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description: The generic abstract type from which all VNF specific abstract node types shall be derived to form, together with other node types, the TOSCA service template(s) representing the VNFD
tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF: derived_from: tosca.nodes.Root description: The generic abstract type from which all VNF specific node types shall be derived to form, together with other node types, the TOSCA service template(s) representing the VNFD | |||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| descriptor_id | |||
| String #UUID | 1 | Identifier for the VNFD |
| descriptor_version |
| String | 1 | Identifies the version of the VNFD |
| provider |
| String | 1 | provider of the VNF and of the VNFD |
| product_name |
| String | 1 | name to identify the VNF product. Invariant for the VNF Product lifetime |
| software_version |
| String | 1 | Software version of the VNF |
| product_info_name |
| String | 0..1 | Human readable name of the VNF Product |
| product_info_description |
| String | 0..1 | Human readable name for the VNF product |
| vnfm_info | list of |
| String | 1..n | Identifies VNFM(s) compatible with the VNF |
| localization_languages | list of |
| String | 0..n | Information about localization languages of the VNF | |
lcm_operations_configuration | tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfLcmOperationsConfiguration | 0..n | Describes the configuration parameters for the VNF LCM operations |
monitoring_parameters | list of tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfMonitoringParameter | 0..n | Describes monitoring parameters applicable to the VNF. |
flavour_id |
| String | 1 | Identifier of the Deployment Flavour within the VNFD |
flavour_description |
| String | 1 | Human readable description of the DF | |
| vnf_profile | tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfProfile | 0..1 | Describes a profile for instantiating VNFs of a particular NS DF according to a specific VNFD and VNF DF |
| mciop_profile | list of tosca.datatypes.nfv.MciopProfile | 0..n | Describes additional instantiation data for the MCIOPs used in this deployment |
attributes: scale_status: type: map # key: aspectId description: Scale status of the VNF, one entry per aspect. Represents for every scaling aspect how "big" the VNF has been scaled w.r.t. that aspect. entry_schema: type: tosca.datatypes.nfv.ScaleInfo | |||
requirements: - virtual_link: capability: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualLinkable relationship: tosca.relationships.nfv.VirtualLinksTo occurrences: [ 0, 1 ] # Additional requirements shall be defined in the VNF specific node type (deriving from tosca.nodes.nfv.VNF) corresponding to NS virtual links that need to connect to VnfExtCps | |||
interfaces: Vnflcm: type: tosca.interfaces.nfv.Vnflcm # VnfIndicator: # type: tosca.interfaces.nfv.VnfIndicator # derived types are expected to introduce Vnf Indicator interfaces # with their type derived from tosca.interfaces.nfv.VnfIndicator | |||
VDU OsContainer Data Model
tosca.nodes.nfv.Vdu.osContainer: derived_from: tosca.nodes.Root description: Describes the container compute part of a VDU which is a construct supporting the description of the deployment and operational behavior of a VNFC | |||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| String | 1 | Human readable name of the VDU |
| description |
| String | 1 | Human readable description of the VDU |
| nfvi_constraints | map |
| of String | 0..n | Describes constraints on the NFVI for the VNFC instance(s) created from this VDU. This property is reserved for future use in the present document. | |
monitoring_parameters | list of tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcMonitoringParameter | 0..n | Describes monitoring parameters applicable to a VNFC instantiated from this VDU |
#configurable_properties | tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcConfigurableProperties | 0..1 | # derived types are expected to introduce configurable_properties with its type derived from tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfcConfigurableProperties |
vdu_profile | tosca.datatypes.nfv.VduProfile | 1 | Defines additional instantiation data for the Vdu.OsContainer node |
sw_image_data | tosca.datatypes.nfv.SwImageData | 1 | Defines information related to a SwImage artifact used by this Vdu.OsContainer node |
boot_data | tosca.datatypes.nfv.BootData | 0..1 | Contains the information used to customize a container compute resource at boot time. The bootData may contain variable parts that are replaced by deployment specific values before being sent |
capabilities: virtual_compute: type: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualCompute occurrences: [ 1, 1 ] virtual_binding: type: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualBindable occurrences: [ 1, UNBOUNDED ] | |||
requirements: - virtual_storage: capability: tosca.capabilities.nfv.VirtualStorage relationship: tosca.relationships.nfv.AttachesTo occurrences: [ 0, UNBOUNDED ] | |||
MciopProfile Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.MciopProfile: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes a profile for instantiating VNFs of a particular NS DF according to a specific VNFD and VNF DF. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mciopId | ||||
| String | 1 | Identifies the MCIOP in the VNF package. | ||
deploymentOrder | Integer | 0..1 | greater_or_equal: 0 | Indicates the order in which this MCIOP shall be deployed in relation to other MCIOPs. A lower value specifies an earlier deployment. null is allowed |
# affinityOrAntiAffinityGroupId | list |
| of String | 0..n | References the affinity or anti-affinity groups(s) the MCIOP belongs to. | |
associatedVdu | list |
| of String | 0..n | List of VDUs which are associated to this MCIOP and which are deployed using this MCIOP | ||
VnfInstantiateOperationConfiguration Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfInstantiateOperationConfiguration: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: represents information that affect the invocation of the InstantiateVnf operation. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| description | ||||
| String | 0..1 | Description of VnfInstantiateOperationConfiguration | ||
VnfMonitoringParameter Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfMonitoringParameter: | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
name | ||||
String | 1 | Human readable name of the monitoring parameter | |
performance_metric |
String | 1 | - valid_values: [ v_cpu_usage_mean_vnf, v_cpu_usage_peak_vnf, | Identifies the performance metric, according to ETSI GS NFV-IFA 027. | |
collection_period | scalar-unit.time | 0..1 | - greater_than: 0 s | Describes the recommended periodicity at which to collect the performance information. |
VnfProfile Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.VnfProfile: | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
instantiation_level | ||||
String | 0..1 | Identifier of the instantiation level of the VNF DF to be used for instantiation. If not present, the default instantiation level as declared in the VNFD shall be used | |
min_number_of_instances |
Integer | 1 | - greater_or_equal: 0 | Minimum number of instances of the VNF based on this VNFD that is permitted to exist for this VnfProfile. |
max_number_of_instances |
Integer | 1 | - greater_or_equal: 0 | Maximum number of instances of the VNF based on this VNFD that is permitted to exist for this VnfProfile. | |
SwImageData Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.SwImageData: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes information related to a software image artifact | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
name | String | 1 | Name of this software image | |
version | String | 1 | Version of this software image | |
provider | String | 1 | Provider of this software image | |
checksum | tosca.datatypes.nfv.ChecksumData | 1 | Checksum of the software image file | |
container_format | String | 1 | - valid_values: [ aki, ami, ari, bare, docker, ova, ovf ] | The container format describes the container file format in which software image is provided |
disk_format | String | 1 | - valid_values: [ aki, ami, ari, iso, qcow2, raw, vdi, vhd, vhdx, vmdk ] | The disk format of a software image is the format of the underlying disk image |
min_disk | scalar-unit.size # Number | 1 | - greater_or_equal: 0 B | The minimal disk size requirement for this software image |
min_ram | scalar-unit.size # Number | 0..1 | - greater_or_equal: 0 B | The minimal RAM requirement for this software image |
size | scalar-unit.size # Number | 1 | The size of this software image | |
operating_system | String | 0..1 | Identifies the operating system used in the software image | |
supported_virtualisation_environments | list of String | 0..n | Identifies the virtualisation environments (e.g. hypervisor) compatible with this software image | |
BootData Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.BootData: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes the information used to customize a virtualised or containerized compute resource at boot time. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vim_specific_properties | tosca.datatypes.nfv.BootDataVimSpecificProperties | 0..1 | Properties used for selecting VIM or CISM specific capabilities when setting the boot data. | |
kvp_data | tosca.datatypes.nfv.KvpData | 0..1 | A set of key-value pairs for configuring a virtual or container compute resource. | |
content_or_file_data | tosca.datatypes.nfv.ContentOrFileData | 0..1 | A string content or a file for configuring a virtual or container compute resource. | |
BootDataVimSpecificProperties Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.BootDataVimSpecificProperties: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes the VIM specific information used for selecting VIM specific capabilities when setting the boot data. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
vim_type | String | 1 | Discriminator for the different types of the VIM or CISM information. | |
properties | map of String | 0..n | Properties used for selecting VIM or CISM specific capabilities when setting the boot data | |
KvpData Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.KvpData: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes a set of key-value pairs information used to customize a virtualised or containerized compute resource at boot time by using only key-value pairs data. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
data | map of String | 0..n | A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs that describes the information for configuring the virtualised or containerized compute resource. | |
ContentOrFileData Data Model
tosca.datatypes.nfv.ContentOrFileData: derived_from: tosca.datatypes.Root description: describes a string content or a file information used to customize a virtualised or containerized compute resource at boot time by using string content or file. | ||||
| Id | Type | Cardinality | Constraints | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
data | map of String | 0..n | A map of strings that contains a set of key-value pairs that carries the dynamic deployment values which used to replace the corresponding variable parts in the file as identify by a URL as described in source_path. Shall be present if "source_path" is present and shall be absent otherwise.. | |
content | String | 0..1 | The string information used to customize a virtualised or containerized compute resource at boot time. | |
source_path | String | 0..1 | The URL to a file contained in the VNF package used to customize a virtualised or containerized compute resource. The content shall comply with IETF RFC 3986 [8]. | |
destination_path | String | 0..1 | The URL address when inject a file into the virtualised or containerized compute resource. The content shall comply with IETF RFC 3986 [8]. | |
VNFD Information element
The following depicts the VNFD information element.
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