You can configure the VIM connector for OpenStack specific operations.

Note	To configure a VIM connector, seeConfiguring the VIM Connector .

You can set the VIM credentials for an AWS deployment using the VIM connector and VIM User API.

Note	AWS deployment does not support default VIM connector.

The VIM connector aws_default_region value provides authentication, and updates the VIM status. The default region cannot be changed after authentication.

Configuring the VIM Connector

To configure the VIM connector for AWS deployment, provide the AWS_ACCESS_ID, AWS_SECRET_KEY from your AWS credentials.

[admin@localhost ~]# esc_nc_cli --user <username> --password <password> edit-config
aws-vim-connector-example.xml

Note	To edit the existing VIM connector configuration, use the same command after making the necessary changes.

The AWS VIM connector example is as follows:

<esc_system_config xmlns="http://www.cisco.com/esc/esc">
   <vim_connectors>
      <vim_connector>
         <id>AWS_EAST_2</id>
         <type>AWS_EC2</type>
         <properties>
            <property>
               <name>aws_default_region</name>
               <value>us-east-2</value>
            </property>
         </properties>
         <users>
            <user>
               <id>AWS_ACCESS_ID</id>
               <credentials>
                  <properties>
                     <property>
                        <name>aws_secret_key</name>
                        <encrypted_value>AWS_SECRET_KEY</encrypted_value>
                     </property>
                  </properties>
               </credentials>
            </user>
         </users>
      </vim_connector>
   </vim_connectors>
</esc_system_config>

Deleting VIM Connector

To delete the existing VIM connector, you must first delete the deployment, the VIM user, and then the VIM connector.

[admin@localhost ~]# esc_nc_cli --user <username> --password <password> delete-vimuser
AWS_EAST_2 AWS_ACCESS_ID

[admin@localhost ~]# esc_nc_cli --user <username> --password <password> delete-vimconnector
AWS_EAST_2

Note	You can configure multiple VIM connectors, but for the same VIM type. The VIM connectors for AWS deployment must be configured using the VIM connector API. ESC supports one VIM user per VIM connector. The VIM connector and its properties cannot be updated after deployment.

For information on deploying VNFs on AWS, seeDeploying VNFs on a Single or Multiple AWS Regions .

You must configure a VIM connector to connect to the vCD organization. The organization and the organization user must be preconfigured in the VMware vCD. For the deployment datamodel, see the Deploying Virtual Network Functions on VMware vCloud Director (vCD).

The VIM connector details are as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<esc_system_config xmlns="http://www.cisco.com/esc/esc">
   <vim_connectors>
      <vim_connector>
         <id>vcd_vim</id>
         <type>VMWARE_VCD</type>
         <properties>
            <property>
               <name>authUrl</name>
                <!-- vCD is the vCD server IP or host name --> 
               <value>https://vCD</value>
            </property>
         </properties>
         <users>
            <user>
              <!-- the user id here represents {org username}@{org name} -->
               <id>user@organization</id>
               <credentials>
                  <properties>
                     <property>
                        <name>password</name>
                          <!—the organization user’s password-->
                        <value>put user’s password here</value>
                     </property>
                  </properties>
               </credentials>
            </user>
         </users>
      </vim_connector>
   </vim_connectors>
</esc_system_config>

You must configure a VIM connector to connect to the vSphere organization. The organization and the organization user must be preconfigured in the VMware vSphere. For the deployment datamodel, see the Deploying Virtual Network Functions on VMware vSphere.

The VIM connector details are as follows:

<esc_system_config xmlns="http://www.cisco.com/esc/esc">
  <vim_connectors>
    <vim_connector>
      <id>vimc-vc-lab</id>
      <type>VMWARE_VSPHERE</type>
      <properties>
        <property>
          <name>vcenter_ip</name>
          <value>IP_ADDRESS</value>
        </property>
        <property>
          <name>vcenter_port</name>
          <value>PORT</value>
        </property>
      </properties>
      <users>
        <user>
          <id>esc@vsphere.local</id>
          <credentials>
            <properties>
              <property>
                <name>vcenter_password</name>
                <value>PASS</value>
              </property>
            </properties>
          </credentials>
        </user>
      </users>
    </vim_connector>
  </vim_connectors>
</esc_system_config>
 

ESC supports adding the VIM connector on CSP Cluster with cluster_name property in an existing VIM connector payload.