Users Guide

Network Virtualization Portlets | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 963
Editing Virtual Network Function Descriptor Window
Use the Editing Virtual Network Function (VNF) Descriptor window (Figure 18-27) to view,
define, or modify a VNF descriptor and any of the following related items listed in the navigation
tree:
• Data Values lists any defined data values.
• Lifecycle Events provides access to any defined list of events for the Heal, Shutdown,
Configure, Scale in, Instantiate, Terminate, Scale out, and Diagnostics lifecycle events.
• Deployment Flavors lists the default or defined deployment flavors.
There are deployment flavors available by default. However, your system administrator can
create and maintain the deployment flavors available.
• Connection Points lists any defined connection points.
• VDU (virtualization deployment unit) Dependencies lists any defined VDU dependencies.
• Virtual Links lists any defined virtual links.
• VDUs lists any defined VDU descriptors.
Select an item from the navigation tree and the available definitions are displayed in the general or
extended details. If you have administrative permissions, you can add, modify, or delete definitions.
Name The user-entered name that identifies the VNF descriptor.
Vendor The vendor VNF used to generate this VNF descriptor, such as F5, Cisco, etc.
Vnf Software Version The version of VNF software used to generate this VNF.
Vnf Descriptor Version The VNF descriptor version.
Version Date The VNF descriptor timestamp.
Auto-configure An indicator that shows whether configuration tasks are queued (checkmark)
once the instantiation completes or not (X). By default, this field not shown.
Created The system-generated timestamp for the description creation. By default, this
field is not shown.
Description The optional detailed description provided during descriptor creation. By default,
this field is not shown.
Enabled An indicator that shows whether the VNF descriptor is available (checkmark) or
not (X). By default, this field is not shown.
Monitor Attributes Monitor attributes provided during descriptor creation. By default, this field is
not shown.
Monitoring
Parameters
Monitoring parameters provided during descriptor creation. By default, this field
is not shown.
Notifications The latest activity for the descriptor, such as Created. By default, this field is not
shown.
On Board Date The timestamp for the descriptor onboarding. By default, this field is not shown.
Parent Version The name of the descriptor from which the new descriptor was branched. By
default, this field is not shown.
Stand-alone A indicator that shows whether the VNF descriptor deploys without (checkmark)
or with (X) a network service. By default, this field is not shown.
Updated The system-generated timestamp for the latest descriptor changes. By default,
this field is not shown.
Table 18-26. Virtual Network Function Descriptors Columns (Sheet 2 of 2)
Column Description