What is an artifact bundle?

Artifact bundle overview

An artifact bundle is a collection of artifacts that may make up a specific use case, for example, an NE backup, which may involve few artifacts, or a complex service rollout use case that involves many artifacts.

Artifacts are packaged for download as bundles, in zip format. You can obtain bundles from the Nokia NSP software download site and, in most cases, install them from the NSP Artifact Bundles view.

Artifacts are read-only in the NSP UI. You perform operations on artifact bundles, and the NSP manages the artifacts in the bundle accordingly.

When you import an artifact bundle from local storage to Artifacts and install it, the artifacts are installed by the dedicated deployers for the artifact type; for example, the Network Intents deployer installs intent type artifacts. After installation, the artifacts appear in the Artifacts, All Artifacts view.

Artifacts that were installed using legacy scripts are not displayed in the All Artifacts view.

Artifact bundle parameters

The following table describes the parameters that appear on the Artifacts, Artifact Bundles view.

Table 2-2: Artifact bundle parameters

Parameter	Predefined values	Notes
Columns in the Artifact Bundles view
Artifact Bundle Name	—	If a bundle has a verified signature, the certificate is displayed, followed by the bundle’s name.
Author	—	If a bundle has a verified signature, the author is displayed.
Artifact Bundle Version	—	Version number of the bundle. Artifacts in the bundle may have different version numbers.
Number of Artifacts	—	The number of artifacts in the bundle. This parameter is displayed when the bundle is installed.
Status		If applicable, the Status parameter in the Artifact Bundle Details panel will state if one or more artifacts in an imported bundle is installed by another bundle. View the list of artifacts for details about which bundles contain each artifact.
	Importing	The bundle is being imported.
	Imported	The bundle has been imported to NSP.
	Installing	At least one artifact in the artifact bundle is in an interim state: installation has not succeeded or failed yet.
	Installed	Installation has completed successfully for all artifacts in the bundle.
	Partially Installed	Installation of one or more artifacts in the bundle has succeeded, and one or more artifacts in the bundle has not been installed. An artifact may be partially installed if: selective installation is available and not all artifacts in the bundle have been selected for installation installation of one or more artifacts in the bundle has failed
	Installation Failed	Installation has failed for all artifacts in the bundle.
	Verification Failed	The bundle signature is not valid.
	Creation failed	One or more artifacts of the bundle have incompatible names. or there are syntax issues with the metadata.json file
	Uninstalling	The artifacts in the bundle are being uninstalled.
	Uninstalled	Uninstallation has completed successfully for all artifacts in the bundle.
	Partially Uninstalled	Uninstallation of one or more artifacts in the bundle has succeeded, and uninstallation of one or more artifacts has failed.
	Uninstallation Failed	Uninstallation has failed for all artifacts in the bundle.
	Waiting	The bundle is imported but the target has not yet responded to the installation request.
	Skipped	Artifact bundle installation was skipped because the target application responsible for installing the artifacts is not part of the deployment. View the Artifact List to see the target application; refer to “NSP product offerings” in the NSP System Architecture Guide to determine which feature package and installation options must be configured to install the target application.
	Obsolete	All the artifacts in the bundle have become obsolete.
Import Time	—	The time the artifact bundle was initially imported to NSP.
Additional parameters in the Artifact Bundle Details panel
Selective Artifact Installation/Uninstallation	Available, Not available	If selective installlation/uninstallation is available, artifacts in the bundle can be installed or uninstalled individually or at the bundle level. If selective installlation/uninstallation is not available, installation or uninstallation must be performed at the bundle level.