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SDN Instance Offering

What is SDN Instance Offering?

SDN instance offering: An SDN instance offering defines the CPU, memory, SDN image, and management network configuration used for creating SDN instances.

Create an SDN Instance Offering

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud, choose Resource Center > Network Resource > SDN Device > SDN Instance Offering. On the SDN Instance Offering page, click Create SDN Instance Offering. Then, the Create SDN Instance Offering page is displayed.

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:
  • Name: Enter a name for the SDN instance offering.
  • Description: Optional. Enter a description for the SDN instance offering.
  • CPU: Set the number of CPU cores.
  • Memory: Set the memory size. Unit: MB, GB, and TB.
  • SDN Image: Select an SDN image you added before.
  • Management Network: Select an management network you created before.
    Note:
    • A management network is used by the management node to deploy and configure resources such as hosts and VPC vRouters.
    • If a system network is used to manage physical resources, select the system network as the management network.
    • If you use a public network to manage physical resources, select the public network as the management network.
Figure 1. Create SDN Instance Offering


Manage an SDN Instance Offering

On the main menu of ZStack Cloud, choose Resource Center > Network Resource > SDN Device > SDN Instance Offering. Then, the SDN Instance Offering page appears.

The following table lists the actions that you can perform on an SDN instance offering.
Action Description
Create SDN Instance Offering Create an SDN instance offering.
Edit Name and Description Edit the name and description of an SDN instance offering.
Enable SDN Instance Offering If enabled, the SDN instance offering is available as a candidate when you create an SDN instance.
Disable SDN Instance Offering If disabled, the SDN instance offering is no longer available as a candidate when you create an SDN instance.
Delete SDN Instance Offering Delete an SDN instance offering.
Note:
  • Deleting an SDN instance offering may cause SDN instance creation failures. Proceed with caution.
  • If an SDN instance offering is referenced by an SDN cluster, then you cannot delete the SDN instance offering. Delete the SDN cluster first before performing this action.
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