VF-C Release Notes

VF-C includes two main components, NFV-O and GVNFM, to implement life cycle management and FCAPS of VNF and NS. VF-C takes part in end to end service orchestration and close loop automation by working with SO, DCAE and Policy. VF-C also provides standard southbound interface to VNFMs and can integrate with multi vendor VNFMs via drivers.

Version: 1.4.6

Release Date

2022-04-13

Bug Fixes

  • Fix tox test loop in mvn-phase-script.sh

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.4.6

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.4.4

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.5

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.4.3

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.4.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.4.1

Version: 1.4.5

Release Date

2022-03-31

New Features

  • update Django version to 3.1.4

  • Update the vulnerable direct dependencies

  • Update Docker image to fix CSIT Failure

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.4.5

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.4.4

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.5

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.4.3

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.4.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.4.1

Version: 1.4.4

Release Date

2021-09-02

New Features

  1. Packages upgrades in direct dependencies, such as PyYAML & httplib2

  2. Remove Python 2.7 from docker image of huawei vnfm driver

  3. Optimize the docker image of VFC db

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.4.4

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.4.2

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.5

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.4.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.4.1

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.4.0

Version: 1.4.3

Release Date

2021-03-24

New Features

  1. Refactor logging to remove dependency on onaplogging component

  2. Update to Python 3.8

  3. Update documents

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.4.2

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.4.0

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.3.9

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.4

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.4.1

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.4.0

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.3.9

Version: 1.4.1

Release Date

2020-10-29

New Features

  • Functional Enhancement:

  1. Improve instance storage function

  2. Remove components which are no longer used or maintained.

  • Maturity Enhancement:

  1. Update to Java 11

  2. Optimize docker image

  3. Update dependency lib

  4. Increase code coverage

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.4.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.4.0

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.3.8

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.3.8

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.4

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.4.0

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.3.9

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.3.8

Known Issues

Though VFC itself has migrated to python 3, however, the deployment of VFC still has python 2.7 pods since it uses public mariadb image. Please refer to: https://jira.onap.org/browse/VFC-1740 for details.

Security Notes

NA

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

The following components are not in the scope of the Guilin release since they are no longer used or maintained.

  • vfc/nfvo/driver/ems

  • vfc/nfvo/multivimproxy

  • vfc/nfvo/driver/vnfm/gvnfm/juju

  • vfc/nfvo/driver/vnfm/svnfm/nokia

  • vfc/nfvo/wfengine

  • vfc/nfvo/driver/sfc

Other

NA

Version: 1.3.9

Release Date

2020-03-17

New Features

  • Functional Enhancement:

  1. Migrate VF-C catalog to Modeling etsicatalog

  2. Using the common database (MariaDB) and encrypting the database password.

  3. Remove the root permission and change the user of VFC project to ONAP.

  4. Add the function of auto register MSB switch for startup project.

  5. Increase the communication access form between components through the HTTPS encrypted access form of MSB.

  6. SOL005 compliance NS instantiation, query and termination commands have been added to cli.

  • Maturity Enhancement:

  1. Enhance the security of database access

  2. Enhance the stability of instantiation process and improve efficiency and productivity.

  3. Improve the stability of instance termination process and deletion process, and improve the success rate of subscription record deletion.

  4. Adapt to MSB https for microservice service registration and access.

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.3.9

  • vfc-nfvo-resmanagement 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.3.9

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-juju 1.3.9

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.3.6

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huawei 1.3.6

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-Nokia2 1.3.6

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.3

  • vfc-nfvo-sfc 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-ems 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-multivimproxy 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-wfengine-mgrservice 1.3.3

  • vfc-nfvo-wfengine-activiti 1.3.3

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.3.9

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.3.8

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.3.7

Bug Fixes

  • Fix bug for duplication query and delete vserver and network in AAI resource during terminating ns.

  • Fix terminate ns API is unstable.

  • Fix bug for fail to delete subscription for vnfm during terminating ns.

  • Fix the bug for fail parse contextArray, initial it to [].

  • Fix the deduplication AAI resource issues.

  • Fix the bug of vim_id data type error when creating vnfs.

  • Fix the failure of parsing the acquired data format during SFC creation.

  • Fix the failure of blocking due to multithreading during instantiation.

Known Issues

Security Notes

NA

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

NA

Other

NA

Version: 1.3.4

Release Date

2019-08-20

New Features

  • Functional Enhancement:

  1. Upgrade component environments from Python 2 to Python 3 and upgrade package dependencies to stable versions

  2. Good connectivity and stability of information transmission between nslcm drivers and vnflcm

  3. Solving Layer_protocol Protocol Protocol Supporting Uniformity and Increasing Compatibility

  • Standard Alignment-SOL005 Alignment

  • Maturity Enhancement:

  1. Increase read and write stability of AAI interaction

  2. Enhance the stability of vnflcm and nslcm message subscription notification function

  3. Enhance the reliability of MSB registration information and message reading

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.3.4

  • vfc-nfvo-catalog 1.3.4

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.3.5

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.3.3

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.1

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.3.4

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.3.4

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.3.4

Bug Fixes

  • Fix bug for failure in creating subscriptions for vnfm

  • Fix network name conflict problem when creating network writing to AAI

  • Fix bug for failure in creating ns vl to aai

  • Fix the bug for table NFVO_NSINST field status update incorrect

Known Issues

Security Notes

VFC code has been formally scanned during build time using NexusIQ and all Critical vulnerabilities have been addressed, items that remain open have been assessed for risk and determined to be false positive. The VFC open Critical security vulnerabilities and their risk assessment have been documented as part of the project.

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

NA

Other

NA

Version: 1.3.0

Release Date

2019-06-06

New Features

  • Functional Enhancement:

  1. Upgrade Multicloud API to support consistent identification of cloud region functional requirement

  2. OOF Integration Optimization.Optimize the methodology for VNF(vdu) placement, add the process for placement with selected candidates(VIM)

  3. Align VNFD SOL2.5.1 and model multi-version support

  • Standard Alignment-SOL005 Alignment

  • Maturity Enhancement:

  1. Mysql DB migrate to OOM shared MariaDB Galera Cluster

  2. Configuration inject automatically

  3. Add data persistent storage to avoid data loss due to pod restart

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.3.2

  • vfc-nfvo-catalog 1.3.2

  • vfc-nfvo-resmgr 1.3.0

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-emsdriver 1.3.0

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.3.3

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-jujudriver 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huaweidriver 1.3.0

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-nokiav2driver 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-sfc-ztesfcdriver 1.3.1

  • vfc-nfvo-multivimproxy 1.3.0

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.3.0

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.3.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.3.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.3.2

Workflow

  • workflow-engine-mgr-service 1.3.0

  • activiti-extension 1.3.0

Bug Fixes

Known Issues

  • VFC-1402 Lost connection to Mariadb server during query in vnflcm.

  • VFC-1411 The network can not be deleted in ns terminate.

Security Notes

VFC code has been formally scanned during build time using NexusIQ and all Critical vulnerabilities have been addressed, items that remain open have been assessed for risk and determined to be false positive. The VFC open Critical security vulnerabilities and their risk assessment have been documented as part of the project.

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

NA

Other

NA

Version: 1.2.0

Release Date

2018-11-30

New Features

  • NS Orchestration supports PNF:1.NSLCM supports NSD, composed of VNF, PNF, and VL;2.Catalog supports PNFD and updates NSD DM

  • Hardware Platform Awareness (HPA) Support:1.integrate with OOF;2.VF-C can parse R2+ TOSCA MODEL which includes HPA feature

  • Standard Alignment:SOL003 Alignment in GVNFM and Catalog

  • Standalone DB Microservice

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm 1.2.2

  • vfc-nfvo-catalog 1.2.2

  • vfc-nfvo-resmgr 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-emsdriver 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter 1.2.2

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-jujudriver 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huaweidriver 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-nokiav2driver 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-sfc-ztesfcdriver 1.2.0

  • vfc-nfvo-multivimproxy 1.2.1

  • vfc-nfvo-db 1.2.2

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm 1.2.2

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr 1.2.1

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres 1.2.1

Workflow

  • workflow-engine-mgr-service

  • activiti-extension

Bug Fixes

Known Issues

  • VFC-896 vim-id in AAI is handled as a mandatory parameter

  • VFC-890 The hard coded SDC user and password in catalog & LCM is not present in SDC

  • VFC-891 The AAI credentials is hard coded in LCM

  • SDC-1897 - Parser exported CSAR with error OPEN (Will be fixed at Dublin),VFC could ignore that error. To ignore that error, we need either apply the patch at https://jira.opnfv.org/browse/PARSER-187 locally in nfv-toscaparser which VFC uses or wait for nfv-toscaparser got that fixed.

Security Notes

VFC code has been formally scanned during build time using NexusIQ and all Critical vulnerabilities have been addressed, items that remain open have been assessed for risk and determined to be false positive. The VFC open Critical security vulnerabilities and their risk assessment have been documented as part of the project.

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

NA

Other

NA

Version: 1.1.0

Release Date

2018-06-07

New Features

  • NS/VNF manual scaling supporting for VoLTE use case

  • VNF Integration, integration with VNF via GVNFM

  • S3P improvement

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm

  • vfc-nfvo-catalog

  • vfc-nfvo-resmgr

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-emsdriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-jujudriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huaweidriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-nokiadriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-nokiav2driver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-sfc-ztesfcdriver

  • vfc-nfvo-multivimproxy

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres

Workflow

  • workflow-engine-mgr-service

  • activiti-extension

Bug Fixes

This is the initial release

Known Issues

  • VFC-896 vim-id in AAI is handled as a mandatory parameter

  • VFC-890 The hard coded SDC user and password in catalog & LCM is not present in SDC

  • VFC-891 The AAI credentials is hard coded in LCM

Security Notes

VFC code has been formally scanned during build time using NexusIQ and all Critical vulnerabilities have been addressed, items that remain open have been assessed for risk and determined to be false positive. The VFC open Critical security vulnerabilities and their risk assessment have been documented as part of the project.

Quick Links:

Upgrade Notes

NA

Deprecation Notes

NA

Other

NA

Version: 1.0.0

Release Date

2017-11-16

New Features

  • NS lifecycle management, including NS instance creation, termination and healing

  • VNF lifecycle management, including VNF instance creation, termination and healing

  • VNF FCAPS, collecting FCAPS data from vendor EMS

  • VNFM Integration, integration with specific VNFMs of vendors to deploy commercial VNFs

  • VNF Integration, integration with VNF via GVNFM

Released components:

NFVO

  • vfc-nfvo-lcm

  • vfc-nfvo-catalog

  • vfc-nfvo-resmgr

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-emsdriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-gvnfmadapter

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-gvnfm-jujudriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-ztedriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-huaweidriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-svnfm-nokiadriver

  • vfc-nfvo-driver-sfc-ztesfcdriver

GVNFM

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnflcm

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfmgr

  • vfc-gvnfm-vnfres

Workflow

  • workflow-engine-mgr-service

  • activiti-extension

Bug Fixes

This is the initial release

Known Issues

None

Security Issues

None

Upgrade Notes

This is the initial release

Deprecation Notes

This is the initial release

Other

NA

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