use aws-machines-up.sh to bring up four AWS d2.xlarge instances and configure them for use with docker-machine.
use aws-machines-down.sh to bring these down again and terminate them.
use cluster-up.sh {confluent-version} to bring up the kafka cluster + create the test topics.
use cluster-down.sh to stop the cluster (and destroy any data).
use python-env-up.sh to bring up a docker image on node 1 set up for running python tests (all clients)
use java-env-up.sh to bring up a docker image on node 1 set up for running java tests.
use run-tests.sh <confluent-version-number> <client> <message-count> <java|python> to run a complete set of perf tests.
note: inside test container, the following environment variables are set:
KAFKA- the address:port of a kafka broker to use as bootstrap server.ZOOKEEPER- address:port of the zookeeper broker.CONFLUENT={confluent-version}.