feature 8029 change RO to python3. Using vim plugins
[osm/RO.git] / RO-client / osm_roclient / roclient.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
+
+##
+# Copyright 2015 Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
+# This file is part of openmano
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by the Apache License, Version 2.0 please
+# contact with: nfvlabs@tid.es
+##
+
+"""
+openmano client used to interact with openmano-server (openmanod)
+"""
+__author__ = "Alfonso Tierno, Gerardo Garcia, Pablo Montes"
+__date__ = "$09-oct-2014 09:09:48$"
+__version__ = "0.5.0"
+version_date = "2019-010-04"
+
+from argcomplete.completers import FilesCompleter
+import os
+import argparse
+import argcomplete
+import requests
+import json
+import yaml
+import logging
+#from jsonschema import validate as js_v, exceptions as js_e
+
+
+class ArgumentParserError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class OpenmanoCLIError(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class ThrowingArgumentParser(argparse.ArgumentParser):
+    def error(self, message):
+        print("Error: {}".format(message))
+        print()
+        self.print_usage()
+        #self.print_help()
+        print()
+        print("Type 'openmano -h' for help")
+        raise ArgumentParserError
+
+
+def config(args):
+    print("OPENMANO_HOST: {}".format(mano_host))
+    print("OPENMANO_PORT: {}".format(mano_port))
+    if args.n:
+        logger.debug("resolving tenant and datacenter names")
+        mano_tenant_id = "None"
+        mano_tenant_name = "None"
+        mano_datacenter_id = "None"
+        mano_datacenter_name = "None"
+        # WIM additions
+        logger.debug("resolving WIM names")
+        mano_wim_id = "None"
+        mano_wim_name = "None"
+        try:
+            mano_tenant_id = _get_item_uuid("tenants", mano_tenant)
+            URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/tenants/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, mano_tenant_id)
+            mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+            logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+            content = mano_response.json()
+            mano_tenant_name = content["tenant"]["name"]
+            URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, mano_tenant_id,
+                                                                          mano_datacenter)
+            mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+            logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+            content = mano_response.json()
+            if "error" not in content:
+                mano_datacenter_id = content["datacenter"]["uuid"]
+                mano_datacenter_name = content["datacenter"]["name"]
+
+            # WIM
+            URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}".format(
+            mano_host, mano_port, mano_tenant_id, mano_wim)
+            mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+            logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+            content = mano_response.json()
+            if "error" not in content:
+                mano_wim_id = content["wim"]["uuid"]
+                mano_wim_name = content["wim"]["name"]
+
+        except OpenmanoCLIError:
+            pass
+        print( "OPENMANO_TENANT: {}".format(mano_tenant))
+        print( "    Id: {}".format(mano_tenant_id))
+        print( "    Name: {}".format(mano_tenant_name))
+        print( "OPENMANO_DATACENTER: {}".format(mano_datacenter))
+        print( "    Id: {}".format(mano_datacenter_id))
+        print( "    Name: {}".format(mano_datacenter_name))
+        # WIM
+        print( "OPENMANO_WIM: {}".format( (mano_wim)))
+        print( "    Id: {}".format(mano_wim_id))
+        print( "    Name: {}".format(mano_wim_name))
+
+    else:
+        print("OPENMANO_TENANT: {}".format(mano_tenant))
+        print("OPENMANO_DATACENTER: {}".format(mano_datacenter))
+        # WIM
+        print("OPENMANO_WIM: {}".format(mano_wim))
+
+def _print_verbose(mano_response, verbose_level=0):
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if type(content)!=dict or len(content)!=1:
+        # print("Non expected format output")
+        print(str(content))
+        return result
+
+    val = next(iter(content.values()))
+    if type(val)==str:
+        print(val)
+        return result
+    elif type(val) == list:
+        content_list = val
+    elif type(val)==dict:
+        content_list = [val]
+    else:
+        # print("Non expected dict/list format output"
+        print(str(content))
+        return result
+
+    # print(content_list
+    if verbose_level==None:
+        verbose_level=0
+    if verbose_level >= 3:
+        print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+        return result
+
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        uuid = None
+        for content in content_list:
+            if "uuid" in content:
+                uuid = content['uuid']
+            elif "id" in content:
+                uuid = content['id']
+            elif "vim_id" in content:
+                uuid = content['vim_id']
+            name = content.get('name');
+            if not uuid:
+                uuid = ""
+            if not name:
+                name = ""
+            myoutput = "{:38} {:20}".format(uuid, name)
+            if content.get("status"):
+                myoutput += " {:20}".format(content['status'])
+            elif "enabled" in content and not content["enabled"]:
+                myoutput += " enabled=False".ljust(20)
+            if verbose_level >=1:
+                if content.get('created_at'):
+                    myoutput += " {:20}".format(content['created_at'])
+                if content.get('sdn_attached_ports'):
+                    #myoutput += " " + str(content['sdn_attached_ports']).ljust(20)
+                    myoutput += "\nsdn_attached_ports:\n" + yaml.safe_dump(content['sdn_attached_ports'], indent=4, default_flow_style=False)
+                if verbose_level >=2:
+                    new_line='\n'
+                    if content.get('type'):
+                        myoutput += new_line + "  Type: {:29}".format(content['type'])
+                        new_line=''
+                    if content.get('description'):
+                        myoutput += new_line + "  Description: {:20}".format(content['description'])
+            print(myoutput)
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def parser_json_yaml(file_name):
+    try:
+        with open(file_name, "r") as f:
+            text = f.read()
+    except Exception as e:
+        return (False, str(e))
+
+    #Read and parse file
+    if file_name[-5:]=='.yaml' or file_name[-4:]=='.yml' or (file_name[-5:]!='.json' and '\t' not in text):
+        try:
+            config = yaml.load(text, Loader=yaml.SafeLoader)
+        except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
+            error_pos = ""
+            if hasattr(exc, 'problem_mark'):
+                mark = exc.problem_mark
+                error_pos = " at line:{} column:{}".format(mark.line+1, mark.column+1)
+            return (False, "Error loading file '"+file_name+"' yaml format error" + error_pos)
+    else: #json
+        try:
+            config = json.loads(text)
+        except Exception as e:
+            return (False, "Error loading file '"+file_name+"' json format error " + str(e) )
+    return True, config
+
+def _load_file_or_yaml(content):
+    '''
+    'content' can be or a yaml/json file or a text containing a yaml/json text format
+    This function autodetect, trying to load and parse the file,
+    if fails trying to parse the 'content' text
+    Returns the dictionary once parsed, or print an error and finish the program
+    '''
+    #Check config file exists
+    if os.path.isfile(content):
+        r,payload = parser_json_yaml(content)
+        if not r:
+            print(payload)
+            exit(-1)
+    elif "{" in content or ":" in content:
+        try:
+            payload = yaml.load(content)
+        except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
+            error_pos = ""
+            if hasattr(exc, 'problem_mark'):
+                mark = exc.problem_mark
+                error_pos = " at position: ({}:{})".format(mark.line+1, mark.column+1)
+            print("Error loading yaml/json text"+error_pos)
+            exit (-1)
+    else:
+        print("'{}' is neither a valid file nor a yaml/json content".format(content))
+        exit(-1)
+    return payload
+
+def _get_item_uuid(item, item_name_id, tenant=None):
+    if tenant:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, item)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, item)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(content
+    found = 0
+    for i in content[item]:
+        if i["uuid"] == item_name_id:
+            return item_name_id
+        if i["name"] == item_name_id:
+            uuid = i["uuid"]
+            found += 1
+        if item_name_id.startswith("osm_id=") and i.get("osm_id") == item_name_id[7:]:
+            uuid = i["uuid"]
+            found += 1
+    if found == 0:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("No {} found with name/uuid '{}'".format(item[:-1], item_name_id))
+    elif found > 1:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("{} {} found with name '{}'. uuid must be used".format(found, item, item_name_id))
+    return uuid
+#
+# def check_valid_uuid(uuid):
+#     id_schema = {"type" : "string", "pattern": "^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}(-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}){3}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$"}
+#     try:
+#         js_v(uuid, id_schema)
+#         return True
+#     except js_e.ValidationError:
+#         return False
+
+def _get_tenant(tenant_name_id = None):
+    if not tenant_name_id:
+        tenant_name_id = mano_tenant
+        if not mano_tenant:
+            raise OpenmanoCLIError("'OPENMANO_TENANT' environment variable is not set")
+    return _get_item_uuid("tenants", tenant_name_id)
+
+def _get_datacenter(datacenter_name_id = None, tenant = "any"):
+    if not datacenter_name_id:
+        datacenter_name_id = mano_datacenter
+        if not datacenter_name_id:
+            raise OpenmanoCLIError("neither 'OPENMANO_DATACENTER' environment variable is set nor --datacenter option is used")
+    return _get_item_uuid("datacenters", datacenter_name_id, tenant)
+
+# WIM
+def _get_wim(wim_name_id = None, tenant = "any"):
+    if not wim_name_id:
+        wim_name_id = mano_wim
+        if not wim_name_id:
+            raise OpenmanoCLIError("neither 'OPENMANO_WIM' environment variable is set nor --wim option is used")
+    return _get_item_uuid("wims", wim_name_id, tenant)
+
+def vnf_create(args):
+    # print("vnf-create", args)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    myvnf = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+
+    api_version = ""
+    if "vnfd:vnfd-catalog" in myvnf or "vnfd-catalog" in myvnf:
+        api_version = "/v3"
+        token = "vnfd"
+        vnfd_catalog = myvnf.get("vnfd:vnfd-catalog")
+        if not vnfd_catalog:
+            vnfd_catalog = myvnf.get("vnfd-catalog")
+        vnfds = vnfd_catalog.get("vnfd:vnfd")
+        if not vnfds:
+            vnfds = vnfd_catalog.get("vnfd")
+        vnfd = vnfds[0]
+        vdu_list = vnfd.get("vdu")
+
+    else:  # old API
+        api_version = ""
+        token = "vnfs"
+        vnfd = myvnf['vnf']
+        vdu_list = vnfd.get("VNFC")
+
+    if args.name or args.description or args.image_path or args.image_name or args.image_checksum:
+        # TODO, change this for API v3
+        # print(args.name
+        try:
+            if args.name:
+                vnfd['name'] = args.name
+            if args.description:
+                vnfd['description'] = args.description
+            if vdu_list:
+                if args.image_path:
+                    index = 0
+                    for image_path_ in args.image_path.split(","):
+                        # print("image-path", image_path_)
+                        if api_version == "/v3":
+                            if vdu_list[index].get("image"):
+                                vdu_list[index]['image'] = image_path_
+                                if "image-checksum" in vdu_list[index]:
+                                    del vdu_list[index]["image-checksum"]
+                            else:  # image name in volumes
+                                vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]["image"] = image_path_
+                                if "image-checksum" in vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]:
+                                    del vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]["image-checksum"]
+                        else:
+                            vdu_list[index]['VNFC image'] = image_path_
+                            if "image name" in vdu_list[index]:
+                                del vdu_list[index]["image name"]
+                            if "image checksum" in vdu_list[index]:
+                                del vdu_list[index]["image checksum"]
+                        index += 1
+                if args.image_name:  # image name precedes if both are supplied
+                    index = 0
+                    for image_name_ in args.image_name.split(","):
+                        if api_version == "/v3":
+                            if vdu_list[index].get("image"):
+                                vdu_list[index]['image'] = image_name_
+                                if "image-checksum" in vdu_list[index]:
+                                    del vdu_list[index]["image-checksum"]
+                                if vdu_list[index].get("alternative-images"):
+                                    for a_image in vdu_list[index]["alternative-images"]:
+                                        a_image['image'] = image_name_
+                                        if "image-checksum" in a_image:
+                                            del a_image["image-checksum"]
+                            else:  # image name in volumes
+                                vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]["image"] = image_name_
+                                if "image-checksum" in vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]:
+                                    del vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]["image-checksum"]
+                        else:
+                            vdu_list[index]['image name'] = image_name_
+                            if "VNFC image" in vdu_list[index]:
+                                del vdu_list[index]["VNFC image"]
+                        index += 1
+                if args.image_checksum:
+                    index = 0
+                    for image_checksum_ in args.image_checksum.split(","):
+                        if api_version == "/v3":
+                            if vdu_list[index].get("image"):
+                                vdu_list[index]['image-checksum'] = image_checksum_
+                                if vdu_list[index].get("alternative-images"):
+                                    for a_image in vdu_list[index]["alternative-images"]:
+                                        a_image['image-checksum'] = image_checksum_
+                            else:  # image name in volumes
+                                vdu_list[index]["volumes"][0]["image-checksum"] = image_checksum_
+                        else:
+                            vdu_list[index]['image checksum'] = image_checksum_
+                        index += 1
+        except (KeyError, TypeError) as e:
+            if str(e) == 'vnf':           error_pos= "missing field 'vnf'"
+            elif str(e) == 'name':        error_pos= "missing field  'vnf':'name'"
+            elif str(e) == 'description': error_pos= "missing field  'vnf':'description'"
+            elif str(e) == 'VNFC':        error_pos= "missing field  'vnf':'VNFC'"
+            elif str(e) == str(index):    error_pos= "field  'vnf':'VNFC' must be an array"
+            elif str(e) == 'VNFC image':  error_pos= "missing field 'vnf':'VNFC'['VNFC image']"
+            elif str(e) == 'image name':  error_pos= "missing field 'vnf':'VNFC'['image name']"
+            elif str(e) == 'image checksum':  error_pos= "missing field 'vnf':'VNFC'['image checksum']"
+            else:                       error_pos="wrong format"
+            print("Wrong VNF descriptor: " + error_pos)
+            return -1
+    payload_req = json.dumps(myvnf)
+
+    # print(payload_req
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano{}/{}/{token}".format(mano_host, mano_port, api_version, tenant, token=token)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def vnf_list(args):
+    # print("vnf-list",args
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("vnfs", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vnfs/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vnfs".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4)
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        if not args.name:
+            if args.verbose >= 3:
+                print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            if len(content['vnfs']) == 0:
+                print("No VNFs were found.")
+                return 404   # HTTP_Not_Found
+            for vnf in content['vnfs']:
+                myoutput = "{:38} {:20}".format(vnf['uuid'], vnf['name'])
+                if vnf.get('osm_id') or args.verbose >= 1:
+                    myoutput += " osm_id={:20}".format(vnf.get('osm_id'))
+                if args.verbose >= 1:
+                    myoutput += " {}".format(vnf['created_at'])
+                print(myoutput)
+                if args.verbose >= 2:
+                    print("  Description: {}".format(vnf['description']))
+                    # print("  VNF descriptor file: {}".format(vnf['path']))
+        else:
+            if args.verbose:
+                print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            vnf = content['vnf']
+            print("{:38} {:20} osm_id={:20} {:20}".format(vnf['uuid'], vnf['name'], vnf.get('osm_id'),
+                                                          vnf['created_at']), end=" ")
+            print("  Description: {}".format(vnf['description']))
+            # print(" VNF descriptor file: {}".format(vnf['path']))
+            print("  VMs:")
+            for vm in vnf['VNFC']:
+                print("    {:20} osm_id={:20} {}".format(vm['name'], vm.get('osm_id'), vm['description']))
+            if len(vnf['nets']) > 0:
+                print("  Internal nets:")
+                for net in vnf['nets']:
+                    print("    {:20} {}".format(net['name'], net['description']))
+            if len(vnf['external-connections']) > 0:
+                print("  External interfaces:")
+                for interface in vnf['external-connections']:
+                    print("    {:20} {:20} {:20} {:14}".format(
+                        interface['external_name'], interface['vm_name'],
+                        interface['internal_name'],
+                        interface.get('vpci') if interface.get('vpci') else ""))
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+    return result
+
+def vnf_delete(args):
+    # print("vnf-delete",args
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("vnfs", args.name, tenant=tenant)
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete VNF {} (y/N)? ".format(todelete))
+        if  not (len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y"):
+            return 0
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vnfs/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def scenario_create(args):
+    # print("scenario-create",args
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/yaml'}
+    myscenario = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+    if "nsd:nsd-catalog" in myscenario or "nsd-catalog" in myscenario:
+        api_version = "/v3"
+        token = "nsd"
+        nsd_catalog = myscenario.get("nsd:nsd-catalog")
+        if not nsd_catalog:
+            nsd_catalog = myscenario.get("nsd-catalog")
+        nsds = nsd_catalog.get("nsd:nsd")
+        if not nsds:
+            nsds = nsd_catalog.get("nsd")
+        nsd = nsds[0]
+    else:  # API<v3
+        api_version = ""
+        token = "scenarios"
+        if "scenario" in myscenario:
+            nsd = myscenario["scenario"]
+        else:
+            nsd = myscenario
+    # TODO modify for API v3
+    if args.name:
+        nsd['name'] = args.name
+    if args.description:
+        nsd['description'] = args.description
+    payload_req = yaml.safe_dump(myscenario, explicit_start=True, indent=4, default_flow_style=False, tags=False,
+                                 allow_unicode=True)
+
+    # print(payload_req
+    URLrequest = "http://{host}:{port}/openmano{api}/{tenant}/{token}".format(
+        host=mano_host, port=mano_port, api=api_version, tenant=tenant, token=token)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def scenario_list(args):
+    # print("scenario-list",args
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("scenarios", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/scenarios/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/scenarios".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4)
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        if not args.name:
+            if args.verbose >= 3:
+                print( yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            if len(content['scenarios']) == 0:
+                print( "No scenarios were found.")
+                return 404 #HTTP_Not_Found
+            for scenario in content['scenarios']:
+                myoutput = "{:38} {:20}".format(scenario['uuid'], scenario['name'])
+                if scenario.get('osm_id') or args.verbose >= 1:
+                    myoutput += " osm_id={:20}".format(scenario.get('osm_id'))
+                if args.verbose >= 1:
+                    myoutput += " {}".format(scenario['created_at'])
+                print(myoutput)
+                if args.verbose >=2:
+                    print("  Description: {}".format(scenario['description']))
+        else:
+            if args.verbose:
+                print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            scenario = content['scenario']
+            print("{:38} {:20} osm_id={:20} {:20}".format(scenario['uuid'], scenario['name'], scenario.get('osm_id'),
+                                                          scenario['created_at']), end=" ")
+            print("  Description: {}".format(scenario['description']))
+            print("  VNFs:")
+            for vnf in scenario['vnfs']:
+                print("    {:38} {:20} vnf_index={} {}".format(vnf['vnf_id'], vnf['name'], vnf.get("member_vnf_index"),
+                                                                vnf['description']))
+            if len(scenario['nets']) > 0:
+                print("  nets:")
+                for net in scenario['nets']:
+                    description = net['description']
+                    if not description:   # if description does not exist, description is "-". Valid for external and internal nets.
+                        description = '-'
+                    vim_id = ""
+                    if net.get('vim_id'):
+                        vim_id = " vim_id=" + net["vim_id"]
+                    external = ""
+                    if net["external"]:
+                        external = " external"
+                    print("    {:20} {:38} {:30}{}{}".format(net['name'], net['uuid'], description, vim_id, external))
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+    return result
+
+def scenario_delete(args):
+    # print("scenario-delete",args
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("scenarios", args.name, tenant=tenant)
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete scenario {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if  not (len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y"):
+            return 0
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/scenarios/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4)
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print( content['result'])
+    else:
+        print( content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def scenario_deploy(args):
+    print("This command is deprecated, use 'openmano instance-scenario-create --scenario {} --name {}' instead!!!".format(args.scenario, args.name))
+    print()
+    args.file = None
+    args.netmap_use = None
+    args.netmap_create = None
+    args.keypair = None
+    args.keypair_auto = None
+    return instance_create(args)
+
+#     # print("scenario-deploy",args
+#     headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+#     action = {}
+#     actionCmd="start"
+#     if args.nostart:
+#         actionCmd="reserve"
+#     action[actionCmd] = {}
+#     action[actionCmd]["instance_name"] = args.name
+#     if args.datacenter != None:
+#         action[actionCmd]["datacenter"] = args.datacenter
+#     elif mano_datacenter != None:
+#         action[actionCmd]["datacenter"] = mano_datacenter
+#
+#     if args.description:
+#         action[actionCmd]["description"] = args.description
+#     payload_req = json.dumps(action, indent=4)
+#     # print(payload_req
+#
+#     URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/scenarios/{}/action".format(mano_host, mano_port, mano_tenant, args.scenario)
+#     logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+#     mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+#     logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+#     if args.verbose==None:
+#         args.verbose=0
+#
+#     result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+#     content = mano_response.json()
+#     # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+#     if args.verbose >= 3:
+#         print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+#         return result
+#
+#     if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+#         myoutput = "{} {}".format(content['uuid'].ljust(38),content['name'].ljust(20))
+#         if args.verbose >=1:
+#             myoutput = "{} {}".format(myoutput, content['created_at'].ljust(20))
+#         if args.verbose >=2:
+#             myoutput = "{} {} {}".format(myoutput, content['description'].ljust(30))
+#         print(myoutput)
+#         print("")
+#         print("To check the status, run the following command:")
+#         print("openmano instance-scenario-list <instance_id>"
+#     else:
+#         print(content['error']['description'])
+#     return result
+
+def scenario_verify(args):
+    # print("scenario-verify",args)
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    action = {}
+    action["verify"] = {}
+    action["verify"]["instance_name"] = "scen-verify-return5"
+    payload_req = json.dumps(action, indent=4)
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/scenarios/{}/action".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, args.scenario)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def instance_create(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/yaml'}
+    myInstance={"instance": {}, "schema_version": "0.1"}
+    if args.file:
+        instance_dict = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+        if "instance" not in instance_dict:
+            myInstance = {"instance": instance_dict, "schema_version": "0.1"}
+        else:
+            myInstance = instance_dict
+    if args.name:
+        myInstance["instance"]['name'] = args.name
+    if args.description:
+        myInstance["instance"]['description'] = args.description
+    if args.nostart:
+        myInstance["instance"]['action'] = "reserve"
+    #datacenter
+    datacenter = myInstance["instance"].get("datacenter")
+    if args.datacenter != None:
+        datacenter = args.datacenter
+    myInstance["instance"]["datacenter"] = _get_datacenter(datacenter, tenant)
+    #scenario
+    scenario = myInstance["instance"].get("scenario")
+    if args.scenario != None:
+        scenario = args.scenario
+    if not scenario:
+        print("you must provide a scenario in the file descriptor or with --scenario")
+        return -1
+    if isinstance(scenario, str):
+        myInstance["instance"]["scenario"] = _get_item_uuid("scenarios", scenario, tenant)
+    if args.netmap_use:
+        if "networks" not in myInstance["instance"]:
+            myInstance["instance"]["networks"] = {}
+        for net in args.netmap_use:
+            net_comma_list = net.split(",")
+            for net_comma in net_comma_list:
+                net_tuple = net_comma.split("=")
+                if len(net_tuple) != 2:
+                    print("error at netmap-use. Expected net-scenario=net-datacenter. ({})?".format(net_comma))
+                    return
+                net_scenario   = net_tuple[0].strip()
+                net_datacenter = net_tuple[1].strip()
+                if net_scenario not in myInstance["instance"]["networks"]:
+                    myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario] = {}
+                if "sites" not in myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]:
+                    myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]["sites"] = [ {} ]
+                myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]["sites"][0]["netmap-use"] = net_datacenter
+    if args.netmap_create:
+        if "networks" not in myInstance["instance"]:
+            myInstance["instance"]["networks"] = {}
+        for net in args.netmap_create:
+            net_comma_list = net.split(",")
+            for net_comma in net_comma_list:
+                net_tuple = net_comma.split("=")
+                if len(net_tuple) == 1:
+                    net_scenario   = net_tuple[0].strip()
+                    net_datacenter = None
+                elif len(net_tuple) == 2:
+                    net_scenario   = net_tuple[0].strip()
+                    net_datacenter = net_tuple[1].strip()
+                else:
+                    print("error at netmap-create. Expected net-scenario=net-datacenter or net-scenario. ({})?".format(
+                        net_comma))
+                    return
+                if net_scenario not in myInstance["instance"]["networks"]:
+                    myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario] = {}
+                if "sites" not in myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]:
+                    myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]["sites"] = [ {} ]
+                myInstance["instance"]["networks"][net_scenario]["sites"][0]["netmap-create"] = net_datacenter
+    if args.keypair:
+        if "cloud-config" not in myInstance["instance"]:
+            myInstance["instance"]["cloud-config"] = {}
+        cloud_config = myInstance["instance"]["cloud-config"]
+        for key in args.keypair:
+            index = key.find(":")
+            if index<0:
+                if "key-pairs" not in cloud_config:
+                    cloud_config["key-pairs"] = []
+                cloud_config["key-pairs"].append(key)
+            else:
+                user = key[:index]
+                key_ = key[index+1:]
+                key_list = key_.split(",")
+                if "users" not in cloud_config:
+                    cloud_config["users"] = []
+                cloud_config["users"].append({"name": user, "key-pairs": key_list  })
+    if args.keypair_auto:
+        try:
+            keys=[]
+            home = os.getenv("HOME")
+            user = os.getenv("USER")
+            files = os.listdir(home+'/.ssh')
+            for file in files:
+                if file[-4:] == ".pub":
+                    with open(home+'/.ssh/'+file, 'r') as f:
+                        keys.append(f.read())
+            if not keys:
+                print("Cannot obtain any public ssh key from '{}'. Try not using --keymap-auto".format(home+'/.ssh'))
+                return 1
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Cannot obtain any public ssh key. Error '{}'. Try not using --keymap-auto".format(str(e)))
+            return 1
+
+        if "cloud-config" not in myInstance["instance"]:
+            myInstance["instance"]["cloud-config"] = {}
+        cloud_config = myInstance["instance"]["cloud-config"]
+        if "key-pairs" not in cloud_config:
+            cloud_config["key-pairs"] = []
+        if user:
+            if "users" not in cloud_config:
+                cloud_config["users"] = []
+            cloud_config["users"].append({"name": user, "key-pairs": keys })
+
+    payload_req = yaml.safe_dump(myInstance, explicit_start=True, indent=4, default_flow_style=False, tags=False,
+                                 allow_unicode=True)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if args.verbose >= 3:
+        print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+        return result
+
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        myoutput = "{:38} {:20}".format(content['uuid'], content['name'])
+        if args.verbose >=1:
+            myoutput = "{} {:20}".format(myoutput, content['created_at'])
+        if args.verbose >=2:
+            myoutput = "{} {:30}".format(myoutput, content['description'])
+        print(myoutput)
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def instance_scenario_list(args):
+    # print("instance-scenario-list",args)
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("instances", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4)
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        if not args.name:
+            if args.verbose >= 3:
+                print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            if len(content['instances']) == 0:
+                print("No scenario instances were found.")
+                return result
+            for instance in content['instances']:
+                myoutput = "{:38} {:20}".format(instance['uuid'], instance['name'])
+                if args.verbose >=1:
+                    myoutput = "{} {:20}".format(myoutput, instance['created_at'])
+                print(myoutput)
+                if args.verbose >=2:
+                    print("Description: {}".format(instance['description']))
+        else:
+            if args.verbose:
+                print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+                return result
+            instance = content
+            print("{:38} {:20} {:20}".format(instance['uuid'],instance['name'],instance['created_at']))
+            print("Description: {}".format(instance['description']))
+            print("Template scenario id: {}".format(instance['scenario_id']))
+            print("Template scenario name: {}".format(instance['scenario_name']))
+            print("---------------------------------------")
+            print("VNF instances: {}".format(len(instance['vnfs'])))
+            for vnf in instance['vnfs']:
+                # print("    {} {} Template vnf name: {} Template vnf id: {}".format(vnf['uuid'].ljust(38), vnf['name'].ljust(20), vnf['vnf_name'].ljust(20), vnf['vnf_id'].ljust(38))
+                print("    {:38} {:20} Template vnf id: {:38}".format(vnf['uuid'], vnf['vnf_name'], vnf['vnf_id']))
+            if len(instance['nets'])>0:
+                print("---------------------------------------")
+                print("Internal nets:")
+                for net in instance['nets']:
+                    if net['created']:
+                        print("    {:38} {:12} VIM ID: {}".format(net['uuid'], net['status'], net['vim_net_id']))
+                print("---------------------------------------")
+                print("External nets:")
+                for net in instance['nets']:
+                    if not net['created']:
+                        print("    {:38} {:12} VIM ID: {}".format(net['uuid'], net['status'], net['vim_net_id']))
+            print("---------------------------------------")
+            print("VM instances:")
+            for vnf in instance['vnfs']:
+                for vm in vnf['vms']:
+                    print("    {:38} {:20} {:20} {:12} VIM ID: {}".format(vm['uuid'], vnf['vnf_name'], vm['name'],
+                                                                          vm['status'], vm['vim_vm_id']))
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+    return result
+
+def instance_scenario_status(args):
+    print("instance-scenario-status")
+    return 0
+
+def instance_scenario_delete(args):
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("instances", args.name, tenant=tenant)
+    # print("instance-scenario-delete",args)
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete scenario instance {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if  not (len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y"):
+            return
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def get_action(args):
+    if not args.all:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    else:
+        tenant = "any"
+    if not args.instance:
+        instance_id = "any"
+    else:
+        instance_id =args.instance
+    action_id = ""
+    if args.id:
+        action_id = "/" + args.id
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances/{}/action{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, instance_id,
+                                                                         action_id)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose == None:
+        args.verbose = 0
+    if args.id != None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def instance_scenario_action(args):
+    # print("instance-scenario-action", args)
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    toact = _get_item_uuid("instances", args.name, tenant=tenant)
+    action={}
+    action[ args.action ] = yaml.safe_load(args.param)
+    if args.vnf:
+        action["vnfs"] = args.vnf
+    if args.vm:
+        action["vms"] = args.vm
+
+    headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    payload_req = json.dumps(action, indent=4)
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/instances/{}/action".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toact)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        if args.verbose:
+            print(yaml.safe_dump(content, indent=4, default_flow_style=False))
+            return result
+        if "instance_action_id" in content:
+            print("instance_action_id={}".format(content["instance_action_id"]))
+        else:
+            for uuid,c in content.items():
+                print("{:38} {:20} {:20}".format(uuid, c.get('name'), c.get('description')))
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+
+def instance_vnf_list(args):
+    print("instance-vnf-list")
+    return 0
+
+def instance_vnf_status(args):
+    print("instance-vnf-status")
+    return 0
+
+def tenant_create(args):
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    tenant_dict={"name": args.name}
+    if args.description!=None:
+        tenant_dict["description"] = args.description
+    payload_req = json.dumps( {"tenant": tenant_dict })
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/tenants".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def tenant_list(args):
+    # print("tenant-list",args)
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("tenants", args.name)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/tenants/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/tenants".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    if args.name!=None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def tenant_delete(args):
+    # print("tenant-delete",args)
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("tenants", args.name)
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete tenant {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if  not (len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y"):
+            return 0
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/tenants/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def datacenter_attach(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    datacenter_dict={}
+    if args.vim_tenant_id != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_tenant'] = args.vim_tenant_id
+    if args.vim_tenant_name != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_tenant_name'] = args.vim_tenant_name
+    if args.user != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_username'] = args.user
+    if args.password != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_password'] = args.password
+    if args.config!=None:
+        datacenter_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps( {"datacenter": datacenter_dict })
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    #provide addional information if error
+    if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+        content = mano_response.json()
+        if "already in use for  'name'" in content['error']['description'] and \
+                "to database vim_tenants table" in content['error']['description']:
+            print("Try to specify a different name with --vim-tenant-name")
+    return result
+
+
+def datacenter_edit_vim_tenant(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    if not (args.vim_tenant_id or args.vim_tenant_name or args.user or args.password or args.config):
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("Error. At least one parameter must be updated.")
+
+    datacenter_dict = {}
+    if args.vim_tenant_id != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_tenant'] = args.vim_tenant_id
+    if args.vim_tenant_name != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_tenant_name'] = args.vim_tenant_name
+    if args.user != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_username'] = args.user
+    if args.password != None:
+        datacenter_dict['vim_password'] = args.password
+    if args.config != None:
+        datacenter_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"datacenter": datacenter_dict})
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+    return result
+
+def datacenter_detach(args):
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest, headers=headers_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+def datacenter_create(args):
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    datacenter_dict={"name": args.name, "vim_url": args.url}
+    if args.description!=None:
+        datacenter_dict["description"] = args.description
+    if args.type!=None:
+        datacenter_dict["type"] = args.type
+    if args.url!=None:
+        datacenter_dict["vim_url_admin"] = args.url_admin
+    if args.config!=None:
+        datacenter_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+    if args.sdn_controller!=None:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+        sdn_controller = _get_item_uuid("sdn_controllers", args.sdn_controller, tenant)
+        if not 'config' in datacenter_dict:
+            datacenter_dict['config'] = {}
+        datacenter_dict['config']['sdn-controller'] = sdn_controller
+    payload_req = json.dumps( {"datacenter": datacenter_dict })
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/datacenters".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def datacenter_delete(args):
+    # print("datacenter-delete",args)
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("datacenters", args.name, "any")
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete datacenter {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if  not (len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y"):
+            return 0
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+
+def datacenter_list(args):
+    # print("datacenter-list",args)
+    tenant='any' if args.all else _get_tenant()
+
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("datacenters", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    if args.name!=None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    if not args.file:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError(
+            "No yaml/json has been provided specifying the SDN port mapping")
+    sdn_port_mapping = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"sdn_port_mapping": sdn_port_mapping})
+
+    # read
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/sdn_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    port_mapping = mano_response.json()
+    if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+        str(mano_response.json())
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("openmano client error: {}".format(port_mapping['error']['description']))
+    if len(port_mapping["sdn_port_mapping"]["ports_mapping"]) > 0:
+        if not args.force:
+            r = input("Datacenter {} already contains a port mapping. Overwrite? (y/N)? ".format(datacenter))
+            if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+                return 0
+
+        # clear
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/sdn_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+        mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+        logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+        if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+            return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+    # set
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/sdn_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name, tenant)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/sdn_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, 4)
+
+
+def datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.name, tenant)
+
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Clean SDN port mapping for datacenter {} (y/N)? ".format(datacenter))
+        if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+            return 0
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/sdn_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def sdn_controller_create(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    error_msg=[]
+    if not args.ip: error_msg.append("'ip'")
+    if not args.port: error_msg.append("'port'")
+    if not args.dpid: error_msg.append("'dpid'")
+    if not args.type: error_msg.append("'type'")
+    if error_msg:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("The following arguments are required: " + ",".join(error_msg))
+
+    controller_dict = {}
+    controller_dict['name'] = args.name
+    controller_dict['ip'] = args.ip
+    controller_dict['port'] = int(args.port)
+    controller_dict['dpid'] = args.dpid
+    controller_dict['type'] = args.type
+    if args.description != None:
+        controller_dict['description'] = args.description
+    if args.user != None:
+        controller_dict['user'] = args.user
+    if args.password != None:
+        controller_dict['password'] = args.password
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"sdn_controller": controller_dict})
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/sdn_controllers".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    return result
+
+
+def sdn_controller_edit(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    controller_uuid = _get_item_uuid("sdn_controllers", args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    controller_dict = {}
+    if args.new_name:
+        controller_dict['name'] = args.new_name
+    if args.ip:
+        controller_dict['ip'] = args.ip
+    if args.port:
+        controller_dict['port'] = int(args.port)
+    if args.dpid:
+        controller_dict['dpid'] = args.dpid
+    if args.type:
+        controller_dict['type'] = args.type
+    if args.description:
+        controller_dict['description'] = args.description
+    if args.user:
+        controller_dict['user'] = args.user
+    if args.password:
+        controller_dict['password'] = args.password
+
+    if not controller_dict:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("At least one parameter must be edited")
+
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Update SDN controller {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+            return 0
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"sdn_controller": controller_dict})
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/sdn_controllers/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, controller_uuid)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    return result
+
+
+def sdn_controller_list(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("sdn_controllers", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/sdn_controllers/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/sdn_controllers".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    # print(URLrequest)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    if args.name!=None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+
+    # json.dumps(mano_response.json(), indent=4)
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def sdn_controller_delete(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    controller_uuid = _get_item_uuid("sdn_controllers", args.name, tenant)
+
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete SDN controller {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+            return 0
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/sdn_controllers/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, controller_uuid)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+def vim_action(args):
+    # print("datacenter-net-action",args)
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.datacenter, tenant)
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    if args.action=="list":
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/{}s".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, args.item)
+        if args.name!=None:
+            args.verbose += 1
+            URLrequest += "/" + args.name
+        mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+        logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+        return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    elif args.action=="delete":
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/{}s/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, args.item, args.name)
+        mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+        logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+        result = 0 if mano_response.status_code==200 else mano_response.status_code
+        content = mano_response.json()
+        # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+        if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+            print(content['result'])
+        else:
+            print(content['error']['description'])
+        return result
+    elif args.action=="create":
+        headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/yaml'}
+        if args.file:
+            create_dict = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+            if args.item not in create_dict:
+                create_dict = {args.item: create_dict}
+        else:
+            create_dict = {args.item:{}}
+        if args.name:
+            create_dict[args.item]['name'] = args.name
+        #if args.description:
+        #    create_dict[args.item]['description'] = args.description
+        if args.item=="network":
+            if args.bind_net:
+                create_dict[args.item]['bind_net'] = args.bind_net
+            if args.type:
+                create_dict[args.item]['type'] = args.type
+            if args.shared:
+                create_dict[args.item]['shared'] = args.shared
+        if "name" not in create_dict[args.item]:
+            print("You must provide a name in the descriptor file or with the --name option")
+            return
+        payload_req = yaml.safe_dump(create_dict, explicit_start=True, indent=4, default_flow_style=False, tags=False,
+                                     allow_unicode=True)
+        logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/{}s".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, args.item)
+        mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers = headers_req, data=payload_req)
+        logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+        if args.verbose==None:
+            args.verbose=0
+        return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def _get_items(item, item_name_id=None, datacenter=None, tenant=None):
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+    if tenant:
+        URLrequest += "/" + tenant
+    if datacenter:
+        URLrequest += "/vim/" + datacenter
+    if item:
+        URLrequest += "/" + item +"s"
+    if item_name_id:
+        URLrequest += "/" + item_name_id
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+
+    return mano_response
+
+
+def vim_net_sdn_attach(args):
+    #Verify the network exists in the vim
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.datacenter, tenant)
+    result = _get_items('network', item_name_id=args.vim_net, datacenter=datacenter, tenant=tenant)
+    content = yaml.load(result.content)
+    if 'networks' in content:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError('More than one network in the vim named ' + args.vim_net + '. Use uuid instead')
+    if 'error' in content:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError(yaml.safe_dump(content))
+    network_uuid = content['network']['id']
+
+    #Make call to attach the dataplane port to the SND network associated to the vim network
+    headers_req = {'content-type': 'application/yaml'}
+    payload_req = {'port': args.port}
+    if args.vlan:
+        payload_req['vlan'] = int(args.vlan)
+    if args.mac:
+        payload_req['mac'] = args.mac
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/network/{}/attach".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, network_uuid)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=json.dumps(payload_req))
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    return result
+
+
+def vim_net_sdn_detach(args):
+    if not args.all and not args.id:
+        print("--all or --id must be used")
+        return 1
+
+    # Verify the network exists in the vim
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.datacenter, tenant)
+    result = _get_items('network', item_name_id=args.vim_net, datacenter=datacenter, tenant=tenant)
+    content = yaml.load(result.content)
+    if 'networks' in content:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError('More than one network in the vim named ' + args.vim_net + '. Use uuid instead')
+    if 'error' in content:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError(yaml.safe_dump(content))
+    network_uuid = content['network']['id']
+
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Confirm action' (y/N)? ")
+        if len(r) == 0 or r[0].lower() != "y":
+            return 0
+
+    if args.id:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/network/{}/detach/{}".format(
+            mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, network_uuid, args.id)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/vim/{}/network/{}/detach".format(
+            mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter, network_uuid)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    return result
+
+
+def datacenter_net_action(args):
+    if args.action == "net-update":
+        print("This command is deprecated, use 'openmano datacenter-netmap-delete --all' and 'openmano"
+              " datacenter-netmap-import' instead!!!")
+        print()
+        args.action = "netmap-delete"
+        args.netmap = None
+        args.all = True
+        r = datacenter_netmap_action(args)
+        if r == 0:
+            args.force = True
+            args.action = "netmap-import"
+            r = datacenter_netmap_action(args)
+        return r
+
+    if args.action == "net-edit":
+        args.netmap = args.net
+        args.name = None
+    elif args.action == "net-list":
+        args.netmap = None
+    elif args.action == "net-delete":
+        args.netmap = args.net
+        args.all = False
+
+    args.action = "netmap" + args.action[3:]
+    args.vim_name=None
+    args.vim_id=None
+    print("This command is deprecated, use 'openmano datacenter-{}' instead!!!".format(args.action))
+    print()
+    return datacenter_netmap_action(args)
+
+def datacenter_netmap_action(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    datacenter = _get_datacenter(args.datacenter, tenant)
+    # print("datacenter_netmap_action",args)
+    payload_req = None
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/datacenters/{}/netmaps".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, datacenter)
+
+    if args.action=="netmap-list":
+        if args.netmap:
+            URLrequest += "/" + args.netmap
+            args.verbose += 1
+        mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+
+    elif args.action=="netmap-delete":
+        if args.netmap and args.all:
+            print("you can not use a netmap name and the option --all at the same time")
+            return 1
+        if args.netmap:
+            force_text= "Delete default netmap '{}' from datacenter '{}' (y/N)? ".format(args.netmap, datacenter)
+            URLrequest += "/" + args.netmap
+        elif args.all:
+            force_text="Delete all default netmaps from datacenter '{}' (y/N)? ".format(datacenter)
+        else:
+            print("you must specify a netmap name or the option --all")
+            return 1
+        if not args.force:
+            r = input(force_text)
+            if  len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y":
+                pass
+            else:
+                return 0
+        mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest, headers=headers_req)
+    elif args.action=="netmap-import":
+        if not args.force:
+            r = input("Create all the available networks from datacenter '{}' as default netmaps (y/N)? ".format(datacenter))
+            if  len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y":
+                pass
+            else:
+                return 0
+        URLrequest += "/upload"
+        mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req)
+    elif args.action=="netmap-edit" or args.action=="netmap-create":
+        if args.file:
+            payload = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+        else:
+            payload = {}
+        if "netmap" not in payload:
+            payload = {"netmap": payload}
+        if args.name:
+            payload["netmap"]["name"] = args.name
+        if args.vim_id:
+            payload["netmap"]["vim_id"] = args.vim_id
+        if args.action=="netmap-create" and args.vim_name:
+            payload["netmap"]["vim_name"] = args.vim_name
+        payload_req = json.dumps(payload)
+        logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+
+        if args.action=="netmap-edit" and not args.force:
+            if len(payload["netmap"]) == 0:
+                print("You must supply some parameter to edit")
+                return 1
+            r = input("Edit default netmap '{}' from datacenter '{}' (y/N)? ".format(args.netmap, datacenter))
+            if  len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y":
+                pass
+            else:
+                return 0
+            URLrequest += "/" + args.netmap
+            mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+        else: #netmap-create
+            if "vim_name" not in payload["netmap"] and "vim_id" not in payload["netmap"]:
+                print("You must supply either --vim-id or --vim-name option; or include one of them in the file"
+                      " descriptor")
+                return 1
+            mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def element_edit(args):
+    element = _get_item_uuid(args.element, args.name)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, args.element, element)
+    payload=_load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+    if args.element[:-1] not in payload:
+        payload = {args.element[:-1]: payload }
+    payload_req = json.dumps(payload)
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+    if not args.force or (args.name==None and args.filer==None):
+        r = input(" Edit " + args.element[:-1] + " " + args.name + " (y/N)? ")
+        if  len(r)>0  and r[0].lower()=="y":
+            pass
+        else:
+            return 0
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text )
+    if args.verbose==None:
+        args.verbose=0
+    if args.name!=None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def datacenter_edit(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    element = _get_item_uuid('datacenters', args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/datacenters/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, element)
+
+    has_arguments = False
+    if args.file != None:
+        has_arguments = True
+        payload = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+    else:
+        payload = {}
+
+    if args.sdn_controller != None:
+        has_arguments = True
+        if not 'config' in payload:
+            payload['config'] = {}
+        if not 'sdn-controller' in payload['config']:
+            payload['config']['sdn-controller'] = {}
+        if args.sdn_controller == 'null':
+            payload['config']['sdn-controller'] = None
+        else:
+            payload['config']['sdn-controller'] = _get_item_uuid("sdn_controllers", args.sdn_controller, tenant)
+
+    if not has_arguments:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("At least one argument must be provided to modify the datacenter")
+
+    if 'datacenter' not in payload:
+        payload = {'datacenter': payload}
+    payload_req = json.dumps(payload)
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+    if not args.force or (args.name == None and args.filer == None):
+        r = input(" Edit datacenter " + args.name + " (y/N)? ")
+        if len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y":
+            pass
+        else:
+            return 0
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    if args.verbose == None:
+        args.verbose = 0
+    if args.name != None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+# WIM
+def wim_account_create(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    wim_dict = {}
+    if args.account_name is not None:
+        wim_dict['name'] = args.account_name
+    if args.user is not None:
+        wim_dict['user'] = args.user
+    if args.password is not None:
+        wim_dict['password'] = args.password
+    if args.config is not None:
+        wim_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"wim_account": wim_dict})
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    # provide addional information if error
+    if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+        content = mano_response.json()
+        if "already in use for  'name'" in content['error']['description'] and \
+                "to database wim_tenants table" in content['error']['description']:
+            print("Try to specify a different name with --wim-tenant-name")
+    return result
+
+
+def wim_account_delete(args):
+    if args.all:
+        tenant = "any"
+    else:
+        tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest, headers=headers_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code == 200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+
+def wim_account_edit(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    wim_dict = {}
+    if not args.account_name:
+        wim_dict['name'] = args.vim_tenant_name
+    if not args.user:
+        wim_dict['user'] = args.user
+    if not args.password:
+        wim_dict['password'] = args.password
+    if not args.config:
+        wim_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"wim_account": wim_dict})
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+    # provide addional information if error
+    if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+        content = mano_response.json()
+        if "already in use for  'name'" in content['error']['description'] and \
+                "to database wim_tenants table" in content['error']['description']:
+            print("Try to specify a different name with --wim-tenant-name")
+    return result
+
+def wim_create(args):
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    wim_dict = {"name": args.name, "wim_url": args.url}
+    if args.description != None:
+        wim_dict["description"] = args.description
+    if args.type != None:
+        wim_dict["type"] = args.type
+    if args.config != None:
+        wim_dict["config"] = _load_file_or_yaml(args.config)
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"wim": wim_dict})
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/wims".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def wim_edit(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    element = _get_item_uuid('wims', args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, element)
+
+    has_arguments = False
+    if args.file != None:
+        has_arguments = True
+        payload = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+    else:
+        payload = {}
+
+    if not has_arguments:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("At least one argument must be provided to modify the wim")
+
+    if 'wim' not in payload:
+        payload = {'wim': payload}
+    payload_req = json.dumps(payload)
+
+    # print(payload_req)
+    if not args.force or (args.name == None and args.filer == None):
+        r = input(" Edit wim " + args.name + " (y/N)? ")
+        if len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y":
+            pass
+        else:
+            return 0
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.put(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    if args.verbose == None:
+        args.verbose = 0
+    if args.name != None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def wim_delete(args):
+    # print("wim-delete",args)
+    todelete = _get_item_uuid("wims", args.name, "any")
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Delete wim {} (y/N)? ".format(args.name))
+        if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+            return 0
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, todelete)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code == 200 else mano_response.status_code
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4)
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+
+def wim_list(args):
+    # print("wim-list",args)
+    tenant = 'any' if args.all else _get_tenant()
+
+    if args.name:
+        toshow = _get_item_uuid("wims", args.name, tenant)
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, toshow)
+    else:
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    if args.verbose == None:
+        args.verbose = 0
+    if args.name != None:
+        args.verbose += 1
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+
+def wim_port_mapping_set(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name, tenant)
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+
+    if not args.file:
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError(
+            "No yaml/json has been provided specifying the WIM port mapping")
+    wim_port_mapping = _load_file_or_yaml(args.file)
+
+    payload_req = json.dumps({"wim_port_mapping": wim_port_mapping})
+
+    # read
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}/port_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    port_mapping = mano_response.json()
+
+    if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+        str(mano_response.json())
+        raise OpenmanoCLIError("openmano client error: {}".format(port_mapping['error']['description']))
+    # TODO: check this if statement
+    if len(port_mapping["wim_port_mapping"]) > 0:
+        if not args.force:
+            r = input("WIM {} already contains a port mapping. Overwrite? (y/N)? ".format(wim))
+            if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+                return 0
+
+        # clear
+        URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}/port_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+        mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+        logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+        if mano_response.status_code != 200:
+            return _print_verbose(mano_response, args.verbose)
+
+    # set
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}/port_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    logger.debug("openmano request: %s", payload_req)
+    mano_response = requests.post(URLrequest, headers=headers_req, data=payload_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, 4)
+
+
+def wim_port_mapping_list(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name, tenant)
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}/port_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+
+    return _print_verbose(mano_response, 4)
+
+
+def wim_port_mapping_clear(args):
+    tenant = _get_tenant()
+    wim = _get_wim(args.name, tenant)
+
+    if not args.force:
+        r = input("Clear WIM port mapping for wim {} (y/N)? ".format(wim))
+        if not (len(r) > 0 and r[0].lower() == "y"):
+            return 0
+
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/{}/wims/{}/port_mapping".format(mano_host, mano_port, tenant, wim)
+    mano_response = requests.delete(URLrequest)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    content = mano_response.json()
+    # print(json.dumps(content, indent=4))
+    result = 0 if mano_response.status_code == 200 else mano_response.status_code
+    if mano_response.status_code == 200:
+        print(content['result'])
+    else:
+        print(content['error']['description'])
+    return result
+
+
+def version(args):
+    headers_req = {'Accept': 'application/json', 'content-type': 'application/json'}
+    URLrequest = "http://{}:{}/openmano/version".format(mano_host, mano_port)
+
+    mano_response = requests.get(URLrequest, headers=headers_req)
+    logger.debug("openmano response: %s", mano_response.text)
+    print(mano_response.text)
+
+
+def main():
+    global mano_host
+    global mano_port
+    global mano_tenant
+    global logger
+    mano_tenant = os.getenv('OPENMANO_TENANT', None)
+    mano_host = os.getenv('OPENMANO_HOST',"localhost")
+    mano_port = os.getenv('OPENMANO_PORT',"9090")
+    mano_datacenter = os.getenv('OPENMANO_DATACENTER',None)
+    # WIM env variable for default WIM
+    mano_wim = os.getenv('OPENMANO_WIM', None)
+
+    main_parser = ThrowingArgumentParser(description='User program to interact with OPENMANO-SERVER (openmanod)')
+    main_parser.add_argument('--version', action='version', help="get version of this client",
+                            version='%(prog)s client version ' + __version__ +
+                                    " (Note: use '%(prog)s version' to get server version)")
+
+    subparsers = main_parser.add_subparsers(help='commands')
+
+    parent_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(add_help=False)
+    parent_parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='count', help="increase verbosity level. Use several times")
+    parent_parser.add_argument('--debug', '-d', action='store_true', help="show debug information")
+
+    config_parser = subparsers.add_parser('config', parents=[parent_parser], help="prints configuration values")
+    config_parser.add_argument("-n", action="store_true", help="resolves tenant and datacenter names")
+    config_parser.set_defaults(func=config)
+
+    version_parser = subparsers.add_parser('version', parents=[parent_parser], help="get server version")
+    version_parser.set_defaults(func=version)
+
+    vnf_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('vnf-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="adds a vnf into the catalogue")
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("file", action="store", help="location of the JSON file describing the VNF").completer = FilesCompleter
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("--name", action="store", help="name of the VNF (if it exists in the VNF descriptor, it is overwritten)")
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the VNF (if it exists in the VNF descriptor, it is overwritten)")
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("--image-path", action="store",  help="change image path locations (overwritten)")
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("--image-name", action="store",  help="change image name (overwritten)")
+    vnf_create_parser.add_argument("--image-checksum", action="store",  help="change image checksum (overwritten)")
+    vnf_create_parser.set_defaults(func=vnf_create)
+
+    vnf_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('vnf-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="lists information about a vnf")
+    vnf_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name of the VNF")
+    vnf_list_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="shows all vnfs, not only the owned or public ones")
+    #vnf_list_parser.add_argument('--descriptor', help="prints the VNF descriptor", action="store_true")
+    vnf_list_parser.set_defaults(func=vnf_list)
+
+    vnf_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('vnf-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a vnf from the catalogue")
+    vnf_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the VNF to be deleted")
+    vnf_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    vnf_delete_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="allow delete not owned or privated one")
+    vnf_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=vnf_delete)
+
+    scenario_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('scenario-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="adds a scenario into the OPENMANO DB")
+    scenario_create_parser.add_argument("file", action="store", help="location of the YAML file describing the scenario").completer = FilesCompleter
+    scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--name", action="store", help="name of the scenario (if it exists in the YAML scenario, it is overwritten)")
+    scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the scenario (if it exists in the YAML scenario, it is overwritten)")
+    scenario_create_parser.set_defaults(func=scenario_create)
+
+    scenario_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('scenario-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="lists information about a scenario")
+    scenario_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name of the scenario")
+    #scenario_list_parser.add_argument('--descriptor', help="prints the scenario descriptor", action="store_true")
+    scenario_list_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="shows all scenarios, not only the owned or public ones")
+    scenario_list_parser.set_defaults(func=scenario_list)
+
+    scenario_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('scenario-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a scenario from the OPENMANO DB")
+    scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario to be deleted")
+    scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="allow delete not owned or privated one")
+    scenario_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=scenario_delete)
+
+    scenario_deploy_parser = subparsers.add_parser('scenario-deploy', parents=[parent_parser], help="deploys a scenario")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("scenario", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario to be deployed")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name of the instance")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("--nostart", action="store_true", help="does not start the vms, just reserve resources")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter. Needed if several datacenters are available")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the instance")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.set_defaults(func=scenario_deploy)
+
+    scenario_deploy_parser = subparsers.add_parser('scenario-verify', help="verifies if a scenario can be deployed (deploys it and deletes it)")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument("scenario", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario to be verified")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.add_argument('--debug', '-d', action='store_true', help="show debug information")
+    scenario_deploy_parser.set_defaults(func=scenario_verify)
+
+    instance_scenario_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('instance-scenario-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="deploys a scenario")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("file", nargs='?', help="descriptor of the instance. Must be a file or yaml/json text")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--scenario", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario to be deployed")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--name", action="store", help="name of the instance")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--nostart", action="store_true", help="does not start the vms, just reserve resources")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter. Needed if several datacenters are available")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--netmap-use", action="append", type=str, dest="netmap_use", help="indicates a datacenter network to map a scenario network 'scenario-network=datacenter-network'. Can be used several times")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--netmap-create", action="append", type=str, dest="netmap_create", help="the scenario network must be created at datacenter 'scenario-network[=datacenter-network-name]' . Can be used several times")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--keypair", action="append", type=str, dest="keypair", help="public key for ssh access. Format '[user:]key1[,key2...]'. Can be used several times")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--keypair-auto", action="store_true", dest="keypair_auto", help="Inject the user ssh-keys found at $HOME/.ssh directory")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the instance")
+    instance_scenario_create_parser.set_defaults(func=instance_create)
+
+    instance_scenario_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('instance-scenario-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="lists information about a scenario instance")
+    instance_scenario_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name of the scenario instance")
+    instance_scenario_list_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="shows all instance-scenarios, not only the owned")
+    instance_scenario_list_parser.set_defaults(func=instance_scenario_list)
+
+    instance_scenario_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('instance-scenario-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a scenario instance (and deletes all VM and net instances in VIM)")
+    instance_scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario instance to be deleted")
+    instance_scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    instance_scenario_delete_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="allow delete not owned or privated one")
+    instance_scenario_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=instance_scenario_delete)
+
+    instance_scenario_action_parser = subparsers.add_parser('instance-scenario-action', parents=[parent_parser], help="invoke an action over part or the whole scenario instance")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario instance")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.add_argument("action", action="store", type=str, \
+            choices=["start","pause","resume","shutoff","shutdown","forceOff","rebuild","reboot", "console", "add_public_key","vdu-scaling"],\
+            help="action to send")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.add_argument("param", nargs='?', help="addional param of the action. e.g. console: novnc; reboot: type; vdu-scaling: '[{vdu-id: xxx, type: create|delete, count: 1}]'")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.add_argument("--vnf", action="append", help="VNF to act on (can use several entries)")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.add_argument("--vm", action="append", help="VM to act on (can use several entries)")
+    instance_scenario_action_parser.set_defaults(func=instance_scenario_action)
+
+    action_parser = subparsers.add_parser('action-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="get action over an instance status")
+    action_parser.add_argument("id", nargs='?', action="store", help="action id")
+    action_parser.add_argument("--instance", action="store", help="fitler by this instance_id")
+    action_parser.add_argument("--all", action="store", help="Not filter by tenant")
+    action_parser.set_defaults(func=get_action)
+
+    #instance_scenario_status_parser = subparsers.add_parser('instance-scenario-status', help="show the status of a scenario instance")
+    #instance_scenario_status_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the scenario instance")
+    #instance_scenario_status_parser.set_defaults(func=instance_scenario_status)
+
+    tenant_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('tenant-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="creates a new tenant")
+    tenant_create_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name for the tenant")
+    tenant_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the tenant")
+    tenant_create_parser.set_defaults(func=tenant_create)
+
+    tenant_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('tenant-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a tenant from the catalogue")
+    tenant_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the tenant to be deleted")
+    tenant_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    tenant_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=tenant_delete)
+
+    tenant_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('tenant-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="lists information about a tenant")
+    tenant_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name or uuid of the tenant")
+    tenant_list_parser.set_defaults(func=tenant_list)
+
+    element_edit_parser = subparsers.add_parser('tenant-edit', parents=[parent_parser], help="edits one tenant")
+    element_edit_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the tenant")
+    element_edit_parser.add_argument("file", help="json/yaml text or file with the changes").completer = FilesCompleter
+    element_edit_parser.add_argument("-f","--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+    element_edit_parser.set_defaults(func=element_edit, element='tenants')
+
+    datacenter_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="creates a new datacenter")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("url", action="store", help="url for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("--url_admin", action="store", help="url for administration for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("--type", action="store", help="datacenter type: openstack or openvim (default)")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store", help="aditional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_create_parser.add_argument("--sdn-controller", action="store", help="Name or uuid of the SDN controller to be used", dest='sdn_controller')
+    datacenter_create_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_create)
+
+    datacenter_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a datacenter from the catalogue")
+    datacenter_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="name or uuid of the datacenter to be deleted")
+    datacenter_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    datacenter_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_delete)
+
+    datacenter_edit_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-edit', parents=[parent_parser], help="Edit datacenter")
+    datacenter_edit_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_edit_parser.add_argument("--file", help="json/yaml text or file with the changes").completer = FilesCompleter
+    datacenter_edit_parser.add_argument("--sdn-controller", action="store",
+                                          help="Name or uuid of the SDN controller to be used. Specify 'null' to clear entry", dest='sdn_controller')
+    datacenter_edit_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+    datacenter_edit_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_edit)
+
+    datacenter_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="lists information about a datacenter")
+    datacenter_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_list_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="shows all datacenters, not only datacenters attached to tenant")
+    datacenter_list_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_list)
+
+    datacenter_attach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-attach', parents=[parent_parser], help="associates a datacenter to the operating tenant")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument('--vim-tenant-id', action='store', help="specify a datacenter tenant to use. A new one is created by default")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument('--vim-tenant-name', action='store', help="specify a datacenter tenant name.")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store", help="user credentials for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument("--password", action="store", help="password credentials for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store", help="aditional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    datacenter_attach_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_attach)
+
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-edit-vim-tenant', parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                     help="Edit the association of a datacenter to the operating tenant")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument('--vim-tenant-id', action='store',
+                                          help="specify a datacenter tenant to use. A new one is created by default")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument('--vim-tenant-name', action='store', help="specify a datacenter tenant name.")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store", help="user credentials for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument("--password", action="store", help="password credentials for the datacenter")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store",
+                                          help="aditional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    datacenter_edit_vim_tenant_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_edit_vim_tenant)
+
+    datacenter_detach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-detach', parents=[parent_parser], help="removes the association between a datacenter and the operating tenant")
+    datacenter_detach_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+    datacenter_detach_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true", help="removes all associations from this datacenter")
+    datacenter_detach_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_detach)
+
+    #=======================datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_xxx section=======================
+    #datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-sdn-port-mapping-set',
+                                                                   parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                                   help="Load a file with the mapping of physical ports "
+                                                                        "and the ports of the dataplaneswitch controlled "
+                                                                        "by a datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("file",
+                                                        help="json/yaml text or file with the port mapping").completer = FilesCompleter
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true",
+                                                          help="forces overwriting without asking")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_set)
+
+    #datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-sdn-port-mapping-list',
+                                                                    parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                                    help="Show the SDN port mapping in a datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list_parser.add_argument("name", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_list)
+
+    # datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-sdn-port-mapping-clear',
+                                                                    parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                                    help="Clean the the SDN port mapping in a datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                                         help="specifies the datacenter")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true",
+                                              help="forces clearing without asking")
+    datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_sdn_port_mapping_clear)
+    # =======================
+
+    # =======================sdn_controller_xxx section=======================
+    # sdn_controller_create
+    sdn_controller_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('sdn-controller-create', parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                        help="Creates an SDN controller entity within RO")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("name", help="name of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--ip", action="store", help="IP of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--port", action="store", help="Port of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--dpid", action="store",
+                                             help="DPID of the dataplane switch controlled by this SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--type", action="store",
+                                             help="Specify the SDN controller type. Valid types are 'opendaylight' and 'floodlight'")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store", help="user credentials for the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.add_argument("--passwd", action="store", dest='password',
+                                             help="password credentials for the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_create_parser.set_defaults(func=sdn_controller_create)
+
+    # sdn_controller_edit
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser = subparsers.add_parser('sdn-controller-edit', parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                        help="Update one or more options of a SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the SDN controller", )
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--name", action="store", help="Update the name of the SDN controller",
+                                              dest='new_name')
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--ip", action="store", help="IP of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--port", action="store", help="Port of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--dpid", action="store",
+                                             help="DPID of the dataplane switch controlled by this SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--type", action="store",
+                                             help="Specify the SDN controller type. Valid types are 'opendaylight' and 'floodlight'")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store", help="user credentials for the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("--password", action="store",
+                                             help="password credentials for the SDN controller", dest='password')
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+    #TODO: include option --file
+    sdn_controller_edit_parser.set_defaults(func=sdn_controller_edit)
+
+    #sdn_controller_list
+    sdn_controller_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('sdn-controller-list',
+                                                                    parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                                    help="List the SDN controllers")
+    sdn_controller_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name or uuid of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_list_parser.set_defaults(func=sdn_controller_list)
+
+    # sdn_controller_delete
+    sdn_controller_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('sdn-controller-delete',
+                                                                    parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                                    help="Delete the the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_delete_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the SDN controller")
+    sdn_controller_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces deletion without asking")
+    sdn_controller_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=sdn_controller_delete)
+    # =======================
+
+    # WIM ======================= WIM section==================
+
+    # WIM create
+    wim_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-create',
+                                              parents=[parent_parser], help="creates a new wim")
+    wim_create_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                   help="name for the wim")
+    wim_create_parser.add_argument("url", action="store",
+                                   help="url for the wim")
+    wim_create_parser.add_argument("--type", action="store",
+                                   help="wim type: tapi, onos, dynpac or odl (default)")
+    wim_create_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store",
+                                   help="additional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    wim_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store",
+                                   help="description of the wim")
+    wim_create_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_create)
+
+    # WIM delete
+    wim_delete_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-delete',
+                                              parents=[parent_parser], help="deletes a wim from the catalogue")
+    wim_delete_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                   help="name or uuid of the wim to be deleted")
+    wim_delete_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true",
+                                   help="forces deletion without asking")
+    wim_delete_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_delete)
+
+    # WIM edit
+    wim_edit_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-edit',
+                                            parents=[parent_parser], help="edits a wim")
+    wim_edit_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the wim")
+    wim_edit_parser.add_argument("--file",
+                                 help="json/yaml text or file with the changes")\
+                                .completer = FilesCompleter
+    wim_edit_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true",
+                                 help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+    wim_edit_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_edit)
+
+    # WIM list
+    wim_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-list',
+                                            parents=[parent_parser],
+                                            help="lists information about registered wims")
+    wim_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?',
+                                 help="name or uuid of the wim")
+    wim_list_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true",
+                                 help="shows all wims, not only wims attached to tenant")
+    wim_list_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_list)
+
+    # WIM account create
+    wim_attach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-account-create', parents=
+    [parent_parser], help="associates a wim account to the operating tenant")
+    wim_attach_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the wim")
+    wim_attach_parser.add_argument('--account-name', action='store',
+                                   help="specify a name for the wim account.")
+    wim_attach_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store",
+                                   help="user credentials for the wim account")
+    wim_attach_parser.add_argument("--password", action="store",
+                                   help="password credentials for the wim account")
+    wim_attach_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store",
+                                   help="additional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    wim_attach_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_account_create)
+
+    # WIM account delete
+    wim_detach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-account-delete',
+                                        parents=[parent_parser],
+                                        help="removes the association "
+                                                "between a wim account and the operating tenant")
+    wim_detach_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the wim")
+    wim_detach_parser.add_argument("-a", "--all", action="store_true",
+                                   help="removes all associations from this wim")
+    wim_detach_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true",
+                                   help="forces delete without asking")
+    wim_detach_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_account_delete)
+
+    # WIM account edit
+    wim_attach_edit_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-account-edit', parents=
+    [parent_parser], help="modifies the association of a wim account to the operating tenant")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the wim")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.add_argument('--account-name', action='store',
+                                   help="specify a name for the wim account.")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.add_argument("--user", action="store",
+                                   help="user credentials for the wim account")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.add_argument("--password", action="store",
+                                   help="password credentials for the wim account")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.add_argument("--config", action="store",
+                                   help="additional configuration in json/yaml format")
+    wim_attach_edit_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_account_edit)
+
+    # WIM port mapping set
+    wim_port_mapping_set_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-port-mapping-set',
+                                                        parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                        help="Load a file with the mappings "
+                                                                "of ports of a WAN switch that is "
+                                                                "connected to a PoP and the ports "
+                                                                "of the switch controlled by the PoP")
+    wim_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                             help="specifies the wim")
+    wim_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("file",
+                                             help="json/yaml text or file with the wim port mapping")\
+        .completer = FilesCompleter
+    wim_port_mapping_set_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force",
+                                             action="store_true", help="forces overwriting without asking")
+    wim_port_mapping_set_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_port_mapping_set)
+
+    # WIM port mapping list
+    wim_port_mapping_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-port-mapping-list',
+            parents=[parent_parser], help="Show the port mappings for a wim")
+    wim_port_mapping_list_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                              help="specifies the wim")
+    wim_port_mapping_list_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_port_mapping_list)
+
+    # WIM port mapping clear
+    wim_port_mapping_clear_parser = subparsers.add_parser('wim-port-mapping-clear',
+            parents=[parent_parser], help="Clean the port mapping in a wim")
+    wim_port_mapping_clear_parser.add_argument("name", action="store",
+                                               help="specifies the wim")
+    wim_port_mapping_clear_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force",
+                                               action="store_true",
+                                               help="forces clearing without asking")
+    wim_port_mapping_clear_parser.set_defaults(func=wim_port_mapping_clear)
+
+    # =======================================================
+
+    action_dict={'net-update': 'retrieves external networks from datacenter',
+                 'net-edit': 'edits an external network',
+                 'net-delete': 'deletes an external network',
+                 'net-list': 'lists external networks from a datacenter'
+                 }
+    for item in action_dict:
+        datacenter_action_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-'+item, parents=[parent_parser], help=action_dict[item])
+        datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("datacenter", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+        if item=='net-edit' or item=='net-delete':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("net", help="name or uuid of the datacenter net")
+        if item=='net-edit':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("file", help="json/yaml text or file with the changes").completer = FilesCompleter
+        if item!='net-list':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("-f","--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+        datacenter_action_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_net_action, action=item)
+
+
+    action_dict={'netmap-import': 'create network senario netmap base on the datacenter networks',
+                 'netmap-create': 'create a new network senario netmap',
+                 'netmap-edit':   'edit name of a network senario netmap',
+                 'netmap-delete': 'deletes a network scenario netmap (--all for clearing all)',
+                 'netmap-list':   'list/show network scenario netmaps'
+                 }
+    for item in action_dict:
+        datacenter_action_parser = subparsers.add_parser('datacenter-'+item, parents=[parent_parser], help=action_dict[item])
+        datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", help="name or uuid of the datacenter")
+        #if item=='net-add':
+        #    datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("net", help="name of the network")
+        if item=='netmap-delete':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("netmap", nargs='?',help="name or uuid of the datacenter netmap to delete")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("--all", action="store_true", help="delete all netmap of this datacenter")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("-f","--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+        if item=='netmap-edit':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("netmap", help="name or uuid of the datacenter netmap do edit")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("file", nargs='?', help="json/yaml text or file with the changes").completer = FilesCompleter
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("--name", action='store', help="name to assign to the datacenter netmap")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument('--vim-id', action='store', help="specify vim network uuid")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("-f","--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+        if item=='netmap-list':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("netmap", nargs='?',help="name or uuid of the datacenter netmap to show")
+        if item=='netmap-create':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("file", nargs='?', help="json/yaml text or file descriptor with the changes").completer = FilesCompleter
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("--name", action='store', help="name to assign to the datacenter netmap, by default same as vim-name")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument('--vim-id', action='store', help="specify vim network uuid")
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument('--vim-name', action='store', help="specify vim network name")
+        if item=='netmap-import':
+            datacenter_action_parser.add_argument("-f","--force", action="store_true", help="do not prompt for confirmation")
+        datacenter_action_parser.set_defaults(func=datacenter_netmap_action, action=item)
+
+    # =======================vim_net_sdn_xxx section=======================
+    # vim_net_sdn_attach
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('vim-net-sdn-attach',
+                                                      parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                      help="Specify the port to access to an external network using SDN")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.add_argument("vim_net", action="store",
+                                                help="Name/id of the network in the vim that will be used to connect to the external network")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.add_argument("port", action="store", help="Specifies the port in the dataplane switch to access to the external network")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.add_argument("--vlan", action="store", help="Specifies the vlan (if any) to use in the defined port")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.add_argument("--mac", action="store", help="Specifies the MAC (if known) of the physical device that will be reachable by this external port")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+    vim_net_sdn_attach_parser.set_defaults(func=vim_net_sdn_attach)
+
+    # vim_net_sdn_detach
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser = subparsers.add_parser('vim-net-sdn-detach',
+                                                           parents=[parent_parser],
+                                                           help="Remove the port information to access to an external network using SDN")
+
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.add_argument("vim_net", action="store", help="Name/id of the vim network")
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.add_argument("--id", action="store",help="Specify the uuid of the external ports from this network to be detached")
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.add_argument("--all", action="store_true", help="Detach all external ports from this network")
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="forces clearing without asking")
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+    vim_net_sdn_detach_parser.set_defaults(func=vim_net_sdn_detach)
+    # =======================
+
+    for item in ("network", "tenant", "image"):
+        if item=="network":
+            command_name = 'vim-net'
+        else:
+            command_name = 'vim-'+item
+        vim_item_list_parser = subparsers.add_parser(command_name + '-list', parents=[parent_parser], help="list the vim " + item + "s")
+        vim_item_list_parser.add_argument("name", nargs='?', help="name or uuid of the " + item + "s")
+        vim_item_list_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+        vim_item_list_parser.set_defaults(func=vim_action, item=item, action="list")
+
+        vim_item_del_parser = subparsers.add_parser(command_name + '-delete', parents=[parent_parser], help="list the vim " + item + "s")
+        vim_item_del_parser.add_argument("name", help="name or uuid of the " + item + "s")
+        vim_item_del_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+        vim_item_del_parser.set_defaults(func=vim_action, item=item, action="delete")
+
+        if item == "network" or item == "tenant":
+            vim_item_create_parser = subparsers.add_parser(command_name + '-create', parents=[parent_parser], help="create a "+item+" at vim")
+            vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("file", nargs='?', help="descriptor of the {}. Must be a file or yaml/json text".format(item)).completer = FilesCompleter
+            vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--name", action="store", help="name of the {}".format(item))
+            vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--datacenter", action="store", help="specifies the datacenter")
+            if item=="network":
+                vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--type", action="store", help="type of network, data, ptp, bridge")
+                vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--shared", action="store_true", help="Private or shared")
+                vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--bind-net", action="store", help="For openvim datacenter type, net to be bind to, for vlan type, use sufix ':<vlan_tag>'")
+            else:
+                vim_item_create_parser.add_argument("--description", action="store", help="description of the {}".format(item))
+            vim_item_create_parser.set_defaults(func=vim_action, item=item, action="create")
+
+    argcomplete.autocomplete(main_parser)
+
+    try:
+        args = main_parser.parse_args()
+        #logging info
+        level = logging.CRITICAL
+        streamformat = "%(asctime)s %(name)s %(levelname)s: %(message)s"
+        if "debug" in args and args.debug:
+            level = logging.DEBUG
+        logging.basicConfig(format=streamformat, level= level)
+        logger = logging.getLogger('mano')
+        logger.setLevel(level)
+        # print("#TODO py3", args)
+        result = args.func(args)
+        if result == None:
+            result = 0
+        #for some reason it fails if call exit inside try instance. Need to call exit at the end !?
+    except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError):
+        print("Connection error: not possible to contact OPENMANO-SERVER (openmanod)")
+        result = -2
+    except (KeyboardInterrupt):
+        print('Exiting openmano')
+        result = -3
+    except (SystemExit, ArgumentParserError):
+        result = -4
+    except (AttributeError):
+        print("Type '--help' for more information")
+        result = -4
+    except OpenmanoCLIError as e:
+        # print("#TODO py3", e)
+        print(e)
+        result = -5
+
+    # print(result)
+    exit(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+