The DETER distribution includes a small set of tests
to verify basic functionality of the newly-installed testbed:
{{{
cd ~<builduser>/testbed/testsuite/deter
./tbcheck
}}}
should produce
{{{
basic2 passed all phases
basic passed all phases
toofast failed preparse
miniTbcmd2 failed linktest
cbr failed linktest
}}}
''tbcheck'' is a tcl expect script which exercises the testbed
using this short series of experiments,
attempting to: swap each in;
test link behavior; verify other properties of the instantiated
experiment; and finally swap out.
Not all tests will pass all test phases.

 * ''basic'' checks that an experimental node's group file includes the project group. It also includes two links with different delays, and one at a lower bitrate than the others. ''basic'' should pass all phases.
 * ''basic2'' checks than an experimental node properly mounted the user's home directory, and should pass all phases.
 * ''cbr'' includes a number of links with delay, traffic agents, and link events.  The test verifies that the testbed correctly creates a log file for one of the events.  However, the linktest script anticipates bandwidth errors, and overall the test should fail (only) that phase.
 * ''miniTbcmd2'' includes a pair of tar archives to be extracted on one of the experimental nodes, and a startup command for that node.  Linktest fails on this one also. 
 * ''toofast'' is supposed to fail to swap-in (according to emulab) because one of the links is too fast, but in practice fails due to a parsing error.

The series requires at least seven experimental nodes,
assuming each such node has four experimental interfaces.