Hard reboot of VNFs and VDUs

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A hard reboot can be used to restore normal operation of a VNF/VDU if it is unresponsive or if multiple severe system errors occur. When performing a hard reboot, the VNF/VDU goes through a power off/power on cycle and subsequently returns to its last stable state.

Note that a hard reboot may cause the VNF/VDU to become temporarily unavailable.

We recommend using a hard reboot only if all other problem resolution measures, including a soft reboot, have been unsuccessful.

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

• Hard reboot of a VNF.

  To hard-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 Hard reboot VNF.
  5. In the confirmation window, click Apply.

  A hard reboot of the VNF is performed.

• Hard reboot of a VDU.

  To hard-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 Hard reboot VDU.
  6. In the confirmation window, click Apply.

  A hard reboot of the VDU is performed.