec": 5,
+  "security.keys.keyStoreFile": "/etc/ves-hv/ssl/server.p12",
+  "security.keys.keyStorePasswordFile": "/etc/ves-hv/ssl/server.pass",
+  "security.keys.trustStoreFile": "/etc/ves-hv/ssl/trust.p12",
+  "security.keys.trustStorePasswordFile": "/etc/ves-hv/ssl/trust.pass"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/development/configuration/local.json b/tools/development/configuration/local.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cfaaaa40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/configuration/local.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "logLevel": "DEBUG",
+  "server.listenPort": 8061,
+  "server.idleTimeoutSec": 60,
+  "cbs.firstRequestDelaySec": 10,
+  "cbs.requestIntervalSec": 5,
+  "security.keys.keyStoreFile": "development/ssl/server.p12",
+  "security.keys.keyStorePasswordFile": "development/ssl/server.pass",
+  "security.keys.trustStoreFile": "development/ssl/trust.p12",
+  "security.keys.trustStorePasswordFile": "development/ssl/server.pass"
+}
diff --git a/tools/development/consul/configuration.hcl b/tools/development/consul/configuration.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f975955e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/consul/configuration.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * csit-dcaegen2-collectors-hv-ves
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 NOKIA
+ * ================================================================================
+ * 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.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+
+server = true
+bootstrap = true
+ui = true
+client_addr = "0.0.0.0"
+
+service {
+  # name under which hv-ves collector should seek cbs
+  # usually set as CONFIG_BINDING_SERVICE environment variable
+  Name = "CBS"
+  # address of CBS as seen by hv-ves collector
+  Address = "config-binding-service"
+  Port = 10000
+}
+
diff --git a/tools/development/docker-compose.yml b/tools/development/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbc38920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+version: "3.5"
+services:
+
+  #
+  # DMaaP Message Router
+  #
+
+  message-router-zookeeper:
+    image: nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/dmaap/zookeeper:4.0.0
+    ports:
+      - "2181:2181"
+
+  message-router-kafka-0:
+    image: nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/dmaap/kafka111:0.0.6
+    ports:
+      - "9092:9092"
+      - "9093:9093"
+#    command: "start-kafka.sh"
+    environment:
+      HOST_IP:                                     127.0.0.1
+      KAFKA_BROKER_ID:                             0
+      ENDPOINT_PORT:                               30490
+      KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT:                     "message-router-zookeeper:2181"
+      KAFKA_AUTO_CREATE_TOPICS_ENABLE:             "true"
+      KAFKA_DELETE_TOPIC_ENABLE:                   "true"
+
+      KAFKA_LISTENERS:                             "INTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:9092,EXTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT://0.0.0.0:9093"
+      KAFKA_ADVERTISED_LISTENERS:                  "INTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT://message-router-kafka-0:9092,EXTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT://message-router-kafka-0:9093"
+      KAFKA_LISTENER_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MAP:        "INTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT:SASL_PLAINTEXT,EXTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT:SASL_PLAINTEXT"
+      KAFKA_INTER_BROKER_LISTENER_NAME:            "INTERNAL_SASL_PLAINTEXT"
+      KAFKA_SASL_ENABLED_MECHANISMS:               "PLAIN"
+      KAFKA_SASL_MECHANISM_INTER_BROKER_PROTOCOL:  "PLAIN"
+      KAFKA_AUTHORIZER_CLASS_NAME:                 "org.onap.dmaap.kafkaAuthorize.KafkaCustomAuthorizer"
+
+      aaf_locate_url:                              https://aaf-locate:8095
+      KAFKA_LOG_DIRS:                              /opt/kafka/data
+      KAFKA_OFFSETS_TOPIC_REPLICATION_FACTOR:      1
+      KAFKA_DEFAULT_REPLICATION_FACTOR:            1
+      KAFKA_NUM_PARTITIONS:                        1
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+    depends_on:
+      - message-router-zookeeper
+
+  #
+  # Consul / CBS
+  #
+
+  consul-server:
+    image: docker.io/consul:1.0.6
+    ports:
+      - "8500:8500"
+    volumes:
+      - ./consul/:/consul/config
+
+  consul-config:
+    image: docker.io/consul:1.0.6
+    restart: on-failure
+    command: ["kv", "put", "-http-addr=http://consul-server:8500", "dcae-hv-ves-collector", '{
+                                              "streams_publishes": {
+                                                "perf3gpp": {
+                                                  "type": "kafka",
+                                                  "aaf_credentials": {
+                                                    "username": "admin",
+                                                    "password": "admin_secret"
+                                                  },
+                                                  "kafka_info": {
+                                                    "bootstrap_servers": "message-router-kafka-0:9093",
+                                                    "topic_name": "HV_VES_PERF3GPP"
+                                                  }
+                                                }
+                                              }
+                                            }'
+    ]
+    depends_on:
+      - consul-server
+
+  config-binding-service:
+    image: nexus3.onap.org:10001/onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.platform.configbinding.app-app:2.2.4
+    ports:
+      - "10000:10000"
+    environment:
+      CONSUL_HOST: "consul-server"
+    depends_on:
+      - consul-config
+
+  #
+  # DCAE HV VES Collector
+  #
+
+  ves-hv-collector:
+    image: onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.hv-ves.hv-collector-main:latest
+    ports:
+      - "6060:6060"
+      - "6061:6061/tcp"
+    environment:
+      JAVA_OPTS: "-Dio.netty.leakDetection.level=paranoid -Dlogback.configurationFile=/etc/ONAP/dcae-hv-ves-collector/logback.xml"
+      VESHV_CONFIGURATION_FILE: "/etc/ves-hv/configuration/base.json"
+      CONSUL_HOST: "consul-server"
+      CONFIG_BINDING_SERVICE: "CBS"
+      HOSTNAME: "dcae-hv-ves-collector"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ./healthcheck.sh || exit 1
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 15s
+    depends_on:
+      - message-router-kafka-0
+      - config-binding-service
+    volumes:
+      - ./configuration/:/etc/ves-hv/configuration/
+      - ../ssl/:/etc/ves-hv/ssl/
+      - ./logs:/var/log/ONAP/dcae-hv-ves-collector
+
+
+  #
+  # Simulators
+  #
+
+  xnf-simulator:
+    image: onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.hv-ves.hv-collector-xnf-simulator
+    ports:
+      - "6062:6062/tcp"
+      - "6063:6063"
+    command: ["--listen-port", "6062",
+              "--health-check-api-port", "6063",
+              "--ves-host", "ves-hv-collector",
+              "--ves-port", "6061",
+              "--key-store", "/etc/ves-hv/client.p12",
+              "--key-store-password-file", "/etc/ves-hv/client.pass",
+              "--trust-store", "/etc/ves-hv/trust.p12",
+              "--trust-store-password-file", "/etc/ves-hv/trust.pass"]
+    healthcheck:
+      test: curl -f http://localhost:6063/health/ready || exit 1
+      interval: 10s
+      timeout: 3s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+    depends_on:
+      - ves-hv-collector
+    volumes:
+      - ./ssl/:/etc/ves-hv/
+
+  dcae-app-simulator:
+    image: onap/org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.hv-ves.hv-collector-dcae-app-simulator
+    ports:
+      - "6064:6064/tcp"
+    command: ["--listen-port", "6064",
+              "--kafka-bootstrap-servers", "message-router-kafka-0:9092",
+              "--kafka-topics", "HV_VES_PERF3GPP"]
+    depends_on:
+      - message-router-kafka-0
+
+  #
+  # Monitoring
+  #
+
+  prometheus:
+    image: prom/prometheus
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+    volumes:
+      - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana
+    ports:
+      - "3000:3000"
+    environment:
+      GF_AUTH_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM: "true"
+      GF_AUTH_DISABLE_SIGNOUT_MENU: "true"
+      GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED: "true"
+      GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE: "Admin"
+    volumes:
+      - ./grafana/datasources:/etc/grafana/provisioning/datasources
+      - ./grafana/dashboards-providers:/etc/grafana/provisioning/dashboards
+      # defined in ./grafana/dashboards-providers/dasboard-providers.yaml
+      - ./grafana/dashboards:/var/lib/grafana/dashboards/hv-ves
+
+
diff --git a/tools/development/grafana/dashboards-providers/dashboard-providers.yaml b/tools/development/grafana/dashboards-providers/dashboard-providers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78da55c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/grafana/dashboards-providers/dashboard-providers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: 1
+
+providers:
+- name: 'hv-ves-dashboards'
+  folder: ''
+  type: file
+  disableDeletion: false
+  updateIntervalSeconds: 10
+  options:
+    path: /var/lib/grafana/dashboards/hv-ves
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/development/grafana/dashboards/connections.json b/tools/development/grafana/dashboards/connections.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d0182c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/grafana/dashboards/connections.json
@@ -0,0 +1,573 @@
+{
+  "annotations": {
+    "list": [
+      {
+        "builtIn": 1,
+        "datasource": "Prometheus",
+        "enable": true,
+        "hide": true,
+        "iconColor": "rgba(0, 211, 255, 1)",
+        "name": "Annotations & Alerts",
+        "type": "dashboard"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "editable": true,
+  "gnetId": null,
+  "graphTooltip": 0,
+  "id": 1,
+  "links": [],
+  "panels": [
+    {
+      "cacheTimeout": null,
+      "colorBackground": false,
+      "colorValue": true,
+      "colors": [
+        "#299c46",
+        "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)",
+        "#d44a3a"
+      ],
+      "datasource": "Prometheus",
+      "format": "none",
+      "gauge": {
+        "maxValue": 10000,
+        "minValue": 0,
+        "show": true,
+        "thresholdLabels": false,
+        "thresholdMarkers": true
+      },
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 9,
+        "w": 6,
+        "x": 0,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 4,
+      "interval": null,
+      "links": [],
+      "mappingType": 1,
+      "mappingTypes": [
+        {
+          "name": "value to text",
+          "value": 1
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "range to text",
+          "value": 2
+        }
+      ],
+      "maxDataPoints": 100,
+      "nullPointMode": "connected",
+      "nullText": null,
+      "postfix": "",
+      "postfixFontSize": "50%",
+      "prefix": "",
+      "prefixFontSize": "50%",
+      "rangeMaps": [
+        {
+          "from": "null",
+          "text": "N/A",
+          "to": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "sparkline": {
+        "fillColor": "rgba(31, 118, 189, 0.18)",
+        "full": false,
+        "lineColor": "rgb(31, 120, 193)",
+        "show": false
+      },
+      "tableColumn": "",
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "expr": "sum(hvves_connections_active) by (value)",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "instant": false,
+          "intervalFactor": 1,
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "thresholds": "7000,9000",
+      "title": "Currently active connections",
+      "type": "singlestat",
+      "valueFontSize": "80%",
+      "valueMaps": [
+        {
+          "op": "=",
+          "text": "N/A",
+          "value": "null"
+        }
+      ],
+      "valueName": "current"
+    },
+    {
+      "columns": [
+        {
+          "text": "Current",
+          "value": "current"
+        }
+      ],
+      "datasource": "Prometheus",
+      "fontSize": "100%",
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 9,
+        "w": 6,
+        "x": 6,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 2,
+      "links": [],
+      "pageSize": 10,
+      "scroll": true,
+      "showHeader": true,
+      "sort": {
+        "col": 0,
+        "desc": true
+      },
+      "styles": [
+        {
+          "alias": "Time",
+          "dateFormat": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss",
+          "pattern": "Time",
+          "type": "date"
+        },
+        {
+          "alias": "",
+          "colorMode": null,
+          "colors": [
+            "rgba(245, 54, 54, 0.9)",
+            "rgba(237, 129, 40, 0.89)",
+            "rgba(50, 172, 45, 0.97)"
+          ],
+          "decimals": 2,
+          "pattern": "/.*/",
+          "thresholds": [],
+          "type": "number",
+          "unit": "short"
+        }
+      ],
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "expr": "sum(hvves_connections_active) by (kubernetes_pod_name, value)",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "instant": true,
+          "intervalFactor": 1,
+          "legendFormat": "{{kubernetes_pod_name}}",
+          "refId": "B"
+        }
+      ],
+      "timeFrom": "1h",
+      "title": "Active connections per pod",
+      "transform": "timeseries_aggregations",
+      "type": "table"
+    },
+    {
+      "aliasColors": {},
+      "bars": false,
+      "dashLength": 10,
+      "dashes": false,
+      "fill": 1,
+      "gridPos": {
+        "h": 9,
+        "w": 12,
+        "x": 12,
+        "y": 0
+      },
+      "id": 6,
+      "legend": {
+        "avg": false,
+        "current": false,
+        "max": false,
+        "min": false,
+        "show": false,
+        "total": false,
+        "values": false
+      },
+      "lines": true,
+      "linewidth": 1,
+      "links": [],
+      "nullPointMode": "null",
+      "percentage": false,
+      "pointradius": 5,
+      "points": false,
+      "renderer": "flot",
+      "seriesOverrides": [],
+      "spaceLength": 10,
+      "stack": false,
+      "steppedLine": false,
+      "targets": [
+        {
+          "expr": "sum(hvves_connections_active)",
+          "format": "time_series",
+          "intervalFactor": 1,
+          "legendFormat": "Active connections total",
+          "refId": "A"
+        }
+      ],
+      "thresholds": [],
+      "timeFrom": "45 m",
+      "timeRegions": [],
+      "timeShift": null,
+      "title": "Active connections over time",
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index 00000000..80717b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/grafana/datasources/prometheus.yaml
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+apiVersion: 1
+
+datasources:
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+  type: prometheus
+  access: proxy
+  url: http://prometheus:9090
+  isDefault: true
+  editable: true
+  jsonData:
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diff --git a/tools/development/logs/.gitignore b/tools/development/logs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1287e9bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/logs/.gitignore
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new file mode 100644
index 00000000..201c8f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/development/prometheus.yml
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+
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+
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