Users Guide

Network Virtualization Portlets | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 969
Pop-Up Menu
The Virtual Network Function Records portlet provides access to the following pop-up menu
options. Right-click a row to access these options (Table 18-31).
Table 18-31. Virtual Network Function Records Pop-Up Menu Options (Sheet 1 of 2)
Option Description
New Opens the Stage VNF window, were you define a new VNF to stage and then
deploy.
Edit Opens the Editing VNF Record window, where
Details
Displays the general details , such as identification information, version
information, deployment status, external references monitor parameters,
health, connection points, and a reference tree.
You can al so view VDU information, alarms and event details, and history details
by selecting the appropriate tab.
Deploy Adds the VNF to the specified VIM by running the VNF Deploy task on the
specified target, which includes processing the VNF Instantiate event for the
VNF.
You can also execute the Vnf Deploy action from the Actions portlet.
Once deployment successfully completes, the record status shows as
Instantiating. When instantiation completes, the status changes to Normal.
Undeploy Removes the VNF from the specified VIM by running the VNF Undeploy task on
the specified target, which includes processing the Terminate event for the VNF.
You can also execute the Vnf Undeploy action from the Actions portlet.
This action changes the record status to Offline.
Discover/Resync Executes the Vnf Discovery task on the target VIM to identify VNF changes and
performs a resync action to ensure VNFs are up to date.
Scaling Provides access to the following scaling options:
• Scale In executes the Scale-in event to reduce the VNF capacity.
• Scale Out executes the Scale-out event to increase the VNF capacity.
You can also execute the Vnf Scale In and Vnf Scale Out actions from the Actions
portlet.
Start/Stop Toggles between the ability to start or stop a VNF record depending on its current
state.
If you stop the record, a confirmation message is displayed. Click Stop to
continue. This updates the record status to Stopped and any transactions after
this point are lost.
When you start activity, the record status returns to Normal.
You can also execute the Vnf Stop and Vnf Start actions from the Actions portlet.
Resume/Suspend Toggles between the ability to suspend a VNF’s record activity or resume a
suspended VNF’s record activity.
If you suspend the record, a confirmation message is displayed. Click Suspend to
continue. This updates the record status to Suspended. Activity continues to
collect and is passed through once you resume activity.
When you resume activity, the record status returns to Normal.
You can also execute the Vnf Suspend and Vnf Resume actions from the Actions
portlet.