ETSI NFV-SOL VNF Scaling¶
This document describes how to scale VNF in Tacker v1 API.
Note
This is a document for Tacker v1 API. See ETSI NFV-SOL VNF Scaling for Tacker v2 API.
Overview¶
The diagram below shows an overview of the VNF scaling.
Request scale VNF
A user requests tacker-server to scale a VNF or all VNFs with tacker-client by requesting
scale VNF.Call OpenStack Heat API
Upon receiving a request from tacker-client, tacker-server redirects it to tacker-conductor. In tacker-conductor, the request is redirected again to an appropriate infra-driver (in this case OpenStack infra-driver) according to the contents of the instantiate parameters. Then, OpenStack infra-driver calls OpenStack Heat APIs.
Change the number of VMs
OpenStack Heat change the number of VMs according to the API calls.
Note
Scale API version 1 supports is_reverse option. Scale-in operation with this option deletes VNF from the last registered VM.
Prerequisites¶
The following packages should be installed:
tacker
python-tackerclient
A default VIM should be registered according to VIM Management.
The VNF Package(sample_vnf_package_csar.zip) used below is prepared by referring to VNF Package.
The procedure of prepare for scaling operation that from “register VIM” to “Instantiate VNF”, basically refer to ETSI NFV-SOL VNF Deployment as VM with LCM Operation User Data.
This procedure uses an example using the sample VNF package.
VNF Scaling Procedure¶
As mentioned in Prerequisites, the VNF must be instantiated before performing scaling.
Details of CLI commands are described in VNF Lifecycle Management with v1 Tacker.
There are two main methods for VNF scaling.
Scale out VNF
Scale in VNF
How to Identify ASPECT_ID¶
In order to execute scaling, it is necessary to specify ASPECT_ID, which is the ID for the target scaling group. First, the method of specifying the ID will be described.
ASPECT_ID is described in VNFD included in the VNF Package. In the following VNFD excerpt, VDU1_scale corresponds to ASPECT_ID.
node_templates:
VDU1:
type: tosca.nodes.nfv.Vdu.Compute
properties:
name: VDU1
description: VDU1 compute node
vdu_profile:
min_number_of_instances: 1
max_number_of_instances: 3
...snip VNFD...
policies:
- scaling_aspects:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.ScalingAspects
properties:
aspects:
VDU1_scale:
name: VDU1_scale
description: VDU1 scaling aspect
max_scale_level: 2
step_deltas:
- delta_1
- VDU1_initial_delta:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInitialDelta
properties:
initial_delta:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU1 ]
- VDU1_scaling_aspect_deltas:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduScalingAspectDeltas
properties:
aspect: VDU1_scale
deltas:
delta_1:
number_of_instances: 1
targets: [ VDU1 ]
- instantiation_levels:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.InstantiationLevels
properties:
levels:
instantiation_level_1:
description: Smallest size
scale_info:
VDU1_scale:
scale_level: 0
instantiation_level_2:
description: Largest size
scale_info:
VDU1_scale:
scale_level: 2
default_level: instantiation_level_1
- VDU1_instantiation_levels:
type: tosca.policies.nfv.VduInstantiationLevels
properties:
levels:
instantiation_level_1:
number_of_instances: 1
instantiation_level_2:
number_of_instances: 3
targets: [ VDU1 ]
...snip VNFD...
Note
See NFV-SOL001 v2.6.1 annex A.6 for details about ASPECT_ID.
How to Scale Out VNF¶
Execute Scale CLI command and check the number of stacks before and after scaling. This is to confirm that the number of stacks has increased after Scale-out. See Heat CLI reference. for details on Heat CLI commands.
Stack information before scale-out:
$ openstack stack list --nested -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status' -c 'Parent'
Result:
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| ID | Stack Name | Stack Status | Parent |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep | CREATE_COMPLETE | e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd |
| 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-gfrxqjt6nfqb-2ufs4pbsedui | CREATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a | CREATE_COMPLETE | None |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
Scale-out VNF can be executed by the following CLI command.
$ openstack vnflcm scale --type SCALE_OUT --aspect-id VDU1_scale VNF_INSTANCE_ID
Result:
Scale request for VNF Instance 0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a has been accepted.
Stack information after scale-out:
$ openstack stack list --nested -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status' -c 'Parent'
Result:
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| ID | Stack Name | Stack Status | Parent |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-cvfcy4h2rmuh-6zmqn6ason36 | CREATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep | UPDATE_COMPLETE | e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd |
| 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-gfrxqjt6nfqb-2ufs4pbsedui | UPDATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a | CREATE_COMPLETE | None |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
Stack details:
$ openstack stack resource list 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6
+---------------+--------------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id | resource_type | resource_status | updated_time |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| gfrxqjt6nfqb | 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1 | VDU1.yaml | UPDATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:50Z |
| cvfcy4h2rmuh | 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1 | VDU1.yaml | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:50Z |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+---------------+-----------------+----------------------+
$ openstack stack resource list 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id | resource_type | resource_status | updated_time |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| VDU1 | f32848eb-598f-4158-8896-5ea9479456de | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
| VDU1_CP4 | e21dc5cc-eb46-4cf9-a352-7aa3cf659af7 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
| VDU1_CP2 | 0988d9dc-97ba-43be-944d-185e316785f9 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
| VDU1_CP3 | d125eec4-4e85-43cb-9887-cd5373b0abae | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
| VDU1_CP5 | 16e66a58-c75c-4afe-be4f-e7eaafdfa506 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
| VDU1_CP1 | d581db6b-eac8-49cf-99e0-3c494450b33b | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:32:04Z |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
$ openstack stack resource list 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| resource_name | physical_resource_id | resource_type | resource_status | updated_time |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
| VDU1 | e92cb6ca-72bb-46c8-91f1-531eb1d01315 | OS::Nova::Server | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
| VDU1_CP4 | 838a673d-d684-4eaa-92ff-78f1d145b4e1 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
| VDU1_CP2 | e10f8b96-7e90-4232-b8aa-ec72b9a39d55 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
| VDU1_CP3 | 40960abd-5a3d-439f-8f2d-4ad70b5eb1ea | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
| VDU1_CP5 | b71a8b32-5ce4-48fb-9cf5-8bb6328b3679 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
| VDU1_CP1 | 35344427-eff6-47e3-820b-11782996e805 | OS::Neutron::Port | CREATE_COMPLETE | 2023-12-28T02:36:52Z |
+---------------+--------------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------+----------------------+
It can be seen that the child-stack (ID: 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1) with the parent-stack (ID: 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6) is increased by the scaling out operation.
How to Scale in VNF¶
Execute Scale CLI command and check the number of stacks before and after scaling. This is to confirm that the number of stacks has decreased after Scale-in. See Heat CLI reference. for details on Heat CLI commands.
Stack information before scale-in:
$ openstack stack list --nested -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status' -c 'Parent'
Result:
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| ID | Stack Name | Stack Status | Parent |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-cvfcy4h2rmuh-6zmqn6ason36 | CREATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep | UPDATE_COMPLETE | e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd |
| 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-gfrxqjt6nfqb-2ufs4pbsedui | UPDATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a | CREATE_COMPLETE | None |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
Scale-in VNF can be executed by the following CLI command.
$ openstack vnflcm scale --type SCALE_IN --aspect-id VDU1_scale VNF_INSTANCE_ID
Result:
Scale request for VNF Instance 0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a has been accepted.
Stack information after scale-in:
$ openstack stack list --nested -c 'ID' -c 'Stack Name' -c 'Stack Status' -c 'Parent'
Result:
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| ID | Stack Name | Stack Status | Parent |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
| 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep-cvfcy4h2rmuh-6zmqn6ason36 | UPDATE_COMPLETE | 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 |
| 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6 | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a-VDU1_scale-3x6qwnzbj6ep | UPDATE_COMPLETE | e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd |
| e9d4576f-950c-4076-a54d-35b5cf43ebdd | vnflcm_0c3644ff-b207-4a6a-9d3a-d1295cda153a | CREATE_COMPLETE | None |
+--------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------+
There were two child-stacks(ID: 1b0bd450-3154-4301-b004-46a8b21152c1 and ID: 909dc6a6-f60a-4410-84a1-9cfbfb788be1) with a parent-stack(ID: 3315a9f5-9c55-45ec-8b52-91875856c6e6), it can be seen that one of them is decreased by the scale-in operation.
