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A VNFDesc is a deployment template which describes a VNF in terms of deployment and operational behaviour requirements. It also contains connectivity, interface and virtualised resource requirements.
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011 (VNFD)
Associations
table of relationships
| Related Class | Type | Name | Description | Cardinality | Discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ResourceDescriptor | generalization | IsASubclass | VNF Descriptor is a Subclass of Resource Descriptor | FFS | |
VDUDesc (IFA011: Vdu) | association | VNFDescComposedOf | A VNF Descriptor is composed of one or more VDU Descriptors | 1 to 1..* | yes |
| VirtualStorageDesc | association | VNFDescUses | A VNF Descriptor uses 0 or more Virtual Storage Descriptors | 0..1 to 0..* | yes |
| VNFVirtualLinkDesc | association | VNFDescHas | A VNF Descriptor has 0 or more Virtual Link Descriptors | 0..1 to 0..* | yes |
| VNFDeploymentFlavor | association | VNFDescHas | A VNF Descriptor has 1 or more Flavors | 0..1 to 1..* | yes |
| LifeCycleManagementOperationDesc | association | VNFDescOperations | A VNF Descriptor has 0 or more Lifecycle Management Operation Descriptors | 0..1 to 0..* | yes |
| VNFExtCPDesc | assocation | VNFDescHas | A VNF Descriptor has 1 or more External Connection Point Descriptors | 0..1 to 1..* | yes |
Attributes
table of attributes
| Attribute | Qualifier | Cardinality | Content | Description | Discussed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vnfProvider | M | 1 | String | Provider of the VNFD. | yes |
| vnfProductName | M |
| 1 | String | Name to identify the VNF Product. Invariant for the VNF Product name for lifetime |
of the VNF |
. |
| yes |
| vnfSoftwareVersion | M |
| 1 | String | Software version |
of the VNF |
. This is changed when there is any change to the software that is included in the VNF Package. |
| yes | |
| vnfdVersion | M |
| 1 | String | Version of the VNFD |
. | yes |
| vnfProductInfoName | M | 0.. |
| 1 |
| String | Human readable name for the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime. | yes |
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
| vnfProductInfoDescription | M | 0..1 | String | Human readable description of the VNF Product. Can change during the VNF Product lifetime. | yes |
| vnfmInfo | M | 0..* | String | Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF described in this version of the VNFD. References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011 | yes |
| configurableProperties | M | 0.. |
| 1 | ConfigurableProperties | Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing). | yes move to association |
| modifiableAttributes | M | 0..* |
| VnfInfoModifiableAttributes | Describes the VNF-specific attributes that are modifiable. | yes need check |
| vnfIndicator | M | 0..* |
| VnfIndicator | Declares the VNF indicators that are supported by this VNF, along with allowed values. | yes move to association | ||
| autoScale | M | 0..* | String | Rule that determines when a scaling action needs to be triggered on a VNF instance e.g. based on certain VNF indicator values or VNF indicator value changes or a combination of VNF indicator value(s) and monitoring parameter(s). |
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
FFS | ||
| guide | M | 0.. |
| 1 |
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
| String | UUID of the vendor guide/documentation which is attached to VNF and can be downloaded from the model. | yes |
| logo |
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
| M | 0.. |
| 1 |
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
Describes the configurable properties of the VNF (e.g. related to auto scaling and auto healing).
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
References: ETSI GS NFV-IFA 011
| String | Path of the vendor specified logo | yes | |||
| vendorModelNumber | M | 1 | String | Vendor's model number for the VNF. | yes vnfProductName serves the same usage |