Onboard Container Network Functions

Procedure

1. Copy the CSAR file from the CSAR directory of the unpacked deployer package to your local machine used to access VMware Telco Cloud Automation.
   Note:

   • If you are using a demo footprint, then upload the tcsa-demo.csar file onto VMware Telco Cloud Automation.
   • If you are using production footprint, then upload the tcsa-production.csar file onto VMware Telco Cloud Automation.

   root [ ~/base/tcx-deployer/csars ]# pwd
   /root/base/tcx-deployer/csars
   root [ ~/base/tcx-deployer/csars ]# ls -ltr
   total 72
   -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 21964 Jun 24 17:17 tcsa-production.csar

2. After the CSAR is copied, launch VMware Telco Cloud Automation, navigate to Catalog > Network Function and click Onboard Network Function.
   
3. In the Onboard Network Function page, select Upload Network Function Package to VMware Telco Cloud Automation manager.

   Enter the following parameters:

   1. Name: Provide a name for the CNF.
   2. Upload the CSAR file to VMware Telco Cloud Automation manager.
   3. Click Upload.
   Note:

   • If you are deploying Demo footprint, then tcsa-demo.csar file needs to be uploaded.
   • If you are deploying Production footprint, then tcsa-production.csar file needs to be uploaded

   

   Once the csar is onboarded to the network function. Check the CSAR files are uploaded: