VNF Forwarding Graph (VNFFG) Management

Prerequisites

The following packages should be installed:

  • tacker

  • python-tackerclient

A default VIM should be registered according to VIM Management.

The following VNFDs are created with the name VNFD1 and VNFD2 according to VNF Descriptor (VNFD) Management.

$ openstack vnf descriptor create --vnfd-file tosca-vnffg-vnfd1.yaml VNFD1
$ openstack vnf descriptor create --vnfd-file tosca-vnffg-vnfd2.yaml VNFD2

The VNFs from the created VNFDs are deployed with the name VNF1 and VNF2 according to VNF Management.

$ openstack vnf create --vnfd-name VNFD1 VNF1
$ openstack vnf create --vnfd-name VNFD2 VNF2

CLI reference for VNFFG Management

1. Create VNF Forwarding Graph

Check the source port ID CP12 of VNF1:

$ openstack port list -c ID -c Name | grep CP12
| d4940639-764a-4a62-9b21-6ba2e86498eb | VNF1_4ffb436f-7f2c-4df1-96c4-38e9208261fd-CP12-pj3nwzbv2wt2                 |

Create and update tosca-vnffgd-sample.yaml:

(Before)
network_src_port_id: 14ad4f29-629f-4b97-8bc8-86e96cb49974

(After)
network_src_port_id: <ID: d4940639-764a-4a62-9b21-6ba2e86498eb>

Note

The appropriate port ID should be used according to your environment.

Create the VNFFGD:

$ openstack vnf graph descriptor create --vnffgd-file \
    tosca-vnffgd-sample.yaml <NAME: tosca-vnffgd-sample>

Create the VNFFG:

$ openstack vnf graph create --vnffgd-name <VNFFGD: tosca-vnffgd-sample> \
    <NAME: tosca-vnffg-sample>

Result:

+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field            | Value                                                                                                  |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| attributes       | {                                                                                                      |
|                  |     "vnffgd": {                                                                                        |
|                  |         "tosca_definitions_version": "tosca_simple_profile_for_nfv_1_0_0",                             |
|                  |         "description": "Sample VNFFG template",                                                        |
|                  |         "topology_template": {                                                                         |
|                  |             "node_templates": {                                                                        |
|                  |                 "Forwarding_path1": {                                                                  |
|                  |                     "type": "tosca.nodes.nfv.FP.TackerV2",                                             |
|                  |                     "description": "creates path (CP12->CP22)",                                        |
|                  |                     "properties": {                                                                    |
|                  |                         "id": 51,                                                                      |
|                  |                         "policy": {                                                                    |
|                  |                             "type": "ACL",                                                             |
|                  |                             "criteria": [                                                              |
|                  |                                 {                                                                      |
|                  |                                     "name": "block_tcp",                                               |
|                  |                                     "classifier": {                                                    |
|                  |                                         "network_src_port_id": "d4940639-764a-4a62-9b21-6ba2e86498eb", |
|                  |                                         "destination_port_range": "80-1024",                           |
|                  |                                         "ip_proto": 6,                                                 |
|                  |                                         "ip_dst_prefix": "10.10.0.5/24"                                |
|                  |                                     }                                                                  |
|                  |                                 }                                                                      |
|                  |                             ]                                                                          |
|                  |                         },                                                                             |
|                  |                         "path": [                                                                      |
|                  |                             {                                                                          |
|                  |                                 "forwarder": "VNFD1",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "capability": "CP12",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "sfc_encap": true                                                      |
|                  |                             },                                                                         |
|                  |                             {                                                                          |
|                  |                                 "forwarder": "VNFD2",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "capability": "CP22",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "sfc_encap": true                                                      |
|                  |                             }                                                                          |
|                  |                         ]                                                                              |
|                  |                     }                                                                                  |
|                  |                 }                                                                                      |
|                  |             },                                                                                         |
|                  |             "groups": {                                                                                |
|                  |                 "VNFFG1": {                                                                            |
|                  |                     "type": "tosca.groups.nfv.VNFFG",                                                  |
|                  |                     "description": "HTTP to Corporate Net",                                            |
|                  |                     "properties": {                                                                    |
|                  |                         "vendor": "tacker",                                                            |
|                  |                         "version": 1.0,                                                                |
|                  |                         "number_of_endpoints": 2,                                                      |
|                  |                         "dependent_virtual_link": [                                                    |
|                  |                             "VL12",                                                                    |
|                  |                             "VL22"                                                                     |
|                  |                         ],                                                                             |
|                  |                         "connection_point": [                                                          |
|                  |                             "CP12",                                                                    |
|                  |                             "CP22"                                                                     |
|                  |                         ],                                                                             |
|                  |                         "constituent_vnfs": [                                                          |
|                  |                             "VNFD1",                                                                   |
|                  |                             "VNFD2"                                                                    |
|                  |                         ]                                                                              |
|                  |                     },                                                                                 |
|                  |                     "members": [                                                                       |
|                  |                         "Forwarding_path1"                                                             |
|                  |                     ]                                                                                  |
|                  |                 }                                                                                      |
|                  |             }                                                                                          |
|                  |         },                                                                                             |
|                  |         "imports": [                                                                                   |
|                  |             "/opt/stack/tacker/tacker/tosca/lib/tacker_defs.yaml",                                     |
|                  |             "/opt/stack/tacker/tacker/tosca/lib/tacker_nfv_defs.yaml"                                  |
|                  |         ]                                                                                              |
|                  |     }                                                                                                  |
|                  | }                                                                                                      |
| description      | Sample VNFFG template                                                                                  |
| forwarding_paths | fc518827-eb74-4cd5-972b-943f80720065                                                                   |
| id               | b6669b6a-1a3c-40b6-a8c2-28ce3f0bd9bb                                                                   |
| name             | tosca-vnffg-sample                                                                                     |
| ns_id            | None                                                                                                   |
| project_id       | e77397d2a02c4af1b7d79cef2a406396                                                                       |
| status           | PENDING_CREATE                                                                                         |
| vnf_mapping      | VNFD1=4ffb436f-7f2c-4df1-96c4-38e9208261fd, VNFD2=83fb8124-b475-400f-b0eb-f2b6741eeedc                 |
| vnffgd_id        | f19a36f9-3768-4846-8972-84960d328156                                                                   |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Help:

$ openstack vnf graph create --help
usage: openstack vnf graph create [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                                  [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                                  [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                                  [--print-empty] [--tenant-id TENANT_ID]
                                  (--vnffgd-id VNFFGD_ID | --vnffgd-name VNFFGD_NAME | --vnffgd-template VNFFGD_TEMPLATE)
                                  [--vnf-mapping VNF_MAPPING] [--symmetrical]
                                  [--param-file PARAM_FILE]
                                  [--description DESCRIPTION]
                                  NAME

Create a new VNFFG.

positional arguments:
  NAME                  Set a name for the VNFFG

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --tenant-id TENANT_ID
                        The owner tenant ID
  --vnffgd-id VNFFGD_ID
                        VNFFGD ID to use as template to create VNFFG
  --vnffgd-name VNFFGD_NAME
                        VNFFGD Name to use as template to create VNFFG
  --vnffgd-template VNFFGD_TEMPLATE
                        VNFFGD file to create VNFFG
  --vnf-mapping VNF_MAPPING
                        List of logical VNFD name to VNF instance name
                        mapping. Example: VNF1:my_vnf1,VNF2:my_vnf2
  --symmetrical         Should a reverse path be created for the NFP (True or
                        False)
  --param-file PARAM_FILE
                        YAML file with specific VNFFG parameters
  --description DESCRIPTION
                        Set a description for the VNFFG

2. List VNF Forwarding Graphs

$ openstack vnf graph list

Result:

+--------------------------------------+--------------------+-------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| ID                                   | Name               | NS ID | VNFFGD ID                            | Status |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------+-------+--------------------------------------+--------+
| b6669b6a-1a3c-40b6-a8c2-28ce3f0bd9bb | tosca-vnffg-sample | None  | f19a36f9-3768-4846-8972-84960d328156 | ACTIVE |
+--------------------------------------+--------------------+-------+--------------------------------------+--------+

Help:

$ openstack vnf graph list --help
usage: openstack vnf graph list [-h] [-f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}]
                                [-c COLUMN]
                                [--quote {all,minimal,none,nonnumeric}]
                                [--noindent] [--max-width <integer>]
                                [--fit-width] [--print-empty]
                                [--sort-column SORT_COLUMN] [--long]

List VNFFG(s) that belong to a given tenant.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --long                List additional fields in output

output formatters:
  output formatter options

  -f {csv,json,table,value,yaml}, --format {csv,json,table,value,yaml}
                        the output format, defaults to table
  -c COLUMN, --column COLUMN
                        specify the column(s) to include, can be repeated to
                        show multiple columns
  --sort-column SORT_COLUMN
                        specify the column(s) to sort the data (columns
                        specified first have a priority, non-existing columns
                        are ignored), can be repeated

3. Show VNF Forwarding Graph

$ openstack vnf graph show <VNFFG: tosca-vnffg-sample>

Result:

+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field            | Value                                                                                                  |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| attributes       | {                                                                                                      |
|                  |     "vnffgd": {                                                                                        |
|                  |         "tosca_definitions_version": "tosca_simple_profile_for_nfv_1_0_0",                             |
|                  |         "description": "Sample VNFFG template",                                                        |
|                  |         "topology_template": {                                                                         |
|                  |             "node_templates": {                                                                        |
|                  |                 "Forwarding_path1": {                                                                  |
|                  |                     "type": "tosca.nodes.nfv.FP.TackerV2",                                             |
|                  |                     "description": "creates path (CP12->CP22)",                                        |
|                  |                     "properties": {                                                                    |
|                  |                         "id": 51,                                                                      |
|                  |                         "policy": {                                                                    |
|                  |                             "type": "ACL",                                                             |
|                  |                             "criteria": [                                                              |
|                  |                                 {                                                                      |
|                  |                                     "name": "block_tcp",                                               |
|                  |                                     "classifier": {                                                    |
|                  |                                         "network_src_port_id": "d4940639-764a-4a62-9b21-6ba2e86498eb", |
|                  |                                         "destination_port_range": "80-1024",                           |
|                  |                                         "ip_proto": 6,                                                 |
|                  |                                         "ip_dst_prefix": "10.10.0.5/24"                                |
|                  |                                     }                                                                  |
|                  |                                 }                                                                      |
|                  |                             ]                                                                          |
|                  |                         },                                                                             |
|                  |                         "path": [                                                                      |
|                  |                             {                                                                          |
|                  |                                 "forwarder": "VNFD1",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "capability": "CP12",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "sfc_encap": true                                                      |
|                  |                             },                                                                         |
|                  |                             {                                                                          |
|                  |                                 "forwarder": "VNFD2",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "capability": "CP22",                                                  |
|                  |                                 "sfc_encap": true                                                      |
|                  |                             }                                                                          |
|                  |                         ]                                                                              |
|                  |                     }                                                                                  |
|                  |                 }                                                                                      |
|                  |             },                                                                                         |
|                  |             "groups": {                                                                                |
|                  |                 "VNFFG1": {                                                                            |
|                  |                     "type": "tosca.groups.nfv.VNFFG",                                                  |
|                  |                     "description": "HTTP to Corporate Net",                                            |
|                  |                     "properties": {                                                                    |
|                  |                         "vendor": "tacker",                                                            |
|                  |                         "version": 1.0,                                                                |
|                  |                         "number_of_endpoints": 2,                                                      |
|                  |                         "dependent_virtual_link": [                                                    |
|                  |                             "VL12",                                                                    |
|                  |                             "VL22"                                                                     |
|                  |                         ],                                                                             |
|                  |                         "connection_point": [                                                          |
|                  |                             "CP12",                                                                    |
|                  |                             "CP22"                                                                     |
|                  |                         ],                                                                             |
|                  |                         "constituent_vnfs": [                                                          |
|                  |                             "VNFD1",                                                                   |
|                  |                             "VNFD2"                                                                    |
|                  |                         ]                                                                              |
|                  |                     },                                                                                 |
|                  |                     "members": [                                                                       |
|                  |                         "Forwarding_path1"                                                             |
|                  |                     ]                                                                                  |
|                  |                 }                                                                                      |
|                  |             }                                                                                          |
|                  |         },                                                                                             |
|                  |         "imports": [                                                                                   |
|                  |             "/opt/stack/tacker/tacker/tosca/lib/tacker_defs.yaml",                                     |
|                  |             "/opt/stack/tacker/tacker/tosca/lib/tacker_nfv_defs.yaml"                                  |
|                  |         ]                                                                                              |
|                  |     }                                                                                                  |
|                  | }                                                                                                      |
| description      | Sample VNFFG template                                                                                  |
| forwarding_paths | fc518827-eb74-4cd5-972b-943f80720065                                                                   |
| id               | b6669b6a-1a3c-40b6-a8c2-28ce3f0bd9bb                                                                   |
| name             | tosca-vnffg-sample                                                                                     |
| ns_id            | None                                                                                                   |
| project_id       | e77397d2a02c4af1b7d79cef2a406396                                                                       |
| status           | ACTIVE                                                                                                 |
| vnf_mapping      | VNFD1=4ffb436f-7f2c-4df1-96c4-38e9208261fd, VNFD2=83fb8124-b475-400f-b0eb-f2b6741eeedc                 |
| vnffgd_id        | f19a36f9-3768-4846-8972-84960d328156                                                                   |
+------------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Help:

$ openstack vnf graph show --help
usage: openstack vnf graph show [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                                [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                                [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                                [--print-empty]
                                <VNFFG>

Display VNFFG details

positional arguments:
  <VNFFG>               VNFFG to display (name or ID)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

4. Update VNF Forwarding Graph

Create a new VNF VNF3 according to VNF Descriptor (VNFD) Management with the following template:

tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_profile_for_nfv_1_0_0

description: Demo example

metadata:
  template_name: sample-tosca-vnfd3

topology_template:
  node_templates:
    VDU1:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.VDU.Tacker
      capabilities:
        nfv_compute:
          properties:
            num_cpus: 1
            mem_size: 512 MB
            disk_size: 1 GB
      properties:
        image: cirros-0.5.2-x86_64-disk
        availability_zone: nova
        mgmt_driver: noop
        config: |
          param0: key1
          param1: key2
        user_data_format: RAW
        user_data: |
          #!/bin/sh
          echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
          cat << EOF >> /etc/network/interfaces
          auto eth1
          iface eth1 inet dhcp
          auto eth2
          iface eth2 inet dhcp
          EOF
          ifup eth1
          ifup eth2

    CP31:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.CP.Tacker
      properties:
        management: true
        order: 0
        anti_spoofing_protection: false
      requirements:
        - virtualLink:
            node: VL31
        - virtualBinding:
            node: VDU1

    CP32:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.CP.Tacker
      properties:
        order: 1
        anti_spoofing_protection: false
      requirements:
        - virtualLink:
            node: VL32
        - virtualBinding:
            node: VDU1

    CP33:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.CP.Tacker
      properties:
        order: 2
        anti_spoofing_protection: false
      requirements:
        - virtualLink:
            node: VL33
        - virtualBinding:
            node: VDU1

    VL31:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.VL
      properties:
        network_name: net_mgmt
        vendor: Tacker

    VL32:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.VL
      properties:
        network_name: net0
        vendor: Tacker

    VL33:
      type: tosca.nodes.nfv.VL
      properties:
        network_name: net1
        vendor: Tacker

Create the VNFD and VNF:

openstack vnf descriptor create --vnfd-file tosca-vnffg-vnfd2.yaml VNFD3
openstack vnf create --vnfd-name VNFD3 VNF3

Create the updated VNFD file tosca-vnffgd-sample-update.yaml:

VNFD2 -> VNFD3
CP22 -> CP32
VL22 -> VL32

Update the VNFFG:

$ openstack vnf graph set --vnffgd-template tosca-vnffgd-sample-update.yaml \
    --description <DESCRIPTION: 'New description for Sample VNFFG template'> \
    <VNFFG: tosca-vnffg-sample>

Result:

'Namespace' object has no attribute 'param_file'

Help:

$ openstack vnf graph set --help
usage: openstack vnf graph set [-h] [-f {json,shell,table,value,yaml}]
                              [-c COLUMN] [--noindent] [--prefix PREFIX]
                              [--max-width <integer>] [--fit-width]
                              [--print-empty]
                              [--vnffgd-template VNFFGD_TEMPLATE]
                              [--vnf-mapping VNF_MAPPING] [--symmetrical]
                              [--description DESCRIPTION]
                              <VNFFG>

Update VNFFG.

positional arguments:
  <VNFFG>               VNFFG to update (name or ID)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --vnffgd-template VNFFGD_TEMPLATE
                        VNFFGD file to update VNFFG
  --vnf-mapping VNF_MAPPING
                        List of logical VNFD name to VNF instance name
                        mapping. Example: VNF1:my_vnf1,VNF2:my_vnf2
  --symmetrical         Should a reverse path be created for the NFP
  --description DESCRIPTION
                        Set a description for the VNFFG

5. Delete VNF Forwarding Graph

$ openstack vnf graph delete <VNFFG: tosca-vnffg-sample>
All specified vnffg(s) deleted successfully

Help:

$ openstack vnf graph delete --help
usage: openstack vnf graph delete [-h] <VNFFG> [<VNFFG> ...]

Delete VNFFG(s).

positional arguments:
  <VNFFG>     VNFFG(s) to delete (name or ID)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit