Users Guide

Network Virtualization Portlets | Virtualization Management
954 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
Columns
Other than the general navigation and configuration options, the Physical Network Function
Descriptors portlet includes the following columns (Table 18-20).
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.
Editing Physical Network Function Descriptor Window
Use the Editing Physical Network Function Descriptor window (Figure ) to create and modify PNF
descriptors. This is where you define network connections between a PNF and other network
instances, such as network service, virtualized network functions, virtual links, and so on.
Access this window by navigating to the Physical Network Function Descriptors portlet, right-
clicking a row, and then selecting Edit.
Table 18-20. Physical Network Function Descriptors Columns
Column Description
UUID A unique 128-bit, system generated value assigned to each PNF descriptor
created.
Name The text that identifies each PNF descriptor.
Vendor The vendor generating this PNF descriptor.
Pnf Version The version for the PNF that this PNF descriptor is describing. Provided by the
network service engineer creating the descriptor.
Descriptor Version The version of the PNF descriptor.
Version Date The timestamp for the PNF descriptor.
Created The system-generated timestamp in which the PNF descriptor was created. By
default, this field is not shown.
Description A detailed description of the PNF’s purpose. By default, this field is not shown.
Enabled An indicator that shows whether the PNF descriptor is available (checkmark) or
not (X). By default, this field is not shown.
On Board Date The user-specified timestamp in which to instantiate the PNF descriptor. By
default, this field is not shown.
Update The system-generated timestamp that the PNF descriptor was last modified. By
default, this field is not shown.