Users Guide

Getting Started | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 915
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Setting Up OMNM Application
Before you perform the tasks described in this guide, make sure that the NFV-specific portlets you
need are added to the existing OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) portal.
Which portlets you need, depends on your role (Table 18-1) in the management of your virtualized
network environment and the deployment of network services and virtualized network functions
(VNFs).
Table 18-1. User Roles and Tasks
Role Tasks
Administrator Bringing VIM under management (creating the controller record)
Setting up the OpenStack environment (uploading vendor base images to the
OpenStack controller, modifying resource flavors, creating VIM snapshots)
Preparing vendor-supplied images from OMNM (creating and editing VIM
images)
Maintaining the VIMs under management, descriptors, virtual reservations, and
virtual requirements
Network Designer/
Engineer
Defining descriptors
Implementing virtual reservations
Monitoring virtual requirements
Operator Instantiating VNFs (stage, deploy)
Monitoring virtual requirements
Performing other daily operations, such as undeploying, scaling, monitoring
system health, resolving issues found, etc.