Network Function Lifecycle (Capstone)

Apply everything you have learned across Tracks 1-4. Deploy, verify, upgrade, and decommission network functions across multiple edge clusters using Porch and Flux.

480 minutes6 modulesNF Architect (500 XP)

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Modules

Module 5.1

NF Onboarding: Deploy to Athlone

Clone blueprints and deploy NFs to the Athlone edge site

45 min1 steps

Start

Module 5.2

Deploy to Dublin Site

Clone and deploy NFs to the Dublin edge site

35 min1 steps

Module 5.3

Verify Flux Reconciliation

Verify Flux detected and reconciled the published packages

30 min1 steps

Module 5.4

Verify on Remote Workload Clusters

Switch to edge clusters and verify Helm releases and pods

30 min1 steps

Module 5.5

NF Upgrade: Strategies, Behind-the-Scenes & Kptfile Changes

Upgrade Athlone gnb-du from v1 to v2 using resource-merge strategy

45 min1 steps

Module 5.6

NF Decommission: Package Deletion & Cleanup

Decommission Dublin gnb-du through Porch deletion workflow

25 min1 steps

NF Architect

Complete Track 5: Network Function Deployment

+500 XP

upon completion