VNF descriptor
You can specify the following parameters and blocks in a VNF descriptor.
Value | Type | Mandatory | Description | |||
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| Parameter | Name of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Parameter | Brief description of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Parameter | Provider of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Parameter | Version of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Parameter | Name of the PDF file with the technical documentation or specification of the virtual network function. This file must be placed in the root directory of the VNF package. Users can view and download this file. | ||||
| Block | External connection points of the virtual network function. You can configure the specified external connection points of the virtual network function in the orchestrator web interface. | ||||
| Block | Internal connection points of VDUs that are part of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Block | Virtual links for connecting internal connection points. You must specify this block if you specified the | ||||
| Block | VDU disk images. You can deploy multiple VDUs using the same VDU disk image. | ||||
| Block | Scripts for performing actions at various lifecycle stages of the virtual network function, for example, during deployment. | ||||
| Block | Flavours of the virtual network function. You can select one of the specified flavours in the orchestrator web interface. | ||||
| Block | Virtual network function scaling parameters. | ||||
| Block | Additional tabs, fields, and drop-down lists that will be added to the settings area of the virtual network function. | ||||
| Block | Virtual network function backup tasks. |