Users Guide

Network Virtualization Portlets | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 961
Virtualized Network Function Portlets
This section describes the following Virtualized Network Function (VNF) portlets:
•
Virtual Network Function Descriptors Portlet
• Virtual Network Function Records Portlet
• Details Portlets
Virtual Network Function Descriptors Portlet
Use the Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet (Figure 18-26) to maintain a list of
virtualized network function (VNF) descriptors. These descriptors are templates used to create
VNF records.
From the Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet, a system administrator creates and
maintains the descriptors, a network designer implements VNFs, and operators (if they have the
proper permissions) view descriptors to gain knowledge.
The Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet also provides a maximized view that includes
additional filtering and the ability to export the table to a portable document format (PDF), Excel
format, or CSV format.
Both views have the same
pop-up menu options and by default the same columns . See Expanded
Portlet
on page 130 for a description of its standard options provided.
Figure 18-26. Virtual Network Function Descriptors Portlet
Pop-Up Menu
The Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet provides access to the following pop-up menu
options. Right-click a row to access these options (Table 18-25).
Table 18-25. Virtual Network Function Descriptors Pop-Up Menu Options (Sheet 1 of 2)
Option Description
New Opens the Editing Virtual Network Function Descriptor window, where you
define a VNF descriptor and any related data values, lifecycle events, deployment
flavors, connection points, VDU dependencies, virtual links, and VDUs.