Managing data centers

Lists of data centers are displayed in the Infrastructure in the Resources pane under domains. Before adding data centers, you must create at least one domain.

Adding a data center

To add a data center:

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

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. In the upper part of the page, click + Data center.
3. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the data center. The maximum length of the name is 50 characters.
4. If necessary, in the Description field, enter a brief description of the data center. The maximum length of the description is 100 characters.
5. In the Domain drop-down list, select the created domain to which you want to add the data center. After adding the data center, you can move it to a different domain.
6. If you want to deploy virtual network functions and run scripts on CPE devices, in the VNFM URL field, enter the web address of the virtual network function manager to which the orchestrator connects. To verify that the VNFM is available, you can click Test connection.
7. If necessary, in the Location field, enter the geographical address of the data center.
8. Click Create.

The data center is added and displayed in the Resources pane.

Editing a data center

To edit a data center:

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

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. In the Resources pane, click the settings icon → Edit next to the data center you want to edit.
3. This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the following settings:
   • Name of the data center
   • Brief description of the data center
   • Web address of the Virtual Network Function Manager
   • Address of the data center
4. Click Save.

The data center is modified and updated in the Resources pane.

Migrating a data center to a different domain

To migrate a data center to a different domain:

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

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. In the Resources pane, click the settings icon → Migrate next to the data center you want to migrate to a different domain.
3. This opens a window; in that window, select the created domain to which you want to migrate your data center.
4. Click Migrate.

The data center is migrated to the new domain and displayed under the new domain in the Resources pane.

Deleting a data center

Deleting a data center makes managing controllers, VIMs, and management subnets impossible. You also no longer can specify the Zabbix proxy server for configuring solution component monitoring.

Deleted data centers cannot be restored.

To delete a data center:

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

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. In the Resources pane, click the settings icon → Delete next to the data center you want to delete.
3. In the confirmation window, click Delete.

The data center is deleted and is no longer displayed in the Resources pane.