ETSI NFV-SOL CNF Deployment using Helm¶
This section covers how to deploy ETSI NFV-SOL containerized VNF using Helm in Tacker v2 API.
Note
v1 VNF LCM API also support CNF deployment using Helm and its requirements are different from v2 VNF LCM API. For details on using Helm in v1 API, please refer to How to Install Helm to Kubernetes Cluster and Deploy CNF using Helm Chart.
Overview¶
The following figure shows an overview of the CNF deployment.
Request create VNF
A user requests tacker-server to create a VNF with tacker-client by uploading a VNF Package and requesting
create VNF. The VNF Package should containHelm chartin addition toVNFD.Request instantiate VNF
A user requests tacker-server to instantiate the created VNF by requesting
instantiate VNFwith instantiate parameters.Execute Helm commands
Upon receiving a request from tacker-client, tacker-server redirects it to tacker-conductor. In tacker-conductor, the request is redirected again to an appropriate infra-driver (in this case Helm infra-driver) according to the contents of the instantiate parameters. Then, Helm infra-driver executes Helm commands.
Call Kubernetes API via Helm
Helm calls Kubernetes APIs to create Pods as a VNF.
Create Pods
Kubernetes Master creates Pods according to the API calls.
Prepare Helm VIM¶
1. Create a Config File¶
Before register a Helm VIM to tacker, we should create config file.
The following sample provides required information to
register a Helm VIM.
This sample specifies the values of the bearer_token and ssl_ca_cert
parameters that can be obtained from the Kubernetes Master-node.
For specific methods of obtaining bearer_token and ssl_ca_cert,
please refer to Kubernetes VIM Installation.
It also contains the extra field.
For using Helm, use_helm in extra must be set as true.
auth_url: "https://192.168.56.10:6443"
bearer_token: "eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IkdVazBPakx4Q2NsUjJjNHhsZFdaaXJMSHVQMUo4NkdMS0toamlSaENiVFUifQ.eyJpc3MiOiJrdWJlcm5ldGVzL3NlcnZpY2VhY2NvdW50Iiwia3ViZXJuZXRlcy5pby9zZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudC9uYW1lc3BhY2UiOiJkZWZhdWx0Iiwia3ViZXJuZXRlcy5pby9zZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudC9zZWNyZXQubmFtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQtdG9rZW4tazhzdmltIiwia3ViZXJuZXRlcy5pby9zZXJ2aWNlYWNjb3VudC9zZXJ2aWNlLWFjY291bnQubmFtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJrdWJlcm5ldGVzLmlvL3NlcnZpY2VhY2NvdW50L3NlcnZpY2UtYWNjb3VudC51aWQiOiJhNTIzYzFhMi1jYmU5LTQ1Y2YtYTc5YS00ZDA4MDYwZDE3NmEiLCJzdWIiOiJzeXN0ZW06c2VydmljZWFjY291bnQ6ZGVmYXVsdDpkZWZhdWx0In0.BpKAAQLjXMIpJIjqQDsGtyh1a-Ij8e-YOVRv0md_iOGXd1KLR-qreM6xA-Ni8WFILzq3phaZU6npET8PlfhQ6csF5u20OT2SoZ7iAotHXpCcYkRdrUd2oO5KxSFTkOhasaN1pQ3pZyaFYUZbwwmLK3I31rG4Br2VbZQ7Qu8wFOXUK-syBGF48vIPZ5JQ3K00KNxpuEcGybMK5LtdSKZ25Ozp_I2oqm3KBZMPMfWwaUnvuRnyly13tsiXudPt_9H78AxLubMo3rcvECJU2y_zZLiavcZKXAz-UmHulxtz_XZ80hMu-XOpYWEYrOB0Lt0hB59ZoY1y3OvJElTfPyrwWw"
ssl_ca_cert: "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
project_name: "default"
type: "kubernetes"
extra:
use_helm: true
1. Register Helm VIM¶
We could register Helm VIM to tacker by running the following command:
$ openstack vim register --config-file CONFIG_FILE Helm_VIM_NAME --fit-width
Config file in chapter 1 need to be input by parameter –config-file. After successful execution, VIM information will be displayed.
$ openstack vim register --config-file vim-k8s.yaml test-vim-helm --fit-width
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| auth_cred | { |
| | "bearer_token": "***", |
| | "ssl_ca_cert": "b'gAAAAABlcTEl6uPnFB4aCDCpRI8fuMI7r9K6lBC2nW0IiYpd3HifxUsXI20wxuTRpOVRSVasev_NuxfZxLneAfgwCF_FYed9cj0vng-Q32v2RM8EMziTfzNjV8qnESgMOtcsb10h80917tYSIoJOWhPdcLUPDKKL-Or3vJWzudRFnltI13GnK40ytVOaN4gF-wAE8zEL7gOq7iyC2L4 |
| | oVmZeb2VVAnp71KvJPMAe3hM0IPF2dgpqSEfImG8ipmzLnc_JGG40ybiaNG7lDjwSMDnjrEjiX32iTmsifOSr02mBhrrn7hoG7mbbcTfhCymjSjoutQKuXMBflAM8ytgBk6C70HtIBQJgNLIYGHrTMyEH6kPynM79EMxfENJVSxfmLzwwnw6YWc01oVIqW5GuK6cZDho4pbb8r-CxZk2XU0DOKRqSSju- |
| | B8wBoeI4EaKSAKhOVtQrsM6sQoz0yOF5NNH8tcebZsUFYO8jp6-xk8w91GhK6CFVL39_vuoyiAS-zQH0S_GA3tl8pTpufAIr_TShq6Jc7hac1cBWaeqsuofC-Ny6jhdN5-AMx0EsVzx_3tkOD_pA2wP8PkFO8gxC4egjdNVdOdU_ggXElcnsJJeBP5ljTmisu3sn_fqFMxpJeqdus-bquX8ErLPfGBjCy- |
| | cWDIRmc1XaLHZ88Ju2zqjDMfjotNXJeK_iYeBiEMNwburTy-VAmucPS6bdI8Y1dPWcT-V6Nk- |
| | jMl1ydUHptX42NXrxO83NjTIb5KDZQ8-AD7eQ1Bq2H6AkhZIw24qzLme6KTupzo-9CuzF3HElmwuy0NtyjvXhn4X36xlYJk-y9LYPV6KyvYPmND9uzskemDma0VCRbbIgdfar0AER0wDZlwv7Ra0G12CUKbxZVSXowS9nl- |
| | FC5ApT7NAGhKAP8BfyUnjxMqA641Yk8DVLXmyztYYYYSoQ-6OcKKfTEvbYvfDSeHH50IGzHfMkx5YkNExqGREjjYkVwjO0ZW1odRoXISXtfop0Xfpqkun_ckJXNYCXKEn6bc9q3EnSaIxI2NOyhsjZ3eDF-VHFo8K_H_5iBrqoqWOUwx-uWm4xKZ7GtOUhPL4_w9XSiBFcMSf0uCtvbcWsu_B00itWYMipPUbYWD- |
| | Un9p5ESmaFbPW4B9912sszjbJzQyawqV_LYoW6MPgLYEd46Oqn9RkxGqdj8DKJpUfBb_DKC3G29OiStaW6IWLBNmsNqb9xCy5UsF_sM_fLEbbAR76LEAau2Fhb5DTzHr27h_Ri8GsXfTWX8r61pseh41hZAmwpyAW4-WAxhx158gR14hPBrjecPuPSs_vB- |
| | 6lJkuu7NFQIlj2uQBSP_gkaJ4mg3tIzcVfQeyTcE5KhfJWy2TdyI7pIe1vthjzI8pgWxO_dUAkkIPA6emA01QxzzKNCHa0KCYGi_noTwnasb_vwDL0sqjd6eUwFjCzeEuhPex3aQkYxrg2wxWFxg58bLb_it8U1wqHEWfiCH4a5XE4TCnBbPF2DiRZ9KHkRgdAcz2Wo- |
| | iNx0ghJ0u25Phi6nHuxbtEOghHZH7cgx6KaZ300ilA1g=='", |
| | "auth_url": "https://192.168.56.10:6443", |
| | "username": "None", |
| | "key_type": "barbican_key", |
| | "secret_uuid": "***" |
| | } |
| auth_url | https://192.168.56.10:6443 |
| created_at | 2023-12-07 02:42:46.328344 |
| description | |
| extra | use_helm=True |
| id | 9c37f36f-f569-4259-b388-d550e55dd65c |
| is_default | False |
| name | test-vim-helm |
| placement_attr | { |
| | "regions": [ |
| | "default", |
| | "kube-node-lease", |
| | "kube-public", |
| | "kube-system" |
| | ] |
| | } |
| project_id | ebbc6cf1a03d49918c8e408535d87268 |
| status | ACTIVE |
| type | kubernetes |
| updated_at | None |
| vim_project | { |
| | "name": "default" |
| | } |
+----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Also we can check if the status of VIM is ACTIVE by openstack vim list command.
$ openstack vim list
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
| ID | Name | Tenant_id | Type | Is Default | Status |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
| 9c37f36f-f569-4259-b388-d550e55dd65c | test-vim-helm | ebbc6cf1a03d49918c8e408535d87268 | kubernetes | False | ACTIVE |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
Note
In the return of vim list,
Type is shown as kubernetes for both Helm VIM and Kubernetes VIM.
Prepare VNF Package¶
1. Create Directories of VNF Package¶
TOSCA YAML CSAR file is an archive file using the ZIP file format whose structure complies with the TOSCA Simple Profile YAML v1.2 Specification. Here is a sample of building a VNF Package CSAR directory:
$ mkdir -p deployment/{TOSCA-Metadata,Definitions,Files/kubernetes}
2. Create a Helm chart¶
A CSAR VNF package shall have Helm chart that defines Kubernetes resources to be deployed. The file name shall have an extension of “.yaml” and all chart files shall be compressed to “.tgz”.
To map Kubernetes resources defined in Helm chart to VDUs defined by VNFD, the metadata.name in Helm chart shall be described in compliance with the following rules.
metadata.name must be set as
“properties.name defiend in VNFD”+”-”
+”Unique string in the release (e.g. release name)”.
“Unique string in the release” must not include “-“.
The following shows the sample description.
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
name: vdu1-{{ .Release.Name }}
labels:
{{- include "localhelm.labels" . | nindent 4 }
spec:
{{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCountVdu1 }}
{{- end }}
Note
In this sample, the value of replicas is specified as
replicaCountVdu1 with the helm commands.
Such a parameter name needs to be provided as helm_value_names
in the instantiate request parameter.
A sample instantiate request parameter
is described in 1. Set the Value to the Request Parameter File.
Note
Since version 1 VNF LCM API supports using external repositories, a chart file may be contained within the VNF package or contained in external repositories. On the other hand, version 2 VNF LCM API requires Helm chart file to be contained in the VNF package.
3. Create a TOSCA.meta File¶
The TOSCA.Meta file contains version information for the TOSCA.Meta file, CSAR, Definitions file, and artifact file. Name, content-Type, encryption method, and hash value of the Artifact file are required in the TOSCA.Meta file. Here is an example of a TOSCA.meta file:
TOSCA-Meta-File-Version: 1.0
Created-by: dummy_user
CSAR-Version: 1.1
Entry-Definitions: Definitions/sample_cnf_top.vnfd.yaml
Name: Files/kubernetes/test-chart-0.1.0.tgz
Content-Type: test-data
Algorithm: SHA-256
Hash: fa05dd35f45adb43ff1c6c77675ac82c477c5a55a3ad14a87a6b542c21cf4f7c
4. Download ETSI Definition File¶
Download official documents. ETSI GS NFV-SOL 001 [i.4] specifies the structure and format of the VNFD based on TOSCA specifications.
$ cd deployment/Definitions
$ wget https://forge.etsi.org/rep/nfv/SOL001/raw/v2.6.1/etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
$ wget https://forge.etsi.org/rep/nfv/SOL001/raw/v2.6.1/etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
5. Create VNFD¶
How to create VNFD composed of plural deployment flavours is described in VNF Descriptor (VNFD) based on ETSI NFV-SOL001.
VNFD will not contain any Kubernetes resource information such as Connection points, Virtual links because all required components of CNF will be specified in Kubernetes resource files.
Following is an example of a VNFD file includes the definition of VNF.
tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_2
description: Sample VNF
imports:
- etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
- etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
- sample_cnf_types.yaml
- sample_cnf_df_simple.yaml
topology_template:
inputs:
selected_flavour:
type: string
description: VNF deployment flavour selected by the consumer. It is provided in the API
node_templates:
VNF:
type: company.provider.VNF
properties:
flavour_id: { get_input: selected_flavour }
descriptor_id: b1bb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d7000000
provider: Company
product_name: Sample VNF
software_version: '1.0'
descriptor_version: '1.0'
vnfm_info:
- Tacker
requirements:
#- virtual_link_external # mapped in lower-level templates
#- virtual_link_internal # mapped in lower-level templates
The sample_cnf_types.yaml file defines the parameter types
and default values of the VNF.
tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_2
description: VNF type definition
imports:
- etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
- etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
node_types:
company.provider.VNF:
derived_from: tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF
properties:
descriptor_id:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ b1bb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d7000000 ] ]
default: b1bb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d7000000
descriptor_version:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ '1.0' ] ]
default: '1.0'
provider:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ 'Company' ] ]
default: 'Company'
product_name:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ 'Sample VNF' ] ]
default: 'Sample VNF'
software_version:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ '1.0' ] ]
default: '1.0'
vnfm_info:
type: list
entry_schema:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ Tacker ] ]
default: [ Tacker ]
flavour_id:
type: string
constraints: [ valid_values: [ simple,complex ] ]
default: simple
flavour_description:
type: string
default: ""
requirements:
- virtual_link_external:
capability: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualLinkable
- virtual_link_internal:
capability: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualLinkable
interfaces:
Vnflcm:
type: tosca.interfaces.nfv.Vnflcm
sample_cnf_df_simple.yaml defines the parameter type of VNF input.
tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_2
description: Simple deployment flavour for Sample VNF
imports:
- etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
- etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
- sample_cnf_types.yaml
topology_template:
inputs:
descriptor_id:
type: string
descriptor_version:
type: string
provider:
type: string
product_name:
type: string
software_version:
type: string
vnfm_info:
type: list
entry_schema:
type: string
flavour_id:
type: string
flavour_description:
type: string
substitution_mappings:
node_type: company.provider.VNF
properties:
flavour_id: simple
requirements:
virtual_link_external: []
node_templates:
VNF:
type: company.provider.VNF
properties:
flavour_description: A simple flavour
interfaces:
Vnflcm:
instantiate_start:
implementation: sample-script
instantiate_end:
implementation: sample-script
terminate_start:
implementation: sample-script
terminate_end:
implementation: sample-script
scale_start:
implementation: sample-script
scale_end:
implementation: sample-script
heal_start:
implementation: sample-script
heal_end:
implementation: sample-script
modify_information_start:
implementation: sample-script
modify_information_end:
implementation: sample-script
artifacts:
sample-script:
description: Sample script
type: tosca.artifacts.Implementation.Python
file: ../Scripts/sample_script.py
VDU1:
type: tosca.nodes.nfv.Vdu.Compute
properties:
name: vdu1
description: VDU1 compute node
vdu_profile:
min_number_of_instances: 1
max_number_of_instances: 3
VDU2:
type: tosca.nodes.nfv.Vdu.Compute
properties:
name: vdu2
description: VDU2 compute node
vdu_profile:
min_number_of_instances: 1
max_number_of_instances: 3
policies:
- scaling_aspects:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.ScalingAspects
properties:
aspects:
vdu1_aspect:
name: vdu1_aspect
description: vdu1 scaling aspect
max_scale_level: 2
step_deltas:
- delta_1
vdu2_aspect:
name: vdu2_aspect
description: vdu2 scaling aspect
max_scale_level: 2
step_deltas:
- delta_1
- VDU1_initial_delta:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInitialDelta
properties:
initial_delta:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU1 ]
- VDU1_scaling_aspect_deltas:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduScalingAspectDeltas
properties:
aspect: vdu1_aspect
deltas:
delta_1:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU1 ]
- VDU2_initial_delta:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInitialDelta
properties:
initial_delta:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU2 ]
- VDU2_scaling_aspect_deltas:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduScalingAspectDeltas
properties:
aspect: vdu2_aspect
deltas:
delta_1:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU2 ]
- instantiation_levels:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.InstantiationLevels
properties:
levels:
instantiation_level_1:
description: Smallest size
scale_info:
vdu1_aspect:
scale_level: 0
vdu2_aspect:
scale_level: 0
instantiation_level_2:
description: Largest size
scale_info:
vdu1_aspect:
scale_level: 2
vdu2_aspect:
scale_level: 2
default_level: instantiation_level_1
- VDU1_instantiation_levels:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInstantiationLevels
properties:
levels:
instantiation_level_1:
number_of_instances: 1
instantiation_level_2:
number_of_instances: 3
targets: [ VDU1 ]
- VDU2_instantiation_levels:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInstantiationLevels
properties:
levels:
instantiation_level_1:
number_of_instances: 1
instantiation_level_2:
number_of_instances: 3
targets: [ VDU2 ]
1. Compress VNF Package¶
CSAR Package should be compressed into a ZIP file for uploading. Following commands are an example of compressing a VNF Package:
$ cd -
$ cd ./deployment
$ zip deployment.zip -r Definitions/ Files/ TOSCA-Metadata/
$ ls deployment
deployment.zip Definitions Files TOSCA-Metadata
Create and Upload VNF Package¶
We need to create an empty VNF package object in tacker and upload compressed VNF package created in previous section.
1. Create VNF Package¶
An empty VNF package could be created by command openstack vnf package create. After create a VNF Package successfully, some information including ID, Links, Onboarding State, Operational State, and Usage State will be returned. When the Onboarding State is CREATED, the Operational State is DISABLED, and the Usage State is NOT_IN_USE, indicate the creation is successful.
$ openstack vnf package create
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | 88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0 |
| Links | { |
| | "self": { |
| | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0" |
| | }, |
| | "packageContent": { |
| | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0/package_content" |
| | } |
| | } |
| Onboarding State | CREATED |
| Operational State | DISABLED |
| Usage State | NOT_IN_USE |
| User Defined Data | {} |
+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
2. Upload VNF Package¶
Upload the VNF package created above in to the VNF Package by running the following command openstack vnf package upload --path <path of vnf package> <vnf package ID>. Here is an example of upload VNF package:
$ openstack vnf package upload --path test_helm_instantiate.zip 88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0
Upload request for VNF package 88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0 has been accepted.
3. Check VNF Package Status¶
Check the VNF Package Status by openstack vnf package list command. Find the item which the id is same as the created vnf package id, when the Onboarding State is ONBOARDED, and the Operational State is ENABLED, and the Usage State is NOT_IN_USE, indicate the VNF Package is uploaded successfully.
$ openstack vnf package list
+--------------------------------------+------------------+------------------+-------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Id | Vnf Product Name | Onboarding State | Usage State | Operational State | Links |
+--------------------------------------+------------------+------------------+-------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| 88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0 | Sample VNF | ONBOARDED | NOT_IN_USE | ENABLED | { |
| | | | | | "self": { |
| | | | | | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0" |
| | | | | | }, |
| | | | | | "packageContent": { |
| | | | | | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0/package_content" |
| | | | | | } |
| | | | | | } |
+--------------------------------------+------------------+------------------+-------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Create VNF¶
1. Get VNFD ID¶
The VNFD ID of a uploaded vnf package could be found by openstack vnf package show <VNF package ID> command. Here is an example of checking VNFD-ID value:
$ openstack vnf package show 954df00a-8b14-485d-bfd8-8fc5df0197cb
+----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Additional Artifacts | [ |
| | { |
| | "artifactPath": "Files/kubernetes/test-chart-0.1.0.tgz", |
| | "checksum": { |
| | "algorithm": "SHA-256", |
| | "hash": "fa05dd35f45adb43ff1c6c77675ac82c477c5a55a3ad14a87a6b542c21cf4f7c" |
| | }, |
| | "metadata": {} |
| | } |
| | ] |
| Checksum | { |
| | "hash": "ac970df4d0c0583c5e152babcf74f72d15d31c92707e700dfd91a5ec9d742afcdf63baaa1e08d5a71f34f06043c1f0be1a49e42ab5693860528f7a382bcc0a76", |
| | "algorithm": "sha512" |
| | } |
| ID | 88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0 |
| Links | { |
| | "self": { |
| | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0" |
| | }, |
| | "packageContent": { |
| | "href": "/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/88d490b1-7145-4bb8-accc-74ea13dccfa0/package_content" |
| | } |
| | } |
| Onboarding State | ONBOARDED |
| Operational State | ENABLED |
| Software Images | |
| Usage State | NOT_IN_USE |
| User Defined Data | {} |
| VNF Product Name | Sample VNF |
| VNF Provider | Company |
| VNF Software Version | 1.0 |
| VNFD ID | 330f36dd-8398-4d2c-98c1-bc6c626e88b2 |
| VNFD Version | 1.0 |
+----------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
2. Execute Create VNF Command¶
We could create VNF by running
openstack vnflcm create <VNFD ID> --os-tacker-api-version 2.
After the command is executed, the generated ID is VNF instance ID.
$ openstack vnflcm create 330f36dd-8398-4d2c-98c1-bc6c626e88b2 --os-tacker-api-version 2
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197 |
| Instantiation State | NOT_INSTANTIATED |
| Links | { |
| | "self": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197" |
| | }, |
| | "instantiate": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197/instantiate" |
| | } |
| | } |
| VNF Configurable Properties | |
| VNF Instance Description | |
| VNF Instance Name | |
| VNF Product Name | Sample VNF |
| VNF Provider | Company |
| VNF Software Version | 1.0 |
| VNFD ID | 330f36dd-8398-4d2c-98c1-bc6c626e88b2 |
| VNFD Version | 1.0 |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Instantiate VNF¶
1. Set the Value to the Request Parameter File¶
Get the ID of target VIM.
$ openstack vim list
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
| ID | Name | Tenant_id | Type | Is Default | Status |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
| 9c37f36f-f569-4259-b388-d550e55dd65c | test-vim-helm | ebbc6cf1a03d49918c8e408535d87268 | kubernetes | False | ACTIVE |
+--------------------------------------+---------------+----------------------------------+------------+------------+--------+
A json file which includes Helm VIM information and additionalParams should be provided for instantiating a containerized VNF.
The following shows a sample json file.
{
"flavourId": "simple",
"vimConnectionInfo": {
"vim1": {
"vimId": " 9c37f36f-f569-4259-b388-d550e55dd65c",
"vimType": "ETSINFV.HELM.V_3"
}
},
"additionalParams": {
"helm_chart_path": "Files/kubernetes/test-chart-0.1.0.tgz",
"helm_parameters": {
"service.port": 8081,
"service.type": "NodePort"
},
"helm_value_names": {
"VDU1": {
"replica": "replicaCountVdu1"
},
"VDU2": {
"replica": "replicaCountVdu2"
}
},
"namespace": "default"
}
}
In the case of specifying vimId in the vimConnectionInfo,
vim information is complemented by registered vim information.
Note
When using Helm, vimType shall be set as ETSINFV.KUBERNETES.V_1.
It is treated as Helm VIM inside tacker on the basis of
the value of extra.use_helm.
Optionally, you can specify the full set of vimConnectionInfo,
instead of registering VIM.
The following shows the sample json.
"vimConnectionInfo": {
"vim1": {
"vimId": "vim_id_1",
"vimType": "ETSINFV.HELM.V_3",
"interfaceInfo": {
"endpoint": "auth_url",
"ssl_ca_cert": "ssl_ca_cert"
},
"accessInfo": {
"bearer_token": "bearer_token"
}
}
}
Note
Even if this operation specify multiple vimConnectionInfo
associated with one VNF instance, only one of them will be used for
life cycle management operations.
Also, a json file must include some parameters for Helm as additional parameters. The following shows the additional parameters for deploying CNF by Helm chart.
Attribute name |
Data type |
Parameter description |
|---|---|---|
helm_chart_path |
String |
File path of helm_chart. This parameter must be set. |
namespace |
String |
Namespace to deploy Kubernetes resources. If absent, the value in Helm chart is used as default. |
helm_parameters |
Dict |
Parameters of KeyValuePairs, which is specified during Helm installation. |
helm_value_names |
Dict |
This parameter specifies the parameter name to be set as Helm install parameter. |
> replica |
KeyValuePairs |
The parameter mapped to the number of Pods. |
Note
The namespace for the VNF instantiation is determined by the
following priority.
If a
namespaceis specified in the additionalParams of the instantiate request, the specifiednamespaceis used.If a
namespaceis not specified, the default namespace calleddefaultis used.
Warning
If the multiple namespaces are specified in the manifest by the method described in 2, the VNF instantiation will fail.
2. Execute the Instantiation Command¶
Run openstack vnflcm instantiate <VNF instance ID> <json file> --os-tacker-api-version 2 to instantiate a VNF.
The VNF instance ID is the ID generated after the
openstack vnflcm create
command is executed. We can find it in the [2. Execute Create VNF command]
chapter.
$ openstack vnflcm instantiate f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197 helm_instantiate_req --os-tacker-api-version 2
Instantiate request for VNF Instance f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197 has been accepted.
3. Check the Instantiation State¶
We could check the Instantiation State by running the following command. When the Instantiation State is INSTANTIATED, indicate the instantiation is successful.
$ openstack vnflcm show f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197 --os-tacker-api-version 2 --fit-width
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field | Value |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID | f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197 |
| Instantiated Vnf Info | { |
| | "flavourId": "simple", |
| | "vnfState": "STARTED", |
| | "scaleStatus": [ |
| | { |
| | "aspectId": "vdu1_aspect", |
| | "scaleLevel": 0 |
| | }, |
| | { |
| | "aspectId": "vdu2_aspect", |
| | "scaleLevel": 0 |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "maxScaleLevels": [ |
| | { |
| | "aspectId": "vdu1_aspect", |
| | "scaleLevel": 2 |
| | }, |
| | { |
| | "aspectId": "vdu2_aspect", |
| | "scaleLevel": 2 |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "vnfcResourceInfo": [ |
| | { |
| | "id": "vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-659966c5fb-nngts", |
| | "vduId": "VDU1", |
| | "computeResource": { |
| | "resourceId": "vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-659966c5fb-nngts", |
| | "vimLevelResourceType": "Deployment" |
| | }, |
| | "metadata": {} |
| | }, |
| | { |
| | "id": "vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-66bbcfdc84-p2tr8", |
| | "vduId": "VDU2", |
| | "computeResource": { |
| | "resourceId": "vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-66bbcfdc84-p2tr8", |
| | "vimLevelResourceType": "Deployment" |
| | }, |
| | "metadata": {} |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "vnfcInfo": [ |
| | { |
| | "id": "VDU1-vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-659966c5fb-nngts", |
| | "vduId": "VDU1", |
| | "vnfcResourceInfoId": "vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-659966c5fb-nngts", |
| | "vnfcState": "STARTED" |
| | }, |
| | { |
| | "id": "VDU2-vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-66bbcfdc84-p2tr8", |
| | "vduId": "VDU2", |
| | "vnfcResourceInfoId": "vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-66bbcfdc84-p2tr8", |
| | "vnfcState": "STARTED" |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "metadata": { |
| | "namespace": "default", |
| | "tenant": "default", |
| | "vdu_reses": { |
| | "VDU1": { |
| | "apiVersion": "apps/v1", |
| | "kind": "Deployment", |
| | "metadata": { |
| | "name": "vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197", |
| | "labels": { |
| | "helm.sh/chart": "test-chart-0.1.0", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/version": "1.16.0", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "Helm" |
| | }, |
| | "namespace": "default" |
| | }, |
| | "spec": { |
| | "replicas": 1, |
| | "selector": { |
| | "matchLabels": { |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197" |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "template": { |
| | "metadata": { |
| | "labels": { |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197" |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "spec": { |
| | "serviceAccountName": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-test-chart", |
| | "securityContext": {}, |
| | "containers": [ |
| | { |
| | "name": "test-chart", |
| | "securityContext": {}, |
| | "image": "nginx:1.16.0", |
| | "imagePullPolicy": "IfNotPresent", |
| | "ports": [ |
| | { |
| | "name": "http", |
| | "containerPort": 80, |
| | "protocol": "TCP" |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "resources": {} |
| | } |
| | ] |
| | } |
| | } |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "VDU2": { |
| | "apiVersion": "apps/v1", |
| | "kind": "Deployment", |
| | "metadata": { |
| | "name": "vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197", |
| | "labels": { |
| | "helm.sh/chart": "test-chart-0.1.0", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/version": "1.16.0", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "Helm" |
| | }, |
| | "namespace": "default" |
| | }, |
| | "spec": { |
| | "replicas": 1, |
| | "selector": { |
| | "matchLabels": { |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197" |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "template": { |
| | "metadata": { |
| | "labels": { |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/name": "test-chart", |
| | "app.kubernetes.io/instance": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197" |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "spec": { |
| | "serviceAccountName": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197-test-chart", |
| | "securityContext": {}, |
| | "containers": [ |
| | { |
| | "name": "test-chart", |
| | "securityContext": {}, |
| | "image": "nginx", |
| | "imagePullPolicy": "IfNotPresent", |
| | "ports": [ |
| | { |
| | "name": "http", |
| | "containerPort": 80, |
| | "protocol": "TCP" |
| | } |
| | ], |
| | "resources": {} |
| | } |
| | ] |
| | } |
| | } |
| | } |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "helm_chart_path": "Files/kubernetes/test-chart-0.1.0.tgz", |
| | "helm_value_names": { |
| | "VDU1": { |
| | "replica": "replicaCountVdu1" |
| | }, |
| | "VDU2": { |
| | "replica": "replicaCountVdu2" |
| | } |
| | }, |
| | "release_name": "vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197", |
| | "revision": "1" |
| | } |
| | } |
| Instantiation State | INSTANTIATED |
| Links | { |
| | "self": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197" |
| | }, |
| | "terminate": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197/terminate" |
| | }, |
| | "scale": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197/scale" |
| | }, |
| | "heal": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197/heal" |
| | }, |
| | "changeExtConn": { |
| | "href": "http://127.0.0.1:9890/vnflcm/v2/vnf_instances/f082149a-c20f-43df-bc71-1fde035a1197/change_ext_conn" |
| | } |
| | } |
| VIM Connection Info | { |
| | "vim1": { |
| | "vimId": "9c37f36f-f569-4259-b388-d550e55dd65c", |
| | "vimType": "ETSINFV.HELM.V_3", |
| | "interfaceInfo": { |
| | "endpoint": "https://192.168.56.10:6443", |
| | "ssl_ca_cert": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- MIIDBTCCAe2gAwIBAgIIa76wZDxLNAowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwFTETMBEGA1UE AxMKa3ViZXJuZXRlczAeFw0yMzExMDYwMDA3MzBaFw0zMzExMDMwMDEyMzBaMBUx |
| | EzARBgNVBAMTCmt1YmVybmV0ZXMwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDwAwggEK AoIBAQDd0LBXGxVexr09mVFNSXWQq3TN66IIcXCBAMbIWI4EiQ8Y0zI4hSwADdK2 ltYSdWw7wq3/YTFHK8/YTY7Jvd9/k3UJrqkZ6kBtL20pJUPXNJVLE/hRzsqEnHHv |
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| | TwXtZCOPzn4gNxq6xJE1Xj2hwFfpAgMBAAGjWTBXMA4GA1UdDwEB/wQEAwICpDAP BgNVHRMBAf8EBTADAQH/MB0GA1UdDgQWBBRdmQ4r63pXBHIO8ODqxROE7x+aizAV BgNVHREEDjAMggprdWJlcm5ldGVzMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAA4IBAQBeQ/9+bzRe |
| | qbA02MfYnN3vycGhDObcAoiDIMIutojFTpx4hGZjqVgTRpLH5ReddwR4kkxn3NRg weCVkNkhzyGze64nb11qZG71olaOQRMYzyN2hYfmbq7MXSvmJQQYIr1OewaRk+xl TyG1XRXoD2IEaHEvG0+pQJlDerd5Z6S1fkPaKZtcRbM/E6y5VXMV6hegN4MwHZSI |
| | Ll1uEBTxUzzTm3dnl1KL8GDg05ajoYcyL3X/0aWsb/MFhtIlXe2CMxu5qUkLBhzy fCfX4cZpI5KFxMgdmAEoaGbNy7iqsGrLFtEmub2gdEBIVNr7vgOk4OeQ9Uodj6K7 jK97z+cupc5G -----END CERTIFICATE-----" |
| | }, |
| | "accessInfo": {}, |
| | "extra": { |
| | "use_helm": true |
| | } |
| | } |
| | } |
| VNF Configurable Properties | |
| VNF Instance Description | |
| VNF Instance Name | |
| VNF Product Name | Sample VNF |
| VNF Provider | Company |
| VNF Software Version | 1.0 |
| VNFD ID | 330f36dd-8398-4d2c-98c1-bc6c626e88b2 |
| VNFD Version | 1.0 |
+-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
4. Check the Deployment in Kubernetes¶
We can check the deployed release by running the following command. Release is an instance of a chart running on a Kubernetes cluster.
$ helm list
NAME NAMESPACE REVISION UPDATED STATUS CHART APP VERSION
vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197 default 1 2023-12-07 05:12:00.368610985 +0000 UTC deployed test-chart-0.1.0 1.16.0
Also, we can check a deployed containerized VNF by running the following command. When the READY is 1/1, indicate the deployment is created successfully.
$ kubectl get deploy
NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197 1/1 1 1 6m13s
vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197 1/1 1 1 6m13s
If we want to check whether the resource is deployed in the default namespace,
we can append -A to the command line.
$ kubectl get deploy -A
NAMESPACE NAME READY UP-TO-DATE AVAILABLE AGE
default vdu1-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197 1/1 1 1 6m42s
default vdu2-vnff082149ac20f43dfbc711fde035a1197 1/1 1 1 6m42s
kube-system kuryr-controller 1/1 1 1 31d
Note
If a value other than default is specified for the namespace
during instantiate, the deployed resources will be instantiated
in the corresponding namespace.
Supported versions¶
Tacker Antelope release
Helm: 3.10
Tacker Bobcat release
Helm: 3.11
History of Checks¶
The content of this document has been confirmed to work using the following VNF Package.
