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972 OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide
Figure 18-32. Stage VNF Window
The Stage VNF window has the following fields and option (Table 18-33) .
Table 18-33. Stage VNF Fields/Options
Field/Option Description
Conditional Search
Parameters
Define conditional search criteria to find the appropriate VNF descriptor entity.
Available VNF List Select a VNF descriptor from which to stage a VNF record and then click Select.
The Vnf Stage Parameters input fields are displayed.
Name Enter a VNF descriptor name that identifies its purpose.
Description Enter more details that describe the VNF’s purpose, version, etc.
Customer Select the person, group, or organization that requested the VNF. If the customer
is not listed, create it.
VIM Select a VIM. Selecting a VIM populates the namespace list.
Namespace Select the project in which to deploy the VNF
Flavor Select a deployment flavor.
Network Service Select the network service required to stage or deploy the VNF. This field shows
only when a network service is required to stage or deploy the VNF.
Add Schedule Set the following schedule parameters used to automatically execute the VNF
Stage task on the specified target.
• Starting On sets the date and time to execute the task.
• Recurrence sets whether the task executes Only Once, Only at Startup, every X
minutes (Increment), or Every X minutes, hours, days, weekdays, weekend
days, weeks, months, years.
• Stopping On sets when the task stops executing. Valid values are Never, By
Occurrence, or By Date and Time.
Execute Runs the VNF Stage task on the specified target and reserves resources.
Save Preserves your stage VNF configuration.
Close Exits the Stage VNF window.