Fix comparison between port numbers in match
[openflowplugin.git] / openflowplugin-impl / src / main / java / org / opendaylight / openflowplugin / impl / statistics / StatisticsGatheringUtils.java
index be98bbfa83abffa7ded1a1e9d352b225b2eca454..e0dd990709409adce8828531d92d5cf0364ed19c 100644 (file)
@@ -9,40 +9,67 @@
 package org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.statistics;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Function;
+import com.google.common.base.Optional;
+import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.AsyncFunction;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.CheckedFuture;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.FutureFallback;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.JdkFutureAdapters;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.binding.api.ReadOnlyTransaction;
 import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.LogicalDatastoreType;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.ReadFailedException;
+import org.opendaylight.controller.md.sal.common.api.data.TransactionChainClosedException;
 import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.device.DeviceContext;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.device.DeviceInfo;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.device.DeviceRegistry;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.device.TxFacade;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.flow.DeviceFlowRegistry;
 import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.flow.FlowDescriptor;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.flow.FlowHash;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.flow.FlowRegistryException;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.registry.flow.FlowDescriptorFactory;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.registry.flow.FlowHashFactory;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.statistics.services.dedicated.StatisticsGatheringService;
-import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.util.FlowUtil;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.flow.FlowRegistryKey;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.group.DeviceGroupRegistry;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.registry.meter.DeviceMeterRegistry;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.statistics.ofpspecific.EventIdentifier;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.api.openflow.statistics.ofpspecific.StatisticsGatherer;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.registry.flow.FlowRegistryKeyFactory;
+import org.opendaylight.openflowplugin.impl.statistics.ofpspecific.EventsTimeCounter;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.ietf.params.xml.ns.yang.ietf.yang.types.rev130715.DateAndTime;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableNode;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableNodeConnector;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatus;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatusBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.FlowId;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.meters.Meter;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.meters.MeterBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.meters.MeterKey;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.snapshot.gathering.status.grouping.SnapshotGatheringStatusEnd;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.snapshot.gathering.status.grouping.SnapshotGatheringStatusEndBuilder;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.snapshot.gathering.status.grouping.SnapshotGatheringStatusStartBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.Table;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.TableBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.TableKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.Flow;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.FlowBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.inventory.rev130819.tables.table.FlowKey;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.statistics.rev130819.FlowStatisticsData;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.statistics.rev130819.FlowStatisticsDataBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.statistics.rev130819.FlowsStatisticsUpdate;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.statistics.rev130819.flow.and.statistics.map.list.FlowAndStatisticsMapList;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.statistics.rev130819.flow.statistics.FlowStatisticsBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.table.statistics.rev131215.FlowTableStatisticsData;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.table.statistics.rev131215.FlowTableStatisticsUpdate;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.table.statistics.rev131215.flow.table.and.statistics.map.FlowTableAndStatisticsMap;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.table.statistics.rev131215.flow.table.statistics.FlowTableStatistics;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.table.statistics.rev131215.flow.table.statistics.FlowTableStatisticsBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.types.port.rev130925.queues.Queue;
+import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.types.port.rev130925.queues.QueueBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.flow.types.port.rev130925.queues.QueueKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.statistics.rev131111.GroupDescStatsUpdated;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.statistics.rev131111.GroupStatisticsUpdated;
@@ -56,12 +83,9 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.group
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.Group;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.GroupBuilder;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.group.types.rev131018.groups.GroupKey;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.NodeId;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.Nodes;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.node.NodeConnector;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.node.NodeConnectorKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.nodes.Node;
-import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.inventory.rev130819.nodes.NodeKey;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.meter.statistics.rev131111.MeterConfigStatsUpdated;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.meter.statistics.rev131111.MeterStatisticsUpdated;
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.meter.statistics.rev131111.NodeMeterStatistics;
@@ -86,274 +110,430 @@ import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.queue.statistics.rev131216.
 import org.opendaylight.yang.gen.v1.urn.opendaylight.queue.statistics.rev131216.queue.id.and.statistics.map.QueueIdAndStatisticsMap;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.DataObject;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.InstanceIdentifier;
-import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.binding.KeyedInstanceIdentifier;
 import org.opendaylight.yangtools.yang.common.RpcResult;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
- * Created by Martin Bobak <mbobak@cisco.com> on 2.4.2015.
+ * Utils for gatherig statistics
  */
 public final class StatisticsGatheringUtils {
 
+    private static String DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX";
+
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(StatisticsGatheringUtils.class);
-    private static final SinglePurposeMultipartReplyTranslator MULTIPART_REPLY_TRANSLATOR = new SinglePurposeMultipartReplyTranslator();
+    private static final String QUEUE2_REQCTX = "QUEUE2REQCTX-";
 
     private StatisticsGatheringUtils() {
         throw new IllegalStateException("This class should not be instantiated.");
     }
 
-    private static KeyedInstanceIdentifier<Node, NodeKey> getInstanceIdentifier(final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        return InstanceIdentifier.create(Nodes.class).child(Node.class, new NodeKey(deviceContext.getPrimaryConnectionContext().getNodeId()));
-    }
-
-    public static ListenableFuture<Boolean> gatherStatistics(final StatisticsGatheringService statisticsGatheringService,
-                                                             final DeviceContext deviceContext,
-                                                             final MultipartType type) {
-        //FIXME : anytype listener must not be send as parameter, it has to be extracted from device context inside service
+    //TODO: Flow-,Group- and Meter- registry should be not in device context, consider move it in separate class
+    static ListenableFuture<Boolean> gatherStatistics(final StatisticsGatherer statisticsGatheringService,
+                                                      final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                      final MultipartType type,
+                                                      final TxFacade txFacade,
+                                                      final DeviceRegistry registry,
+                                                      final Boolean initial,
+                                                      final SinglePurposeMultipartReplyTranslator multipartReplyTranslator) {
+        EventIdentifier wholeProcessEventIdentifier = null;
+        if (MultipartType.OFPMPFLOW.equals(type)) {
+            wholeProcessEventIdentifier = new EventIdentifier(type.toString(), deviceInfo.getNodeId().getValue());
+            EventsTimeCounter.markStart(wholeProcessEventIdentifier);
+        }
+        final EventIdentifier ofpQueuToRequestContextEventIdentifier = new EventIdentifier(QUEUE2_REQCTX + type.toString(), deviceInfo.getNodeId().toString());
         final ListenableFuture<RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>>> statisticsDataInFuture =
-                JdkFutureAdapters.listenInPoolThread(statisticsGatheringService.getStatisticsOfType(type));
-        return transformAndStoreStatisticsData(statisticsDataInFuture, deviceContext);
+                JdkFutureAdapters.listenInPoolThread(statisticsGatheringService.getStatisticsOfType(
+                        ofpQueuToRequestContextEventIdentifier, type));
+        return transformAndStoreStatisticsData(statisticsDataInFuture, deviceInfo, wholeProcessEventIdentifier, type, txFacade, registry, initial, multipartReplyTranslator);
     }
 
     private static ListenableFuture<Boolean> transformAndStoreStatisticsData(final ListenableFuture<RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>>> statisticsDataInFuture,
-                                                                             final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        return Futures.transform(statisticsDataInFuture, new Function<RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>>, Boolean>() {
+                                                                             final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                                             final EventIdentifier eventIdentifier,
+                                                                             final MultipartType type,
+                                                                             final TxFacade txFacade,
+                                                                             final DeviceRegistry registry,
+                                                                             final boolean initial,
+                                                                             final SinglePurposeMultipartReplyTranslator multipartReplyTranslator) {
+        return Futures.transform(statisticsDataInFuture, new AsyncFunction<RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>>, Boolean>() {
             @Nullable
             @Override
-            public Boolean apply(final RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>> rpcResult) {
+            public ListenableFuture<Boolean> apply(final RpcResult<List<MultipartReply>> rpcResult) {
+                boolean isMultipartProcessed = Boolean.TRUE;
                 if (rpcResult.isSuccessful()) {
-                    for (final MultipartReply singleReply : rpcResult.getResult()) {
-                        final List<? extends DataObject> multipartDataList = MULTIPART_REPLY_TRANSLATOR.translate(deviceContext, singleReply);
-                        for (final DataObject singleMultipartData : multipartDataList) {
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof GroupStatisticsUpdated) {
-                                processGroupStatistics((GroupStatisticsUpdated) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
+                    LOG.debug("Stats reply successfully received for node {} of type {}", deviceInfo.getNodeId(), type);
+
+                    // TODO: in case the result value is null then multipart data probably got processed on the fly -
+                    // TODO: this contract should by clearly stated and enforced - now simple true value is returned
+                    if (null != rpcResult.getResult()) {
+                        Iterable<? extends DataObject> allMultipartData = Collections.emptyList();
+                        DataObject multipartData = null;
+
+
+                        try {
+                            for (final MultipartReply singleReply : rpcResult.getResult()) {
+                                final List<? extends DataObject> multipartDataList = multipartReplyTranslator.translate(
+                                        deviceInfo.getDatapathId(),
+                                        deviceInfo.getVersion(), singleReply);
+                                multipartData = multipartDataList.get(0);
+                                allMultipartData = Iterables.concat(allMultipartData, multipartDataList);
                             }
+                        } catch (final Exception e) {
+                            LOG.warn("stats processing of type {} for node {} failed during transfomation step",
+                                    type, deviceInfo.getNodeId(), e);
+                            return Futures.immediateFailedFuture(e);
+                        }
 
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof MeterStatisticsUpdated) {
-                                processMetersStatistics((MeterStatisticsUpdated) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate) {
-                                processNodeConnectorStatistics((NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof FlowTableStatisticsUpdate) {
-                                processFlowTableStatistics((FlowTableStatisticsUpdate) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof QueueStatisticsUpdate) {
-                                processQueueStatistics((QueueStatisticsUpdate) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof FlowsStatisticsUpdate) {
-                                processFlowStatistics((FlowsStatisticsUpdate) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof GroupDescStatsUpdated) {
-                                processGroupDescStats((GroupDescStatsUpdated) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
-                            if (singleMultipartData instanceof MeterConfigStatsUpdated) {
-                                processMeterConfigStatsUpdated((MeterConfigStatsUpdated) singleMultipartData, deviceContext);
-                            }
 
-                            //TODO : implement experimenter
+                        try {
+                            if (multipartData instanceof GroupStatisticsUpdated) {
+                                processGroupStatistics((Iterable<GroupStatisticsUpdated>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade);
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof MeterStatisticsUpdated) {
+                                processMetersStatistics((Iterable<MeterStatisticsUpdated>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade);
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate) {
+                                processNodeConnectorStatistics((Iterable<NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade);
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof FlowTableStatisticsUpdate) {
+                                processFlowTableStatistics((Iterable<FlowTableStatisticsUpdate>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade);
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof QueueStatisticsUpdate) {
+                                processQueueStatistics((Iterable<QueueStatisticsUpdate>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade);
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof FlowsStatisticsUpdate) {
+                                /* FlowStat Processing is realized by NettyThread only by initPhase, otherwise it is realized
+                                 * by MD-SAL thread */
+                                return processFlowStatistics((Iterable<FlowsStatisticsUpdate>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade, registry.getDeviceFlowRegistry(), initial, eventIdentifier);
+
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof GroupDescStatsUpdated) {
+                                processGroupDescStats((Iterable<GroupDescStatsUpdated>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade, registry.getDeviceGroupRegistry());
+                            } else if (multipartData instanceof MeterConfigStatsUpdated) {
+                                processMeterConfigStatsUpdated((Iterable<MeterConfigStatsUpdated>) allMultipartData, deviceInfo, txFacade, registry.getDeviceMeterRegistry());
+                            } else {
+                                isMultipartProcessed = Boolean.FALSE;
+                            }
+                        } catch (final Exception e) {
+                            LOG.warn("stats processing of type {} for node {} failed during write-to-tx step",
+                                    type, deviceInfo.getNodeId(), e);
+                            return Futures.immediateFailedFuture(e);
                         }
+
+                        LOG.debug("Stats reply added to transaction for node {} of type {}", deviceInfo.getNodeId(), type);
+
+                        //TODO : implement experimenter
+                    } else {
+                        LOG.debug("Stats reply was empty for node {} of type {}", deviceInfo.getNodeId(), type);
                     }
-                    return Boolean.TRUE;
+
+                } else {
+                    LOG.debug("Stats reply FAILED for node {} of type {}: {}", deviceInfo.getNodeId(), type, rpcResult.getErrors());
+                    isMultipartProcessed = Boolean.FALSE;
                 }
-                return Boolean.FALSE;
+                return Futures.immediateFuture(isMultipartProcessed);
             }
         });
     }
 
-    private static void processMeterConfigStatsUpdated(final MeterConfigStatsUpdated meterConfigStatsUpdated, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        NodeId nodeId = meterConfigStatsUpdated.getId();
-        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(nodeId);
-
-
-        deleteAllKnownMeters(deviceContext, fNodeIdent);
-        for (MeterConfigStats meterConfigStats : meterConfigStatsUpdated.getMeterConfigStats()) {
-            final MeterId meterId = meterConfigStats.getMeterId();
-            final InstanceIdentifier<Meter> meterInstanceIdentifier = fNodeIdent.child(Meter.class, new MeterKey(meterId));
+    private static void processMeterConfigStatsUpdated(final Iterable<MeterConfigStatsUpdated> data,
+                                                       final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                       final TxFacade txFacade,
+                                                       final DeviceMeterRegistry meterRegistry) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        deleteAllKnownMeters(meterRegistry, fNodeIdent, txFacade);
+        for (final MeterConfigStatsUpdated meterConfigStatsUpdated : data) {
+            for (final MeterConfigStats meterConfigStats : meterConfigStatsUpdated.getMeterConfigStats()) {
+                final MeterId meterId = meterConfigStats.getMeterId();
+                final InstanceIdentifier<Meter> meterInstanceIdentifier = fNodeIdent.child(Meter.class, new MeterKey(meterId));
+
+                final MeterBuilder meterBuilder = new MeterBuilder(meterConfigStats);
+                meterBuilder.setKey(new MeterKey(meterId));
+                meterBuilder.addAugmentation(NodeMeterStatistics.class, new NodeMeterStatisticsBuilder().build());
+                meterRegistry.store(meterId);
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, meterInstanceIdentifier, meterBuilder.build());
+            }
+        }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
+    }
 
-            final MeterBuilder meterBuilder = new MeterBuilder(meterConfigStats);
-            meterBuilder.setKey(new MeterKey(meterId));
-            meterBuilder.addAugmentation(NodeMeterStatistics.class, new NodeMeterStatisticsBuilder().build());
+    private static ListenableFuture<Boolean> processFlowStatistics(final Iterable<FlowsStatisticsUpdate> data,
+                                                                   final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                                   final TxFacade txFacade,
+                                                                   final DeviceFlowRegistry flowRegistry,
+                                                                   final boolean initial,
+                                                                   final EventIdentifier eventIdentifier) {
+        final ListenableFuture<Void> deleteFuture = initial ? Futures.immediateFuture(null) : deleteAllKnownFlows(deviceInfo,
+                flowRegistry, txFacade);
+        return Futures.transform(deleteFuture, new Function<Void, Boolean>() {
 
-            deviceContext.getDeviceMeterRegistry().store(meterId);
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, meterInstanceIdentifier, meterBuilder.build());
-        }
+            @Override
+            public Boolean apply(final Void input) {
+                writeFlowStatistics(data, deviceInfo, flowRegistry, txFacade);
+                txFacade.submitTransaction();
+                EventsTimeCounter.markEnd(eventIdentifier);
+                return Boolean.TRUE;
+            }
+        });
     }
 
-    private static void processFlowStatistics(final FlowsStatisticsUpdate singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final FlowsStatisticsUpdate flowsStatistics = singleMultipartData;
-        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = InstanceIdentifier.create(Nodes.class)
-                .child(Node.class, new NodeKey(flowsStatistics.getId()));
-
-        deviceContext.startGatheringOperationsToOneTransaction();
-        deleteAllKnownFlows(deviceContext, nodeIdent);
-
-
-        for (final FlowAndStatisticsMapList flowStat : flowsStatistics.getFlowAndStatisticsMapList()) {
-            final FlowBuilder flowBuilder = new FlowBuilder(flowStat);
-            FlowId flowId = null;
-            FlowHash flowHash = FlowHashFactory.create(flowBuilder.build(), deviceContext);
-            short tableId = flowStat.getTableId();
-            try {
-                FlowDescriptor flowDescriptor = deviceContext.getDeviceFlowRegistry().retrieveIdForFlow(flowHash);
-                flowId = flowDescriptor.getFlowId();
-            } catch (FlowRegistryException e) {
-                LOG.trace("Flow descriptor for flow hash {} wasn't found.", flowHash.hashCode());
-                flowId = FlowUtil.createAlienFlowId(tableId);
-                FlowDescriptor flowDescriptor = FlowDescriptorFactory.create(tableId, flowId);
-                deviceContext.getDeviceFlowRegistry().store(flowHash, flowDescriptor);
+    public static void writeFlowStatistics(final Iterable<FlowsStatisticsUpdate> data,
+                                           final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                           final DeviceFlowRegistry registry,
+                                           final TxFacade txFacade) {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        try {
+            for (final FlowsStatisticsUpdate flowsStatistics : data) {
+                for (final FlowAndStatisticsMapList flowStat : flowsStatistics.getFlowAndStatisticsMapList()) {
+                    final FlowBuilder flowBuilder = new FlowBuilder(flowStat);
+                    flowBuilder.addAugmentation(FlowStatisticsData.class, refineFlowStatisticsAugmentation(flowStat).build());
+
+                    final short tableId = flowStat.getTableId();
+                    final FlowRegistryKey flowRegistryKey = FlowRegistryKeyFactory.create(deviceInfo.getVersion(), flowBuilder.build());
+                    final FlowId flowId = registry.storeIfNecessary(flowRegistryKey);
+
+                    final FlowKey flowKey = new FlowKey(flowId);
+                    flowBuilder.setKey(flowKey);
+                    final TableKey tableKey = new TableKey(tableId);
+                    final InstanceIdentifier<Flow> flowIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Table.class, tableKey).child(Flow.class, flowKey);
+                    txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowIdent, flowBuilder.build());
+                }
             }
-            FlowKey flowKey = new FlowKey(flowId);
-            flowBuilder.setKey(flowKey);
-            final TableKey tableKey = new TableKey(tableId);
-            final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(singleMultipartData.getId());
-            final InstanceIdentifier<Flow> flowIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Table.class, tableKey).child(Flow.class, flowKey);
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowIdent, flowBuilder.build());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            LOG.warn("Not able to write to transaction: {}", e.getMessage());
         }
+    }
 
-        deviceContext.commitOperationsGatheredInOneTransaction();
+    /**
+     * Method extracts flow statistics out of flowAndStatistics model
+     *
+     * @param flowAndStats
+     */
+    private static FlowStatisticsDataBuilder refineFlowStatisticsAugmentation(final FlowAndStatisticsMapList flowAndStats) {
+        final FlowStatisticsBuilder flowStatisticsBuilder = new FlowStatisticsBuilder(flowAndStats);
+        final FlowStatisticsDataBuilder flowStatisticsDataBld = new FlowStatisticsDataBuilder();
+        flowStatisticsDataBld.setFlowStatistics(flowStatisticsBuilder.build());
+        return flowStatisticsDataBld;
     }
 
-    private static void deleteAllKnownFlows(final DeviceContext deviceContext, final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent) {
-        if (deviceContext.getDeviceState().deviceSynchronized()) {
-            for (Map.Entry<FlowHash, FlowDescriptor> registryEntry : deviceContext.getDeviceFlowRegistry().getAllFlowDescriptors().entrySet()) {
-                FlowDescriptor flowDescriptor = registryEntry.getValue();
+    public static ListenableFuture<Void> deleteAllKnownFlows(final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                             final DeviceFlowRegistry registry,
+                                                             final TxFacade txFacade) {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> flowCapableNodePath = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        final ReadOnlyTransaction readTx = txFacade.getReadTransaction();
+        final CheckedFuture<Optional<FlowCapableNode>, ReadFailedException> flowCapableNodeFuture = readTx.read(
+                LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowCapableNodePath);
 
-                FlowId flowId = flowDescriptor.getFlowId();
-                FlowKey flowKey = new FlowKey(flowId);
-                final InstanceIdentifier<Flow> flowInstanceIdentifier = nodeIdent
-                        .augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class)
-                        .child(Table.class, flowDescriptor.getTableKey())
-                        .child(Flow.class, flowKey);
+        /* we wish to close readTx for fallBack */
+        Futures.withFallback(flowCapableNodeFuture, new FutureFallback<Optional<FlowCapableNode>>() {
 
-                LOG.trace("Deleting flow with id {}", flowInstanceIdentifier);
-                deviceContext.addDeleteToTxChain(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowInstanceIdentifier);
+            @Override
+            public ListenableFuture<Optional<FlowCapableNode>> create(final Throwable t) throws Exception {
+                readTx.close();
+                return Futures.immediateFailedFuture(t);
             }
-        }
-        deviceContext.getDeviceFlowRegistry().removeMarked();
+        });
+        /*
+         * we have to read actual tables with all information before we set empty Flow list, merge is expensive and
+         * not applicable for lists
+         */
+        return Futures.transform(flowCapableNodeFuture, new AsyncFunction<Optional<FlowCapableNode>, Void>() {
+
+            @Override
+            public ListenableFuture<Void> apply(final Optional<FlowCapableNode> flowCapNodeOpt) throws Exception {
+                if (flowCapNodeOpt.isPresent()) {
+                    for (final Table tableData : flowCapNodeOpt.get().getTable()) {
+                        final Table table = new TableBuilder(tableData).setFlow(Collections.<Flow>emptyList()).build();
+                        final InstanceIdentifier<Table> iiToTable = flowCapableNodePath.child(Table.class, tableData.getKey());
+                        txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, iiToTable, table);
+                    }
+                }
+                readTx.close();
+                return Futures.immediateFuture(null);
+            }
+
+        });
     }
 
-    private static void processQueueStatistics(final QueueStatisticsUpdate singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final QueueStatisticsUpdate queueStatisticsUpdate = singleMultipartData;
-        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = InstanceIdentifier.create(Nodes.class)
-                .child(Node.class, new NodeKey(queueStatisticsUpdate.getId()));
-        for (final QueueIdAndStatisticsMap queueStat : queueStatisticsUpdate.getQueueIdAndStatisticsMap()) {
-            if (queueStat.getQueueId() != null) {
-                final FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatistics statChild =
-                        new FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsBuilder(queueStat).build();
-                final FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsDataBuilder statBuild =
-                        new FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsDataBuilder();
-                statBuild.setFlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatistics(statChild);
-                final QueueKey qKey = new QueueKey(queueStat.getQueueId());
-                final InstanceIdentifier<Queue> queueIdent = nodeIdent
-                        .child(NodeConnector.class, new NodeConnectorKey(queueStat.getNodeConnectorId()))
-                        .augmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnector.class)
-                        .child(Queue.class, qKey);
-                final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsData> queueStatIdent = queueIdent.augmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsData.class);
-                deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, queueStatIdent, statBuild.build());
+    private static void processQueueStatistics(final Iterable<QueueStatisticsUpdate> data, final DeviceInfo deviceInfo, final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        // TODO: clean all queues of all node-connectors before writing up-to-date stats
+        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = deviceInfo.getNodeInstanceIdentifier();
+        for (final QueueStatisticsUpdate queueStatisticsUpdate : data) {
+            for (final QueueIdAndStatisticsMap queueStat : queueStatisticsUpdate.getQueueIdAndStatisticsMap()) {
+                if (queueStat.getQueueId() != null) {
+                    final FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatistics statChild =
+                            new FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsBuilder(queueStat).build();
+                    final FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsDataBuilder statBuild =
+                            new FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsDataBuilder();
+                    statBuild.setFlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatistics(statChild);
+                    final QueueKey qKey = new QueueKey(queueStat.getQueueId());
+                    final InstanceIdentifier<Queue> queueIdent = nodeIdent
+                            .child(NodeConnector.class, new NodeConnectorKey(queueStat.getNodeConnectorId()))
+                            .augmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnector.class)
+                            .child(Queue.class, qKey);
+                    final QueueBuilder queueBuilder = new QueueBuilder()
+                            .setKey(qKey)
+                            .setQueueId(queueStat.getQueueId())
+                            // node-connector-id is already contained in parent node and the port-id here is of incompatible format
+                            .addAugmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnectorQueueStatisticsData.class, statBuild.build());
+                    txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, queueIdent, queueBuilder.build());
+                }
             }
         }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static void processFlowTableStatistics(final FlowTableStatisticsUpdate singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final FlowTableStatisticsUpdate flowTableStatisticsUpdate = singleMultipartData;
-        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(flowTableStatisticsUpdate.getId());
+    private static void processFlowTableStatistics(final Iterable<FlowTableStatisticsUpdate> data, final DeviceInfo deviceInfo, final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        for (final FlowTableStatisticsUpdate flowTableStatisticsUpdate : data) {
 
-        for (final FlowTableAndStatisticsMap tableStat : flowTableStatisticsUpdate.getFlowTableAndStatisticsMap()) {
-            final InstanceIdentifier<FlowTableStatistics> tStatIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Table.class, new TableKey(tableStat.getTableId().getValue()))
-                    .augmentation(FlowTableStatisticsData.class).child(FlowTableStatistics.class);
-            final FlowTableStatistics stats = new FlowTableStatisticsBuilder(tableStat).build();
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, tStatIdent, stats);
+            for (final FlowTableAndStatisticsMap tableStat : flowTableStatisticsUpdate.getFlowTableAndStatisticsMap()) {
+                final InstanceIdentifier<FlowTableStatistics> tStatIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Table.class, new TableKey(tableStat.getTableId().getValue()))
+                        .augmentation(FlowTableStatisticsData.class).child(FlowTableStatistics.class);
+                final FlowTableStatistics stats = new FlowTableStatisticsBuilder(tableStat).build();
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, tStatIdent, stats);
+            }
         }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static void processNodeConnectorStatistics(final NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate nodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate = singleMultipartData;
-        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = InstanceIdentifier.create(Nodes.class)
-                .child(Node.class, new NodeKey(nodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate.getId()));
-        for (final NodeConnectorStatisticsAndPortNumberMap nConnectPort : nodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate.getNodeConnectorStatisticsAndPortNumberMap()) {
-            final FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics stats = new FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsBuilder(nConnectPort).build();
-            final NodeConnectorKey key = new NodeConnectorKey(nConnectPort.getNodeConnectorId());
-            final InstanceIdentifier<NodeConnector> nodeConnectorIdent = nodeIdent.child(NodeConnector.class, key);
-            final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsData> nodeConnStatIdent = nodeConnectorIdent
-                    .augmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsData.class);
-            final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics> flowCapNodeConnStatIdent =
-                    nodeConnStatIdent.child(FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics.class);
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowCapNodeConnStatIdent, stats);
+    private static void processNodeConnectorStatistics(final Iterable<NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate> data, final DeviceInfo deviceInfo, final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = deviceInfo.getNodeInstanceIdentifier();
+        for (final NodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate nodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate : data) {
+            for (final NodeConnectorStatisticsAndPortNumberMap nConnectPort : nodeConnectorStatisticsUpdate.getNodeConnectorStatisticsAndPortNumberMap()) {
+                final FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics stats = new FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsBuilder(nConnectPort).build();
+                final NodeConnectorKey key = new NodeConnectorKey(nConnectPort.getNodeConnectorId());
+                final InstanceIdentifier<NodeConnector> nodeConnectorIdent = nodeIdent.child(NodeConnector.class, key);
+                final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsData> nodeConnStatIdent = nodeConnectorIdent
+                        .augmentation(FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatisticsData.class);
+                final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics> flowCapNodeConnStatIdent =
+                        nodeConnStatIdent.child(FlowCapableNodeConnectorStatistics.class);
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, flowCapNodeConnStatIdent, stats);
+            }
         }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static void processMetersStatistics(final MeterStatisticsUpdated singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final MeterStatisticsUpdated meterStatisticsUpdated = singleMultipartData;
-        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(meterStatisticsUpdated.getId());
-
-
-        for (final MeterStats mStat : meterStatisticsUpdated.getMeterStats()) {
-            final MeterStatistics stats = new MeterStatisticsBuilder(mStat).build();
-            final MeterId meterId = mStat.getMeterId();
-            final InstanceIdentifier<Meter> meterIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Meter.class, new MeterKey(meterId));
-            final InstanceIdentifier<NodeMeterStatistics> nodeMeterStatIdent = meterIdent
-                    .augmentation(NodeMeterStatistics.class);
-            final InstanceIdentifier<MeterStatistics> msIdent = nodeMeterStatIdent.child(MeterStatistics.class);
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, msIdent, stats);
+    private static void processMetersStatistics(final Iterable<MeterStatisticsUpdated> data,
+                                                final DeviceInfo deviceInfo,
+                                                final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        for (final MeterStatisticsUpdated meterStatisticsUpdated : data) {
+            for (final MeterStats mStat : meterStatisticsUpdated.getMeterStats()) {
+                final MeterStatistics stats = new MeterStatisticsBuilder(mStat).build();
+                final MeterId meterId = mStat.getMeterId();
+                final InstanceIdentifier<Meter> meterIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Meter.class, new MeterKey(meterId));
+                final InstanceIdentifier<NodeMeterStatistics> nodeMeterStatIdent = meterIdent
+                        .augmentation(NodeMeterStatistics.class);
+                final InstanceIdentifier<MeterStatistics> msIdent = nodeMeterStatIdent.child(MeterStatistics.class);
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, msIdent, stats);
+            }
         }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static void deleteAllKnownMeters(final DeviceContext deviceContext, final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent) {
-        for (MeterId meterId : deviceContext.getDeviceMeterRegistry().getAllMeterIds()) {
+    private static void deleteAllKnownMeters(final DeviceMeterRegistry meterRegistry, final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent, final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        for (final MeterId meterId : meterRegistry.getAllMeterIds()) {
             final InstanceIdentifier<Meter> meterIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Meter.class, new MeterKey(meterId));
-            deviceContext.addDeleteToTxChain(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, meterIdent);
+            txFacade.addDeleteToTxChain(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, meterIdent);
         }
-        deviceContext.getDeviceMeterRegistry().removeMarked();
+        meterRegistry.removeMarked();
     }
 
-    private static void processGroupDescStats(GroupDescStatsUpdated groupDescStatsUpdated, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        NodeId nodeId = groupDescStatsUpdated.getId();
-        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(nodeId);
+    private static void processGroupDescStats(final Iterable<GroupDescStatsUpdated> data, final DeviceInfo deviceInfo, final TxFacade txFacade, final DeviceGroupRegistry groupRegistry) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        deleteAllKnownGroups(txFacade, fNodeIdent, groupRegistry);
 
-        deleteAllKnownGroups(deviceContext, fNodeIdent);
-        for (GroupDescStats groupDescStats : groupDescStatsUpdated.getGroupDescStats()) {
-            final GroupId groupId = groupDescStats.getGroupId();
+        for (final GroupDescStatsUpdated groupDescStatsUpdated : data) {
+            for (final GroupDescStats groupDescStats : groupDescStatsUpdated.getGroupDescStats()) {
+                final GroupId groupId = groupDescStats.getGroupId();
 
-            final GroupBuilder groupBuilder = new GroupBuilder(groupDescStats);
-            groupBuilder.setKey(new GroupKey(groupId));
-            groupBuilder.addAugmentation(NodeGroupStatistics.class, new NodeGroupStatisticsBuilder().build());
+                final GroupBuilder groupBuilder = new GroupBuilder(groupDescStats);
+                groupBuilder.setKey(new GroupKey(groupId));
+                groupBuilder.addAugmentation(NodeGroupStatistics.class, new NodeGroupStatisticsBuilder().build());
 
-            final InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Group.class, new GroupKey(groupId));
-            deviceContext.getDeviceGroupRegistry().store(groupId);
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, groupIdent, groupBuilder.build());
+                final InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Group.class, new GroupKey(groupId));
+
+                groupRegistry.store(groupId);
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, groupIdent, groupBuilder.build());
+            }
         }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static void deleteAllKnownGroups(final DeviceContext deviceContext, final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent) {
-        for (GroupId groupId : deviceContext.getDeviceGroupRegistry().getAllGroupIds()) {
+    private static void deleteAllKnownGroups(final TxFacade txFacade, final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent, final DeviceGroupRegistry groupRegistry) throws Exception {
+        for (final GroupId groupId : groupRegistry.getAllGroupIds()) {
             final InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Group.class, new GroupKey(groupId));
-            deviceContext.addDeleteToTxChain(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, groupIdent);
+            txFacade.addDeleteToTxChain(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, groupIdent);
         }
-        deviceContext.getDeviceGroupRegistry().removeMarked();
+        groupRegistry.removeMarked();
     }
 
-    private static void processGroupStatistics(final GroupStatisticsUpdated singleMultipartData, final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
-        final GroupStatisticsUpdated groupStatistics = singleMultipartData;
-        NodeId nodeId = groupStatistics.getId();
-        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(nodeId);
+    private static void processGroupStatistics(final Iterable<GroupStatisticsUpdated> data, final DeviceInfo deviceInfo, final TxFacade txFacade) throws Exception {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> fNodeIdent = assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(deviceInfo);
+        for (final GroupStatisticsUpdated groupStatistics : data) {
+            for (final GroupStats groupStats : groupStatistics.getGroupStats()) {
 
-        for (final GroupStats groupStats : groupStatistics.getGroupStats()) {
+                final InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Group.class, new GroupKey(groupStats.getGroupId()));
+                final InstanceIdentifier<NodeGroupStatistics> nGroupStatIdent = groupIdent
+                        .augmentation(NodeGroupStatistics.class);
 
-            final InstanceIdentifier<Group> groupIdent = fNodeIdent.child(Group.class, new GroupKey(groupStats.getGroupId()));
-            final InstanceIdentifier<NodeGroupStatistics> nGroupStatIdent = groupIdent
-                    .augmentation(NodeGroupStatistics.class);
+                final InstanceIdentifier<GroupStatistics> gsIdent = nGroupStatIdent.child(GroupStatistics.class);
+                final GroupStatistics stats = new GroupStatisticsBuilder(groupStats).build();
+                txFacade.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, gsIdent, stats);
+            }
+        }
+        txFacade.submitTransaction();
+    }
+
+    private static InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> assembleFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(final DeviceInfo deviceInfo) {
+        return deviceInfo.getNodeInstanceIdentifier().augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class);
+    }
 
-            final InstanceIdentifier<GroupStatistics> gsIdent = nGroupStatIdent.child(GroupStatistics.class);
-            final GroupStatistics stats = new GroupStatisticsBuilder(groupStats).build();
-            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, gsIdent, stats);
+    /**
+     * Writes snapshot gathering start timestamp + cleans end mark
+     *
+     * @param deviceContext txManager + node path keeper
+     */
+    static void markDeviceStateSnapshotStart(final DeviceContext deviceContext) {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatus> statusPath = deviceContext.getDeviceInfo()
+                .getNodeInstanceIdentifier().augmentation(FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatus.class);
+
+        final SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT);
+        final FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatus gatheringStatus = new FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatusBuilder()
+                .setSnapshotGatheringStatusStart(new SnapshotGatheringStatusStartBuilder()
+                        .setBegin(new DateAndTime(simpleDateFormat.format(new Date())))
+                        .build())
+                .setSnapshotGatheringStatusEnd(null) // TODO: reconsider if really need to clean end mark here
+                .build();
+        try {
+            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, statusPath, gatheringStatus);
+        } catch (final TransactionChainClosedException e) {
+            LOG.warn("Can't write to transaction, transaction chain probably closed.");
+            LOG.trace("Write to transaction exception: ", e);
         }
+
+        deviceContext.submitTransaction();
     }
 
-    private static InstanceIdentifier<FlowCapableNode> getFlowCapableNodeInstanceIdentifier(final NodeId nodeId) {
-        final InstanceIdentifier<Node> nodeIdent = InstanceIdentifier
-                .create(Nodes.class).child(Node.class, new NodeKey(nodeId));
-        return nodeIdent.augmentation(FlowCapableNode.class);
+    /**
+     * Writes snapshot gathering end timestamp + outcome
+     *
+     * @param deviceContext txManager + node path keeper
+     * @param succeeded     outcome of currently finished gathering
+     */
+    static void markDeviceStateSnapshotEnd(final DeviceContext deviceContext, final boolean succeeded) {
+        final InstanceIdentifier<SnapshotGatheringStatusEnd> statusEndPath = deviceContext.getDeviceInfo()
+                .getNodeInstanceIdentifier().augmentation(FlowCapableStatisticsGatheringStatus.class)
+                .child(SnapshotGatheringStatusEnd.class);
+
+        final SimpleDateFormat simpleDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat(DATE_AND_TIME_FORMAT);
+        final SnapshotGatheringStatusEnd gatheringStatus = new SnapshotGatheringStatusEndBuilder()
+                .setEnd(new DateAndTime(simpleDateFormat.format(new Date())))
+                .setSucceeded(succeeded)
+                .build();
+        try {
+            deviceContext.writeToTransaction(LogicalDatastoreType.OPERATIONAL, statusEndPath, gatheringStatus);
+        } catch (TransactionChainClosedException e) {
+            LOG.warn("Can't write to transaction, transaction chain probably closed.");
+            LOG.trace("Write to transaction exception: ", e);
+        }
+
+        deviceContext.submitTransaction();
     }
 }