Control blueprints and deployments

This page describes the create, edit, propose, approve, and delete operations on the Telecom Network Automation resources, blueprints, and deployments.

Blueprints

Before you perform operations on a blueprint, ensure you have the Telco Automation Admin (roles/telcoautomation.admin) role.

Create blueprints

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints > Import from Library.
  2. Select the blueprint you want. Click Add Blueprint.
  3. Specify the blueprint name.
    1. Optional: Add any labels you require.
  4. Click Create. Your Blueprint appears in the Draft Blueprints list.

Edit a blueprint

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints > Drafts Blueprint.
  2. Select the blueprints you want to edit. A blueprint editor appears.
  3. Edit the files you want to change.

  4. Click Save File.

Propose a blueprint

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints > Drafts Blueprint.
  2. Select the blueprints. A blueprint editor appears.
  3. Click Propose. The status of the blueprint changes to Proposed.

Approve, reject, or delete a blueprint

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints.
  2. Click the Action menu by the blueprint name.
  3. Select either of the following:
    1. Approve: approve a blueprint.
    2. Reject: reject a blueprint.
    3. Delete: delete a blueprint.

Edit metadata

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints.
  2. Click the Action icon by the blueprint name.
  3. Select Edit Metadata. A dialog appears.
  4. In the dialog, edit the metadata fields Name and Labels.
  5. Click Save.

Deployments

Before you perform operations on a deployment, ensure you have one of the following roles:

  • Telco Automation Admin (roles/telcoautomation.admin)
  • Telco Automation Blueprint Designer (roles/telcoautomation.blueprintDesigner)
  • Telco Automation Deployment Admin (roles/telcoautomation.deploymentAdmin)

Create a deployment

  1. From the navigation menu, click Blueprints > Approved Blueprints.
  2. Select the name of the blueprint to deploy.
  3. Click Create Deployment.
  4. Provide a deployment name.
  5. Click Create Deployment. The deployment appears in Draft Deployment.

Edit a deployment

  1. From the navigation menu, click Deployments.
  2. Select the name of the deployment to edit.

  3. Click Edit. The Deployment Editor appears.

  4. Edit the files. Afterwards, click Save File.

Apply a Deployment

  1. From the navigation menu, click Deployments.
  2. Select the name of the deployment to apply.
  3. Click Edit. The Deployment Editor appears.
  4. Click Deploy.
  5. Confirm your selection. The deployment appears in Applied Deployment.

Delete a Deployment

  • Delete a draft deployment:

    1. From the navigation menu, click Deployments.
    2. In the drop-down menu, select the deployment you want to delete.
    3. Click Draft Deployments.
    4. Click the Action icon next to the name of the deployment.
    5. Click Delete. A dialog appears.
    6. Click Delete.

  • Delete an applied deployment:

    1. From the navigation menu, click Deployments.
    2. In the drop-down menu, select the deployment you want to delete.
    3. Click Applied Deployments.
    4. Click the Action icon.
    5. Click Delete. A dialog appears.
    6. Do either of the following:
    7. Click Delete.
    8. Delete from the deployment name:
      • Navigate to Deployments.
      • Select the orchestration cluster that you want from the drop-down menu.
      • Click Applied Deployments.
      • Select the name of the deployment you want to delete.
      • Click Delete.

Roll back a deployment

  1. From the navigation menu, click Deployments.
  2. In the drop-down menu, select your orchestration cluster.

  3. Click Applied Deployments.

  4. Select the name of the deployment you want to roll back.

  5. Click Version History.

  6. In the list of deployment versions, click Rollback on the version to roll back the deployment.