VNF and VM Operations Using ESC Portal

You can perform VNF operations such as starting, stopping and rebooting using the portal. The VNF operations can be performed on deployed VNFs depending on the state of the deployment.

Performing VNF Operations

To perform VNF operations:

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Deployments.

Step 2

Select a VNF on the deployments page.

Note 
The operations are enabled depending on the state of the deployment.
Step 3

Click the necessary operation from the table toolbar. See the table below for the list of operations you can perform.

The VNFs must be in the following deployment states to perform the operations:

VNF operations

Deployment state

Enable Monitor

Inert or Error

Disable Monitor

Active

Start VNF

Stopped

Stop VNF

Active or Inert

Reboot VNF

Active or Inert

Recover VNF

Error

Monitor and Recover VNF (Manual Recovery)

Error

Performing VM Operations

To perform VM operations:

Procedure

Step 1

Choose Deployments.

Step 2

Select a VNF on the deployments page.

Note 
The operations are enabled depending on the state of the deployment.
Step 3

Click View VM Groups.
Step 4

Under VM Group Instances, select an operation. See the table below for the list of operations you can perform.
Step 5

Click Confirm.

The VMs must be in the following deployment states to perform the operations:

VM operations

Deployment state

Enable Monitor

Inactive or Error

Disable Monitor

Active

Start VM

Shutoff

Stop VM

Active or Inactive

Reboot VM

Active or Inactive

Recover VM

Error