How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster (Kubespray)

Overview

1. Mgmt Driver Introduction

Mgmt Driver enables Users to configure their VNF before and/or after its VNF Lifecycle Management operation. Users can customize the logic of Mgmt Driver by implementing their own Mgmt Driver and these customizations are specified by “interface” definition in NFV-SOL001 v2.6.1. This user guide aims to deploy Kubernetes cluster via Mgmt Driver which is customized by user.

2. Use Cases

In the present user guide, the Kubernetes cluster is deployed by Kubespray (a tool to deploy Kubernetes cluster using ansible), so you need to set up a server in advance to run Kubespray. The Load Balancer VM will be instantiated together with the node of the Kubernetes cluster. You can access the Kubernetes cluster through the Load Balancer. The Mgmt Driver can use Kubespray to deploy Kubernetes cluster, install and configure the Load Balancer. It only supports one case with the sample Mgmt Driver.

  • simple: Deploy one master node with worker nodes. In this case, it supports to scale worker node and heal worker node.

Simple : Single Master Node

The simple Kubernetes cluster contains one master node as controller node and a Load Balancer VM for external access. You can deploy it with the sample script we provided. The diagram below shows simple Kubernetes cluster architecture:

  +--------------+                       +--------------+
  | user traffic |                       | Kubespray    |
  |              |                       | (Pre-install)|
  +------+-------+                       +------+-------+
         |                                      |
         |To access pod                         |Install k8s cluster
         |Load Balancer SSH IP:NodePort         |
         |                                      |
         |                                      |
+-------------------+                           |
|   Load Balancer   |                           |
|                   |                           |
|   kubectl         |                           |
+------+------------+                           |
       |                                        |
   +---|----------------------+-------------------------+
   |   |                      |                         |
   |   |----------------------|---+---------------------|---+
   |   |MasterNodeIP          |   |WorkerNodeIP1        |   |WorkerNodeIP2
   |   |:6443                 |   |:NodePort1           |   |:NodePort2
   v   v                      v   v                     v   v
+-------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+
| MasterNode        |  | WorkerNode1          |  | WorkerNode2          |
|      |            |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|      |            |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|      v            |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|    +---------+    |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|    | k8s-api |    |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|    |         |    |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|    +---------+    |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|                   |  |          v           |  |          v           |
|    +-------------------------------------------------------------+    |
|    |                           Service                           |    |
|    |                                                             |    |
|    +----------------------------+-------------------------+------+    |
|                   |  |          |           |  |          |           |
|                   |  |          |CLUSTER-IP1|  |          |CLUSTER-IP2|
|                   |  |          |:Port1     |  |          |:Port2     |
|                   |  |          v           |  |          v           |
|    +---------+    |  |     +---------+      |  |     +---------+      |
|    |  etcd   |    |  |     |  pod    |      |  |     |  pod    |      |
|    |         |    |  |     |         |      |  |     |         |      |
|    +---------+    |  |     +---------+      |  |     +---------+      |
+-------------------+  +----------------------+  +----------------------+

Preparations

The preparations of OpenStack, ubuntu image and configuration of Mgmt Driver is necessary for deploying Kubernetes cluster with Kubespray. You can refer to Preparations in How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster for the preparations of the router’s configuration of OpenStack, ubuntu image, and usage of Mgmt Driver file.

1. Configure Kubespray

For this user guide, you should install Kubespray first. The Kubespray version supported by this Mgmt Driver is 2.16.0. You can refer to the Kubespray’s official documentation to install Kubespray.

After you install Kubespray, you should modify the /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg file to avoid the host_key_checking when use Mgmt Driver to deploy the Kubernetes cluster.

$ sudo vi /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
...
# uncomment this to disable SSH key host checking
host_key_checking = False
...

2. Upload ubuntu image

Since the images used by master node, worker node, and Load Balancer are all ubuntu 20.04, in order to save resources, we recommend creating an image on openstack in advance and setting the name to the VNFD file.

The following is sample CLI command to create image.

$ openstack image create --file ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64.img \
   --container-format bare --disk-format qcow2 ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field            | Value                                                                                                                                                                    |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| container_format | bare                                                                                                                                                                     |
| created_at       | 2021-09-03T02:26:46Z                                                                                                                                                     |
| disk_format      | qcow2                                                                                                                                                                    |
| file             | /v2/images/a99e9430-af8f-408d-acb2-9b0140a75974/file                                                                                                                     |
| id               | a99e9430-af8f-408d-acb2-9b0140a75974                                                                                                                                     |
| min_disk         | 0                                                                                                                                                                        |
| min_ram          | 0                                                                                                                                                                        |
| name             | ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64                                                                                                                                       |
| owner            | 7e757a0cfea940dab100216036212a65                                                                                                                                         |
| properties       | os_hidden='False', owner_specified.openstack.md5='', owner_specified.openstack.object='images/ubuntu-20.04-server-cloudimg-amd64-2', owner_specified.openstack.sha256='' |
| protected        | False                                                                                                                                                                    |
| schema           | /v2/schemas/image                                                                                                                                                        |
| status           | queued                                                                                                                                                                   |
| tags             |                                                                                                                                                                          |
| updated_at       | 2021-09-03T02:26:46Z                                                                                                                                                     |
| visibility       | shared                                                                                                                                                                   |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Create and Upload VNF Package

You can refer to chapter Create and Upload VNF Package in How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster for the introduction and usage of VNF Package.

1. Directory Structure

The sample structure of VNF Package is shown below.

Note

You can also find them in the samples/mgmt_driver/kubernetes/kubespray/kubespray_vnf_package/ directory of the tacker.

The directory structure:

  • TOSCA-Metadata/TOSCA.meta

  • Definitions/

  • Scripts/

  • BaseHOT/

  • UserData/

!----TOSCA-Metadata
        !---- TOSCA.meta
!----Definitions
        !---- etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
        !---- etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
        !---- sample_kubernetes_top.vnfd.yaml
        !---- sample_kubernetes_types.yaml
        !---- sample_kubernetes_df_simple.yaml
!----Scripts
        !---- install_external_lb.sh
        !---- kubespray_mgmt.py
!----BaseHOT
        !---- simple
                !---- nested
                        !---- base_hot_nested_master.yaml
                        !---- base_hot_nested_worker.yaml
                !---- base_hot_top.yaml
!----UserData
        !---- __init__.py
        !---- lcm_user_data.py

Deploy Kubernetes Cluster

Single Master Node

A single master Kubernetes cluster can be installed by Kubespray and set up in “instantiate_end” operation, which allows you to execute any scripts after its instantiation, and it’s enabled with Mgmt Driver support. Deploying Kubernetes cluster with Kubespray only supports one master node and multiple worker nodes.

1. Create the Parameter File

Create a simple_kubernetes_param_file.json file with the following format. This file defines the parameters which will be set in the body of the instantiate request.

Other parameters are the same as the configuration in How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster, you can refer to Create the Parameter File for detailed configuration. This user guide mainly modified k8s_cluster_installation_param to adapt to Kubespray.

Explanation of the parameters for deploying a Kubernetes cluster

For deploying Kubernetes cluster, you must set the k8s_cluster_installation_param key in additionalParams. The KeyValuePairs is shown in table below:

List of additionalParams.k8s_cluster_installation_param(specified by user)

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

vim_name

String

The vim name of deployed Kubernetes cluster registered by tacker

optional

master_node

dict

Information for the VM of the master node group

required

worker_node

dict

Information for the VM of the master node group

required

proxy

dict

Information for proxy setting on VM

optional

ansible

dict

Specify Ansible related configuration such as ip address (ip_address) and playbook (kubespray_root_path) to execute

required

external_lb_param

dict

Properties to install External Load Balancer

required

master_node dict

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

aspect_id

String

The resource name of the master node group, and is same as the aspect in vnfd. If you use user data, it must be set

optional

ssh_cp_name

String

Resource name of port corresponding to the master node’s ssh ip

required

nic_cp_name

String

Resource name of port corresponding to the master node’s nic ip (which used for deploying Kubernetes cluster). If ssh ip is floating ip, this is required

optional

username

String

Username for VM access

required

password

String

Password for VM access

required

pod_cidr

String

CIDR for pod

optional

cluster_cidr

String

CIDR for service

optional

worker_node dict

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

aspect_id

String

The resource name of the worker node group, and is same as the aspect in vnfd. If you use user data, it must be set

optional

ssh_cp_name

String

Resource name of port corresponding to the worker node’s ssh ip

required

nic_cp_name

String

Resource name of port corresponding to the worker node’s nic ip (which used for deploying Kubernetes cluster). If ssh ip is floating ip, this is required

optional

username

String

Username for VM access

required

password

String

Password for VM access

required

proxy dict

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

http_proxy

String

Http proxy server address

optional

https_proxy

String

Https proxy server address

optional

ansible dict

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

ip_address

String

IP address of Ansible server

required

username

String

Username of Ansible server

required

password

String

Password of Ansible server

required

kubespray_root_path

String

Root directory of kubespray

required

transferring_inventory_path

String

Target path to transfer the generated inventory file

required

external_lb_param dict

parameter

data type

description

required/optional

ssh_cp_name

String

Resource name of CP to access to deployed VM via SSH

required

ssh_username

String

User name of deployed VM to access via SSH

required

ssh_password

String

Password of deployed VM to access via SSH

required

script_path

String

Path of the installation shell script for External Load Balancer

required

simple_kubernetes_param_file.json

{
    "flavourId": "simple",
    "vimConnectionInfo": [{
        "id": "daa80cf2-9b73-4806-8176-56cd6fab8cea",
        "vimId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea", #Set the uuid of the VIM to use
        "vimType": "openstack"
    }],
    "additionalParams": {
        "k8s_cluster_installation_param": {
            "vim_name": "kubernetes_vim",
            "master_node": {
                "aspect_id": "master_instance",
                "ssh_cp_name": "masterNode_FloatingIP",
                "nic_cp_name": "masterNode_CP1",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "ubuntu",
                "pod_cidr": "192.168.0.0/16",
                "cluster_cidr": "10.199.187.0/24"
            },
            "worker_node": {
                "aspect_id": "worker_instance",
                "ssh_cp_name": "workerNode_FloatingIP",
                "nic_cp_name": "workerNode_CP2",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "ubuntu"
            },
            "proxy": {
                "http_proxy": "http://user1:password1@host1:port1",
                "https_proxy": "https://user2:password2@host2:port2"
            },
            "ansible": {
                "ip_address": "10.10.0.50", # set your own Kubespray server's ssh_ip
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "ubuntu",
                "kubespray_root_path": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0",
                "transferring_inventory_path": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0/inventory/mycluster"
            },
            "external_lb_param": {
                "ssh_cp_name": "externalLB_FloatingIP",
                "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
                "ssh_password": "ubuntu",
                "script_path": "Scripts/install_external_lb.sh"
            }
        },
        "lcm-operation-user-data": "./UserData/lcm_user_data.py",
        "lcm-operation-user-data-class": "SampleUserData"
    },
    "extVirtualLinks": [{
        "id": "35d69de0-bf3b-4690-8724-16e9edb68b19",
        "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33", #Set the uuid of the network to use
        "extCps": [{
            "cpdId": "masterNode_CP1",
            "cpConfig": [{
                "linkPortId": "35d69de0-bf3b-4690-8724-16e9edb68b19"
            }]
        }]
    }, {
        "id": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa",
        "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33", #Set the uuid of the network to use
        "extCps": [{
            "cpdId": "workerNode_CP2",
            "cpConfig": [{
                "linkPortId": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa"
            }]
        }]
    }, {
        "id": "dd462031-64d6-4fed-be90-b9c366223a12",
        "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33", #Set the uuid of the network to use
        "extCps": [{
            "cpdId": "externalLB_CP3",
            "cpConfig": [{
                "linkPortId": "dd462031-64d6-4fed-be90-b9c366223a12"
            }]
        }]
    }]
}

Note

If you want to deploy multiple Kubernetes cluster in OpenStack, you must set different transferring_inventory_path in ansible parameter.

2. Execute the Instantiation Operations

Execute the following CLI command to instantiate the VNF instance.

$ openstack vnflcm create b1db0ce7-ebca-2fb7-95ed-4840d70a1163
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field                    | Value                                                                                       |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID                       | 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36                                                        |
| Instantiation State      | NOT_INSTANTIATED                                                                            |
| Links                    | {                                                                                           |
|                          |     "self": {                                                                               |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36"             |
|                          |     },                                                                                      |
|                          |     "instantiate": {                                                                        |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36/instantiate" |
|                          |     }                                                                                       |
|                          | }                                                                                           |
| VNF Instance Description | None                                                                                        |
| VNF Instance Name        | vnf-4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36                                                    |
| VNF Product Name         | Sample VNF                                                                                  |
| VNF Provider             | Company                                                                                     |
| VNF Software Version     | 1.0                                                                                         |
| VNFD ID                  | b1db0ce7-ebca-2fb7-95ed-4840d70a1163                                                        |
| VNFD Version             | 1.0                                                                                         |
| vnfPkgId                 |                                                                                             |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
$ openstack vnflcm instantiate 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 ./simple_kubernetes_param_file.json
Instantiate request for VNF Instance 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 has been accepted.
$ openstack vnflcm show 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field                    | Value                                                                                            |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID                       | 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36                                                             |
| Instantiated Vnf Info    | {                                                                                                |
|                          |     "flavourId": "simple",                                                                       |
|                          |     "vnfState": "STARTED",                                                                       |
|                          |     "scaleStatus": [                                                                             |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "aspectId": "master_instance",                                                       |
|                          |             "scaleLevel": 0                                                                      |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "aspectId": "worker_instance",                                                       |
|                          |             "scaleLevel": 0                                                                      |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "extCpInfo": [                                                                               |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "ebe12a4c-5cbf-4b19-848b-d68592f27dd7",                                        |
|                          |             "cpdId": "masterNode_CP1",                                                           |
|                          |             "extLinkPortId": null,                                                               |
|                          |             "associatedVnfcCpId": "dc0e4e27-91e1-4ff1-8aba-48e402e18092",                        |
|                          |             "cpProtocolInfo": []                                                                 |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "4a6db6a4-1048-4f6f-83cf-0fccda25e92c",                                        |
|                          |             "cpdId": "workerNode_CP2",                                                           |
|                          |             "extLinkPortId": null,                                                               |
|                          |             "associatedVnfcCpId": "f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822",                        |
|                          |             "cpProtocolInfo": []                                                                 |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "538c068e-c2c4-449d-80f6-383242c602f2",                                        |
|                          |             "cpdId": "externalLB_CP3",                                                           |
|                          |             "extLinkPortId": null,                                                               |
|                          |             "associatedVnfcCpId": "d5c51363-1acd-4f72-b98b-cd2f8da810f9",                        |
|                          |             "cpProtocolInfo": []                                                                 |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "extVirtualLinkInfo": [                                                                      |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "35d69de0-bf3b-4690-8724-16e9edb68b19",                                        |
|                          |             "resourceHandle": {                                                                  |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": null                                                     |
|                          |             }                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa",                                        |
|                          |             "resourceHandle": {                                                                  |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": null                                                     |
|                          |             }                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "dd462031-64d6-4fed-be90-b9c366223a12",                                        |
|                          |             "resourceHandle": {                                                                  |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": null                                                     |
|                          |             }                                                                                    |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "vnfcResourceInfo": [                                                                        |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "d5c51363-1acd-4f72-b98b-cd2f8da810f9",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "externalLB",                                                               |
|                          |             "computeResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",                       |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "6361ae44-7d34-4afc-b89b-00b2445425de",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Nova::Server"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "storageResourceIds": [],                                                            |
|                          |             "vnfcCpInfo": [                                                                      |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "ec72958c-16ff-4947-94c8-e5e32c3c453b",                                |
|                          |                     "cpdId": "externalLB_CP3",                                                   |
|                          |                     "vnfExtCpId": "dd462031-64d6-4fed-be90-b9c366223a12",                        |
|                          |                     "vnfLinkPortId": "7db09403-cc2c-42c9-9661-438b9345a549"                      |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "dc0e4e27-91e1-4ff1-8aba-48e402e18092",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "masterNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "computeResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",                       |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "5877e1ba-dfe0-4a9e-9ddf-08a6590942c4",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Nova::Server"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "storageResourceIds": [],                                                            |
|                          |             "vnfcCpInfo": [                                                                      |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "ae5d8222-ac43-4a89-a1b0-1d414c84f5c9",                                |
|                          |                     "cpdId": "masterNode_CP1",                                                   |
|                          |                     "vnfExtCpId": "35d69de0-bf3b-4690-8724-16e9edb68b19",                        |
|                          |                     "vnfLinkPortId": "23d92486-3584-49ed-afd1-0e5a71750269"                      |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "workerNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "computeResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",                       |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "b8cc0d5b-600a-47eb-a67f-45d4d6051c44",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Nova::Server"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "storageResourceIds": [],                                                            |
|                          |             "vnfcCpInfo": [                                                                      |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "140332c5-a9b1-4663-b3e3-8006ed1b26ea",                                |
|                          |                     "cpdId": "workerNode_CP2",                                                   |
|                          |                     "vnfExtCpId": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa",                        |
|                          |                     "vnfLinkPortId": "02c54919-290c-42a4-a0f0-dbff2b7a4725"                      |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "cebda558-e1bd-4b98-9e11-c60a1e9fcdd7",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "workerNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "computeResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",                       |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "89b58460-df0a-41c8-82ce-8386491d65d8",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Nova::Server"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "storageResourceIds": [],                                                            |
|                          |             "vnfcCpInfo": [                                                                      |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "63124ada-576a-44d4-a9c8-eec5f53fc776",                                |
|                          |                     "cpdId": "workerNode_CP2",                                                   |
|                          |                     "vnfExtCpId": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa",                        |
|                          |                     "vnfLinkPortId": "c43a748a-4fd4-4d2f-9545-c0faec985001"                      |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "vnfVirtualLinkResourceInfo": [                                                              |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "e3167cae-64e4-471d-83f8-93f1ed0701f0",                                        |
|                          |             "vnfVirtualLinkDescId": "35d69de0-bf3b-4690-8724-16e9edb68b19",                      |
|                          |             "networkResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Net"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "vnfLinkPorts": [                                                                    |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "23d92486-3584-49ed-afd1-0e5a71750269",                                |
|                          |                     "resourceHandle": {                                                          |
|                          |                         "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",               |
|                          |                         "resourceId": "2fecdfa7-bb48-4a59-81a7-aa369a3b8ab8",                    |
|                          |                         "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Port"                              |
|                          |                     },                                                                           |
|                          |                     "cpInstanceId": "ae5d8222-ac43-4a89-a1b0-1d414c84f5c9"                       |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "28ee72d2-eacd-4d97-ab3b-aae552db4ca1",                                        |
|                          |             "vnfVirtualLinkDescId": "fb60ddb1-8787-49cd-8439-d379a449b6fa",                      |
|                          |             "networkResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Net"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "vnfLinkPorts": [                                                                    |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "02c54919-290c-42a4-a0f0-dbff2b7a4725",                                |
|                          |                     "resourceHandle": {                                                          |
|                          |                         "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",               |
|                          |                         "resourceId": "82f78566-7746-4b58-a03d-c40602279e6c",                    |
|                          |                         "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Port"                              |
|                          |                     },                                                                           |
|                          |                     "cpInstanceId": "140332c5-a9b1-4663-b3e3-8006ed1b26ea"                       |
|                          |                 },                                                                               |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "c43a748a-4fd4-4d2f-9545-c0faec985001",                                |
|                          |                     "resourceHandle": {                                                          |
|                          |                         "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",               |
|                          |                         "resourceId": "2cfdbf95-a8b1-45da-bb18-34390bb08f46",                    |
|                          |                         "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Port"                              |
|                          |                     },                                                                           |
|                          |                     "cpInstanceId": "63124ada-576a-44d4-a9c8-eec5f53fc776"                       |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "7bbe2404-9532-4eea-8872-d585aa9ceb49",                                        |
|                          |             "vnfVirtualLinkDescId": "dd462031-64d6-4fed-be90-b9c366223a12",                      |
|                          |             "networkResource": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                         |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "1642ac54-642c-407c-9c7d-e94c55ba5d33",                            |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Net"                                       |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "vnfLinkPorts": [                                                                    |
|                          |                 {                                                                                |
|                          |                     "id": "7db09403-cc2c-42c9-9661-438b9345a549",                                |
|                          |                     "resourceHandle": {                                                          |
|                          |                         "vimConnectionId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",               |
|                          |                         "resourceId": "9c5211ee-e008-47c6-a984-a00291f01624",                    |
|                          |                         "vimLevelResourceType": "OS::Neutron::Port"                              |
|                          |                     },                                                                           |
|                          |                     "cpInstanceId": "ec72958c-16ff-4947-94c8-e5e32c3c453b"                       |
|                          |                 }                                                                                |
|                          |             ]                                                                                    |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "vnfcInfo": [                                                                                |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "ef18f7d2-75ed-4f1c-ba4f-47f3d8d8af87",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "externalLB",                                                               |
|                          |             "vnfcState": "STARTED"                                                               |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "c4388ce1-31ec-4b07-a263-7fccba839a68",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "masterNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "vnfcState": "STARTED"                                                               |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "b829f679-861c-4c86-8f21-384dee974b12",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "workerNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "vnfcState": "STARTED"                                                               |
|                          |         },                                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                        |
|                          |             "id": "18f6eed0-5fd4-4983-a3f4-e05f41ba2c56",                                        |
|                          |             "vduId": "workerNode",                                                               |
|                          |             "vnfcState": "STARTED"                                                               |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     ],                                                                                           |
|                          |     "additionalParams": {                                                                        |
|                          |         "lcm-operation-user-data": "./UserData/lcm_user_data.py",                                |
|                          |         "lcm-operation-user-data-class": "SampleUserData",                                       |
|                          |         "k8sClusterInstallationParam": {                                                         |
|                          |             "proxy": {                                                                           |
|                          |                 "httpProxy": "http://voltserver:7926612078@10.85.45.88:8080",                    |
|                          |                 "httpsProxy": "http://voltserver:7926612078@10.85.45.88:8080"                    |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "ansible": {                                                                         |
|                          |                 "password": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "username": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "ipAddress": "10.10.0.50",                                                       |
|                          |                 "kubesprayRootPath": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0",                            |
|                          |                 "transferringInventoryPath": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0/inventory/mycluster" |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "masterNode": {                                                                      |
|                          |                 "password": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "podCidr": "192.168.0.0/16",                                                     |
|                          |                 "username": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "aspectId": "master_instance",                                                   |
|                          |                 "nicCpName": "masterNode_CP1",                                                   |
|                          |                 "sshCpName": "masterNode_FloatingIP",                                            |
|                          |                 "clusterCidr": "10.199.187.0/24"                                                 |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "workerNode": {                                                                      |
|                          |                 "password": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "username": "ubuntu",                                                            |
|                          |                 "aspectId": "worker_instance",                                                   |
|                          |                 "nicCpName": "workerNode_CP2",                                                   |
|                          |                 "sshCpName": "workerNode_FloatingIP"                                             |
|                          |             },                                                                                   |
|                          |             "externalLbParam": {                                                                 |
|                          |                 "scriptPath": "Scripts/install_external_lb.sh",                                  |
|                          |                 "sshCpName": "externalLB_FloatingIP",                                            |
|                          |                 "sshPassword": "ubuntu",                                                         |
|                          |                 "sshUsername": "ubuntu"                                                          |
|                          |             }                                                                                    |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     }                                                                                            |
|                          | }                                                                                                |
| Instantiation State      | INSTANTIATED                                                                                     |
| Links                    | {                                                                                                |
|                          |     "self": {                                                                                    |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36"                  |
|                          |     },                                                                                           |
|                          |     "terminate": {                                                                               |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36/terminate"        |
|                          |     },                                                                                           |
|                          |     "heal": {                                                                                    |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36/heal"             |
|                          |     },                                                                                           |
|                          |     "changeExtConn": {                                                                           |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36/change_ext_conn"  |
|                          |     }                                                                                            |
|                          | }                                                                                                |
| VIM Connection Info      | [                                                                                                |
|                          |     {                                                                                            |
|                          |         "id": "daa80cf2-9b73-4806-8176-56cd6fab8cea",                                            |
|                          |         "vimId": "c3369b54-e376-4423-bb61-afd255900fea",                                         |
|                          |         "vimType": "openstack",                                                                  |
|                          |         "interfaceInfo": {},                                                                     |
|                          |         "accessInfo": {}                                                                         |
|                          |     },                                                                                           |
|                          |     {                                                                                            |
|                          |         "id": "b41d21ae-fd65-4c4e-8a8e-2faa73dd1805",                                            |
|                          |         "vimId": "9b95449d-cac9-4e23-8e35-749c917ed181",                                         |
|                          |         "vimType": "kubernetes",                                                                 |
|                          |         "interfaceInfo": null,                                                                   |
|                          |         "accessInfo": {                                                                          |
|                          |             "authUrl": "https://192.168.10.182:8383"                                             |
|                          |         }                                                                                        |
|                          |     }                                                                                            |
|                          | ]                                                                                                |
| VNF Instance Description | None                                                                                             |
| VNF Instance Name        | vnf-4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36                                                         |
| VNF Product Name         | Sample VNF                                                                                       |
| VNF Provider             | Company                                                                                          |
| VNF Software Version     | 1.0                                                                                              |
| VNFD ID                  | b1db0ce7-ebca-2fb7-95ed-4840d70a1163                                                             |
| VNFD Version             | 1.0                                                                                              |
| vnfPkgId                 |                                                                                                  |
+--------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Scale Kubernetes Worker Nodes

You can refer to Scale Kubernetes Worker Nodes in How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster for scale operation.

1. Create the Parameter File

The following is scale parameter to “POST /vnf_instances/{id}/scale” as ScaleVnfRequest data type in ETSI NFV-SOL003 v2.6.1:

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Attribute name   | Parameter description                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| type             | User specify scaling operation type:                    |
|                  | "SCALE_IN" or "SCALE_OUT"                               |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| aspectId         | User specify target aspectId, aspectId is defined in    |
|                  | above VNFD and user can know by                         |
|                  | ``InstantiatedVnfInfo.ScaleStatus`` that contained in   |
|                  | the response of "GET /vnf_instances/{id}"               |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| numberOfSteps    | Number of scaling steps                                 |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| additionalParams | If your want to change info of worker node, Kubespray   |
|                  | Server, or Load Balancer, you can set the parameters in |
|                  | additionalParams. The format is the same as the one in   |
|                  | `simple_kubernetes_param_file.json`.                    |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+

Note

If you define Kubernetes info of additionalParams in ScaleVnfRequest, You need to define all the parameters in the corresponding dict. The three dicts are ‘worker_node’, ‘ansible’ and ‘external_lb_param’. Even if you only want to change one of the values such as password, you also need to set values for all keys.

Following are four samples of scaling request body:

SCALE_OUT_sample (no additionalParams)

{
    "type": "SCALE_OUT",
    "aspectId": "worker_instance",
    "numberOfSteps": "1"
}

SCALE_OUT_sample (with additionalParams)

{
    "type": "SCALE_OUT",
    "aspectId": "worker_instance",
    "numberOfSteps": "1"
    "additionalParams": {
        "k8s_cluster_installation_param": {
            "worker_node": {
                "aspect_id": "worker_instance",
                "ssh_cp_name": "workerNode_FloatingIP",
                "nic_cp_name": "workerNode_CP2",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "workernode1"
                },
            "ansible": {
                "ip_address": "10.10.0.23",
                "username": "ansible",
                "password": "ansible",
                "kubespray_root_path": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0",
                "transferring_inventory_path":
                "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0/inventory/mycluster"
                },
            "external_lb_param": {
                "ssh_cp_name": "externalLB_FloatingIP",
                "ssh_username": "external_lb_user",
                "ssh_password": "externallb",
                "script_path": "Scripts/install_external_lb.sh"
            }
        }
    }
}

SCALE_IN_sample (no additionalParams)

{
    "type": "SCALE_IN",
    "aspectId": "worker_instance",
    "numberOfSteps": "1"
}

SCALE_IN_sample (with additionalParams)

{
    "type": "SCALE_IN",
    "aspectId": "worker_instance",
    "numberOfSteps": "1"
    "additionalParams": {
        "k8s_cluster_installation_param": {
            "worker_node": {
                "aspect_id": "worker_instance",
                "ssh_cp_name": "workerNode_FloatingIP",
                "nic_cp_name": "workerNode_CP2",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "workernode1"
                },
            "ansible": {
                "ip_address": "10.10.0.23",
                "username": "ansible",
                "password": "ansible",
                "kubespray_root_path": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0",
                "transferring_inventory_path":
                "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0/inventory/mycluster"
                },
            "external_lb_param": {
                "ssh_cp_name": "externalLB_FloatingIP",
                "ssh_username": "external_lb_user",
                "ssh_password": "externallb",
                "script_path": "Scripts/install_external_lb.sh"
            }
        }
    }
}

Note

Scale operations for worker node are supported in this user guide, but scale operations for master node are not supported because master node is assumed to be a single node configuration.

2. Execute the Scale Operations

Before you execute scale command, you must ensure that your VNF instance is already instantiated. The VNF Package should be uploaded in Create and Upload VNF Package and the Kubernetes cluster should be deployed with the process in Deploy Kubernetes Cluster.

When executing the scale operation of worker nodes, the following Heat API is called from Tacker.

  • stack resource signal

  • stack update

The steps to confirm whether scaling is successful are shown below:

1. Execute Heat CLI command and check the number of resource list in ‘worker_instance’ of the stack before and after scaling.

2. Login to Load Balancer and check the number of worker nodes before and after scaling.

To confirm the number of worker nodes after scaling, you can find the increased or decreased number of stack resource with Heat CLI. Also the number of registered worker nodes in the Kubernetes cluster should be updated. See Heat CLI reference for details on Heat CLI commands.

Stack information before scaling:

$ openstack stack resource list vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 -n 2 \
    --filter type=base_hot_nested_worker.yaml -c resource_name -c physical_resource_id \
    -c resource_type -c resource_status
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id                 | resource_type               | resource_status |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| hq3esjpgdtp6  | d3405e32-f049-45e5-8dd1-71791b369235 | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | CREATE_COMPLETE |
| k8bhx9mta1vu  | a6994377-e488-aeca-1083-9b4c538b2b6d | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+

worker node in Kubernetes cluster before scaling:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get nodes
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   22m   v1.20.7
worker55    Ready    <none>                 19m   v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 19m   v1.20.7

Scaling out execution of the vnf_instance:

$ openstack vnflcm scale 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 --type "SCALE_OUT" --aspect-id worker_instance --number-of-steps 1
  Scale request for VNF Instance 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 has been accepted.

Stack information after scaling out:

$ openstack stack resource list vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 -n 2 \
    --filter type=base_hot_nested_worker.yaml -c resource_name -c physical_resource_id \
    -c resource_type -c resource_status
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id                 | resource_type               | resource_status |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| hq3esjpgdtp6  | d3405e32-f049-45e5-8dd1-71791b369235 | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | UPDATE_COMPLETE |
| k8bhx9mta1vu  | 56c9ec6f-5e52-44db-9d0d-57e3484e763f | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | UPDATE_COMPLETE |
| ls8ecxdtkg4m  | a6994377-e488-aeca-1083-9b4c538b2b6d | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+

worker node in Kubernetes cluster after scaling out:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get nodes
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE     VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   32m     v1.20.7
worker55    Ready    <none>                 29m     v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 29m     v1.20.7
worker43    Ready    <none>                 5m48s   v1.20.7

Scaling in execution of the vnf_instance:

$ openstack vnflcm scale 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 --type "SCALE_IN" --aspect-id worker_instance --number-of-steps 1
Scale request for VNF Instance 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 has been accepted.

Note

This example shows the output of “SCALE_IN” after its “SCALE_OUT” operation.

Stack information after scaling in:

$ openstack stack resource list vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 -n 2 \
    --filter type=base_hot_nested_worker.yaml -c resource_name -c physical_resource_id \
    -c resource_type -c resource_status
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id                 | resource_type               | resource_status |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+
| k8bhx9mta1vu  | 56c9ec6f-5e52-44db-9d0d-57e3484e763f | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | UPDATE_COMPLETE |
| ls8ecxdtkg4m  | a6994377-e488-aeca-1083-9b4c538b2b6d | base_hot_nested_worker.yaml | UPDATE_COMPLETE |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------+

worker node in Kubernetes cluster after scaling in:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get nodes
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   40m   v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 37m   v1.20.7
worker43    Ready    <none>                 13m   v1.20.7

Heal Kubernetes Worker Nodes

You can refer to Heal Kubernetes Master/Worker Nodes in How to use Mgmt Driver for deploying Kubernetes Cluster for heal operation.

Note

This user guide just supports heal worker nodes because the Kubernetes cluster deployed by Kubespray only has one master node.

1. Create the Parameter File

The following is heal parameter to “POST /vnf_instances/{id}/heal” as HealVnfRequest data type. It is not the same in SOL002 and SOL003.

In NFV-SOL002 v2.6.1:

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Attribute name   | Parameter description                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| vnfcInstanceId   | User specify heal target, user can know "vnfcInstanceId"|
|                  | by ``InstantiatedVnfInfo.vnfcResourceInfo`` that        |
|                  | contained in the response of "GET /vnf_instances/{id}". |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| cause            | Not needed                                              |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| additionalParams | If your want to change info of worker node, Kubespray   |
|                  | Server, or Load Balancer, you can set the parameters in |
|                  | additionalParams. So format is the same as the one in   |
|                  | `simple_kubernetes_param_file.json`.                    |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+

In NFV-SOL003 v2.6.1:

+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Attribute name   | Parameter description                                   |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| cause            | Not needed                                              |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+
| additionalParams | If your want to change info of worker node, Kubespray   |
|                  | Server, or Load Balancer, you can set the parameters in |
|                  | additionalParams. So format is the same as the one in   |
|                  | `simple_kubernetes_param_file.json`.                    |
+------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+

cause and additionalParams are supported for both of SOL002 and SOL003.

If the vnfcInstanceId parameter is null, this means that healing operation is required for the entire Kubernetes cluster, which is the case in SOL003.

Following is a sample of healing request body for SOL002:

HEAL_sample (no additionalParams)

{
    "vnfcInstanceId": "f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822"
}

HEAL_sample (with additionalParams)

{
    "vnfcInstanceId": "f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822",
    "additionalParams": {
        "k8s_cluster_installation_param": {
            "worker_node": {
                "aspect_id": "worker_instance",
                "ssh_cp_name": "workerNode_FloatingIP",
                "nic_cp_name": "workerNode_CP2",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "ubuntu"
                },
            "ansible": {
                "ip_address": "10.10.0.50",
                "username": "ubuntu",
                "password": "ubuntu",
                "kubespray_root_path": "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0",
                "transferring_inventory_path":
                "/home/ubuntu/kubespray-2.16.0/inventory/mycluster"
                },
            "external_lb_param": {
                "ssh_cp_name": "externalLB_FloatingIP",
                "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
                "ssh_password": "ubuntu",
                "script_path": "Scripts/install_external_lb.sh"
            }
        }
    }
}

Note

In chapter Deploy Kubernetes cluster, the result of VNF instance instantiated has shown in CLI command openstack vnflcm show VNF INSTANCE ID.

You can get the vnfcInstanceId from Instantiated Vnf Info in above result. The vnfcResourceInfo.id is vnfcInstanceId.

The physical_resource_id mentioned below is the same as vnfcResourceInfo.computeResource.resourceId.

2. Execute the Heal Operations

1. Heal a Worker Node

When healing specified with VNFC instances, Heat APIs are called from Tacker.

  • stack resource mark unhealthy

  • stack update

The steps to confirm whether healing is successful are shown below:

1. Execute Heat CLI command and check physical_resource_id and resource_status of worker node before and after healing.

2. Login to Load Balancer and check the age of worker node before and after healing.

To confirm that healing the worker node is successful, you can find the physical_resource_id of this resource of ‘worker_instance resource list’ has changed with Heat CLI. Also the age of worker node healed should be updated in Kubernetes cluster.

Note

Note that ‘vnfc-instance-id’ managed by Tacker and ‘physical-resource-id’ managed by Heat are different.

worker node information before healing:

$ openstack stack resource list vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 -n 2 \
    --filter type=OS::Nova::Server -c resource_name -c physical_resource_id -c \
    resource_type -c resource_status
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id                 | resource_type    | resource_status |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| workerNode    | b8cc0d5b-600a-47eb-a67f-45d4d6051c44 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
| workerNode    | 89b58460-df0a-41c8-82ce-8386491d65d8 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
| masterNode    | 5877e1ba-dfe0-4a9e-9ddf-08a6590942c4 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+

worker node in Kubernetes cluster before healing:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get node
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   82m   v1.20.7
worker55    Ready    <none>                 79m   v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 79m   v1.20.7

We heal the worker node with physical_resource_id b8cc0d5b-600a-47eb-a67f-45d4d6051c44, its vnfc_instance_id is f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822.

Healing worker node execution of the vnf_instance:

$ openstack vnflcm heal 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 --vnfc-instance f8829938-d57e-4b96-b383-cf3783651822
Heal request for VNF Instance 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 has been accepted.

worker node information after healing:

$ openstack stack resource list vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 -n 2 \
    --filter type=OS::Nova::Server -c resource_name -c physical_resource_id -c \
    resource_type -c resource_status
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id                 | resource_type    | resource_status |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+
| workerNode    | e046adef-937b-4b39-b96e-0c56cedb318c | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
| workerNode    | 89b58460-df0a-41c8-82ce-8386491d65d8 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
| masterNode    | 5877e1ba-dfe0-4a9e-9ddf-08a6590942c4 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+------------------+-----------------+

worker node in Kubernetes cluster after healing:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get node
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE      VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   102m     v1.20.7
worker55    Ready    <none>                 79m      v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 5m48s    v1.20.7

2. Heal the Entire Kubernetes Cluster

When healing of the entire VNF, the following APIs are executed from Tacker to Heat.

  • stack delete

  • stack create

1. Execute Heat CLI command and check ‘ID’ and ‘Stack Status’ of the stack before and after healing.

2. All the information of Kubernetes cluster will be changed.

This is to confirm that stack ‘ID’ has changed before and after healing.

Stack information before healing:

$ openstack stack list -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status'
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Stack Name                                  | Stack Status    |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| 62477704-94a9-4ab4-26f8-685c146a9129 | vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+

Kubernetes cluster information before healing:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get node
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE      VERSION
master228   Ready    control-plane,master   102m     v1.20.7
worker55    Ready    <none>                 79m      v1.20.7
worker75    Ready    <none>                 5m48s    v1.20.7

Healing execution of the entire VNF:

$ openstack vnflcm heal 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36
Heal request for VNF Instance 4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 has been accepted.

Stack information after healing:

$ openstack stack list -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status'
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| ID                                   | Stack Name                                  | Stack Status    |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+
| f0e87a99-0b90-aad8-4af0-151c1303ed22 | vnflcm_4cdc110f-b21e-4b79-b3f5-252ee5937a36 | CREATE_COMPLETE |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------+-----------------+

Kubernetes cluster information after healing:

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.232
$ kubectl get node
NAME        STATUS   ROLES                  AGE     VERSION
master26    Ready    control-plane,master   23m     v1.20.7
worker78    Ready    <none>                 20m     v1.20.7
worker119   Ready    <none>                 20m     v1.20.7

Configuration of Load Balancer

When you instantiate CNF with this type of Kubernetes vim (which is deployed by Kubespray), if deployed resources contain services with ‘NodePort’ type, you should set the NodePort to Load Balancer. We provide a sample VNF package and Mgmt Driver for CNF to configure the Load Balancer.

The Mgmt Driver only supports instantiation and heal entire operation because only the two operations can create service resource in Kubernetes cluster.

Note

The load balancer mentioned in this user guide is not a service whose type is ExternalLB in Kubernetes, but constitutes the Load Balancer server in the diagram of Simple : Single Master Node.

1. Structure of VNF Package for CNF

The usage of VNF Package for CNF is the same as the one in chapter Create and Upload VNF Package.

The sample structure of this Package is shown below.

The directory structure:

  • TOSCA-Metadata/TOSCA.meta

  • Definitions/

  • Scripts/

  • Files/

!----TOSCA-Metadata
        !---- TOSCA.meta
!----Definitions
        !---- etsi_nfv_sol001_common_types.yaml
        !---- etsi_nfv_sol001_vnfd_types.yaml
        !---- helloworld3_df_simple.yaml
        !---- helloworld3_top.vnfd.yaml
        !---- helloworld3_types.yaml
!----Scripts
        !---- configure_lb.sh
        !---- cnf_nodeport_mgmt.py
!----Files
        !---- kubernetes
                 !---- deployment.yaml
                 !---- service_with_nodeport.yaml
                 !---- service_without_nodeport.yaml

2. Deploy CNF

1. Create the Parameter File

You can refer to Set the value to the request parameter file in ETSI NFV-SOL CNF (Containerized VNF) Deployment for the parameters introduction of CNF.

Here is a sample request body when deploying CNF.

simple_cnf_param_file.json

{
    "flavourId": "simple",
    "vimConnectionInfo": [{
        "id": "f5d17ce5-1e48-4971-8946-5c0126c0425e",
        "vimId": "9b95449d-cac9-4e23-8e35-749c917ed181",
        "vimType": "kubernetes"
    }],
    "additionalParams": {
        "lcm-kubernetes-def-files": ["Files/kubernetes/deployment.yaml", "Files/kubernetes/service_with_nodeport.yaml", "Files/kubernetes/service_without_nodeport.yaml"],
        "lcm-kubernetes-external-lb": {
            "script_path": "Scripts/configure_lb.sh",
            "external_lb_param": {
                "ssh_ip": "192.168.10.182",
                "ssh_username": "ubuntu",
                "ssh_password": "ubuntu"
            }
        }
    }
}

2. Execute the Instantiation Operations

Execute the following CLI command to instantiate CNF.

Create VNF with VNFD ID:

$ openstack vnflcm create babb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d70a1177
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field                    | Value                                                                                       |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID                       | 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754                                                        |
| Instantiation State      | NOT_INSTANTIATED                                                                            |
| Links                    | {                                                                                           |
|                          |     "self": {                                                                               |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754"             |
|                          |     },                                                                                      |
|                          |     "instantiate": {                                                                        |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754/instantiate" |
|                          |     }                                                                                       |
|                          | }                                                                                           |
| VNF Instance Description | None                                                                                        |
| VNF Instance Name        | vnf-342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754                                                    |
| VNF Product Name         | Sample VNF                                                                                  |
| VNF Provider             | Company                                                                                     |
| VNF Software Version     | 1.0                                                                                         |
| VNFD ID                  | babb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d70a1177                                                        |
| VNFD Version             | 1.0                                                                                         |
| vnfPkgId                 |                                                                                             |
+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Instantiate VNF with VNF ID:

$ openstack vnflcm instantiate 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754 ./simple_cnf_param_file.json
Instantiate request for VNF Instance 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754 has been accepted.

Check instantiation state:

$ openstack vnflcm show 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field                    | Value                                                                                           |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ID                       | 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754                                                            |
| Instantiated Vnf Info    | {                                                                                               |
|                          |     "flavourId": "simple",                                                                      |
|                          |     "vnfState": "STARTED",                                                                      |
|                          |     "scaleStatus": [                                                                            |
|                          |         {                                                                                       |
|                          |             "aspectId": "vdu1_aspect",                                                          |
|                          |             "scaleLevel": 0                                                                     |
|                          |         }                                                                                       |
|                          |     ],                                                                                          |
|                          |     "extCpInfo": [],                                                                            |
|                          |     "vnfcResourceInfo": [                                                                       |
|                          |         {                                                                                       |
|                          |             "id": "29db4f9d-6e50-4d5a-bd84-9e0b747e09d9",                                       |
|                          |             "vduId": "VDU1",                                                                    |
|                          |             "computeResource": {                                                                |
|                          |                 "vimConnectionId": null,                                                        |
|                          |                 "resourceId": "vdu1-simple-5b84bf645f-rnw8j",                                   |
|                          |                 "vimLevelResourceType": "Deployment"                                            |
|                          |             },                                                                                  |
|                          |             "storageResourceIds": []                                                            |
|                          |         }                                                                                       |
|                          |     ],                                                                                          |
|                          |     "additionalParams": {                                                                       |
|                          |         "lcm-kubernetes-def-files": [                                                           |
|                          |             "Files/kubernetes/deployment.yaml",                                                 |
|                          |             "Files/kubernetes/service_with_nodeport.yaml",                                      |
|                          |             "Files/kubernetes/service_without_nodeport.yaml"                                    |
|                          |         ],                                                                                      |
|                          |         "lcm-kubernetes-external-lb": {                                                         |
|                          |             "scriptPath": "Scripts/configure_lb.sh",                                            |
|                          |             "externalLbParam": {                                                                |
|                          |                 "sshIp": "192.168.10.182",                                                      |
|                          |                 "sshPassword": "ubuntu",                                                        |
|                          |                 "sshUsername": "ubuntu"                                                         |
|                          |             }                                                                                   |
|                          |         }                                                                                       |
|                          |     }                                                                                           |
|                          | }                                                                                               |
| Instantiation State      | INSTANTIATED                                                                                    |
| Links                    | {                                                                                               |
|                          |     "self": {                                                                                   |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754"                 |
|                          |     },                                                                                          |
|                          |     "terminate": {                                                                              |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754/terminate"       |
|                          |     },                                                                                          |
|                          |     "heal": {                                                                                   |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754/heal"            |
|                          |     },                                                                                          |
|                          |     "changeExtConn": {                                                                          |
|                          |         "href": "/vnflcm/v1/vnf_instances/342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754/change_ext_conn" |
|                          |     }                                                                                           |
|                          | }                                                                                               |
| VIM Connection Info      | [                                                                                               |
|                          |     {                                                                                           |
|                          |         "id": "f5d17ce5-1e48-4971-8946-5c0126c0425e",                                           |
|                          |         "vimId": "9b95449d-cac9-4e23-8e35-749c917ed181",                                        |
|                          |         "vimType": "kubernetes",                                                                |
|                          |         "interfaceInfo": {},                                                                    |
|                          |         "accessInfo": {}                                                                        |
|                          |     }                                                                                           |
|                          | ]                                                                                               |
| VNF Instance Description | None                                                                                            |
| VNF Instance Name        | vnf-342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754                                                        |
| VNF Product Name         | Sample VNF                                                                                      |
| VNF Provider             | Company                                                                                         |
| VNF Software Version     | 1.0                                                                                             |
| VNFD ID                  | babb0ce7-ebca-4fa7-95ed-4840d70a1177                                                            |
| VNFD Version             | 1.0                                                                                             |
| vnfPkgId                 |                                                                                                 |
+--------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

To confirm the NodePort has set to Load Balancer, you should login Load Balancer via ssh. The Load Balancer will monitor the NodePort created by the service. You can execute the following command to confirm them.

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get svc --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE     NAME            TYPE        CLUSTER-IP       EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)                       AGE
default       kubernetes      ClusterIP   10.199.187.1     <none>        443/TCP                       2d18h
default       nginx-service   NodePort    10.199.187.127   <none>        80:30422/TCP,8080:32019/TCP   7m42s
kube-system   coredns         ClusterIP   10.199.187.3     <none>        53/UDP,53/TCP,9153/TCP        2d18h
kube-system   nginx-service   NodePort    10.199.187.43    <none>        80:30058/TCP                  7m42s

$ ss -lnt
State                         Recv-Q                        Send-Q                                               Local Address:Port                                                  Peer Address:Port                        Process
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:30058                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:32019                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             4096                                                 127.0.0.53%lo:53                                                         0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:30422                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             128                                                        0.0.0.0:22                                                         0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:8383                                                       0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             128                                                           [::]:22                                                            [::]:*

You can find that the NodePorts are ‘30422’, ‘32019’ and ‘30058’, and all the NodePorts are listened on Load Balancer.

3. Heal the entire CNF

When the service type is NodePort and NodePort is not specified, Kubernetes will randomly generate a port. So when you execute the heal CNF entire command and the resource contains a service without specified NodePort, the randomly generated port may be changed. At this time, the Mgmt Driver for CNF will delete the original port and reset the new port to Load Balancer.

1. Create the Parameter File

The parameter file of heal CNF entire is the same as the one chapter Create the Parameter File of Heal Kubernetes Worker Nodes. It also follows the rules of NFV-SOL003 v2.6.1.

2. Execute the Healing Operations

Execute the following CLI command to heal CNF entire.

$ openstack vnflcm heal 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754
Heal request for VNF Instance 342a083d-caec-4b44-8881-733fa7cd1754 has been accepted.

To confirm the new NodePort has set to Load Balancer, you should login Load Balancer via ssh. The Load Balancer will monitor the new NodePort created by the service. You can execute the following command to confirm them.

$ ssh ubuntu@192.168.10.182
$ kubectl get svc --all-namespaces
NAMESPACE     NAME            TYPE        CLUSTER-IP       EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)                       AGE
default       kubernetes      ClusterIP   10.199.187.1     <none>        443/TCP                       2d19h
default       nginx-service   NodePort    10.199.187.137   <none>        80:30422/TCP,8080:32019/TCP   73s
kube-system   coredns         ClusterIP   10.199.187.3     <none>        53/UDP,53/TCP,9153/TCP        2d19h
kube-system   nginx-service   NodePort    10.199.187.132   <none>        80:30702/TCP                  73s

$ ss -lnt
State                         Recv-Q                        Send-Q                                               Local Address:Port                                                  Peer Address:Port                        Process
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:30702                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:32019                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             4096                                                 127.0.0.53%lo:53                                                         0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:30422                                                      0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             128                                                        0.0.0.0:22                                                         0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             490                                                        0.0.0.0:8383                                                       0.0.0.0:*
LISTEN                        0                             128                                                           [::]:22                                                            [::]:*

In this user guide, the service named ‘nginx-service’ in ‘kube-system’ namespace does not have specified NodePort. You can find that the exposed port number by NodePort has changed from ‘30058’ to ‘30702’, and all the NodePorts are listened on Load Balancer.

Limitations

  1. This user guide provides a VNF Package in format of UserData. You can also use TOSCA based VNF Package in the manner of SOL001 v2.6.1, but it does not support scaling operation.

  2. Since Tacker currently only supports installing single-master Kubernetes cluster, you cannot heal master node.