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diff --git a/docs/guides/onap-user/connect.rst b/docs/guides/onap-user/connect.rst index 9678dd6ff..6da746953 100644 --- a/docs/guides/onap-user/connect.rst +++ b/docs/guides/onap-user/connect.rst @@ -7,39 +7,35 @@ Connect The 'Connect' application on OpenDaylight provides up-to-date connectivity information about the wireless devices in the network. It -automatically displays new network elements and their connection status. -Despite the network elements usually automatically mount themselves, an -additional small window allows manually mounting devices/mediators. For -better understanding alarms and status, a connection status log lists -all the connection status changes of OpenDaylight mount points. +automatically displays new Network Elements and their connection status. +Usually, the Network Elements mount themselves. If necessary, they can +be mounted manually by right-clicking on the element. For better +understanding of alarms and status, a connection status log lists all +the connection status changes of OpenDaylight mount points. Views ----- -The graphical user interfaces is divided in three sections. +The graphical user interface is divided into two sections. -Required Network Elements -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Network Elements +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Required Network Elements are physical network functions, which are -planned or expected in the network. This means the identifier, IP -addresses and its required configuration is well-known and available in -a planning database or in ONAP A&AI. +Network Elements are physical network functions (PNFs). A table view +shows all configured and connected NetConf Servers of the SDN-R cluster. +This view also allows to manually configure/mount a device via the '+' +button. The SDN controller will start connecting to the NetConf server. -This view also offer to manually configure/mount the device with the '+' -icon. The SDN controller will then start connecting the Netconf server. +Network Elements can be marked as 'required'. If an element is required, +it will stay available even if disconnected. If an element is not +required, it will be deleted once disconnected. -Unknown Network Elements -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - -Most of the physical network function support an automatic registration -procedure to the SDN controller. It may happen, that devices are -connected to the SDN Controller but not available in planning data. - -It might be a normal occurrence for very cheap devices, where an entire -planning process to too expensive. But is may also happen that the -identifier used in planning process differ from the identifier currently -configured in the device. +By right-clicking on an element, an action menu opens. The menu allows +to mount, unmount, view the details, edit and remove the element. +Additionally, it links to several applications like +`Fault <../pnfFault/README.md>`__ and +`Configure <../pnfConfig/README.md>`__, which will be filtered to +display information relevant to the selected element. Connection Status Log ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |