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Quickstart: Complete the prerequisites to deploy a Containerized Network Function in Azure Operator Service Manager

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In this Quickstart, you complete the tasks necessary prior to using the Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM).

Prerequisites

Download and install Azure CLI

To install the Azure CLI locally, refer to How to install the Azure CLI.

To sign into the Azure CLI, use the az login command and complete the prompts displayed in your terminal to finish authentication. For more sign-in options, refer to Sign in with Azure CLI.

Note

If you're running on Windows or macOS, consider running Azure CLI in a Docker container. For more information, see How to run the Azure CLI in a Docker container. You can also use the Bash environment in the Azure cloud shell. For more information, see Start the Cloud Shell to use Bash environment in Azure Cloud Shell.

Install Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) CLI extension

Install the Azure Operator Service Manager (AOSM) CLI extension using this command:

az extension add --name aosm
  1. Run az version to see the version and dependent libraries that are installed.
  2. Run az upgrade to upgrade to the current version of Azure CLI.

Requirements for Containerized Network Function (CNF)

For those utilizing Containerized Network Functions, it's essential to ensure that the following packages are installed on the machine from which you're executing the CLI:

Configure Containerized Network Function (CNF) deployment

For deployments of Containerized Network Functions (CNFs), it's crucial to have the following stored on the machine from which you're executing the CLI:

  • Helm Packages with Schema - These packages should be present on your local storage and referenced within the cnf-input.jsonc configuration file. When following this quickstart, you download the required helm package.

  • Creating a Sample Configuration File - Generate an example configuration file for defining a CNF deployment. Issue this command to generate an cnf-input.jsonc file that you need to populate with your specific configuration.

    az aosm nfd generate-config --definition-type cnf

  • Your container images must be present in either:

    • A reference to existing Azure Container Registries that contain the images for your CNF.
    • A reference to other Container Registries that contain the images for your CNF.

Important

Use the docker login command to sign in to a non-Azure container registry hosting your container images before you run any az aosm commands.

Download sample Helm chart

Download the sample Helm chart from here Sample Helm chart for use with this quickstart.

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