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# NFV API Tests

This folder includes the NFV API conformance test descriptions for NFV SOL023 APIs.

The reference spec version is v5.3.1.

## Applicable Tests

In addition to the SOL023 tests included in this folder for Certificate Management Interface and Certificate Notification Interface, the SOL023 tests make use of applicable SOL002 tests.

The following SOL023 interfaces reference the related SOL002 interfaces. 

### SOL023 VNF Lifecycle Management

This interface allows the CMF to invoke VNF lifecycle management operations of VNF instances towards the VNFM, and to subscribe to notifications regarding VNF lifecycle changes provided by the VNFM.

The interface shall follow the provisions specified in clause 5 of ETSI GS NFV-SOL 002 for the VNF Lifecycle Management interface, except the case that the producer is VNFM and the consumer is CMF.

The following SOL002 VNF Lifecycle Management conformance tests only are applicable to SOL023:

| Resource                                | Applicable Test IDs                                 |

|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

| VNF Instances                           | 6.3.5.1.2-8, 6.3.5.1.12, 6.3.5.1.16-17a, 6.3.5.1.19 |

| Individual VNF Instance                 | 6.3.5.2.2, 6.3.5.2.9-12                             |

| VNF LCM Operation Occurrences           | 6.3.5.11.2-8, 6.3.5.11.12-18                        |

| Individual VNF LCM Operation Occurrence | 6.3.5.12.2, 6.3.5.12.6-9                            |

| Subscriptions                           | 6.3.5.17.1-10, 6.3.5.17.14-20                       |

| Individual Subscription                 | 6.3.5.18.2, 6.3.5.18.5-11                           |

| Notification                            | 6.3.5.19.1-4, 6.3.5.21.1-10                         |