Overview
To get VNF vendors more comfortable with the OVP program for VNFs, the plan is to conduct a OVP VNF hacking track at the Jan 2020 LFN Developer and Testing Forum in Prague. This can hopefully start a virtuous cycle where more VNF vendors means more ONAP in production, which in-turn will drive more VNF vendors to interoperate with ONAP.
The broad tasks are:
- VNF vendor outreach – messaging, EUAG/MAC assistance, webinar, blog
- Test plan creation – test plan for VNF vendors
- Pre-testing – Make ONAP environments available 6 weeks before the event for VNF vendors to do pre-testing before they come to the event
- VNF hacking track – Onsite phase where vendors are free to do as little or as much testing as they feel comfortable with easy access to experts
Lead Volunteers:
Test Plan
Testing Resources
Lab#1 Resources
The following labs have committed resources to support the hacking track.
| Lab Name | Contact | Resources Available | Notes |
|---|
| UNH-IOL | Lincoln Lavoie <lylavoie@iol.unh.edu> Parker Berberian <pberberian@iol.unh.edu> Brandon Lo <blo@iol.unh.edu> | - ONAP El Alto Instance
- OpenStack Instance
- Lab as a Service (https://labs.lfnetworking.org)
| - Open Stack Details:
- Version: 3.16.2 (Rocky)
- Capacity (remaining beyond ONAP): ~40vCPUs, ~64gb ram
- VPN Access: OpenVPN
NF Upload: Either through the VPN connection, or by "pulling" them from the Internet into the instance Hosting sVNFM/EMS: Depending on the size, it should be possible to install this on the UNH-IOL OpenStack cloud
|
Lab#2 Resources
TBD
Past Activities
High-level status (chronological):
- August-26-2019: CVC green signal to proceed. View presentation.
- August-30-2019: Goal is to agree on the messaging. Proposed draft:
- ONAP overview
- ONAP xNF requirements
- Direct/Heat approach
- sVNFM/TOSCA approach
- OVP overview
- Why is it important for VNF vendors to get involved with OVP – As operators move to common requirements, it is important for VNF vendors to be in sync with it, and VNF vendors need to be prepared for it
- OVP VNF hacking track at the next LFN DDF/Plugfest details (CNF, PNF outside the scope of this event)
- Rules of engagement – individual results will not be public. This is a safe zone. Amar to check with David McBride on the Plugfest rules.
- Opportunity for VNF vendors to provide feedback on OVP to make it a better program.
- Help & support available through 6 week pre-testing phase and at the event
- Call-to-action: Invitation to attend Plugfest
- August-30-2019:
- Use CNTT event to market to VNF vendors, Rabi to connect Amar to the right person
- Sept-13-2019:
- Oct-25-2019
- Test plan development
- Follow up with webinar attendees
- Weekly/bi-weekly call setup