Cloud Operations Manager

Release 21

Nokia Cloud Operations Manager automates the deployment, upgrade and

other lifecycle operations of Nokia or third-party cloud-native applications,
application suites, virtual network functions (VNFs), and network services in
distributed, multi-tenant, multi-vendor cloud infrastructures while optimizing
and governing usage of platform resources.

Overview
Telco applications are increasingly leveraging cloud- Through the support of TOSCA, an open domain-
native principles, which will co-exist with VNFs. specific model for network services, open source
Multiple integrated applications provide an inter- workflows and policy engines, service providers
related service as application suites or engineered benefit from the rapid pace of open source
systems such as VoLTE or Cloud Packet Core. innovation in carrier-grade software that is ready
Cloud Operations Manager automates the lifecycle for deployment.
management of such hybrid networks to achieve
The architecture shown in figure 1 is based on a
agility and cost savings. It provides the following
set of microservices. Plug-ins and open APIs ensure
main functions:
maximum flexibility by enabling it to work with
• Unified lifecycle management, centralized the cloud infrastructure from any vendor. Cloud
monitoring and visualization of applications, Operations Manager is pre-integrated with Nokia
application suites, VNFs and network services Container Services (CaaS), CloudBand Application
• Unified cloud infrastructure management of Manager (VNFM), CloudBand Infrastructure
multiple geographically distributed Kubernetes Software (VIM and NFVI), and Nuage Networks
and OpenStack cloud infrastructure VSP (SDN-C). Nokia Professional Services offers
integration services for components from other
• Resource orchestration: creation and vendors.
management of cluster resources

1 Data sheet
Cloud Operations Manager
Figure 1. Logical Architecture

GUI

NBI
API
Designer toolbox Service logic Platform
Inventory & topology tools
Designer warehouse

Message bus

Workflow Policy Optimization Resource Analytics Assets

engine control function assurance administration

Southbound plugins
VNFM VIM SDN NE Configuration Operations

Benefits
Unified lifecycle management Resource management
• Simplified modeling of applications, application • Automation of pre-requisite (Day -1) tasks
suites, VNFs and network services needed for application, application suite, VNF
and network service deployment including
• Lifecycle management automation of
applications, application suites, VNFs and network • Identity management (namespace, projects,
services (create, deploy, terminate, upgrade, users, etc.)
scale, heal) • Resource configuration (VM flavors, etc.)
• Simplified creation and management of complex • VNF package management (central VNF catalog,
service function chains image distribution to VIMs, etc.)
Centralized monitoring and visualization • Automation of resource lifecycle management
• Single-pane-of-glass to monitor the status of and maintenance operations such as upgrades,
applications, application suites, VNFs and network patch distribution and batch configurations
services Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management
• Drill-down to the details of the constituent • Automation of deployment and lifecycle
resources management of distributed Kubernetes clusters
• Enhanced assurance with resource monitoring, • Auto-scaling of clusters based on application
topology and root cause analysis for applications, needs
application suites, VNFs and network services
Deployment and operations
Unified cloud infrastructure management
• Alignment with open source upstream for rapid
• Simplified management of large-scale, multi- innovation, lower costs, and no vendor lock-in
tenant, multi-site, multi-vendor, multi-VIM/
VNFM/SDN-C NFV clouds and Kubernetes CaaS • User-extensible plugins and open API interfaces
allow easy integration with third-party elements
• Standalone deployment or integrated into full
Nokia stack (NFVO, VNFM, SDN-C, VIM, CaaS)

2 Data sheet
Cloud Operations Manager
 Product characteristics
Addressing the full operational spectrum of NFV • Day -1: All infrastructure preparations before service or application can be
and cloud-native domains deployed / instantiated
• Day 0: Delivery of service or application into the network domain
• Day +1: Ensuring service or application is operating with the right SLAs
Pre-integrated with Nokia’s management stack and Part of a tested and validated end-to-end NFV / cloud-native offering or available
VNFs / CNFs or standalone on a standalone basis
Embedded support for multi-VIM, VNFM, SDN, Plug-in architecture enables short integration cycles in multi-vendor environments
Kubernetes CaaS solution integration
SDN integration for complete network service • Generic solution for networking requirements of network services across
connectivity data centers and WAN, interconnected with the VNF deployments across
multi-VIM/VNFM environments
• Decoupling of the VIM and SDN controller enables deployment scenarios
without VNFs and their VIMs
Analytics and policy engine to optimize Telco Cloud User-extensible tools for controlling cloud behavior and usage patterns
resource utilization
Open source descriptor model (TOSCA), workflow Simplified network operation and reduced OPEX by leveraging common and open
engine and topology & correlation engine technologies including workflow, policy, identity management, topology and
correlation
Resiliency • Cloud-native software architecture delivers high availability with load balancing
• Geo-redundancy
Operability Workflow engine visualization, graphical NSD designer, backup & restore,
log auditing and analysis, template versioning (backward compatibility)
Multi-tenancy and role-based access control • System is partitioned to realms (tenants)
• Each realm operates as a logical Cloud Operations Manager, offering
independent management of cloud infrastructures, services and applications
Lean and proven Lean, small footprint microservices, in production with many customers as part of
multi-vendor environments

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