Users Guide

Managing Virtualized Network Functions | Virtualization Management
OMNM 6.5.3 User Guide 991
5 Go to the OpenStack dashboard to view information about the server to which you are going
to deploy, such as the network topology, networks, instances, and so on.
6 Return to the OMNM application.
Next review the VNF descriptor you plan to deploy to gain an understanding of its fuctionality.
Reviewing a VNF Descriptor
The OpenManage Network Manager (OMNM) Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet
provides a list of the Virtualized Network Function (VNF) descriptors available. Before using a
descriptor to deploy a VNF, review the descriptor to gain a better understanding of its functionality.
Review a VNF descriptor from the Virtual Network Function Descriptors portlet as follows.
1 Select a VNF descriptor.
2 Right-click > Edit.
The Editing Virtual Network Function Descriptor window is displayed.
3 Review the descriptor details, such as VDU components used to connect internal networks to
the VNF, lifecycle events (terminate/instantiate), deployment flavors (models), and so on. It
needs to be complete and at a deployable state.
Note that when instantiating a complex VNF, the stand-alone option is
not selected.
4 Click Close when finished.