script helps create large groups of stations for test system

genia-stations.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Ideally we want to get close to 600 stations
+# but we'll want to see how big a batch we can create
+
+#wiphy0 stations sta0000-0199
+#wiphy1 stations sta0200-0399
+#wiphy2 stations sta0400-0462
+#wiphy3 stations sta0463-0526
+
+M=ct524-genia.jbr.candelatech.com
+SSID=(jedway-wpa2-x2048-5-1 jedway-wpa2-x2048-5-1)
+declare -A batches=(
+    [wiphy0]=000,75
+    [wiphy1]=075,75
+    [wiphy2]=150,30
+    [wiphy3]=180,30
+)
+
+function create_batch() {
+    local radio=$1
+    local start=$2
+    local num=$3
+    [[ x$radio = x ]] && echo "create_batch wants (radio, first, number_sta)" && exit 1
+    [[ x$start = x ]] && echo "create_batch wants (radio, first, number_sta)" && exit 2
+    [[ x$num = x ]] && echo "create_batch wants (radio, first, number_sta)" && exit 3
+
+    #echo "radio[$radio] start[$start] num[$num]"
+    set -x
+    ./lf_associate_ap.pl --mgr $M --radio $radio --action add \
+        --first_sta $start --num_sta $num \
+        --first_ip DHCP --ssid ${SSID[0]} \
+        --security wpa2 --passphrase ${SSID[1]} \
+        --admin_down_on_add
+    set +x
+}
+
+sorted=$(for radio in "${!batches[@]}"; do
+    echo $radio
+done | sort)
+
+for radio in $sorted; do
+    value="${batches[$radio]}"
+    hunks=( ${value//,/ } )
+    create_batch $radio ${hunks[0]} ${hunks[1]}
+done
+