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+
+# Testing the basic functionality of ONOS Next
+# For sanity and driver functionality excercises only.
+
+import time
+# import sys
+# import os
+# import re
+import json
+
+time.sleep( 1 )
+
+class IpOptical:
+
+    def __init__( self ):
+        self.default = ''
+
+    def CASE1( self, main ):
+        import time
+        """
+        Startup sequence:
+        cell <name>
+        onos-verify-cell
+        onos-remove-raft-log
+        git pull
+        mvn clean install
+        onos-package
+        onos-install -f
+        onos-wait-for-start
+        """
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+        ONOS1Ip = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ]
+
+        main.case( "Setting up test environment" )
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase is testing setting up test environment" )
+        main.log.report( "__________________________________" )
+
+        main.step( "Applying cell variable to environment" )
+        cellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
+        verifyResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+
+        main.step( "Removing raft logs before a clen installation of ONOS" )
+        main.ONOSbench.onosRemoveRaftLogs()
+
+        main.step( "Git checkout and get version" )
+        #main.ONOSbench.gitCheckout( "master" )
+        gitPullResult = main.ONOSbench.gitPull()
+        main.log.info( "git_pull_result = " + str( gitPullResult ))
+        main.ONOSbench.getVersion( report=True )
+
+        if gitPullResult == 1:
+            main.step( "Using mvn clean & install" )
+            main.ONOSbench.cleanInstall()
+        elif gitPullResult == 0:
+            main.log.report(
+                "Git Pull Failed, look into logs for detailed reason" )
+            main.cleanup()
+            main.exit()
+
+        main.step( "Creating ONOS package" )
+        packageResult = main.ONOSbench.onosPackage()
+
+        main.step( "Uninstalling ONOS package" )
+        ONOSip1 = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ]
+        onosUninstallResult = main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( nodeIp = ONOSip1)
+        if onosUninstallResult:
+            main.log.report( "Uninstalling ONOS package successful" )
+        else:
+            main.log.report( "Uninstalled ONOS package unsucessful" )
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
+        onosInstallResult = main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( node = ONOSip1 )
+        if onosInstallResult == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report( "Installing ONOS package successful" )
+        else:
+            main.log.report( "Installing ONOS package failed" )
+
+        onos1Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup()
+        if onos1Isup == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance is up and ready" )
+        else:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance may not be up" )
+
+        main.step( "Starting ONOS service" )
+        startResult = main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS1Ip )
+
+        main.ONOS2.startOnosCli( ONOSIp=main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ] )
+        main.step( "Starting Mininet CLI..." )
+        
+        case1Result = ( packageResult and
+                        cellResult and verifyResult
+                        and onosInstallResult and
+                        onos1Isup and startResult )
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=case1Result,
+                                 onpass="Test startup successful",
+                                 onfail="Test startup NOT successful" )
+
+    def CASE20( self ):
+        """
+            Exit from mininet cli
+            reinstall ONOS
+        """
+        import time
+        cellName = main.params[ 'ENV' ][ 'cellName' ]
+        ONOS1Ip = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ]
+
+        main.log.report( "This testcase exits the mininet cli and reinstalls" +
+                         "ONOS to switch over to Packet Optical topology" )
+        main.log.report( "_____________________________________________" )
+        main.case( "Disconnecting mininet and restarting ONOS" )
+
+        main.step( "Disconnecting mininet and restarting ONOS" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        mininetDisconnect = main.Mininet1.disconnect()
+        print "mininetDisconnect = ", mininetDisconnect
+        step1Result = mininetDisconnect
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Mininet disconnect successfully",
+            onfail="Mininet failed to disconnect")
+        """
+        main.step( "Removing raft logs before a clean installation of ONOS" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        removeRaftLogsResult = main.ONOSbench.onosRemoveRaftLogs()
+        step2Result = removeRaftLogsResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step2Result,
+            onpass="Raft logs removed successfully",
+            onfail="Failed to remove raft logs")
+        """
+        main.step( "Applying cell variable to environment" )
+        step3Result = main.TRUE
+        setCellResult = main.ONOSbench.setCell( cellName )
+        verifyCellResult = main.ONOSbench.verifyCell()
+        step3Result = setCellResult and verifyCellResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step3Result,
+            onpass="Cell applied successfully",
+            onfail="Failed to apply cell")
+
+        main.step( "Uninstalling ONOS package" )
+        step4Result = main.TRUE
+        ONOSip1 = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ]
+        onosUninstallResult = main.ONOSbench.onosUninstall( nodeIp = ONOSip1)
+        step4Result = onosUninstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step4Result,
+            onpass="Successfully uninstalled ONOS",
+            onfail="Failed to uninstall ONOS")
+
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+        main.step( "Installing ONOS package" )
+        step5Result = main.TRUE
+        onosInstallResult = main.ONOSbench.onosInstall( node = ONOSip1 )
+        step5Result = onosInstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step5Result,
+            onpass="Successfully installed ONOS",
+            onfail="Failed to install ONOS")
+
+        onos1Isup = main.ONOSbench.isup()
+        if onos1Isup == main.TRUE:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance is up and ready" )
+        else:
+            main.log.report( "ONOS instance may not be up" )
+
+        main.step( "Starting ONOS service" )
+        step6Result = main.TRUE
+        startResult = main.ONOSbench.onosStart( ONOS1Ip )
+        step6Result = startResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step6Result,
+            onpass="Successfully started ONOS",
+            onfail="Failed to start ONOS")
+
+        main.step( "Starting ONOS cli" )
+        step7Result = main.TRUE
+        cliResult = main.ONOS2.startOnosCli( ONOSIp=main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ] )
+        step7Result = cliResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step7Result,
+            onpass="Successfully started ONOS cli",
+            onfail="Failed to start ONOS cli")
+
+        case20Result = step1Result and step3Result and\
+                       step4Result and step5Result and step6Result and\
+                       step7Result
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=case20Result,
+            onpass= "Exiting functionality mininet topology and reinstalling" +
+                    " ONOS successful",
+            onfail= "Exiting functionality mininet topology and reinstalling" +
+                    " ONOS failed" )
+
+    def CASE21( self, main ):
+        """
+            On ONOS bench, run this command:
+            sudo -E python ~/onos/tools/test/topos/opticalTest.py -OC1
+            which spawns packet optical topology and copies the links
+            json file to the onos instance.
+            Note that in case of Packet Optical, the links are not learnt
+            from the topology, instead the links are learnt
+            from the json config file
+        """
+        import time
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase starts the packet layer topology and REST" )
+        main.log.report( "_____________________________________________" )
+        main.case( "Starting LINC-OE and other components" )
+
+        main.step( "Activate optical app" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        activateOpticalResult = main.ONOS2.activateApp( "org.onosproject.optical" )
+        step1Result = activateOpticalResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Successfully activated optical app",
+            onfail="Failed to activate optical app")
+
+        appCheck = main.ONOS2.appToIDCheck()
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            main.log.warn( main.ONOS2.apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.ONOS2.appIDs() )
+
+        main.step( "Starting mininet and LINC-OE" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        time.sleep( 10 )
+        opticalMnScript = main.LincOE2.runOpticalMnScript(ctrllerIP = main.params[ 'CTRL' ][ 'ip1' ])
+        step2Result = opticalMnScript
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step2Result,
+            onpass="Started the topology successfully ",
+            onfail="Failed to start the topology")
+
+        case21Result = step1Result and step2Result
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=case21Result,
+            onpass="Packet optical topology spawned successsfully",
+            onfail="Packet optical topology spawning failed" )
+
+    def CASE22( self, main ):
+        """
+            Curretly we use, 10 optical switches(ROADM's) and
+            6 packet layer mininet switches each with one host.
+            Therefore, the roadmCount variable = 10,
+            packetLayerSWCount variable = 6, hostCount=6 and
+            links=42.
+            All this is hardcoded in the testcase. If the topology changes,
+            these hardcoded values need to be changed
+        """
+        import time
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase compares the optical+packet topology against what" +
+            " is expected" )
+        main.case( "Topology comparision" )
+
+        main.step( "Starts new ONOS cli" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        cliResult = main.ONOS3.startOnosCli( ONOSIp=main.params[ 'CTRL' ]\
+                                                               [ 'ip1' ] )
+        step1Result = cliResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Successfully starts a new cli",
+            onfail="Failed to start new cli" )
+
+        main.step( "Compare topology" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        devicesResult = main.ONOS3.devices( jsonFormat=False )
+        print "devices_result :\n", devicesResult
+        devicesLinewise = devicesResult.split( "\n" )
+        roadmCount = 0
+        packetLayerSWCount = 0
+        for line in devicesLinewise:
+            components = line.split( "," )
+            availability = components[ 1 ].split( "=" )[ 1 ]
+            type = components[ 3 ].split( "=" )[ 1 ]
+            if availability == 'true' and type == 'ROADM':
+                roadmCount += 1
+            elif availability == 'true' and type == 'SWITCH':
+                packetLayerSWCount += 1
+        if roadmCount == 10:
+            print "Number of Optical Switches = %d and is" % roadmCount +\
+                  " correctly detected"
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of Optical Switches = " +
+                str( roadmCount ) +
+                " and is correctly detected" )
+            opticalSWResult = main.TRUE
+        else:
+            print "Number of Optical Switches = %d and is wrong" % roadmCount
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of Optical Switches = " +
+                str( roadmCount ) +
+                " and is wrong" )
+            opticalSWResult = main.FALSE
+        if packetLayerSWCount == 6:
+            print "Number of Packet layer or mininet Switches = %d "\
+                    % packetLayerSWCount + "and is correctly detected"
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of Packet layer or mininet Switches = " +
+                str( packetLayerSWCount ) +
+                " and is correctly detected" )
+            packetSWResult = main.TRUE
+        else:
+            print "Number of Packet layer or mininet Switches = %d and"\
+                    % packetLayerSWCount + " is wrong"
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of Packet layer or mininet Switches = " +
+                str( packetLayerSWCount ) +
+                " and is wrong" )
+            packetSWResult = main.FALSE
+        # sleeps for sometime so the state of the switches will be active
+        time.sleep( 30 )
+        print "_________________________________"
+        linksResult = main.ONOS3.links( jsonFormat=False )
+        print "links_result = ", linksResult
+        print "_________________________________"
+        linkActiveCount = linksResult.count("state=ACTIVE")
+        main.log.info( "linkActiveCount = " + str( linkActiveCount ))
+        if linkActiveCount == 42:
+            linkActiveResult = main.TRUE
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in ACTIVE state are correct")
+        else:
+            linkActiveResult = main.FALSE
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in ACTIVE state are wrong")
+        step2Result = opticalSWResult and packetSWResult and \
+                        linkActiveResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step2Result,
+            onpass="Successfully loaded packet optical topology",
+            onfail="Failed to load packet optical topology" )
+
+        case22Result = step1Result and step2Result
+
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=case22Result,
+            onpass="Packet optical topology discovery successful",
+            onfail="Packet optical topology discovery failed" )
+
+    def CASE23( self, main ):
+        import time
+        """
+            Add bidirectional point intents between 2 packet layer( mininet )
+            devices and
+            ping mininet hosts
+        """
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase adds bidirectional point intents between 2 " +
+            "packet layer( mininet ) devices and ping mininet hosts" )
+        main.case( "Install point intents between 2 packet layer device and " +
+                   "ping the hosts" )
+
+        main.step( "Adding point intents" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        intentsId = []
+        pIntent1 = main.ONOS3.addPointIntent(
+            "of:0000ffffffff0001/1",
+            "of:0000ffffffff0005/1" )
+        pIntent2 = main.ONOS3.addPointIntent(
+            "of:0000ffffffff0005/1",
+            "of:0000ffffffff0001/1" )
+        intentsId.append( pIntent1 )
+        intentsId.append( pIntent2 )
+        main.log.info( "Checking intents state")
+        checkStateResult = main.ONOS3.checkIntentState( intentsId = intentsId )
+        time.sleep( 30 )
+        main.log.info( "Checking flows state")
+        checkFlowResult = main.ONOS3.checkFlowsState()
+        # Sleep for 30 seconds to provide time for the intent state to change
+        time.sleep( 30 )
+        main.log.info( "Checking intents state one more time")
+        checkStateResult = main.ONOS3.checkIntentState( intentsId = intentsId )
+        step1Result = checkStateResult and checkFlowResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Successfully added point intents",
+            onfail="Failed to add point intents")
+
+        main.step( "Ping h1 and h5" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        main.log.info( "\n\nh1 is Pinging h5" )
+        pingResult = main.LincOE2.pingHostOptical( src="h1", target="h5" )
+        step2Result = pingResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step2Result,
+            onpass="Successfully pinged h1 and h5",
+            onfail="Failed to ping between h1 and h5")
+
+        case23Result = step1Result and step2Result
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=case23Result,
+            onpass="Point intents are installed properly",
+            onfail="Failed to install point intents" )
+
+    def CASE24( self, main ):
+        import time
+        import json
+        """
+            LINC uses its own switch IDs. You can use the following
+            command on the LINC console to find the mapping between 
+            DPIDs and LINC IDs.
+            rp(application:get_all_key(linc)).
+            
+            Test Rerouting of Packet Optical by bringing a port down
+            ( port 20 ) of a switch( switchID=1, or LincOE switchID =9 ), 
+            so that link
+            ( between switch1 port20 - switch5 port50 ) is inactive
+            and do a ping test. If rerouting is successful,
+            ping should pass. also check the flows
+        """
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase tests rerouting and pings mininet hosts" )
+        main.case( "Test rerouting and pings mininet hosts" )
+
+        main.step( "Attach to the Linc-OE session" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        attachConsole = main.LincOE1.attachLincOESession()
+        step1Result = attachConsole
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Successfully attached Linc-OE session",
+            onfail="Failed to attached Linc-OE session")
+
+        main.step( "Bring a port down and verify the link state" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        main.LincOE1.portDown( swId="9", ptId="20" )
+        linksNonjson = main.ONOS3.links( jsonFormat=False )
+        main.log.info( "links = " + linksNonjson )
+        linkInactiveCount = linksNonjson.count( "state=INACTIVE" )
+        main.log.info( "linkInactiveCount = " + str( linkInactiveCount ))
+        if linkInactiveCount == 2:
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in INACTIVE state are correct")
+        else:
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in INACTIVE state are wrong")
+        links = main.ONOS3.links()
+        main.log.info( "links = " + links )
+        linksResult = json.loads( links )
+        linksStateResult = main.FALSE
+        for item in linksResult:
+            if item[ 'src' ][ 'device' ] == "of:0000ffffffffff01" and item[
+                    'src' ][ 'port' ] == "20":
+                if item[ 'dst' ][ 'device' ] == "of:0000ffffffffff05" and item[
+                        'dst' ][ 'port' ] == "50":
+                    linksState = item[ 'state' ]
+                    if linksState == "INACTIVE":
+                        main.log.info(
+                            "Links state is inactive as expected due to one" +
+                            " of the ports being down" )
+                        main.log.report(
+                            "Links state is inactive as expected due to one" +
+                            " of the ports being down" )
+                        linksStateResult = main.TRUE
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        main.log.info(
+                            "Links state is not inactive as expected" )
+                        main.log.report(
+                            "Links state is not inactive as expected" )
+                        linksStateResult = main.FALSE
+        time.sleep( 10 )
+        checkFlowsState = main.ONOS3.checkFlowsState()
+        step2Result = linksStateResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step2Result,
+            onpass="Successfuly brought down a link",
+            onfail="Failed to bring down a link")
+
+        main.step( "Verify Rerouting by a ping test" )
+        step3Result = main.TRUE
+        main.log.info( "\n\nh1 is Pinging h5" )
+        pingResult = main.LincOE2.pingHostOptical( src="h1", target="h5" )
+        step3Result = pingResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step3Result,
+            onpass="Successfully pinged h1 and h5",
+            onfail="Failed to ping between h1 and h5")
+
+        main.step( "Bring the downed port up and verify the link state" )
+        step4Result = main.TRUE
+        main.LincOE1.portUp( swId="9", ptId="20" )
+        linksNonjson = main.ONOS3.links( jsonFormat=False )
+        main.log.info( "links = " + linksNonjson )
+        linkInactiveCount = linksNonjson.count( "state=INACTIVE" )
+        main.log.info( "linkInactiveCount = " + str( linkInactiveCount ))
+        if linkInactiveCount == 0:
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in INACTIVE state are correct")
+        else:
+            main.log.info(
+                "Number of links in INACTIVE state are wrong")
+            step4Result = main.FALSE
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step4Result,
+            onpass="Successfully brought the port up",
+            onfail="Failed to bring the port up")
+
+        case24Result = step1Result and step2Result and step3Result \
+                       and step4Result
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=case24Result,
+                                 onpass="Packet optical rerouting successful",
+                                 onfail="Packet optical rerouting failed" )
+
+    def CASE10( self ):
+        main.log.report(
+            "This testcase uninstalls the reactive forwarding app" )
+        main.log.report( "__________________________________" )
+        main.case( "Uninstalling reactive forwarding app" )
+        main.step( "Uninstalling reactive forwarding app" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        # Unistall onos-app-fwd app to disable reactive forwarding
+        main.log.info( "deactivate reactive forwarding app" )
+        appUninstallResult = main.ONOS2.deactivateApp( "org.onosproject.fwd" )
+        appCheck = main.ONOS2.appToIDCheck()
+        if appCheck != main.TRUE:
+            main.log.warn( main.ONOS2.apps() )
+            main.log.warn( main.ONOS2.appIDs() )
+        step1Result = appUninstallResult
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Successfully deactivate reactive forwarding app",
+            onfail="Failed to deactivate reactive forwarding app")
+        # After reactive forwarding is disabled, the reactive flows on
+        # switches timeout in 10-15s
+        # So sleep for 15s
+        time.sleep( 15 )
+        flows = main.ONOS2.flows()
+        main.log.info( flows )
+
+        case10Result = step1Result 
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=case10Result,
+            onpass="Reactive forwarding app uninstallation successful",
+            onfail="Reactive forwarding app uninstallation failed" )
+
+    def CASE25( self ):
+        """
+            Add host intents between 2 packet layer host
+        """
+        import time
+        import json
+        main.log.report( "Adding host intents between 2 optical layer host" )
+        main.case( "Test add host intents between optical layer host" )
+
+        main.log.step( "Discover host using arping" )
+        step1Result = main.TRUE
+        main.hostMACs = []
+        main.hostId = []
+        #Listing host MAC addresses
+        for i in range( 1 , 7 ):
+            main.hostMACs.append( "00:00:00:00:00:" +
+                                str( hex( i )[ 2: ] ).zfill( 2 ).upper() )
+        for macs in main.hostMACs:
+            main.hostId.append( macs + "/-1" )
+        host1 = main.hostId[ 0 ]
+        host2 = main.hostId[ 1 ]
+        # Use arping to discover the hosts
+        main.LincOE2.arping( host = "h1" )
+        main.LincOE2.arping( host = "h2" )
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+        hostsDict = main.ONOS3.hosts()
+        if not len( hostsDict ):
+            step1Result = main.FALSE
+        # Adding host intent
+        utilities.assert_equals(
+            expect=main.TRUE,
+            actual=step1Result,
+            onpass="Hosts discovered",
+            onfail="Failed to discover hosts")
+
+        main.log.step( "Adding host intents to h1 and h2" )
+        step2Result = main.TRUE
+        intentsId = []
+        intent1 = main.ONOS3.addHostIntent( hostIdOne = host1,
+                                            hostIdTwo = host2 )
+        intentsId.append( intent1 )
+        time.sleep( 5 )
+        intent2 = main.ONOS3.addHostIntent( hostIdOne = host2,
+                                            hostIdTwo = host1 )
+        intentsId.append( intent2 )
+        # Checking intents state before pinging
+        main.log.info( "Checking intents state" )
+        time.sleep( 15 )
+        intentResult = main.ONOS3.checkIntentState( intentsId = intentsId )
+        #check intent state again if intents are not in installed state
+        if not intentResult:
+           intentResult = main.ONOS3.checkIntentState( intentsId = intentsId )
+        step2Result = intentResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=step2Result,
+                                 onpass="All intents are in INSTALLED state ",
+                                 onfail="Some of the intents are not in " +
+                                        "INSTALLED state " )
+
+        # pinging h1 to h2 and then ping h2 to h1
+        main.log.step( "Pinging h1 and h2" )
+        step3Result = main.TRUE
+        pingResult = main.TRUE
+        pingResult = main.LincOE2.pingHostOptical( src="h1", target="h2" )
+        pingResult = pingResult and main.LincOE2.pingHostOptical( src="h2",
+                                                                  target="h1" )
+        step2Result = pingResult
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE,
+                                 actual=step2Result,
+                                 onpass="Pinged successfully between h1 and h2",
+                                 onfail="Pinged failed between h1 and h2" )
+
+        case25Result = step1Result and step2Result and step3Result
+        utilities.assert_equals( expect=main.TRUE, actual=case25Result,
+                                 onpass="Add host intent successful",
+                                 onfail="Add host intent failed" )