1. Scope
DESCRIPTION: This flow describes the the onboarding of resources into SDC. This can apply to a new resource or an upgraded resource. A resource can be a VNF or PNF. Resources are onboarded into the SDC catalog during design time. This flow will describe what happens when a resource is brought into SDC. A resource in the SDC catalog can then be used in design time to define a service.
WHEN EXECUTED: During Design Time (before Run Time). When SDC Service imports a Resource into the SDC catalog.
PURPOSE: To bring in a VNF or PNF resource into SDC during design time.
INFORMATION PASSED: Vendor provided PNF onboarding package.
ACTORS:
- Service Designer
- Operations Specialist
- SDC (Deployment Studio)
The following text describes each of the steps in the above flow. More details and exceptions can be described in the detailed descriptions. Wiki page links can also be linked for a reader to explore more.
REGISTER FOR DISTRIBUTION – SO, DCAE, A&AI, SDN-C, APP-C, VF-C register for distribution of the SDC Artifact distribution via the registration service of the SDCE-6 interface. This is performed by all recipients of the CSAR. This allows the ONAP platform component to receive the message which will contain the package later on.
SDC DISTRIBUTION NOTIFICATION (with SO) – SDC Distributes to service CSAR SO using the SDCE-6 interface. The SO listener retrieves the SDC CSAR package. SDC distributes the Service Distribution CSAR package which includes all of the artifacts, templates and resources related to the service created in design time. SDC publishes a topic onto DMaaP. Any RT component that has subscribed to that topic can get that package.
- REQUEST ARTIFACT - The ONAP platform component can request for the artifacts required by the component.
- RESPOND WITH ARTIFACT - The artifacts or SDC CSAR Package is retrieved from the DMaaP Bus. SDC responds with the package.
STORE CSAR PACKAGE – SO stores the distributed package.
- DISTRIBUTION STATUS UPDATE (with SO) - SO responds to the SDC Distribution exchange using SDCE-6.
- SDC DISTRIBUTION NOTIFICATION (with DCAE) - SDC Distributes service CSAR to DCAE using the SDCE-6 interface, the DCAE Service Change Handler retrieves the SDC CSAR package, SDC distributes the Service Distribution CSAR package which includes
The Onboarding Package: