Soft reboot of VNFs and VDUs

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You can use a soft reboot of a VNF/VDU to install software updates, including bug fixes, security improvements, and new functionality, without disrupting operation.

A soft reboot of a VNF/VDU also lets you restore its stability by clearing temporary or corrupted data that often causes errors and malfunctions.

If a VNF/VDU is running for a long time, soft-rebooting it can improve performance by freeing up unused computing resources.

To soft-reboot a VNF/VDU, use the following instructions:

• Soft reboot of a VNF.

  To soft-reboot a VNF:

  1. In the menu, go to the Catalog section.

     The network service management page is displayed.

  2. In the Network services panel, select a network service.

     The graphical design tool with the network service topology is displayed.

  3. Click the VNF.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

     By default, the Flavours tab is selected, which displays the flavours of virtual machines for the network function. Flavours are described in the VNF package.

  4. In the upper part of the settings area, click Management and in the drop-down list, select Soft reboot VNF.
  5. In the confirmation window, click Apply.

  A soft reboot of the VNF is performed.

• Soft reboot of a VDU.

  To soft-reboot a VDU:

  1. In the menu, go to the Catalog section.

     The network service management page is displayed.

  2. In the Network services panel, select a network service.

     The graphical design tool with the network service topology is displayed.

  3. Click the VNF.

     The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand button .

     By default, the Flavours tab is selected, which displays the flavours of virtual machines for the network function. Flavours are described in the VNF package.

  4. Select the VDU management tab.

     A table of VDUs is displayed.

  5. Click Management next to the VDU and in the drop-down list, select Soft reboot VDU.
  6. In the confirmation window, click Apply.

  A soft reboot of the VDU is performed.