Users Guide

Managing Virtualized Network Functions | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 989
Managing Virtualized Network Functions
From the OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) application, you can manage virtualized
network functions (VNFs) by staging and deploying VNF resources (instantiating) and then
managing those resources by monitoring network health, updating VNFs, and adding or removing
VNFs as needed to resolve issues or expansion.
See
Network Virtualization Portlets on page 926 for a detailed description of each portlet and the
different actions that you can perform.
•
Instantiating a Complex Virtual Network
• Instantiating a Standalone VNF Record
• Monitoring Network Health
• Updating Virtual Network Functions
• Undeploying Virtual Network Functions
Instantiating a Complex Virtual Network
This section illustrates how to instantiate a complex Virtualized Network Function (VNF) record.
The example environment has a Session Boarder Controller, a client Session Initiation Protocol
(SIP) server, and a DNS with internal networks that connects the virtual networks.
Instantiate a virtual network by:
•
Reviewing a System’s Current State
• Reviewing a VNF Descriptor
• Staging a Complex VNF Record
• Verifying Reserved Resources
• Deploying a Complex VNF Record
• Viewing Alarms and Notifications
• Verifying a Complex VNF Instantiation
• Reviewing the VNF Record Status
Reviewing a System’s Current State
The Virtualized Infrastructure Managers (VIMs) portlet lists the OpenStack controllers and VIM
instances. Before you instantiate a Virtualized Network Function (VNF), it is good to know the
system’s current state and the OpenStack controllers and VIM instances available to which you can
deploy services.
The OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) application provides many management tools from
which to access the network health and configuration, such as:
• Topology
• Resource Management
• Performance Monitoring
• Infrastructure Capacity
Review the system’s current state from the OMNM Virtualized Infrastructure Managers portlet as
follows.
NOTE:
The Virtualized Infrastructure Managers portlet location is dependant on your company’s OMNM NFV
installation and configuration.