How do I edit a network function?

Note: Editing a 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 receive an error message and the network function changes will not be saved. You must either free up the listed entitlements from another network function, or order additional resources from Nokia.

Note: You cannot edit a network function while a license key is being deployed or revoked. You will receive an error message stating that the object is busy and that you should re-try the operation.

 
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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 Functions.

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Click on a network function from the list that you want to modify and click png4.png (Table row actions), Edit. The Edit Network Function form opens.

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To change the release of the network function that you want to edit, click CHANGE RELEASE. The Change Release pop-up opens. Select a release and click APPLY. The pop-up closes.

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Modify the parameters, as required.

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 Edit Network Function form when the CLM is retrieving the UUID(s), the process is cancelled.

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.

Note: If a network function has a deployed license key, one of the following occurs:

  • If you changed the UUID(s) of the network function, the existing license key is revoked.

  • If you changed which license repository the network function references, the license key is removed from the original license repository and a new license key is deployed to the new license repository.

  • If you set the referenced license repository to ‘none’ the CLM revokes the license key from the original license repository.

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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 ADD FILTER to select the filter(s) to apply.

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

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Edit or assign new entitlements to the network function. If you remove or reduce an existing entitlement from a network function, you will receive a warning next to the entitlement stating that you are removing or reducing functionality from the network function.

WARNING: Certain network functions require that you apply configuration changes to them before deploying a new license key that reduces functionality. Consult the network functions operator guide. The edit form panel displays a colored warning icon next to the group label to indicate which entitlement groups contain entitlements that you have removed or reduced.

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Click SAVE to save your changes to the network function, or cancel the operation by clicking png8.png in the upper right-hand corner of the edit form.

Changing the functionality of a network function may require a network function reboot for the new functionality to become active. The warning message returned by CLM will indicate if a reboot of the network function is required.

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