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This page contains a proposal for the design of the Control Loop Policy Types in order to address the problems not solved in the Dublin release.

Guard Policy Type

description Policy Types for control loops to take a baby step approach from Dublin to Frankfurt retaining a close resemblance to Dublin legacy policy types.

1. Guard Policy Type

1.1 The base schema is defined as below:

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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
  - onap.policies.controlloop.Guard:
      derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
      version: 1.0.0
    description: Base definition description:of Guardguard Policies for Control Loop Operational Policies

onap.policies.controlloop.guard.FrequencyLimiter Policy Type

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titlePolicy Typefor Frequency Limiter Guard Policy
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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
  - onap.policies.controlloop.Guard:
      derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
    properties:
        actor:
          versiontype: 1.0.0string
      description: Guard Policies for Controldescription: LoopSpecifies Operationalthe PoliciesActor
  - onap.policies.controlloop.guard.FrequencyLimiter:
        derived_fromrequired: onap.policies.controlloop.Guard
true
       version: 1.0.0 operation:
      description: Supports limiting the frequencytype: ofstring
 actions being taken by a Actor.
    description: Specified the properties:Recipe
        frequency_policy:  required: true
          typecontrolLoopName: map
          descriptiontype: string
          entry_schemadescription:
 An optional specific control loop to apply     type: onap.datatypes.guard.FrequencyLimiter
data_types:
  - onap.datatypes.guard.FrequencyLimiter:this guard policy.
      derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
      properties:required: false
        actortarget:
          type: string
          description: Specifies the Actor An optional specific VNF to apply this guard to.
          required: truefalse
        recipetime_range:
          type: stringtosca.datatypes.TimeInterval
          description: SpecifiedAn theoptional Recipe
          required: true
        time_window:
          type: scalar-unit.time
          description: The time window to count the actions againstrange of time during the day the Min/Max limit is valid for.
          required: true
        limit:
          type: integerfalse

1.2 onap.policies.controlloop.guard.FrequencyLimiter Policy Type

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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
  onap.policies.controlloop.guard.FrequencyLimiter:
    derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.Guard
    version: 1.0.0
     description: TheSupports limit
limiting the frequency of actions being taken by   required: truea Actor.
          constraints:
            - greater_than: 0properties:
        time_rangewindow:
          type: tosca.datatypes.TimeIntervalscalar-unit.time
          description: An optional range ofThe time duringwindow theto daycount the frequency is valid foractions against.
          required: falsetrue
        controlLoopNamelimit:
          type: stringinteger
          description: An optional specific control loop to apply this guard to.The limit
          required: falsetrue
        target:
          type: stringconstraints:
          description: An optional specific VNF to apply this guard to.
          required: false
- greater_than: 0


1.3 onap.policies.controlloop.guard.Blacklist Policy Type

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titlePolicy Type for Blacklist Guard Policies
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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
 - onap.policies.controlloop.Guard:
     derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
     version: 1.0.0
     description: Guard Policies for Control Loop Operational Policies
  - onap.policies.controlloop.guard.Blacklist:
      derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.Guard
      version: 1.0.0
      description: Supports blacklist of VNF's from performing control loop actions on.
      properties:
        blacklist_policy:
          type: maplist
          description: List of VNF's
          entryrequired: true
          entry_schema:
              type: string

1.4 onap.policies.

...

controlloop.guard.MinMax Policy Type


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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policyBlacklist
data_types:
  - onap.policies.datatypescontrolloop.guard.BlacklistMinMax:
      derived_from: toscaonap.policies.datatypescontrolloop.RootGuard
      properties:version: 1.0.0
        actordescription:
 Supports Min/Max number of VF Modules
     type properties: string
          description: Specifies the Actormin_vf_module_instances:
          requiredtype: trueinteger
        recipe:
          typerequired: stringtrue
          description: SpecifiedThe theminimum Recipe
instances of         required: truethis VF-Module
        time_rangemax_vf_module_instances:
          type: tosca.datatypes.TimeIntervalinteger
          descriptionrequired: Anfalse
 optional range of time during the day the blacklist isdescription: validThe for.
maximum instances of this VF-Module

2.0 Operational Policy Type

2.1 Mapping of existing (through El Alto) Policy YAML Operational Definition


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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
topology_template:
   policies:
      -       required: false
        controlLoopNameoperational.scaleout:
           type: string
onap.policies.controlloop.Operational
           descriptionversion: An optional specific control loop to apply this guard to.
1.0.0
           metadata:
             requiredpolicy-id: falseoperational.scaleout
         blacklist  properties:
             typecontrolLoopName: list
ControlLoop-vDNS-6f37f56d-a87d-4b85-b6a9-cc953cf779b3
             description: List of VNF's
triggerOperation: unique-policy-id-1-scale-up
             timeout: 1200
             requiredabatement: true

onap.policies.controlloop.guard.MinMax Policy Type

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titlePolicy Type for Min/Max VF Module Policies
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policy_typesfalse
             operations:
  - onap.policies.controlloop.Guard:
      derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
     - versionid: 1.0.0
unique-policy-id-1-scale-up
       description: Guard Policies for Control Loop Operational Policies
  - onap.policies.controlloop.guard.MinMax: name: Create a new VF Module
      derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.Guard
           version: 1.0.0description:
      description: Supports Min/Max number of VF Modules
      propertiesactor: SO
        minmax_policy:
          typeoperation: map
VF Module Create
        description:
          entry_schematarget:
            type: onap.datatypes.guard.MinMax
data_types:
  - onap.datatypes.guard.MinMax:
   target: VNF
  derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
      properties:
        actorpayload:
          type: string
          description: Specifies the Actor
          required: true
        recipe:requestParameters: '{"usePreload":true,"userParams":[]}'
          type: string
          description: Specified the Recipe
          required: true
        time_range:
          type: tosca.datatypes.TimeInterval
configurationParameters: '[{"ip-addr":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[9]","oam-ip-addr":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[16]","enabled":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[23]"}]'
           description: An optional range of time duringretry: the0
 day the Min/Max limit is valid for.
          requiredtimeout: false1200
        controlLoopName:
          typesuccess: stringfinal_success
          description:  An optional specific control loop to apply this guard to.failure: final_failure
          required: false
        min_vf_module_instances:
   failure_timeout: final_failure_timeout
       type: integer
          requiredfailure_retries: truefinal_failure_retries
          description: The minimum instances of this VF-Module

        max_vf_module_instances:
    failure_exception: final_failure_exception
       type: integer
          requiredfailure_guard: false
          description: The maximum instances of this VF-Module

...

final_failure_guard



2.2 Use of NodeTypes and CapabilityTypes to support Actor/Operation definition - Nested approach (Agreed not to use - will retain flat structure)

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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.OperationalCommon:
        derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
        version: 12.0.0
        description: Operational Policy for Control Loops

Coming soon!!!

Base Policy Type with Common Data Type

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titleExample of Common Datatype
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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_typesLoop execution
        properties:
    -
        onap.policies.controlloop.Rootid:
             derived_from   type: tosca.policies.RootString
             version: 1.0.0
      description: The unique control loop id
         description: Root policy type for all Control Looprequired: Policiestrue
            propertiestimeout:
                commontype: Integer
                description: Overall timeout for type:executing map
all the   operations.
                required: true
            onset:
        description: Common Header
      description: The datatype of the expected ONSET Control Loop Event
     entry_schema:
           required: true
            type: onap.datatypes.controlloop.Common
data_types:
    -entry_schema:
        onap.datatypes.controlloop.Common:
            derived_fromtype: toscaonap.datatype.datatypescontrolloop.RootEvent
            versionabatement: 1.0.0

                descriptiontype: |Boolean
                Thisdescription: commonWhether dataan typeabatement captureswill commonbe dataexpected thatfor is
the control loop.
              shared between allrequired: thetrue
 policies for a Control Loop
            propertiesdefault: false
            operation:
    controlLoopName:
            description: Initial operation to execute upon receiving an type:Onset string
event for the Control Loop.
                required: true
                entry_schema:
              description: The unique ID identifying the control looptype: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.Directive

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Apex:
            filters:
    derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Apex PDP
        properties:

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools:
        derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Drools PDP
        properties:
            controller:
                description: Drools controller properties
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype:controlloop.controller.Drools
                                
data_types:
    onap.datatype.controlloop.Event:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Definition of the target type for operations during control loops
        properties:
            event_type:
                type: String
                required: true
                default: "Legacy"
                constraints:
                    - valid_values: ["Legacy", "VES"]
            event_version:
                type: String
                required: true
                default: "1.0.0"

    onap.datatype:controlloop.controller.Drools:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Definition of the target type for operations during control loops
        properties:
            # TBD
        
    onap.datatype.controlloop.TargetType:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Definition of the target type for operations during control loops
        properties:
            target:
                type: String
                description: The type target the operation is performed against.
                required: true
                constraints:
                    valid_values: [VNF, VM, VNFC, VFMODULE, PNF]
            resources:
                type: String
                description: |
                    The resource in which the operation is be performed against. By default,
                    an onset event will contain resource identification which should be used
                    for the operation (if applicable) if this field is missing.
                    
    onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: An operation supported by an actor
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: Unique identifier for the operation
                required: true
            targettype:
                description: The target type supported by the operation
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.TargetType
            parameters:
                type: Map
                description: Optional parameters required by the operation
                required: false
            payload:
                type: Map
                description: Optional payload that is passed from the policy to the actor for operation execution.
    
    onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.Directive:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Policy definitions for taking actions during a Control Loop event
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: Unique ID for the operation
                required: true
            description:
                type: String
                description: A user-friendly description of the directive
                required: false
            actor:
                description: The actor that will perform the operation
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            operation:
                description: The operation the actor should perform on the target
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation
            target:
                description: The target this operation is performed against
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.targettype
            timeout:
                type: Integer
                description: The amount of time for the actor to perform the operation.
                required: true
            retries:
                type: Integer
                description: The number of retries the actor should attempt to perform the operation.
                required: true
                default: 0
            success: 
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on success.
                required: false
                default: final_success
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive
            failure:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on Actor operation failure.
                required: false
                default: final_failure
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive
            failure_timeout:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the time out for the operation occurs.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_timeout
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive
            failure_retries:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation has exceeded its max retries.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_retries
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive
            failure_exception: 
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation causes an exception.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_exception
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive
            failure_guard: 
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation is blocked due to guard policy enforcement.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_guard     
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.directive

node_types:
    onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor:
        derived_from: tosca.nodes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Actor involved in executing operations in a control loop
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: Unique identifier for the actor
                required: true
        capabilities:
            operation:
                type: onap.controlloop.capability.Operation
            capabilities:
                type: List
                description: List of operations available for the actor
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation
capability_types:
    onap.controlloop.capability.appc.ModifyConfig:
        derived_from: tosca.nodes.Capabilities
        properties:

topology_template:
    node_templates:
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.Appc:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: APPC
            description: APPC control loop actor
            capabilities:
                ModifyConfig:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.appc.ModifyConfig
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.AppcLcm:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: APPCLCM
            description: APPC LCM control loop actor
            capabilities:
                Restart:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.appclcm.Restart
                Rebuild:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.appclcm.Rebuild
                Migrate:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.appclcm.Migrate
                ConfigModify:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.appclcm.ConfigModify
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.Cds:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: CDS
            description: CDS control loop actor
            capabilities:
                ModifyConfig:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.cds.ModifyConfig
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.Sdnc:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: SDNC
            description: SDNC control loop actor
            capabilities:
                reroute:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.sdnc.reroute
                BandwidthOnDemand:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.sdnc.BandwidthOnDemand
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.Sdnr:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: SDNR
            description: SDNR control loop actor
            capabilities:
                ModifyConfig:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.sdnr.ModifyConfig
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.So:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: SO
            description: SO control loop actor
            capabilities:
                VFModuleCreate:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.so.VFModuleCreate
                VFModuleDelete:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.so.VFModuleDelete
        onap.nodetype.controlloop.actor.Vfc:
            type: onap.nodetype.controlloop.Actor
            id: VFC
            description: VFC control loop actor
            capabilities:
                Restart:
                    type: onap.controlloop.capability.vfc.Restart
                    



2.2 Mapping using TOSCA Triggers - WIP unable to replicate requirements that were met by previous YAML structure

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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.TriggerStylePolicyType:
        derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational Policy for Control Loop execution using Triggers
        metadata:
        properties:
            controlLoopName:
                type: string
                description: The unique control loop id
                required: true
            timeout:
                type: integer
                description: Overall timeout for executing all the operations in the policy.
                required: true
        targets: [] # optional must be Node Types or Group Types applied to
        triggers: # ?
                    
topology_template:
   policies:
      -
         firewall_restart:
            type: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.TriggerStylePolicyType
            description: vFirewall use case - APPC restart
            metadata:
            properties:
               controlLoopName: ControlLoop-vFirewall-d0a1dfc6-94f5-4fd4-a5b5-4630b438850a
               timeout: 1200s
            targets: [] # optional must be Node Templates or Groups applied to
            triggers:
              -
                on_onset:
                    description: When the ONSET event is received
                    event_type: ControlLoopEvent
                    schedule:
                       start_time: T06:00:00Z
                       end_time: T23:59:59Z
                    target_filter:
                       node:
                       requirement:
                       capability:
                    condition:
                    action: # scripts?
                       primary: # The optional implementation artifact (i.e., the primary script file within a TOSCA CSAR file). 
                       dependencies: # The optional ordered list of one or more dependent or secondary implementation artifacts which are referenced by the primary implementation artifact 
                       timeout: # timeout in seconds
                       operation_host: # node executed on
                    constraint: # seems the same as condition above
                    period: 300s
                    evaluations: 3 # is this retries? The optional number of evaluations that must be performed over the period to assert the condition exists.
                    method: # optional statistical method name to use to perform evaluation of condition


2.3 Flat Structure - v1


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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common:
        derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
        version: 2.0.0
        description: Operational Policy for Control Loop execution
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: The unique control loop id
                required: true
            timeout:
                type: Integer
                description: Overall timeout for executing all the operations.
                required: true
            abatement:
                type: Boolean
                description: Whether an abatement event message will be expected for the control loop.
                required: true
                default: false
            operation:
                description: List of operations to be performed when Control Loop is triggered.
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation
            trigger:
                type: String
                description: Initial operation to execute upon receiving an Onset event message for the Control Loop.
                required: true

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Apex:
        derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Apex PDP
        properties:

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Drools:
        derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Drools PDP
        properties:
            controller:
                description: Drools controller properties
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype:controlloop.controller.Drools
                                
data_types:
    onap.datatype.controlloop.controller.Drools:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Definition of the target type for operations during control loops
        properties:
                                    
    onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: An operation supported by an actor
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: Unique identifier for the operation
                required: true
            description:
                type: String
                description: A user-friendly description of the intent for the operation
                required: false
            actor:
                type: String
                description: The actor that will perform the operation
                required: true
            operation:
                type: String
                description: The operation the actor should perform on the target
                required: true
            target:
                type: String
                description: The target the operation is to be performed on.
                required: true
            payload:
                type: Map
                description: Optional payload that is passed from the policy to the actor for operation execution.
                required: false
            timeout:
                type: Integer
                description: The amount of time for the actor to perform the operation.
                required: true
            retries:
                type: Integer
                description: The number of retries the actor should attempt to perform the operation.
                required: true
                default: 0
            success:
                type: String
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on success. A value of "final_success" indicates and end to the operation.
                required: false
                default: final_success
            failure:
                type: String
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on Actor operation failure.
                required: false
                default: final_failure
            failure_timeout:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the time out for the operation occurs.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_timeout
            failure_retries:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation has exceeded its max retries.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_retries
            failure_exception: 
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation causes an exception.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_exception
            failure_guard: 
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation is blocked due to guard policy enforcement.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_guard     


                    


2.3 Flat Structure - v2

Flat Structure vs - use of metadata and actor as a datatype

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tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
policy_types:
    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common:
        derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational Policy for Control Loop execution
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: The unique control loop id.
                required: true
            timeout:
                type: Integer
                description: |
                    Overall timeout for executing all the operations. This timeout should equal or exceed the total
                    timeout for each operation listed.
                required: true
            abatement:
                type: Boolean
                description: Whether an abatement event message will be expected for the control loop from DCAE.
                required: true
                default: false
            trigger:
                type: String
                description: Initial operation to execute upon receiving an Onset event message for the Control Loop.
                required: true
            operations:
                description: List of operations to be performed when Control Loop is triggered.
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Apex:
        derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        type_version: 1.0.0
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Apex PDP
        properties:

    onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools:
        derived_from: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.Common
        type_version: 1.0.0
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Operational policies for Drools PDP
        properties:
            controller:
                description: Drools controller properties
                required: true
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.controller.Drools

data_types:
    onap.datatype.controlloop.controller.Drools:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        description: Definition of the target type for operations during control loops
        properties:
            controllerName:
                type: String
                description: The id of the Drools controller the policy should be loaded in.
                required: false

    onap.datatype.controlloop.operation.Failure:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        description: Captures information of an operational failure performed for control loop
        properties:
            messages:
                type: String
                description: error message
                required: true
            category:
                type: String
                description: |
                    The category the error occurred in. Whether this is a general error from the actor, or the operation
                    timed out, retries were exhausted in trying to execute the operation, a guard policy prevented the
                    operation from occuring, or an exception in the system caused the failure.
                constraints:
                - valid_values: [error, timeout, retries, guard, exception]

    onap.datatype.controlloop.Target:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        description: Definition for a entity in A&AI to perform a control loop operation on
        properties:
            targetType:
                type: String
                description: Category for the target type
                required: true
                constraints:
                - valid_values: [VNF, VM, VFMODULE, PNF]
            entityIds:
                type: Map
                description: |
                    Map of values that identify the resource. If none are provided, it is assumed that the
                    entity that generated the ONSET event will be the target.
                required: false

    onap.datatype.controlloop.Actor:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        description: An actor/operation/target definition
        properties:
            actor:
                type: String
                description: The actor performing the operation.
                required: true
            operation:
                type: String
                description: The operation the actor is performing.
                required: true
            target:
                type: String
                description: The resource the operation should be performed on.
                required: true
                metadata:
                    clamp_csar_lookup: csar_plugin
            payload:
                type: Map
                description: Name/value pairs of payload information passed by Policy to the actor
                required: false

    onap.datatype.controlloop.Operation:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        description: An operation supported by an actor
        properties:
            id:
                type: String
                description: Unique identifier for the operation
                required: true
            description:
                type: String
                description: A user-friendly description of the intent for the operation
                required: false
            operation:
                description: The definition of the operation to be performed.
                required: true
                metadata:
                    clamp_catalog: get_operations
                entry_schema:
                    type: onap.datatype.controlloop.Actor
            timeout:
                type: Integer
                description: The amount of time for the actor to perform the operation.
                required: true
            retries:
                type: Integer
                description: The number of retries the actor should attempt to perform the operation.
                required: true
                default: 0
            success:
                type: String
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on success. A value of "final_success" indicates and end to the operation.
                required: false
                default: final_success
            failure:
                type: String
                description: Points to the operation to invoke on Actor operation failure.
                required: false
                default: final_failure
            failure_timeout:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the time out for the operation occurs.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_timeout
            failure_retries:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation has exceeded its max retries.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_retries
            failure_exception:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation causes an exception.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_exception
            failure_guard:
                description: Points to the operation to invoke when the current operation is blocked due to guard policy enforcement.
                required: false
                default: final_failure_guard     




Code Block
titleExamples of policies
linenumberstrue
collapsetrue
tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0_0
topology_template:
    policies:
    -   operational.modifyconfig:
            type: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools
            type_version: 1.0.0
            version: 1.0.0
            metadata:
                policy-id: operational.modifyconfig
            properties:
                id: ControlLoop-vFirewall-d0a1dfc6-94f5-4fd4-a5b5-4630b438850a
                timeout: 1200
                abatement: false
                trigger: unique-policy-id-1-modifyConfig
                operations:
                -   id: unique-policy-id-1-modifyConfig
                    description: Modify the packet generator
                    operation:
                        actor: APPC
                        operation: ModifyConfig
                        target:
                            targetType: VNF
                            entityId:
                                resourceID: bbb3cefd-01c8-413c-9bdd-2b92f9ca3d38
                    timeout: 300
                    retries: 0
                    success: final_success
                    failure: final_failure
                    failure_timeout: final_failure_timeout
                    failure_retries: final_failure_retries
                    failure_exception: final_failure_exception
                    failure_guard: final_failure_guard
                controllerName: usecases

    -   operational.restart:
            type: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools
            type_version: 1.0.0
            version: 1.0.0
            metadata:
                policy-id: operational.restart
            properties:
                id: ControlLoop-vCPE-48f0c2c3-a172-4192-9ae3-052274181b6e
                timeout: 3600
                abatement: true
                trigger: unique-policy-id-1-restart
                operations:
                -   id: unique-policy-id-1-restart
                    description: Restart the VM
                    operation:
                        actor: APPC
                        recipe: Restart
                        target:
                            type: VNF
                    timeout: 1200
                    retries: 3
                    success: final_success
                    failure: final_failure
                    failure_timeout: final_failure_timeout
                    failure_retries: final_failure_retries
                    failure_exception: final_failure_exception
                    failure_guard: final_failure_guard
                controllerName: usecases

    -   operational.scaleout:
            type: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools
            type_version: 1.0.0
            version: 1.0.0
            metadata:
                policy-id: operational.scaleout
            properties:
                id: ControlLoop-vDNS-6f37f56d-a87d-4b85-b6a9-cc953cf779b3
                timeout: 1200
                abatement: false
                trigger: unique-policy-id-1-scale-up
                operations:
                -   id: unique-policy-id-1-scale-up
                    description: Create a new VF Module
                    operation:
                        actor: SO
                        operation: VF Module Create
                        target:
                            type: VFMODULE
                            entityIds:
                                modelInvariantId: e6130d03-56f1-4b0a-9a1d-e1b2ebc30e0e
                                modelVersionId: 94b18b1d-cc91-4f43-911a-e6348665f292
                                modelName: VfwclVfwsnkBbefb8ce2bde..base_vfw..module-0
                                modelVersion: 1
                                modelCustomizationId: 47958575-138f-452a-8c8d-d89b595f8164
                        payload:
                            requestParameters: '{"usePreload":true,"userParams":[]}'
                            configurationParameters: '[{"ip-addr":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[9]","oam-ip-addr":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[16]","enabled":"$.vf-module-topology.vf-module-parameters.param[23]"}]'
                    timeout: 1200
                    retries: 0
                    success: final_success
                    failure: final_failure
                    failure_timeout: final_failure_timeout
                    failure_retries: final_failure_retries
                    failure_exception: final_failure_exception
                    failure_guard: final_failure_guard
                controllerName: usecases

    -   operational.modifyconfig.cds:
            type: onap.policies.controlloop.operational.common.Drools
            type_version: 1.0.0
            version: 1.0.0
            metadata:
                policy-id: operational.modifyconfig.cds
            properties:
                id: ControlLoop-vFirewall-d0a1dfc6-94f5-4fd4-a5b5-4630b438850a
                timeout: 1200
                abatement: false
                trigger: unique-policy-id-1-modifyConfig
                operations:
                -   id: unique-policy-id-1-modifyConfig
                    description: Modify the packet generator
                    operation:
                        actor: APPC
                        operation: ModifyConfig
                        target:
                            targetType: VNF
                            entityId:
                                resourceID: bbb3cefd-01c8-413c-9bdd-2b92f9ca3d38
                        payload:
                            artifact_name: vfw-cds
                            artifact_version: 1.0.0
                            mode: async
                            data: '{"mapInfo":{"key":"val"},"arrayInfo":["one","two"],"paramInfo":"val"}'
                    timeout: 300
                    retries: 0
                    success: final_success
                    failure: final_failure
                    failure_timeout: final_failure_timeout
                    failure_retries: final_failure_retries
                    failure_exception: final_failure_exception
                    failure_guard: final_failure_guard
                controllerName: usecases




 

Issue: The "policies" property can be confusing with the TOSCA Topology Template value "policies".

  • Pamela Dragosh  - use "operations" instead since it really is a set of operations that are really being enforced.

Issue: How to ensure that CLAMP does not have to hard-code the meaning of properties. Specifically, success, failure, failure_timeout etc. - need to point to other actor/recipe's to be triggered/executed.

Issue: How to ensure that CLAMP does not have to hard-code where CSAR details need to be populated in the policy. Eg. Target Type

  • Need to use defaults, descriptions, constraints, required fields

  - Pam and Liam will work on Operational policies to look like Seb's JSON schema so Seb can test it out. Then identify next problem to solve.

Seb's JSON schema from El Alto:

https://gerrit.onap.org/r/gitweb?p=clamp.git;a=blob;f=src/main/resources/clds/json-schema/operational_policies/operational_policy.json;h=93738c80923be027781b9c2bf0fe72cfa82d7fec;hb=HEAD

 

Issue: TOSCA Constraints would be nice to have something with suggested values, so the policy isn't locked into a set of values. Example is "actors" - ONAP has a set of actors, but it would be nice to be able to extend to other internal actors companies support.

Code Block
# REST of policy ommitted for brevity

    onap.datatype.controlloop.operationalpolicies:
        derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root
        version: 1.0.0
        description: Policy definitions for taking actions during a Control Loop event
        properties:
            # other properties ommitted for brevity
            actor:
                type: String
                description: The actor that will perform the operation
                required: true
				constraints:
					possible_values: [SO, SDNC, APPC, VFC, SNDR, CDS]

Issue: TOSCA does NOT have a way to relate properties together. For example, if the actor property is selected as APPC, then the contraints (eg possible values) for the operation property SHOULD be "restart", "reboot", "modifyConfig". How can that be specified?

Issue: Can/Should we consolidate onap.policies.Operational into a common policy type and then allow Drools and Apex (or be extendable to companies ingesting ONAP) to be derived_from that policy.

Question: Should the actor be a capability? If its a datatype, then you cannot pre-define them. A capability type would allow us to predefine actors as well as allow companies that ingest ONAP to create their own.

 

Question: How does CLAMP call CDS API for blueprint information? to be filled in

TODO: Pam add examples.

Question: If CSAR is prepopulated with datatypes and policytypes, how would one design a PNF control loop? Do we need a PNF service distributed to it to "kick off"?


 

  • Possible to have re-usable Operations?
  • Issue: Flat structure vs Nested structure
  • Issue: We should define the incoming event that triggers the Control Loop Pamela Dragosh will add this definition
    • Current ControlLoopEvent structure
    • Future possible VES Events
    • Possible that status of a policy execution may need to be an event for reusable operations
  • Issue: Should it be capability_type or relationship for the Actor operations??
  • Liam Fallon  and Ram Krishna Verma will look into Apex Operational Policy. 
  • Issue: Can we specify the guard policies into the operational policies? Do we make guard optional in policy operational directive executive? How to make it available to all PDP engines?
  • Issue: Other policies needed such as is-closed-loop-disable=true and prov_status=in-maint: 
    Jira
    serverONAP JIRA
    serverId425b2b0a-557c-3c0c-b515-579789cceedb
    keyPOLICY-1071
  • Issue: A&AI how to specify which VNF to take directive on. What about PNF?


 

  • Could switch to where a selection of the operation constrains the actor.
    • Instead of specify BOTH actor and operation, select an operation and then the actor supported by the operation.


 Issue: Policies and Reusable Operations Action Item Follow up - Jorge Hernandez

A nested policy approach has the following issues:

  1. Number of hierarchical layers, which must be bounded.   The CLAMP GUI driven by an open ended "recursive" schema would have to be bounded.    One could argue that after N hierarchical layers, the information would be hard to be tracked by a human operator.
  2. Associated with the number of hierarchical layers, and the most important issue is the duplication of operations, as duplicated operations would be repeated at multiple levels, and branches. 
  3. Associated with (2), there are issues of conciseness and human readability of policies. 
  4. A smaller issue relates to the storage space in the policy repository as it would likely require more space due to dups operations across levels.
  5. A smaller issue relates to come up with canonical representation of policies and operations, policies will have to be flattened out and put in a canonical representation to support static analysis on the policy repo, for example for conflict detection.

The main benefits for nested operations over a flat structure are:

  1. Clearly drive the GUI display and the user input (may be more intuitive), and
  2. if the operations are fairly simple (policies mono-operational) which is the high runner case at this time (minimum duplication).


 

  • Recommendation is to stay with the flat structure previously used vs nested. Not ideal but use description field as a way of instructing the user on what values to put in the fields.
  • Determined that we need a catalog for actors/operations and what target they work on

 

Actor Catalog needs to capture this information:

Code Block
catalog:
    appc:
        ModifyConfig: [VNF]
       type: mapappclcm:
        ModifyConfig: [VNF]
           requiredRestart: false[VNF]
        Rebuild: [VNF]
           description: A map of service, vnf, pnf filters for the policyMigrate: [VNF]
                    entry_schemaso:
        VF Module Create: [VFModule]
        VF Module    type: onap.datatypes.controlloop.FilterDelete: [VFModule]
    -cds:
        onap.datatypes.controlloop.Filter:ModifyConfig: [VNF, PNF]
    sdnc:
        derived_fromreroute: tosca.datatypes.Root[VNF]
            versionBandwidthOnDemand: 1.0.0[VNF]
    sdnr:
        propertiesModifyConfig: [PNF]
    vfc:
            # TODO

Restart: [VNF]


Proposal is to use "metadata" field in order to instruct CLAMP on where to lookup actor information and how to apply logic around looking up information in the CSAR for actor/operation.