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+
Detailed architecture and interface specification
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affected resources, for example migrate/update/terminate specific
resource(s). After reception of such instructions, the VIM is executing the
requested action, e.g. it will migrate or terminate a virtual resource.
-
- a. Query request from Consumer to VIM to get information about the current
+a. Query request from Consumer to VIM to get information about the current
status of a resource.
- b. Response to the query request with information about the current status of
+b. Response to the query request with information about the current status of
the queried resource. In case the resource is in "fault" state, information
about the related fault(s) is returned.
NFVI Maintenance
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. figure:: images/figure9.png
+ :name: figure9
+ :width: 100%
+
+ NFVI maintenance work flow
The detailed work flow for NFVI maintenance is shown in :numref:`figure9`
and has the following steps. Note that steps 1, 2, and 5 to 8a in the NFVI
6. Maintenance notification to Consumer.
7. The Consumer switches to standby configuration (STBY)
8. Instructions from Consumer to VIM requesting certain recovery actions to be
- performed (step 7a). After reception of such instructions, the VIM is
+ performed (step 8a). After reception of such instructions, the VIM is
executing the requested action in order to empty the physical resources (step
- 7b).
+ 8b).
9. Maintenance response from VIM to inform the Administrator that the physical
machines have been emptied (or the operation resulted in an error state).
10. Administrator is coordinating and executing the maintenance operation/work
on the NFVI.
-
- A) Query request from Administrator to VIM to get information about the
- current state of a resource.
- B) Response to the query request with information about the current state of
- the queried resource(s). In case the resource is in "maintenance" state,
- information about the related maintenance operation is returned.
-
-.. figure:: images/figure9.png
- :name: figure9
- :width: 100%
-
- NFVI maintenance work flow
+a) Query request from Administrator to VIM to get information about the
+ current state of a resource.
+b) Response to the query request with information about the current state of
+ the queried resource(s). In case the resource is in "maintenance" state,
+ information about the related maintenance operation is returned.
.. figure:: images/figure10.png
:name: figure10
NFVI Maintenance implementation plan
-:numref:`figure10` shows a more detailed message flow (Steps 4 to 6)
+:numref:`figure10` shows a more detailed message flow (Steps 3 to 6 and 9)
between the 4 building blocks introduced in Section 5.1..
3. The Administrator is sending a StateChange request to the Controller residing
take appropriate actions to evacuate the physical machines in order to prepare
them for the planned maintenance operation. After the physical machines are
emptied, the Controller will inform the Administrator that it can initiate the
-maintenance.
+maintenance. Alternatively the VMs can just be shut down and boot up on the
+same host after maintenance is over. There needs to be policy for administrator
+to know the plan for VMs in maintenance.
Information elements
--------------------
action to resolve the fault. This includes actions like switching to a hot
standby virtual resource, migration of the fault virtual resource to another
physical machine, termination of the faulty virtual resource and instantiation
-of a new virtual resource in order to provide a new hot standby resource.
-Existing resource management interfaces and messages between the Consumer and
-the VIM can be used for those actions, and there is no need to define additional
-actions on the Fault Management Interface.
+of a new virtual resource in order to provide a new hot standby resource. In
+some use cases the Consumer can leave virtual resources on failed host to be
+booted up again after fault is recovered. Existing resource management
+interfaces and messages between the Consumer and the VIM can be used for those
+actions, and there is no need to define additional actions on the Fault
+Management Interface.
Parameters: