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[PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
weizhouapache opened a new pull request, #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354
This the doc PR for https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/8022
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "weizhouapache (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
weizhouapache commented on PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#issuecomment-1757009896
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#issuecomment-1776515152
@rajujith a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "DaanHoogland (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
DaanHoogland commented on code in PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#discussion_r1354252075
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Adding a VNF template from an URL
```
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#issuecomment-1757012898
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/354. (QA-JID 147)
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
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blueorangutan commented on PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#issuecomment-1766226591
@weizhouapache a Jenkins job has been kicked to build the document. I'll keep you posted as I make progress.
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "DaanHoogland (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
DaanHoogland commented on code in PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#discussion_r1354252075
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Adding a VNF template from am URL
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to be a VNF template.
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Updating the VNF settings of a VNF template
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. Click on the "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
+
+- value: The value of the VNF detail. If the name is access_methods, the valid values are: console, http, https, ssh-key, ssh-password
+
+Users are also able to edit or remove the existing VNF details.
+
+ |vnf-details-list.png|
+
+
+Deploy VNF appliances
+-------------------
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Network -> VNF appliances
+
+#. Click the "Add VNF Appliance" button.
+
+ For more information, see `“Creating VMs”
+ <virtual_machines.html#creating-vms>`_.
+
+#. Choose the networks you want to add to the VNF appliance
+
+ |vnf-appliance-networks-selection.png|
+
+#. In the "VNF nics" step, choose the network each VNF nic will use
+
+ |vnf-appliance-vnf-nics.png|
+
+#. Click "Launch VNF appliance" button
+
+When the VNF appliance is deployed successfully, you will see the VNF appliance on
+the same page.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
the "VNF appliances" page.
```
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source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Users need to add the VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. Click the OK button.
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. To add VNF details, click on "Add VNF detail"
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. Click the OK button.
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
Review Comment:
```suggestion
HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR and MAINTAINER
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
When VNF nics are added, users will see the list of VNF nics.
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
+
+- value: The value of the VNF detail. If the name is access_methods, the valid values are: console, http, https, ssh-key, ssh-password
+
+Users are also able to edit or remove the existing VNF details.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
Users are also able to edit or remove existing VNF details.
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
+
+- value: The value of the VNF detail. If the name is access_methods, the valid values are: console, http, https, ssh-key, ssh-password
+
+Users are also able to edit or remove the existing VNF details.
+
+ |vnf-details-list.png|
+
+
+Deploy VNF appliances
Review Comment:
for consistency with prior paragraph titles
```suggestion
Deploying VNF appliances
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. Go into System Preferences -> Network
```
##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
+
+- value: The value of the VNF detail. If the name is access_methods, the valid values are: console, http, https, ssh-key, ssh-password
+
+Users are also able to edit or remove the existing VNF details.
+
+ |vnf-details-list.png|
+
+
+Deploy VNF appliances
+-------------------
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Network -> VNF appliances
+
+#. Click the "Add VNF Appliance" button.
+
+ For more information, see `“Creating VMs”
+ <virtual_machines.html#creating-vms>`_.
+
+#. Choose the networks you want to add to the VNF appliance
+
+ |vnf-appliance-networks-selection.png|
+
+#. In the "VNF nics" step, choose the network each VNF nic will use
+
+ |vnf-appliance-vnf-nics.png|
+
+#. Click "Launch VNF appliance" button
Review Comment:
```suggestion
#. Click the "Launch VNF appliance" button
```
##########
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##########
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+.. Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+ distributed with this work for additional information#
+ regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+ to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ under the License.
+
+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
Review Comment:
```suggestion
- required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a preceding nic is optional.
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##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
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other settings in the deployment wizard are same as vm deployment
I think it would be good to add the reference
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##########
source/adminguide/networking/vnf_templates_appliances.rst:
##########
Review Comment:
reference to create VMs is required here?
##########
source/_static/images/vnf-appliance-networks-selection.png:
##########
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+
+VNF Templates and Appliances
+=======================
+
+Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) refers to virtualized software applications
+which offers network services, for example routers, firewalls, load balancers.
+
+
+Adding VNF templates from URL
+-------
+
+To create a VNF appliance, user needs to register a VNF template and add VNF settings.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Click the "Register template from URL" button.
+
+#. Specify the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+When the VNF template is registered successfully, you will see the template on
+the same page or under Network -> VNF templates.
+
+ For more information, see `“Uploading Templates from a remote HTTP server”
+ <templates.html#uploading-templates-from-a-remote-http-server>`_.
+
+
+Updating a VM template to VNF template
+-------
+
+Users are able to update an existing VM template, which is uploaded from
+HTTP server or local, or created from volume, to a VNF template.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VM template you want to work with.
+
+#. Into System Preferences -> Network
+
+#. Change the "Template type" to "VNF"
+
+#. Click OK button.
+
+
+Update VNF settings of VNF template
+-------------------
+
+Users need to add VNF nics and VNF details of the VNF templates.
+
+#. Log in to the CloudStack UI as an administrator or end user.
+
+#. In the left navigation, choose Images -> Templates
+
+#. Select the VNF template you want to work with.
+
+#. Click "VNF settings" tab of the VNF template
+
+ |vnf-template-vnf-settings.png|
+
+#. To add VNF nics, click "Add VNF nic"
+
+ |vnf-add-nic.png|
+
+ The following parameters are supported.
+
+ - deviceid: The device ID of the VNF nic. The device id must be consecutive and start from 0.
+
+ - name: The name of the VNF nic.
+
+ - required: True if the VNF nic is required. Otherwise it is optional. It cannot be true if a precedent nic is optional.
+
+ - management: True if the VNF nic is a management interface. False otherwise
+
+ - description: The description of the VNF nic.
+
+ When VNF nics are added, user will see the list of VNF nics.
+
+ |vnf-nics-list.png|
+
+#. To add VNF details, click click "Add VNF detail"
+
+ |vnf-add-detail.png|
+
+The following parameters are supported.
+
+- name: The name of the VNF detail. The valid values are: ACCESS_METHODS,
+ USERNAME, PASSWORD, SSH_USER, SSH_PASSWORD, SSH_PORT, WEB_USER, WEB_PASSWORD,
+ HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT and ICON, VERSION, VENDOR, MAINTAINER
Review Comment:
```suggestion
HTTP_PATH, HTTP_PORT, HTTPS_PATH, HTTPS_PORT, ICON, VERSION, VENDOR and MAINTAINER
```
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Re: [PR] VNF: support of VNF templates and appliances [cloudstack-documentation]
Posted by "blueorangutan (via GitHub)" <gi...@apache.org>.
blueorangutan commented on PR #354:
URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-documentation/pull/354#issuecomment-1776515780
QA-Doc build preview: https://qa.cloudstack.cloud/builds/docs-build/pr/354. (QA-JID 159)
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