Users Guide

Network Virtualization Portlets | Virtualization Management
944 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
Columns
Other than the general navigation and configuration options, the Network Service Record portlet
includes the following columns (Table 18-16).
You can view the value for most of the hidden columns by right-clicking a row and selecting
Details. The other option is to add the column by clicking the Settings tool, selecting the Columns
tab, clicking Show for the appropriate column, and the applying the change.
Topology Opens the Topology portlet, where you define a multi-layered, customizable
topology view of your network to help track network devices state. See
Topology Portlet on page 241 for more details on configuring the Topology
portlet.
Deploy Implements a network service in the specified VIM by establishing network
connectivity, processing the VNF instantiate event, and re-syncing VIM
resources.
Undeploy Removes the network service from the specified VIM by processing the VNF
terminate event and re-syncing VIM resources.
Deploy Virtual Links Executes the Service Link Deploy task on the target NFV, processing the
Instantiate event for each defined network service.
Discover/Resync Executes the Network Service Discovery task to identify services in the
network and performs a resync action to ensure services are up to date.
Scaling Provides access to the following scaling options:
• Scale In opens the Network Service Sale In Parameters window, where
you specify a deployment flavor name and increment number, and then
execute the Scale-in event to reduce the service scope.
• Scale Out opens the Network Service Scale Out Parameters window,
where you specify a deployment flavor name and increment number, and
then execute the Scale-out event to increase the service scope.
Maintenance Executes the following network service tasks on the target VNF:
• Diagnostics runs the Diagnostics event for the selected service and the
VNF. The user defines these events.
• Heal runs the Heal event for the network service and the VNF.
• Upgrade runs the Upgrade event for the selected service and the VNF to
ensure that the latest descriptor is used.
• Disaster Recovery runs the Disaster Recovery event for the selected
service and the VNF. The user defines these events.
Delete Removes the selected network service record from the system.
Shutdown Gracefully shuts down the selected network service.
Audit Trail Opens the Audit Trail Viewer window, which displays a list of actions that
occurred for the selected record. Select an audit record and the job record
displays its status and any other job-related information.
Share with User Opens the Share with User window, where you select a user to which you
want to share the selected asset and then enter a message. You can share
with colleagues existing on your system.
Note: Sharing only handles one item so it uses the first one in the selection.
Table 18-15. Network Service Record Pop-Up Menu Options (Sheet 2 of 2)
Option Description