.. _`integration testing`:
.. _`integration tests`:
-Testing - integration tests
+Testing - Integration Tests
===========================
Ceph has two types of tests: `make check`_ tests and integration tests.
cloud-provisioned), installs the packages on them, and deploys Ceph
clusters on them - all as called for by the test.
-The nightlies
+The Nightlies
-------------
A number of integration tests are run on a regular basis in the `Sepia
results are also reported on the `ceph-qa mailing list
<https://ceph.com/irc/>`_ for analysis.
-Testing priority
+Testing Priority
----------------
The ``teuthology-suite`` command includes an almost mandatory option ``-p <N>``
* **200 <= Priority < 1000:** Use this priority for large test runs that can be done over the course of a week.
-Suites inventory
+In case you don't know how many jobs would be triggered by
+``teuthology-suite`` command, use ``--dry-run`` to get a count first and then
+issue ``teuthology-suite`` command again, this time without ``--dry-run`` and
+with ``-p`` and an appropriate number as an argument to it.
+
+Suites Inventory
----------------
The ``suites`` directory of the `ceph/qa sub-directory`_ contains