How do I define a network function?

CLM allows you to assign entitlements to your network functions to enable specific features of the network function. An entitlement is a definition of the application-specific licenses for a specific network function.

 
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Sign in as a user with read/write access to CLM.

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Using the main menu, navigate to Centralized License Manager, Network Pool Keys.

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Click png4.png, Define Network Function. The Define Network Function form opens.

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If the network pool key supports more than one release of a network function, the Select Product Release parameter is displayed. Choose the matching major release of the software running on the network function you are defining.

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Configure the required parameters. The panel on the left side of the form lists the Properties of the network function as well as the groups of entitlements that can be assigned to the network function. The panel indicates which groups contain mandatory fields with a yellow dot icon next to the label.

After you populate the Name, UID, Connection Username and Connection Password parameters, the FETCH UUID button is enabled. Fetching the UUID, which auto-populates the UUID parameter(s), is only required if you are generating and downloading license keys. If you close the Define Network Function form when the CLM is retrieving the UUID(s), the process is cancelled.

For a 7x50 SR/XRS network function, the preferred setting for the License Repository parameter is Local Storage.

Note: If you populate the UUID parameter(s) for a network function and if any one or both UUIDs do not match the network function, deployment will fail.

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Apply one or more product standard templates, as required.

Certain network functions (for example, VSR-I) support standard sets of functionality that can be applied when creating or editing a network function. If a product supports the product standard templates, the APPLY TEMPLATES button is enabled.

  • Click APPLY TEMPLATES.

  • Select one or more product templates to apply.

  • Select “Replace all existing entitlements” before applying the template(s).

  • Click APPLY.

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Filter the entitlements, as required.

Certain network functions allow you to filter displayed entitlements based on a set of criteria. Filtering allows you to hide the entitlements that are not applicable to the network function you are creating or editing.

If a product supports entitlement filtering, when you click on an entitlement group in the left-side panel, an ADD FILTER control appears in the right-side panel.

  • Click on the ADD FILTER control to select the filter(s) to apply.

  • Remove the specified filter(s) to clear the associated filter(s).

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Select the various entitlements that you want to allocate to the network function. The DEFINE button becomes active when all mandatory fields have been populated.

Note: Creating the network function may result in an over-allocation of one or more entitlements. If the over-allocation of any single entitlement exceeds the amount configured in your network pool key, you will receive an error message and the network function is not created. You must either free up the listed entitlements from another network function, or order additional resources from Nokia.

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Click DEFINE.

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