disabling network creation in ACI mode

netmaster/master/network.go

@@ -177,6 +177,12 @@ func CreateNetwork(network intent.ConfigNetwork, stateDriver core.StateDriver, t
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	aci, _ := IsAciConfigured()
+	if aci {
+		// Skip docker network creation for ACI fabric mode.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if GetClusterMode() == "docker" {
 		// Create the network in docker
 		err = docknet.CreateDockNet(tenantName, network.Name, "", nwCfg)
@@ -408,6 +414,12 @@ func DeleteNetworkID(stateDriver core.StateDriver, netID string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	aci, _ := IsAciConfigured()
+	if aci {
+		// Skip docker network deletion for ACI fabric mode.
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if nwCfg.NwType != "infra" {
 		// For Infra nw, endpoint delete initiated by netplugin
 		// Check if there are any active endpoints

systemtests/aci_test.go

@@ -26,18 +26,27 @@ func (s *systemtestSuite) TestACIMode(c *C) {
 		Encap:       "vlan",
 	}), IsNil)
 
+	err := s.nodes[0].checkDockerNetworkCreated("aciNet", false)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
 	c.Assert(s.cli.EndpointGroupPost(&client.EndpointGroup{
 		TenantName:  "default",
 		NetworkName: "aciNet",
 		GroupName:   "epgA",
 	}), IsNil)
 
+	err = s.nodes[0].checkDockerNetworkCreated("epgA", true)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
 	c.Assert(s.cli.EndpointGroupPost(&client.EndpointGroup{
 		TenantName:  "default",
 		NetworkName: "aciNet",
 		GroupName:   "epgB",
 	}), IsNil)
 
+	err = s.nodes[0].checkDockerNetworkCreated("epgB", true)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+
 	cA1, err := s.nodes[0].runContainer(containerSpec{networkName: "epgA"})
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 

systemtests/node_test.go

@@ -112,6 +112,31 @@ func (n *node) cleanupDockerNetwork() error {
 	return n.tbnode.RunCommand("docker network rm $(docker network ls | grep netplugin | awk '{print $2}')")
 }
 
+func (n *node) checkDockerNetworkCreated(nwName string, expectedOp bool) error {
+	logrus.Infof("Checking whether docker network is created or not")
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("docker network ls | grep netplugin | grep %s | awk \"{print \\$2}\"", nwName)
+	logrus.Infof("Command to be executed is = %s", cmd)
+	op, err := n.tbnode.RunCommandWithOutput(cmd)
+
+	if err == nil {
+		// if networks are NOT meant to be created. In ACI mode netctl net create should
+		// not create docker networks
+		ret := strings.Contains(op, nwName)
+		if expectedOp == false && ret != true {
+			logrus.Infof("Network names Input=%s and Output=%s are NOT matching and thats expected", nwName, op)
+		} else {
+			// If netwokrs are meant to be created. In ACI Once you create EPG,
+			// respective docker network should get created.
+			if ret == true {
+				logrus.Infof("Network names are matching.")
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func (n *node) cleanupContainers() error {
 	logrus.Infof("Cleaning up containers on %s", n.Name())
 	if os.Getenv("ACI_SYS_TEST_MODE") == "ON" {