Hi,
about the question mentioned in the minutes, whether the VNF package be an 
executable, I would like to point us to the ETSI document specifying the 
package.
The document is currently under “remote consensus” and available in the open 
area. You can download at:
http://docbox.etsi.org/ISG/NFV/Open/Drafts/IFA011_VNF_Packaging_Spec/NFV-IFA011v073.zip

In Clause 4, you find a nice definition:
“A VNF Package contains all of the required files and meta-data descriptors 
required to validate and instantiate a VNF.”

Maybe this helps.
Cheers,
Uli

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Subject: [opnfv-strategic-plan-committee] [SPC Polestar] Minutes from the OPNFV 
SPC Polestar WG call (September 8, 2016)


Attendees: Anthony Soong, Bryan Sullivan, Larry Lamers, Margaret Chiosi, 
Michael Bugenhagen, Prakash Ramchandran, Steven Wright, Tapio Tallgren, Yunjun 
Zhang, Min Yu

·         Meeting Minutes/Agenda Approval: Approved

·         User Scenarios of Pain Points and Priorities by Steven

o    Steven noted that expansions and comments have been added to the Pain 
Points and a separate VNF Onboarding 
page<https://wiki.opnfv.org/pages/viewpage.action?spaceKey=EUAG&title=VNF+Onboarding+and+Deployment>
 has been created on the EUAG’s wiki.

o    A question was asked about the difference between “provider” and 
“operator” and if they have different requirements. A discussion then followed 
about the need to define these terms so the ecosystem operates from the same 
understanding. A suggestion was made that the Polestar WG could take this up as 
a future action item.

o    In the VNF Options section, a question was raised regarding the VNF 
Package being a “single binary object.” Steven noted that replacing “binary” 
with “executable” perhaps helps clarify the meaning.

o    A question was asked to define the OPNFV community as an actor. The 
attendees discussed whether this means OPNFV has a role to play in hosting 
technical validation of platform capability that enables VNFs rather than 
validating VNF packages in the market. A comment was made that if VNF 
onboarding is a feature in future OPNFV releases, OPNFV will also have a role 
in certifying that VNFs work with a particular release. The attendees generally 
agreed that it would be helpful for VNF vendors if operators start to outline 
what the processes are going to be, even though some are more business-oriented 
and do not apply to the OPNFV system. Such outlines would inform the vendors of 
the expectations and scope.

o    Margaret polled attendees’ plans to attend a F2F meeting at ODL Summit in 
Seattle to further discuss this. She also mentioned there was some overlap 
between what the MANO WG and the Polestar WG are doing. Bryan confirmed there 
are some overlaps and will clarify them for Margaret after the call.

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The Linux Foundation
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