bug 561: Obtain Primitive status/details
[osm/LCM.git] / osm_lcm / ns.py
index 784ece1..951ad76 100644 (file)
@@ -1,29 +1,77 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
+##
+# Copyright 2018 Telefonica S.A.
+#
+# 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
+#
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+#
+# 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.
+##
+
 import asyncio
 import yaml
 import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import functools
 import traceback
+from jinja2 import Environment, Template, meta, TemplateError, TemplateNotFound, TemplateSyntaxError
 
 import ROclient
-from lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmBase
+from lcm_utils import LcmException, LcmExceptionNoMgmtIP, LcmBase
 
-from osm_common.dbbase import DbException, deep_update
+from osm_common.dbbase import DbException
 from osm_common.fsbase import FsException
-from n2vc.vnf import N2VC
+from n2vc.vnf import N2VC, N2VCPrimitiveExecutionFailed
 
-from copy import deepcopy
+from copy import copy, deepcopy
 from http import HTTPStatus
 from time import time
-
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 __author__ = "Alfonso Tierno"
 
 
+def get_iterable(in_dict, in_key):
+    """
+    Similar to <dict>.get(), but if value is None, False, ..., An empty tuple is returned instead
+    :param in_dict: a dictionary
+    :param in_key: the key to look for at in_dict
+    :return: in_dict[in_var] or () if it is None or not present
+    """
+    if not in_dict.get(in_key):
+        return ()
+    return in_dict[in_key]
+
+
+def populate_dict(target_dict, key_list, value):
+    """
+    Upate target_dict creating nested dictionaries with the key_list. Last key_list item is asigned the value.
+    Example target_dict={K: J}; key_list=[a,b,c];  target_dict will be {K: J, a: {b: {c: value}}}
+    :param target_dict: dictionary to be changed
+    :param key_list: list of keys to insert at target_dict
+    :param value:
+    :return: None
+    """
+    for key in key_list[0:-1]:
+        if key not in target_dict:
+            target_dict[key] = {}
+        target_dict = target_dict[key]
+    target_dict[key_list[-1]] = value
+
+
 class NsLcm(LcmBase):
+    timeout_vca_on_error = 5 * 60   # Time for charm from first time at blocked,error status to mark as failed
+    total_deploy_timeout = 2 * 3600   # global timeout for deployment
+    timeout_charm_delete = 10 * 60
+    timeout_primitive = 10 * 60  # timeout for primitive execution
 
     def __init__(self, db, msg, fs, lcm_tasks, ro_config, vca_config, loop):
         """
@@ -53,46 +101,61 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             artifacts=None,
         )
 
-    def vnfd2RO(self, vnfd, new_id=None):
+    def vnfd2RO(self, vnfd, new_id=None, additionalParams=None, nsrId=None):
         """
         Converts creates a new vnfd descriptor for RO base on input OSM IM vnfd
         :param vnfd: input vnfd
         :param new_id: overrides vnf id if provided
+        :param additionalParams: Instantiation params for VNFs provided
+        :param nsrId: Id of the NSR
         :return: copy of vnfd
         """
-        ci_file = None
         try:
             vnfd_RO = deepcopy(vnfd)
+            # remove unused by RO configuration, monitoring, scaling and internal keys
             vnfd_RO.pop("_id", None)
             vnfd_RO.pop("_admin", None)
+            vnfd_RO.pop("vnf-configuration", None)
+            vnfd_RO.pop("monitoring-param", None)
+            vnfd_RO.pop("scaling-group-descriptor", None)
             if new_id:
                 vnfd_RO["id"] = new_id
-            for vdu in vnfd_RO["vdu"]:
-                if "cloud-init-file" in vdu:
+
+            # parse cloud-init or cloud-init-file with the provided variables using Jinja2
+            for vdu in get_iterable(vnfd_RO, "vdu"):
+                cloud_init_file = None
+                if vdu.get("cloud-init-file"):
                     base_folder = vnfd["_admin"]["storage"]
-                    clout_init_file = "{}/{}/cloud_init/{}".format(
-                        base_folder["folder"],
-                        base_folder["pkg-dir"],
-                        vdu["cloud-init-file"]
-                    )
-                    ci_file = self.fs.file_open(clout_init_file, "r")
-                    # TODO: detect if binary or text. Propose to read as binary and try to decode to utf8. If fails
-                    #  convert to base 64 or similar
-                    clout_init_content = ci_file.read()
-                    ci_file.close()
-                    ci_file = None
+                    cloud_init_file = "{}/{}/cloud_init/{}".format(base_folder["folder"], base_folder["pkg-dir"],
+                                                                   vdu["cloud-init-file"])
+                    with self.fs.file_open(cloud_init_file, "r") as ci_file:
+                        cloud_init_content = ci_file.read()
                     vdu.pop("cloud-init-file", None)
-                    vdu["cloud-init"] = clout_init_content
-            # remnove unused by RO configuration, monitoring, scaling
-            vnfd_RO.pop("vnf-configuration", None)
-            vnfd_RO.pop("monitoring-param", None)
-            vnfd_RO.pop("scaling-group-descriptor", None)
+                elif vdu.get("cloud-init"):
+                    cloud_init_content = vdu["cloud-init"]
+                else:
+                    continue
+
+                env = Environment()
+                ast = env.parse(cloud_init_content)
+                mandatory_vars = meta.find_undeclared_variables(ast)
+                if mandatory_vars:
+                    for var in mandatory_vars:
+                        if not additionalParams or var not in additionalParams.keys():
+                            raise LcmException("Variable '{}' defined at vnfd[id={}]:vdu[id={}]:cloud-init/cloud-init-"
+                                               "file, must be provided in the instantiation parameters inside the "
+                                               "'additionalParamsForVnf' block".format(var, vnfd["id"], vdu["id"]))
+                template = Template(cloud_init_content)
+                cloud_init_content = template.render(additionalParams or {})
+                vdu["cloud-init"] = cloud_init_content
+
             return vnfd_RO
         except FsException as e:
-            raise LcmException("Error reading file at vnfd {}: {} ".format(vnfd["_id"], e))
-        finally:
-            if ci_file:
-                ci_file.close()
+            raise LcmException("Error reading vnfd[id={}]:vdu[id={}]:cloud-init-file={}: {}".
+                               format(vnfd["id"], vdu["id"], cloud_init_file, e))
+        except (TemplateError, TemplateNotFound, TemplateSyntaxError) as e:
+            raise LcmException("Error parsing Jinja2 to cloud-init content at vnfd[id={}]:vdu[id={}]: {}".
+                               format(vnfd["id"], vdu["id"], e))
 
     def n2vc_callback(self, model_name, application_name, status, message, n2vc_info, task=None):
         """
@@ -109,7 +172,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             - removing,
             - removed
         :param message: detailed message error
-        :param n2vc_info dictionary with information shared with instantiate task. Contains:
+        :param n2vc_info: dictionary with information shared with instantiate task. It contains:
             nsr_id:
             nslcmop_id:
             lcmOperationType: currently "instantiate"
@@ -128,39 +191,42 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             n2vc_event = n2vc_info["n2vc_event"]
             logging_text = "Task ns={} {}={} [n2vc_callback] application={}".format(nsr_id, ns_operation, nslcmop_id,
                                                                                     application_name)
-            vca_deployed = deployed.get(application_name)
-            if not vca_deployed:
+            for vca_index, vca_deployed in enumerate(deployed):
+                if not vca_deployed:
+                    continue
+                if model_name == vca_deployed["model"] and application_name == vca_deployed["application"]:
+                    break
+            else:
                 self.logger.error(logging_text + " Not present at nsr._admin.deployed.VCA")
                 return
-
             if task:
                 if task.cancelled():
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + " task Cancelled")
                     vca_deployed['operational-status'] = "error"
-                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(application_name)] = "error"
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(vca_index)] = "error"
                     vca_deployed['detailed-status'] = "Task Cancelled"
-                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(application_name)] = "Task Cancelled"
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(vca_index)] = "Task Cancelled"
 
                 elif task.done():
                     exc = task.exception()
                     if exc:
                         self.logger.error(logging_text + " task Exception={}".format(exc))
                         vca_deployed['operational-status'] = "error"
-                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(application_name)] = "error"
+                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(vca_index)] = "error"
                         vca_deployed['detailed-status'] = str(exc)
-                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(application_name)] = str(exc)
+                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(vca_index)] = str(exc)
                     else:
                         self.logger.debug(logging_text + " task Done")
                         # task is Done, but callback is still ongoing. So ignore
                         return
             elif status:
-                self.logger.debug(logging_text + " Enter status={}".format(status))
+                self.logger.debug(logging_text + " Enter status={} message={}".format(status, message))
                 if vca_deployed['operational-status'] == status:
                     return  # same status, ignore
                 vca_deployed['operational-status'] = status
-                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(application_name)] = status
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.operational-status".format(vca_index)] = status
                 vca_deployed['detailed-status'] = str(message)
-                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(application_name)] = str(message)
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.detailed-status".format(vca_index)] = str(message)
             else:
                 self.logger.critical(logging_text + " Enter with bad parameters", exc_info=True)
                 return
@@ -169,13 +235,16 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.critical(logging_text + " Exception {}".format(e), exc_info=True)
 
-    def ns_params_2_RO(self, ns_params, nsd, vnfd_dict):
+    def ns_params_2_RO(self, ns_params, nsd, vnfd_dict, n2vc_key_list):
         """
-        Creates a RO ns descriptor from OSM ns_instantite params
+        Creates a RO ns descriptor from OSM ns_instantiate params
         :param ns_params: OSM instantiate params
         :return: The RO ns descriptor
         """
         vim_2_RO = {}
+        # TODO feature 1417: Check that no instantiation is set over PDU
+        # check if PDU forces a concrete vim-network-id and add it
+        # check if PDU contains a SDN-assist info (dpid, switch, port) and pass it to RO
 
         def vim_account_2_RO(vim_account):
             if vim_account in vim_2_RO:
@@ -213,243 +282,331 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             # "description": ns_params.get("nsDescription"),
             "datacenter": vim_account_2_RO(ns_params["vimAccountId"]),
             # "scenario": ns_params["nsdId"],
-            "vnfs": {},
-            "networks": {},
         }
-        if ns_params.get("ssh-authorized-key"):
-            RO_ns_params["cloud-config"] = {"key-pairs": ns_params["ssh-authorized-key"]}
-        if ns_params.get("vnf"):
-            for vnf_params in ns_params["vnf"]:
-                for constituent_vnfd in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
-                    if constituent_vnfd["member-vnf-index"] == vnf_params["member-vnf-index"]:
-                        vnf_descriptor = vnfd_dict[constituent_vnfd["vnfd-id-ref"]]
-                        break
-                else:
-                    raise LcmException("Invalid instantiate parameter vnf:member-vnf-index={} is not present at nsd:"
-                                       "constituent-vnfd".format(vnf_params["member-vnf-index"]))
-                RO_vnf = {"vdus": {}, "networks": {}}
-                if vnf_params.get("vimAccountId"):
-                    RO_vnf["datacenter"] = vim_account_2_RO(vnf_params["vimAccountId"])
-                if vnf_params.get("vdu"):
-                    for vdu_params in vnf_params["vdu"]:
-                        RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]] = {}
-                        if vdu_params.get("volume"):
-                            RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]]["devices"] = {}
-                            for volume_params in vdu_params["volume"]:
-                                RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]]["devices"][volume_params["name"]] = {}
-                                if volume_params.get("vim-volume-id"):
-                                    RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]]["devices"][volume_params["name"]]["vim_id"] = \
-                                        volume_params["vim-volume-id"]
-                        if vdu_params.get("interface"):
-                            RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]]["interfaces"] = {}
-                            for interface_params in vdu_params["interface"]:
-                                RO_interface = {}
-                                RO_vnf["vdus"][vdu_params["id"]]["interfaces"][interface_params["name"]] = RO_interface
-                                if interface_params.get("ip-address"):
-                                    RO_interface["ip_address"] = interface_params["ip-address"]
-                                if interface_params.get("mac-address"):
-                                    RO_interface["mac_address"] = interface_params["mac-address"]
-                                if interface_params.get("floating-ip-required"):
-                                    RO_interface["floating-ip"] = interface_params["floating-ip-required"]
-                if vnf_params.get("internal-vld"):
-                    for internal_vld_params in vnf_params["internal-vld"]:
-                        RO_vnf["networks"][internal_vld_params["name"]] = {}
-                        if internal_vld_params.get("vim-network-name"):
-                            RO_vnf["networks"][internal_vld_params["name"]]["vim-network-name"] = \
-                                internal_vld_params["vim-network-name"]
-                        if internal_vld_params.get("ip-profile"):
-                            RO_vnf["networks"][internal_vld_params["name"]]["ip-profile"] = \
-                                ip_profile_2_RO(internal_vld_params["ip-profile"])
-                        if internal_vld_params.get("internal-connection-point"):
-                            for icp_params in internal_vld_params["internal-connection-point"]:
-                                # look for interface
-                                iface_found = False
-                                for vdu_descriptor in vnf_descriptor["vdu"]:
-                                    for vdu_interface in vdu_descriptor["interface"]:
-                                        if vdu_interface.get("internal-connection-point-ref") == icp_params["id-ref"]:
-                                            RO_interface_update = {}
-                                            if icp_params.get("ip-address"):
-                                                RO_interface_update["ip_address"] = icp_params["ip-address"]
-                                            if icp_params.get("mac-address"):
-                                                RO_interface_update["mac_address"] = icp_params["mac-address"]
-                                            if RO_interface_update:
-                                                RO_vnf_update = {"vdus": {vdu_descriptor["id"]: {
-                                                    "interfaces": {vdu_interface["name"]: RO_interface_update}}}}
-                                                deep_update(RO_vnf, RO_vnf_update)
-                                            iface_found = True
-                                            break
-                                    if iface_found:
-                                        break
-                                else:
-                                    raise LcmException("Invalid instantiate parameter vnf:member-vnf-index[{}]:"
-                                                       "internal-vld:id-ref={} is not present at vnfd:internal-"
-                                                       "connection-point".format(vnf_params["member-vnf-index"],
-                                                                                 icp_params["id-ref"]))
-
-                if not RO_vnf["vdus"]:
-                    del RO_vnf["vdus"]
-                if not RO_vnf["networks"]:
-                    del RO_vnf["networks"]
-                if RO_vnf:
-                    RO_ns_params["vnfs"][vnf_params["member-vnf-index"]] = RO_vnf
-        if ns_params.get("vld"):
-            for vld_params in ns_params["vld"]:
-                RO_vld = {}
-                if "ip-profile" in vld_params:
-                    RO_vld["ip-profile"] = ip_profile_2_RO(vld_params["ip-profile"])
-                if "vim-network-name" in vld_params:
-                    RO_vld["sites"] = []
-                    if isinstance(vld_params["vim-network-name"], dict):
-                        for vim_account, vim_net in vld_params["vim-network-name"].items():
-                            RO_vld["sites"].append({
-                                "netmap-use": vim_net,
-                                "datacenter": vim_account_2_RO(vim_account)
-                            })
-                    else:  # isinstance str
-                        RO_vld["sites"].append({"netmap-use": vld_params["vim-network-name"]})
-                if "vnfd-connection-point-ref" in vld_params:
-                    for cp_params in vld_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"]:
-                        # look for interface
-                        for constituent_vnfd in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
-                            if constituent_vnfd["member-vnf-index"] == cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"]:
-                                vnf_descriptor = vnfd_dict[constituent_vnfd["vnfd-id-ref"]]
+        if n2vc_key_list:
+            for vnfd_ref, vnfd in vnfd_dict.items():
+                vdu_needed_access = []
+                mgmt_cp = None
+                if vnfd.get("vnf-configuration"):
+                    if vnfd.get("mgmt-interface"):
+                        if vnfd["mgmt-interface"].get("vdu-id"):
+                            vdu_needed_access.append(vnfd["mgmt-interface"]["vdu-id"])
+                        elif vnfd["mgmt-interface"].get("cp"):
+                            mgmt_cp = vnfd["mgmt-interface"]["cp"]
+
+                for vdu in vnfd.get("vdu", ()):
+                    if vdu.get("vdu-configuration"):
+                        vdu_needed_access.append(vdu["id"])
+                    elif mgmt_cp:
+                        for vdu_interface in vdu.get("interface"):
+                            if vdu_interface.get("external-connection-point-ref") and \
+                                    vdu_interface["external-connection-point-ref"] == mgmt_cp:
+                                vdu_needed_access.append(vdu["id"])
+                                mgmt_cp = None
                                 break
-                        else:
-                            raise LcmException(
-                                "Invalid instantiate parameter vld:vnfd-connection-point-ref:member-vnf-index-ref={} "
-                                "is not present at nsd:constituent-vnfd".format(cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"]))
-                        match_cp = False
-                        for vdu_descriptor in vnf_descriptor["vdu"]:
-                            for interface_descriptor in vdu_descriptor["interface"]:
-                                if interface_descriptor.get("external-connection-point-ref") == \
-                                        cp_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"]:
-                                    match_cp = True
-                                    break
-                            if match_cp:
+
+                if vdu_needed_access:
+                    for vnf_member in nsd.get("constituent-vnfd"):
+                        if vnf_member["vnfd-id-ref"] != vnfd_ref:
+                            continue
+                        for vdu in vdu_needed_access:
+                            populate_dict(RO_ns_params,
+                                          ("vnfs", vnf_member["member-vnf-index"], "vdus", vdu, "mgmt_keys"),
+                                          n2vc_key_list)
+
+        if ns_params.get("vduImage"):
+            RO_ns_params["vduImage"] = ns_params["vduImage"]
+
+        if ns_params.get("ssh_keys"):
+            RO_ns_params["cloud-config"] = {"key-pairs": ns_params["ssh_keys"]}
+        for vnf_params in get_iterable(ns_params, "vnf"):
+            for constituent_vnfd in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
+                if constituent_vnfd["member-vnf-index"] == vnf_params["member-vnf-index"]:
+                    vnf_descriptor = vnfd_dict[constituent_vnfd["vnfd-id-ref"]]
+                    break
+            else:
+                raise LcmException("Invalid instantiate parameter vnf:member-vnf-index={} is not present at nsd:"
+                                   "constituent-vnfd".format(vnf_params["member-vnf-index"]))
+            if vnf_params.get("vimAccountId"):
+                populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "datacenter"),
+                              vim_account_2_RO(vnf_params["vimAccountId"]))
+
+            for vdu_params in get_iterable(vnf_params, "vdu"):
+                # TODO feature 1417: check that this VDU exist and it is not a PDU
+                if vdu_params.get("volume"):
+                    for volume_params in vdu_params["volume"]:
+                        if volume_params.get("vim-volume-id"):
+                            populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                         vdu_params["id"], "devices", volume_params["name"], "vim_id"),
+                                          volume_params["vim-volume-id"])
+                if vdu_params.get("interface"):
+                    for interface_params in vdu_params["interface"]:
+                        if interface_params.get("ip-address"):
+                            populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                         vdu_params["id"], "interfaces", interface_params["name"],
+                                                         "ip_address"),
+                                          interface_params["ip-address"])
+                        if interface_params.get("mac-address"):
+                            populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                         vdu_params["id"], "interfaces", interface_params["name"],
+                                                         "mac_address"),
+                                          interface_params["mac-address"])
+                        if interface_params.get("floating-ip-required"):
+                            populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                         vdu_params["id"], "interfaces", interface_params["name"],
+                                                         "floating-ip"),
+                                          interface_params["floating-ip-required"])
+
+            for internal_vld_params in get_iterable(vnf_params, "internal-vld"):
+                if internal_vld_params.get("vim-network-name"):
+                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "networks",
+                                                 internal_vld_params["name"], "vim-network-name"),
+                                  internal_vld_params["vim-network-name"])
+                if internal_vld_params.get("vim-network-id"):
+                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "networks",
+                                                 internal_vld_params["name"], "vim-network-id"),
+                                  internal_vld_params["vim-network-id"])
+                if internal_vld_params.get("ip-profile"):
+                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "networks",
+                                                 internal_vld_params["name"], "ip-profile"),
+                                  ip_profile_2_RO(internal_vld_params["ip-profile"]))
+
+                for icp_params in get_iterable(internal_vld_params, "internal-connection-point"):
+                    # look for interface
+                    iface_found = False
+                    for vdu_descriptor in vnf_descriptor["vdu"]:
+                        for vdu_interface in vdu_descriptor["interface"]:
+                            if vdu_interface.get("internal-connection-point-ref") == icp_params["id-ref"]:
+                                if icp_params.get("ip-address"):
+                                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                                 vdu_descriptor["id"], "interfaces",
+                                                                 vdu_interface["name"], "ip_address"),
+                                                  icp_params["ip-address"])
+
+                                if icp_params.get("mac-address"):
+                                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", vnf_params["member-vnf-index"], "vdus",
+                                                                 vdu_descriptor["id"], "interfaces",
+                                                                 vdu_interface["name"], "mac_address"),
+                                                  icp_params["mac-address"])
+                                iface_found = True
                                 break
-                        else:
-                            raise LcmException(
-                                "Invalid instantiate parameter vld:vnfd-connection-point-ref:member-vnf-index-ref={}:"
-                                "vnfd-connection-point-ref={} is not present at vnfd={}".format(
-                                    cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"],
-                                    cp_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"],
-                                    vnf_descriptor["id"]))
-                        RO_cp_params = {}
-                        if cp_params.get("ip-address"):
-                            RO_cp_params["ip_address"] = cp_params["ip-address"]
-                        if cp_params.get("mac-address"):
-                            RO_cp_params["mac_address"] = cp_params["mac-address"]
-                        if RO_cp_params:
-                            RO_vnf_params = {
-                                cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"]: {
-                                    "vdus": {
-                                        vdu_descriptor["id"]: {
-                                            "interfaces": {
-                                                interface_descriptor["name"]: RO_cp_params
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                }
-                            }
-                            deep_update(RO_ns_params["vnfs"], RO_vnf_params)
-                if RO_vld:
-                    RO_ns_params["networks"][vld_params["name"]] = RO_vld
+                        if iface_found:
+                            break
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException("Invalid instantiate parameter vnf:member-vnf-index[{}]:"
+                                           "internal-vld:id-ref={} is not present at vnfd:internal-"
+                                           "connection-point".format(vnf_params["member-vnf-index"],
+                                                                     icp_params["id-ref"]))
+
+        for vld_params in get_iterable(ns_params, "vld"):
+            if "ip-profile" in vld_params:
+                populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("networks", vld_params["name"], "ip-profile"),
+                              ip_profile_2_RO(vld_params["ip-profile"]))
+            if vld_params.get("vim-network-name"):
+                RO_vld_sites = []
+                if isinstance(vld_params["vim-network-name"], dict):
+                    for vim_account, vim_net in vld_params["vim-network-name"].items():
+                        RO_vld_sites.append({
+                            "netmap-use": vim_net,
+                            "datacenter": vim_account_2_RO(vim_account)
+                        })
+                else:  # isinstance str
+                    RO_vld_sites.append({"netmap-use": vld_params["vim-network-name"]})
+                if RO_vld_sites:
+                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("networks", vld_params["name"], "sites"), RO_vld_sites)
+            if vld_params.get("vim-network-id"):
+                RO_vld_sites = []
+                if isinstance(vld_params["vim-network-id"], dict):
+                    for vim_account, vim_net in vld_params["vim-network-id"].items():
+                        RO_vld_sites.append({
+                            "netmap-use": vim_net,
+                            "datacenter": vim_account_2_RO(vim_account)
+                        })
+                else:  # isinstance str
+                    RO_vld_sites.append({"netmap-use": vld_params["vim-network-id"]})
+                if RO_vld_sites:
+                    populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("networks", vld_params["name"], "sites"), RO_vld_sites)
+            if "vnfd-connection-point-ref" in vld_params:
+                for cp_params in vld_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"]:
+                    # look for interface
+                    for constituent_vnfd in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
+                        if constituent_vnfd["member-vnf-index"] == cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"]:
+                            vnf_descriptor = vnfd_dict[constituent_vnfd["vnfd-id-ref"]]
+                            break
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException(
+                            "Invalid instantiate parameter vld:vnfd-connection-point-ref:member-vnf-index-ref={} "
+                            "is not present at nsd:constituent-vnfd".format(cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"]))
+                    match_cp = False
+                    for vdu_descriptor in vnf_descriptor["vdu"]:
+                        for interface_descriptor in vdu_descriptor["interface"]:
+                            if interface_descriptor.get("external-connection-point-ref") == \
+                                    cp_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"]:
+                                match_cp = True
+                                break
+                        if match_cp:
+                            break
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException(
+                            "Invalid instantiate parameter vld:vnfd-connection-point-ref:member-vnf-index-ref={}:"
+                            "vnfd-connection-point-ref={} is not present at vnfd={}".format(
+                                cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"],
+                                cp_params["vnfd-connection-point-ref"],
+                                vnf_descriptor["id"]))
+                    if cp_params.get("ip-address"):
+                        populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"], "vdus",
+                                                     vdu_descriptor["id"], "interfaces",
+                                                     interface_descriptor["name"], "ip_address"),
+                                      cp_params["ip-address"])
+                    if cp_params.get("mac-address"):
+                        populate_dict(RO_ns_params, ("vnfs", cp_params["member-vnf-index-ref"], "vdus",
+                                                     vdu_descriptor["id"], "interfaces",
+                                                     interface_descriptor["name"], "mac_address"),
+                                      cp_params["mac-address"])
         return RO_ns_params
 
+    def scale_vnfr(self, db_vnfr, vdu_create=None, vdu_delete=None):
+        # make a copy to do not change
+        vdu_create = copy(vdu_create)
+        vdu_delete = copy(vdu_delete)
+
+        vdurs = db_vnfr.get("vdur")
+        if vdurs is None:
+            vdurs = []
+        vdu_index = len(vdurs)
+        while vdu_index:
+            vdu_index -= 1
+            vdur = vdurs[vdu_index]
+            if vdur.get("pdu-type"):
+                continue
+            vdu_id_ref = vdur["vdu-id-ref"]
+            if vdu_create and vdu_create.get(vdu_id_ref):
+                for index in range(0, vdu_create[vdu_id_ref]):
+                    vdur = deepcopy(vdur)
+                    vdur["_id"] = str(uuid4())
+                    vdur["count-index"] += 1
+                    vdurs.insert(vdu_index+1+index, vdur)
+                del vdu_create[vdu_id_ref]
+            if vdu_delete and vdu_delete.get(vdu_id_ref):
+                del vdurs[vdu_index]
+                vdu_delete[vdu_id_ref] -= 1
+                if not vdu_delete[vdu_id_ref]:
+                    del vdu_delete[vdu_id_ref]
+        # check all operations are done
+        if vdu_create or vdu_delete:
+            raise LcmException("Error scaling OUT VNFR for {}. There is not any existing vnfr. Scaled to 0?".format(
+                vdu_create))
+        if vdu_delete:
+            raise LcmException("Error scaling IN VNFR for {}. There is not any existing vnfr. Scaled to 0?".format(
+                vdu_delete))
+
+        vnfr_update = {"vdur": vdurs}
+        db_vnfr["vdur"] = vdurs
+        self.update_db_2("vnfrs", db_vnfr["_id"], vnfr_update)
+
+    def ns_update_nsr(self, ns_update_nsr, db_nsr, nsr_desc_RO):
+        """
+        Updates database nsr with the RO info for the created vld
+        :param ns_update_nsr: dictionary to be filled with the updated info
+        :param db_nsr: content of db_nsr. This is also modified
+        :param nsr_desc_RO: nsr descriptor from RO
+        :return: Nothing, LcmException is raised on errors
+        """
+
+        for vld_index, vld in enumerate(get_iterable(db_nsr, "vld")):
+            for net_RO in get_iterable(nsr_desc_RO, "nets"):
+                if vld["id"] != net_RO.get("ns_net_osm_id"):
+                    continue
+                vld["vim-id"] = net_RO.get("vim_net_id")
+                vld["name"] = net_RO.get("vim_name")
+                vld["status"] = net_RO.get("status")
+                vld["status-detailed"] = net_RO.get("error_msg")
+                ns_update_nsr["vld.{}".format(vld_index)] = vld
+                break
+            else:
+                raise LcmException("ns_update_nsr: Not found vld={} at RO info".format(vld["id"]))
+
     def ns_update_vnfr(self, db_vnfrs, nsr_desc_RO):
         """
         Updates database vnfr with the RO info, e.g. ip_address, vim_id... Descriptor db_vnfrs is also updated
-        :param db_vnfrs:
-        :param nsr_desc_RO:
-        :return:
+        :param db_vnfrs: dictionary with member-vnf-index: vnfr-content
+        :param nsr_desc_RO: nsr descriptor from RO
+        :return: Nothing, LcmException is raised on errors
         """
         for vnf_index, db_vnfr in db_vnfrs.items():
             for vnf_RO in nsr_desc_RO["vnfs"]:
-                if vnf_RO["member_vnf_index"] == vnf_index:
-                    vnfr_update = {}
-                    db_vnfr["ip-address"] = vnfr_update["ip-address"] = vnf_RO.get("ip_address")
-                    vdur_list = []
-                    for vdur_RO in vnf_RO.get("vms", ()):
-                        vdur = {
-                            "vim-id": vdur_RO.get("vim_vm_id"),
-                            "ip-address": vdur_RO.get("ip_address"),
-                            "vdu-id-ref": vdur_RO.get("vdu_osm_id"),
-                            "name": vdur_RO.get("vim_name"),
-                            "status": vdur_RO.get("status"),
-                            "status-detailed": vdur_RO.get("error_msg"),
-                            "interfaces": []
-                        }
+                if vnf_RO["member_vnf_index"] != vnf_index:
+                    continue
+                vnfr_update = {}
+                if vnf_RO.get("ip_address"):
+                    db_vnfr["ip-address"] = vnfr_update["ip-address"] = vnf_RO["ip_address"]
+                elif not db_vnfr.get("ip-address"):
+                    raise LcmExceptionNoMgmtIP("ns member_vnf_index '{}' has no IP address".format(vnf_index))
+
+                for vdu_index, vdur in enumerate(get_iterable(db_vnfr, "vdur")):
+                    vdur_RO_count_index = 0
+                    if vdur.get("pdu-type"):
+                        continue
+                    for vdur_RO in get_iterable(vnf_RO, "vms"):
+                        if vdur["vdu-id-ref"] != vdur_RO["vdu_osm_id"]:
+                            continue
+                        if vdur["count-index"] != vdur_RO_count_index:
+                            vdur_RO_count_index += 1
+                            continue
+                        vdur["vim-id"] = vdur_RO.get("vim_vm_id")
+                        vdur["ip-address"] = vdur_RO.get("ip_address")
+                        vdur["vdu-id-ref"] = vdur_RO.get("vdu_osm_id")
+                        vdur["name"] = vdur_RO.get("vim_name")
+                        vdur["status"] = vdur_RO.get("status")
+                        vdur["status-detailed"] = vdur_RO.get("error_msg")
+                        for ifacer in get_iterable(vdur, "interfaces"):
+                            for interface_RO in get_iterable(vdur_RO, "interfaces"):
+                                if ifacer["name"] == interface_RO.get("internal_name"):
+                                    ifacer["ip-address"] = interface_RO.get("ip_address")
+                                    ifacer["mac-address"] = interface_RO.get("mac_address")
+                                    break
+                            else:
+                                raise LcmException("ns_update_vnfr: Not found member_vnf_index={} vdur={} interface={} "
+                                                   "at RO info".format(vnf_index, vdur["vdu-id-ref"], ifacer["name"]))
+                        vnfr_update["vdur.{}".format(vdu_index)] = vdur
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException("ns_update_vnfr: Not found member_vnf_index={} vdur={} count_index={} at "
+                                           "RO info".format(vnf_index, vdur["vdu-id-ref"], vdur["count-index"]))
+
+                for vld_index, vld in enumerate(get_iterable(db_vnfr, "vld")):
+                    for net_RO in get_iterable(nsr_desc_RO, "nets"):
+                        if vld["id"] != net_RO.get("vnf_net_osm_id"):
+                            continue
+                        vld["vim-id"] = net_RO.get("vim_net_id")
+                        vld["name"] = net_RO.get("vim_name")
+                        vld["status"] = net_RO.get("status")
+                        vld["status-detailed"] = net_RO.get("error_msg")
+                        vnfr_update["vld.{}".format(vld_index)] = vld
+                        break
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException("ns_update_vnfr: Not found member_vnf_index={} vld={} at RO info".format(
+                            vnf_index, vld["id"]))
 
-                        for interface_RO in vdur_RO.get("interfaces", ()):
-                            vdur["interfaces"].append({
-                                "ip-address": interface_RO.get("ip_address"),
-                                "mac-address": interface_RO.get("mac_address"),
-                                "name": interface_RO.get("internal_name"),
-                            })
-                        vdur_list.append(vdur)
-                    db_vnfr["vdur"] = vnfr_update["vdur"] = vdur_list
-                    self.update_db_2("vnfrs", db_vnfr["_id"], vnfr_update)
-                    break
+                self.update_db_2("vnfrs", db_vnfr["_id"], vnfr_update)
+                break
 
             else:
                 raise LcmException("ns_update_vnfr: Not found member_vnf_index={} at RO info".format(vnf_index))
 
-    async def create_monitoring(self, nsr_id, vnf_member_index, vnfd_desc):
-        if not vnfd_desc.get("scaling-group-descriptor"):
-            return
-        for scaling_group in vnfd_desc["scaling-group-descriptor"]:
-            scaling_policy_desc = {}
-            scaling_desc = {
-                "ns_id": nsr_id,
-                "scaling_group_descriptor": {
-                    "name": scaling_group["name"],
-                    "scaling_policy": scaling_policy_desc
-                }
-            }
-            for scaling_policy in scaling_group.get("scaling-policy"):
-                scaling_policy_desc["scale_in_operation_type"] = scaling_policy_desc["scale_out_operation_type"] = \
-                    scaling_policy["scaling-type"]
-                scaling_policy_desc["threshold_time"] = scaling_policy["threshold-time"]
-                scaling_policy_desc["cooldown_time"] = scaling_policy["cooldown-time"]
-                scaling_policy_desc["scaling_criteria"] = []
-                for scaling_criteria in scaling_policy.get("scaling-criteria"):
-                    scaling_criteria_desc = {"scale_in_threshold": scaling_criteria.get("scale-in-threshold"),
-                                             "scale_out_threshold": scaling_criteria.get("scale-out-threshold"),
-                                             }
-                    if not scaling_criteria.get("vnf-monitoring-param-ref"):
-                        continue
-                    for monitoring_param in vnfd_desc.get("monitoring-param", ()):
-                        if monitoring_param["id"] == scaling_criteria["vnf-monitoring-param-ref"]:
-                            scaling_criteria_desc["monitoring_param"] = {
-                                "id": monitoring_param["id"],
-                                "name": monitoring_param["name"],
-                                "aggregation_type": monitoring_param.get("aggregation-type"),
-                                "vdu_name": monitoring_param.get("vdu-ref"),
-                                "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
-                            }
-
-                            scaling_policy_desc["scaling_criteria"].append(scaling_criteria_desc)
-                            break
-                    else:
-                        self.logger.error(
-                            "Task ns={} member_vnf_index={} Invalid vnfd vnf-monitoring-param-ref={} not in "
-                            "monitoring-param list".format(nsr_id, vnf_member_index,
-                                                           scaling_criteria["vnf-monitoring-param-ref"]))
-
-            await self.msg.aiowrite("lcm_pm", "configure_scaling", scaling_desc, self.loop)
-
     async def instantiate(self, nsr_id, nslcmop_id):
         logging_text = "Task ns={} instantiate={} ".format(nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Enter")
         # get all needed from database
+        start_deploy = time()
         db_nsr = None
         db_nslcmop = None
-        db_nsr_update = {}
+        db_nsr_update = {"_admin.nslcmop": nslcmop_id}
         db_nslcmop_update = {}
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
         db_vnfrs = {}
         RO_descriptor_number = 0   # number of descriptors created at RO
-        descriptor_id_2_RO = {}    # map between vnfd/nsd id to the id used at RO
+        vnf_index_2_RO_id = {}    # map between vnfd/nsd id to the id used at RO
         n2vc_info = {}
         exc = None
         try:
@@ -457,39 +614,64 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             db_nslcmop = self.db.get_one("nslcmops", {"_id": nslcmop_id})
             step = "Getting nsr={} from db".format(nsr_id)
             db_nsr = self.db.get_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
-            ns_params = db_nsr.get("instantiate_params")
+            ns_params = db_nslcmop.get("operationParams")
             nsd = db_nsr["nsd"]
             nsr_name = db_nsr["name"]   # TODO short-name??
-            needed_vnfd = {}
-            vnfr_filter = {"nsr-id-ref": nsr_id, "member-vnf-index-ref": None}
-            for c_vnf in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
-                vnfd_id = c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"]
-                vnfr_filter["member-vnf-index-ref"] = c_vnf["member-vnf-index"]
-                step = "Getting vnfr={} of nsr={} from db".format(c_vnf["member-vnf-index"], nsr_id)
-                db_vnfrs[c_vnf["member-vnf-index"]] = self.db.get_one("vnfrs", vnfr_filter)
-                if vnfd_id not in needed_vnfd:
-                    step = "Getting vnfd={} from db".format(vnfd_id)
-                    needed_vnfd[vnfd_id] = self.db.get_one("vnfds", {"id": vnfd_id})
-
-            nsr_lcm = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
-            if not nsr_lcm:
-                nsr_lcm = db_nsr["_admin"]["deployed"] = {
-                    "id": nsr_id,
-                    "RO": {"vnfd_id": {}, "nsd_id": None, "nsr_id": None, "nsr_status": "SCHEDULED"},
-                    "nsr_ip": {},
-                    "VCA": {},
-                }
+
+            # look if previous tasks in process
+            task_name, task_dependency = self.lcm_tasks.lookfor_related("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
+            if task_dependency:
+                step = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
+                    "Waiting for related tasks to be completed: {}".format(task_name)
+                self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
+                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                _, pending = await asyncio.wait(task_dependency, timeout=3600)
+                if pending:
+                    raise LcmException("Timeout waiting related tasks to be completed")
+
+            step = "Getting vnfrs from db"
+            db_vnfrs_list = self.db.get_list("vnfrs", {"nsr-id-ref": nsr_id})
+            db_vnfds_ref = {}
+            db_vnfds = {}
+            for vnfr in db_vnfrs_list:
+                db_vnfrs[vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]] = vnfr
+                vnfd_id = vnfr["vnfd-id"]
+                vnfd_ref = vnfr["vnfd-ref"]
+                if vnfd_id not in db_vnfds:
+                    step = "Getting vnfd={} id='{}' from db".format(vnfd_id, vnfd_ref)
+                    vnfd = self.db.get_one("vnfds", {"_id": vnfd_id})
+                    db_vnfds_ref[vnfd_ref] = vnfd
+                    db_vnfds[vnfd_id] = vnfd
+
+            # Get or generates the _admin.deployed,VCA list
+            vca_deployed_list = None
+            if db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed"):
+                vca_deployed_list = db_nsr["_admin"]["deployed"].get("VCA")
+            if vca_deployed_list is None:
+                vca_deployed_list = []
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA"] = vca_deployed_list
+            elif isinstance(vca_deployed_list, dict):
+                # maintain backward compatibility. Change a dict to list at database
+                vca_deployed_list = list(vca_deployed_list.values())
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA"] = vca_deployed_list
+
             db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "creating"
             db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "init"
 
             RO = ROclient.ROClient(self.loop, **self.ro_config)
 
+            # set state to INSTANTIATED. When instantiated NBI will not delete directly
+            db_nsr_update["_admin.nsState"] = "INSTANTIATED"
+            self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+
             # get vnfds, instantiate at RO
-            for vnfd_id, vnfd in needed_vnfd.items():
-                step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Creating vnfd={} at RO".format(vnfd_id)
+            for c_vnf in nsd.get("constituent-vnfd", ()):
+                member_vnf_index = c_vnf["member-vnf-index"]
+                vnfd_ref = vnfd["id"]
+                step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Creating vnfd={} at RO".format(vnfd_ref)
                 # self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
-                vnfd_id_RO = "{}.{}.{}".format(nsr_id, RO_descriptor_number, vnfd_id[:23])
-                descriptor_id_2_RO[vnfd_id] = vnfd_id_RO
+                vnfd_id_RO = "{}.{}.{}".format(nsr_id, RO_descriptor_number, member_vnf_index[:23])
+                vnf_index_2_RO_id[member_vnf_index] = vnfd_id_RO
                 RO_descriptor_number += 1
 
                 # look if present
@@ -497,41 +679,45 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 if vnfd_list:
                     db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.vnfd_id.{}".format(vnfd_id)] = vnfd_list[0]["uuid"]
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + "vnfd={} exists at RO. Using RO_id={}".format(
-                        vnfd_id, vnfd_list[0]["uuid"]))
+                        vnfd_ref, vnfd_list[0]["uuid"]))
                 else:
-                    vnfd_RO = self.vnfd2RO(vnfd, vnfd_id_RO)
+                    vnfd_RO = self.vnfd2RO(vnfd, vnfd_id_RO, db_vnfrs[c_vnf["member-vnf-index"]].
+                                           get("additionalParamsForVnf"), nsr_id)
                     desc = await RO.create("vnfd", descriptor=vnfd_RO)
                     db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.vnfd_id.{}".format(vnfd_id)] = desc["uuid"]
-                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nsState"] = "INSTANTIATED"
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + "vnfd={} created at RO. RO_id={}".format(
-                        vnfd_id, desc["uuid"]))
+                        vnfd_ref, desc["uuid"]))
                 self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
             # create nsd at RO
-            nsd_id = nsd["id"]
-            step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Creating nsd={} at RO".format(nsd_id)
+            nsd_ref = nsd["id"]
+            step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Creating nsd={} at RO".format(nsd_ref)
             # self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
 
-            RO_osm_nsd_id = "{}.{}.{}".format(nsr_id, RO_descriptor_number, nsd_id[:23])
-            descriptor_id_2_RO[nsd_id] = RO_osm_nsd_id
+            RO_osm_nsd_id = "{}.{}.{}".format(nsr_id, RO_descriptor_number, nsd_ref[:23])
             RO_descriptor_number += 1
             nsd_list = await RO.get_list("nsd", filter_by={"osm_id": RO_osm_nsd_id})
             if nsd_list:
                 db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsd_id"] = RO_nsd_uuid = nsd_list[0]["uuid"]
                 self.logger.debug(logging_text + "nsd={} exists at RO. Using RO_id={}".format(
-                    nsd_id, RO_nsd_uuid))
+                    nsd_ref, RO_nsd_uuid))
             else:
                 nsd_RO = deepcopy(nsd)
                 nsd_RO["id"] = RO_osm_nsd_id
                 nsd_RO.pop("_id", None)
                 nsd_RO.pop("_admin", None)
-                for c_vnf in nsd_RO["constituent-vnfd"]:
-                    vnfd_id = c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"]
-                    c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"] = descriptor_id_2_RO[vnfd_id]
+                for c_vnf in nsd_RO.get("constituent-vnfd", ()):
+                    member_vnf_index = c_vnf["member-vnf-index"]
+                    c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"] = vnf_index_2_RO_id[member_vnf_index]
+                for c_vld in nsd_RO.get("vld", ()):
+                    for cp in c_vld.get("vnfd-connection-point-ref", ()):
+                        member_vnf_index = cp["member-vnf-index-ref"]
+                        cp["vnfd-id-ref"] = vnf_index_2_RO_id[member_vnf_index]
+
                 desc = await RO.create("nsd", descriptor=nsd_RO)
                 db_nsr_update["_admin.nsState"] = "INSTANTIATED"
                 db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsd_id"] = RO_nsd_uuid = desc["uuid"]
-                self.logger.debug(logging_text + "nsd={} created at RO. RO_id={}".format(nsd_id, RO_nsd_uuid))
+                self.logger.debug(logging_text + "nsd={} created at RO. RO_id={}".format(nsd_ref, RO_nsd_uuid))
             self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
             # Crate ns at RO
@@ -575,7 +761,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             await asyncio.wait(task_dependency, timeout=3600)
 
                 step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Checking instantiation parameters"
-                RO_ns_params = self.ns_params_2_RO(ns_params, nsd, needed_vnfd)
+
+                # feature 1429. Add n2vc public key to needed VMs
+                n2vc_key = await self.n2vc.GetPublicKey()
+                RO_ns_params = self.ns_params_2_RO(ns_params, nsd, db_vnfds_ref, [n2vc_key])
+
                 step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Creating ns at RO"
                 desc = await RO.create("ns", descriptor=RO_ns_params,
                                        name=db_nsr["name"],
@@ -586,27 +776,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 self.logger.debug(logging_text + "ns created at RO. RO_id={}".format(desc["uuid"]))
             self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
-            # update VNFR vimAccount
-            step = "Updating VNFR vimAcccount"
-            for vnf_index, vnfr in db_vnfrs.items():
-                if vnfr.get("vim-account-id"):
-                    continue
-                vnfr_update = {"vim-account-id": db_nsr["instantiate_params"]["vimAccountId"]}
-                if db_nsr["instantiate_params"].get("vnf"):
-                    for vnf_params in db_nsr["instantiate_params"]["vnf"]:
-                        if vnf_params.get("member-vnf-index") == vnf_index:
-                            if vnf_params.get("vimAccountId"):
-                                vnfr_update["vim-account-id"] = vnf_params.get("vimAccountId")
-                            break
-                self.update_db_2("vnfrs", vnfr["_id"], vnfr_update)
-
             # wait until NS is ready
             step = ns_status_detailed = detailed_status = "Waiting ns ready at RO. RO_id={}".format(RO_nsr_id)
             detailed_status_old = None
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
 
-            deployment_timeout = 2 * 3600   # Two hours
-            while deployment_timeout > 0:
+            while time() <= start_deploy + self.total_deploy_timeout:
                 desc = await RO.show("ns", RO_nsr_id)
                 ns_status, ns_status_info = RO.check_ns_status(desc)
                 db_nsr_update["admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = ns_status
@@ -615,25 +790,23 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 elif ns_status == "BUILD":
                     detailed_status = ns_status_detailed + "; {}".format(ns_status_info)
                 elif ns_status == "ACTIVE":
-                    step = detailed_status = "Waiting for management IP address reported by the VIM"
+                    step = detailed_status = "Waiting for management IP address reported by the VIM. Updating VNFRs"
                     try:
-                        nsr_lcm["nsr_ip"] = RO.get_ns_vnf_info(desc)
+                        self.ns_update_vnfr(db_vnfrs, desc)
                         break
-                    except ROclient.ROClientException as e:
-                        if e.http_code != 409:  # IP address is not ready return code is 409 CONFLICT
-                            raise e
+                    except LcmExceptionNoMgmtIP:
+                        pass
                 else:
                     assert False, "ROclient.check_ns_status returns unknown {}".format(ns_status)
                 if detailed_status != detailed_status_old:
                     detailed_status_old = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = detailed_status
                     self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
                 await asyncio.sleep(5, loop=self.loop)
-                deployment_timeout -= 5
-            if deployment_timeout <= 0:
+            else:   # total_deploy_timeout
                 raise ROclient.ROClientException("Timeout waiting ns to be ready")
 
-            step = "Updating VNFRs"
-            self.ns_update_vnfr(db_vnfrs, desc)
+            step = "Updating NSR"
+            self.ns_update_nsr(db_nsr_update, db_nsr, desc)
 
             db_nsr["detailed-status"] = "Configuring vnfr"
             self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
@@ -641,11 +814,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             # The parameters we'll need to deploy a charm
             number_to_configure = 0
 
-            def deploy(vnf_index, vdu_id, mgmt_ip_address, n2vc_info, config_primitive=None):
+            def deploy_charm(vnf_index, vdu_id, vdu_name, vdu_count_index, charm_params, n2vc_info):
                 """An inner function to deploy the charm from either vnf or vdu
                 vnf_index is mandatory. vdu_id can be None for a vnf configuration or the id for vdu configuration
                 """
-                if not mgmt_ip_address:
+                if not charm_params["rw_mgmt_ip"]:
                     raise LcmException("vnfd/vdu has not management ip address to configure it")
                 # Login to the VCA.
                 # if number_to_configure == 0:
@@ -667,25 +840,21 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     proxy_charm
                 )
 
-                # Setup the runtime parameters for this VNF
-                params = {'rw_mgmt_ip': mgmt_ip_address}
-                if config_primitive:
-                    params["initial-config-primitive"] = config_primitive
-
                 # ns_name will be ignored in the current version of N2VC
                 # but will be implemented for the next point release.
-                model_name = 'default'
-                vdu_id_text = "vnfd"
+                model_name = "default"    # TODO bug 585  nsr_id
                 if vdu_id:
-                    vdu_id_text = vdu_id
-                application_name = self.n2vc.FormatApplicationName(
-                    nsr_name,
-                    vnf_index,
-                    vdu_id_text
-                )
-                if not nsr_lcm.get("VCA"):
-                    nsr_lcm["VCA"] = {}
-                nsr_lcm["VCA"][application_name] = db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}".format(application_name)] = {
+                    vdu_id_text = vdu_id + "-"
+                else:
+                    vdu_id_text = "-"
+                application_name = self.n2vc.FormatApplicationName(nsr_name, vnf_index, vdu_id_text)
+
+                vca_index = len(vca_deployed_list)
+                # trunk name and add two char index at the end to ensure that it is unique. It is assumed no more than
+                # 26*26 charm in the same NS
+                application_name = application_name[0:48]
+                application_name += chr(97 + vca_index // 26) + chr(97 + vca_index % 26)
+                vca_deployed_ = {
                     "member-vnf-index": vnf_index,
                     "vdu_id": vdu_id,
                     "model": model_name,
@@ -693,7 +862,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     "operational-status": "init",
                     "detailed-status": "",
                     "vnfd_id": vnfd_id,
+                    "vdu_name": vdu_name,
+                    "vdu_count_index": vdu_count_index,
                 }
+                vca_deployed_list.append(vca_deployed_)
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}".format(vca_index)] = vca_deployed_
                 self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
                 self.logger.debug("Task create_ns={} Passing artifacts path '{}' for {}".format(nsr_id, charm_path,
@@ -703,7 +876,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     n2vc_info["nslcmop_id"] = nslcmop_id
                     n2vc_info["n2vc_event"] = asyncio.Event(loop=self.loop)
                     n2vc_info["lcmOperationType"] = "instantiate"
-                    n2vc_info["deployed"] = nsr_lcm["VCA"]
+                    n2vc_info["deployed"] = vca_deployed_list
                     n2vc_info["db_update"] = db_nsr_update
                 task = asyncio.ensure_future(
                     self.n2vc.DeployCharms(
@@ -711,10 +884,10 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         application_name,    # The application name
                         vnfd,                # The vnf descriptor
                         charm_path,          # Path to charm
-                        params,              # Runtime params, like mgmt ip
+                        charm_params,        # Runtime params, like mgmt ip
                         {},                  # for native charms only
                         self.n2vc_callback,  # Callback for status changes
-                        n2vc_info,              # Callback parameter
+                        n2vc_info,           # Callback parameter
                         None,                # Callback parameter (task)
                     )
                 )
@@ -725,49 +898,64 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             step = "Looking for needed vnfd to configure"
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
 
-            for c_vnf in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
+            for c_vnf in get_iterable(nsd, "constituent-vnfd"):
                 vnfd_id = c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"]
                 vnf_index = str(c_vnf["member-vnf-index"])
-                vnfd = needed_vnfd[vnfd_id]
+                vnfd = db_vnfds_ref[vnfd_id]
+
+                # Get additional parameters
+                vnfr_params = {}
+                if db_vnfrs[vnf_index].get("additionalParamsForVnf"):
+                    vnfr_params = db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["additionalParamsForVnf"].copy()
+                for k, v in vnfr_params.items():
+                    if isinstance(v, str) and v.startswith("!!yaml "):
+                        vnfr_params[k] = yaml.safe_load(v[7:])
 
                 # Check if this VNF has a charm configuration
                 vnf_config = vnfd.get("vnf-configuration")
-
                 if vnf_config and vnf_config.get("juju"):
                     proxy_charm = vnf_config["juju"]["charm"]
-                    config_primitive = None
 
                     if proxy_charm:
-                        if 'initial-config-primitive' in vnf_config:
-                            config_primitive = vnf_config['initial-config-primitive']
+                        step = "connecting to N2VC to configure vnf {}".format(vnf_index)
+                        vnfr_params["rw_mgmt_ip"] = db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["ip-address"]
+                        charm_params = {
+                            "user_values": vnfr_params,
+                            "rw_mgmt_ip": db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["ip-address"],
+                            "initial-config-primitive": vnf_config.get('initial-config-primitive') or {}
+                        }
 
                         # Login to the VCA. If there are multiple calls to login(),
                         # subsequent calls will be a nop and return immediately.
-                        step = "connecting to N2VC to configure vnf {}".format(vnf_index)
                         await self.n2vc.login()
-                        deploy(vnf_index, None, db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["ip-address"], n2vc_info, config_primitive)
+                        deploy_charm(vnf_index, None, None, None, charm_params, n2vc_info)
                         number_to_configure += 1
 
                 # Deploy charms for each VDU that supports one.
-                vdu_index = 0
-                for vdu in vnfd['vdu']:
+                for vdu_index, vdu in enumerate(get_iterable(vnfd, 'vdu')):
                     vdu_config = vdu.get('vdu-configuration')
                     proxy_charm = None
-                    config_primitive = None
 
                     if vdu_config and vdu_config.get("juju"):
                         proxy_charm = vdu_config["juju"]["charm"]
 
-                        if 'initial-config-primitive' in vdu_config:
-                            config_primitive = vdu_config['initial-config-primitive']
-
                         if proxy_charm:
                             step = "connecting to N2VC to configure vdu {} from vnf {}".format(vdu["id"], vnf_index)
                             await self.n2vc.login()
-                            deploy(vnf_index, vdu["id"], db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["vdur"][vdu_index]["ip-address"],
-                                   n2vc_info, config_primitive)
+                            vdur = db_vnfrs[vnf_index]["vdur"][vdu_index]
+                            # TODO for the moment only first vdu_id contains a charm deployed
+                            if vdur["vdu-id-ref"] != vdu["id"]:
+                                raise LcmException("Mismatch vdur {}, vdu {} at index {} for vnf {}"
+                                                   .format(vdur["vdu-id-ref"], vdu["id"], vdu_index, vnf_index))
+                            vnfr_params["rw_mgmt_ip"] = vdur["ip-address"]
+                            charm_params = {
+                                "user_values": vnfr_params,
+                                "rw_mgmt_ip": vdur["ip-address"],
+                                "initial-config-primitive": vdu_config.get('initial-config-primitive') or {}
+                            }
+                            deploy_charm(vnf_index, vdu["id"], vdur.get("name"), vdur["count-index"],
+                                         charm_params, n2vc_info)
                             number_to_configure += 1
-                    vdu_index += 1
 
             db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "running"
             configuration_failed = False
@@ -778,30 +966,43 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = old_status
 
                 # wait until all are configured.
-                while True:
+                while time() <= start_deploy + self.total_deploy_timeout:
                     if db_nsr_update:
                         self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
                     if db_nslcmop_update:
                         self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                    # TODO add a fake task that set n2vc_event after some time
                     await n2vc_info["n2vc_event"].wait()
                     n2vc_info["n2vc_event"].clear()
                     all_active = True
                     status_map = {}
                     n2vc_error_text = []  # contain text error list. If empty no one is in error status
-                    for _, vca_info in nsr_lcm["VCA"].items():
-                        vca_status = vca_info["operational-status"]
+                    now = time()
+                    for vca_deployed in vca_deployed_list:
+                        vca_status = vca_deployed["operational-status"]
                         if vca_status not in status_map:
                             # Initialize it
                             status_map[vca_status] = 0
                         status_map[vca_status] += 1
 
-                        if vca_status != "active":
-                            all_active = False
+                        if vca_status == "active":
+                            vca_deployed.pop("time_first_error", None)
+                            vca_deployed.pop("status_first_error", None)
+                            continue
+
+                        all_active = False
                         if vca_status in ("error", "blocked"):
-                            n2vc_error_text.append(
-                                "member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} {}: {}".format(vca_info["member-vnf-index"],
-                                                                              vca_info["vdu_id"], vca_status,
-                                                                              vca_info["detailed-status"]))
+                            vca_deployed["detailed-status-error"] = vca_deployed["detailed-status"]
+                            # if not first time in this status error
+                            if not vca_deployed.get("time_first_error"):
+                                vca_deployed["time_first_error"] = now
+                                continue
+                        if vca_deployed.get("time_first_error") and \
+                                now <= vca_deployed["time_first_error"] + self.timeout_vca_on_error:
+                            n2vc_error_text.append("member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} {}: {}"
+                                                   .format(vca_deployed["member-vnf-index"],
+                                                           vca_deployed["vdu_id"], vca_status,
+                                                           vca_deployed["detailed-status-error"]))
 
                     if all_active:
                         break
@@ -825,6 +1026,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = cs
                             db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = cs
                             old_status = cs
+                else:   # total_deploy_timeout
+                    raise LcmException("Timeout waiting ns to be configured")
 
             if not configuration_failed:
                 # all is done
@@ -834,9 +1037,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "configured"
                 db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "done"
 
-            # step = "Sending monitoring parameters to PM"
-            # for c_vnf in nsd["constituent-vnfd"]:
-            #     await self.create_monitoring(nsr_id, c_vnf["member-vnf-index"], needed_vnfd[c_vnf["vnfd-id-ref"]])
             return
 
         except (ROclient.ROClientException, DbException, LcmException) as e:
@@ -858,20 +1058,53 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "FAILED {}: {}".format(step, exc)
                     db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                     db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
-            if db_nsr_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-            if db_nslcmop_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+            try:
+                if db_nsr:
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nslcmop"] = None
+                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+                if db_nslcmop_update:
+                    self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+            except DbException as e:
+                self.logger.error(logging_text + "Cannot update database: {}".format(e))
             if nslcmop_operation_state:
                 try:
                     await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "instantiated", {"nsr_id": nsr_id, "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
-                                                                   "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state})
+                                                                   "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state},
+                                            loop=self.loop)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e))
 
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
             self.lcm_tasks.remove("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "ns_instantiate")
 
+    async def _destroy_charm(self, model, application):
+        """
+        Order N2VC destroy a charm
+        :param model:
+        :param application:
+        :return: True if charm does not exist. False if it exist
+        """
+        if not await self.n2vc.HasApplication(model, application):
+            return True  # Already removed
+        await self.n2vc.RemoveCharms(model, application)
+        return False
+
+    async def _wait_charm_destroyed(self, model, application, timeout):
+        """
+        Wait until charm does not exist
+        :param model:
+        :param application:
+        :param timeout:
+        :return: True if not exist, False if timeout
+        """
+        while True:
+            if not await self.n2vc.HasApplication(model, application):
+                return True
+            if timeout < 0:
+                return False
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
+            timeout -= 10
+
     async def terminate(self, nsr_id, nslcmop_id):
         logging_text = "Task ns={} terminate={} ".format(nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Enter")
@@ -879,9 +1112,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         db_nslcmop = None
         exc = None
         failed_detail = []   # annotates all failed error messages
-        vca_task_list = []
-        vca_task_dict = {}
-        db_nsr_update = {}
+        vca_time_destroy = None   # time of where destroy charm order
+        db_nsr_update = {"_admin.nslcmop": nslcmop_id}
         db_nslcmop_update = {}
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
         try:
@@ -890,40 +1122,34 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             step = "Getting nsr={} from db".format(nsr_id)
             db_nsr = self.db.get_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
             # nsd = db_nsr["nsd"]
-            nsr_lcm = deepcopy(db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed"))
+            nsr_deployed = deepcopy(db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed"))
             if db_nsr["_admin"]["nsState"] == "NOT_INSTANTIATED":
                 return
-            # TODO ALF remove
-            # db_vim = self.db.get_one("vim_accounts", {"_id":  db_nsr["datacenter"]})
             # #TODO check if VIM is creating and wait
             # RO_vim_id = db_vim["_admin"]["deployed"]["RO"]
 
             db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "terminating"
             db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "terminating"
 
-            if nsr_lcm and nsr_lcm.get("VCA"):
+            if nsr_deployed and nsr_deployed.get("VCA"):
                 try:
                     step = "Scheduling configuration charms removing"
                     db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Deleting charms"
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
                     self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                    for application_name, deploy_info in nsr_lcm["VCA"].items():
-                        if deploy_info:  # TODO it would be desirable having a and deploy_info.get("deployed"):
-                            task = asyncio.ensure_future(
-                                self.n2vc.RemoveCharms(
-                                    deploy_info['model'],
-                                    application_name,
-                                    # self.n2vc_callback,
-                                    # db_nsr,
-                                    # db_nslcmop,
-                                )
-                            )
-                            vca_task_list.append(task)
-                            vca_task_dict[application_name] = task
-                            # task.add_done_callback(functools.partial(self.n2vc_callback, deploy_info['model'],
-                            #                                          deploy_info['application'], None, db_nsr,
-                            #                                          db_nslcmop, vnf_index))
-                            self.lcm_tasks.register("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "delete_charm:" + application_name, task)
+                    # for backward compatibility
+                    if isinstance(nsr_deployed["VCA"], dict):
+                        nsr_deployed["VCA"] = list(nsr_deployed["VCA"].values())
+                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA"] = nsr_deployed["VCA"]
+                        self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+
+                    for vca_index, vca_deployed in enumerate(nsr_deployed["VCA"]):
+                        if vca_deployed:
+                            if await self._destroy_charm(vca_deployed['model'], vca_deployed["application"]):
+                                vca_deployed.clear()
+                                db_nsr["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}".format(vca_index)] = None
+                            else:
+                                vca_time_destroy = time()
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Failed while deleting charms: {}".format(e))
 
@@ -933,12 +1159,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
             # Delete ns
             RO_nsr_id = RO_delete_action = None
-            if nsr_lcm and nsr_lcm.get("RO"):
-                RO_nsr_id = nsr_lcm["RO"].get("nsr_id")
-                RO_delete_action = nsr_lcm["RO"].get("nsr_delete_action_id")
+            if nsr_deployed and nsr_deployed.get("RO"):
+                RO_nsr_id = nsr_deployed["RO"].get("nsr_id")
+                RO_delete_action = nsr_deployed["RO"].get("nsr_delete_action_id")
             try:
                 if RO_nsr_id:
                     step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "Deleting ns at RO"
+                    self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
                     desc = await RO.delete("ns", RO_nsr_id)
                     RO_delete_action = desc["action_id"]
@@ -947,7 +1175,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETED"
                 if RO_delete_action:
                     # wait until NS is deleted from VIM
-                    step = detailed_status = "Waiting ns deleted from VIM. RO_id={}".format(RO_nsr_id)
+                    step = detailed_status = "Waiting ns deleted from VIM. RO_id={} RO_delete_action={}".\
+                        format(RO_nsr_id, RO_delete_action)
                     detailed_status_old = None
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
 
@@ -961,14 +1190,18 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         elif ns_status == "BUILD":
                             detailed_status = step + "; {}".format(ns_status_info)
                         elif ns_status == "ACTIVE":
+                            db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_delete_action_id"] = None
+                            db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETED"
                             break
                         else:
                             assert False, "ROclient.check_action_status returns unknown {}".format(ns_status)
-                        await asyncio.sleep(5, loop=self.loop)
-                        delete_timeout -= 5
                         if detailed_status != detailed_status_old:
-                            detailed_status_old = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = detailed_status
+                            detailed_status_old = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
+                                db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = detailed_status
                             self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                            self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+                        await asyncio.sleep(5, loop=self.loop)
+                        delete_timeout -= 5
                     else:  # delete_timeout <= 0:
                         raise ROclient.ROClientException("Timeout waiting ns deleted from VIM")
 
@@ -976,6 +1209,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 if e.http_code == 404:  # not found
                     db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_id"] = None
                     db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETED"
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_delete_action_id"] = None
                     self.logger.debug(logging_text + "RO_ns_id={} already deleted".format(RO_nsr_id))
                 elif e.http_code == 409:   # conflict
                     failed_detail.append("RO_ns_id={} delete conflict: {}".format(RO_nsr_id, e))
@@ -987,8 +1221,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     RO_fail = True
 
             # Delete nsd
-            if not RO_fail and nsr_lcm and nsr_lcm.get("RO") and nsr_lcm["RO"].get("nsd_id"):
-                RO_nsd_id = nsr_lcm["RO"]["nsd_id"]
+            if not RO_fail and nsr_deployed and nsr_deployed.get("RO") and nsr_deployed["RO"].get("nsd_id"):
+                RO_nsd_id = nsr_deployed["RO"]["nsd_id"]
                 try:
                     step = db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] =\
                         "Deleting nsd at RO"
@@ -1008,8 +1242,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         self.logger.error(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
                         RO_fail = True
 
-            if not RO_fail and nsr_lcm and nsr_lcm.get("RO") and nsr_lcm["RO"].get("vnfd_id"):
-                for vnf_id, RO_vnfd_id in nsr_lcm["RO"]["vnfd_id"].items():
+            if not RO_fail and nsr_deployed and nsr_deployed.get("RO") and nsr_deployed["RO"].get("vnfd_id"):
+                for vnf_id, RO_vnfd_id in nsr_deployed["RO"]["vnfd_id"].items():
                     if not RO_vnfd_id:
                         continue
                     try:
@@ -1029,25 +1263,23 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             failed_detail.append("RO_vnfd_id={} delete error: {}".format(RO_vnfd_id, e))
                             self.logger.error(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
 
-            if vca_task_list:
-                db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] =\
+            # wait until charm deleted
+            if vca_time_destroy:
+                db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = step = \
                     "Waiting for deletion of configuration charms"
                 self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
                 self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                await asyncio.wait(vca_task_list, timeout=300)
-            for application_name, task in vca_task_dict.items():
-                if task.cancelled():
-                    failed_detail.append("VCA[{}] Deletion has been cancelled".format(application_name))
-                elif task.done():
-                    exc = task.exception()
-                    if exc:
-                        failed_detail.append("VCA[{}] Deletion exception: {}".format(application_name, exc))
+                for vca_index, vca_deployed in enumerate(nsr_deployed["VCA"]):
+                    if not vca_deployed:
+                        continue
+                    step = "Waiting for deletion of charm application_name={}".format(vca_deployed["application"])
+                    timeout = self.timeout_charm_delete - int(time() - vca_time_destroy)
+                    if not await self._wait_charm_destroyed(vca_deployed['model'], vca_deployed["application"],
+                                                            timeout):
+                        failed_detail.append("VCA[application_name={}] Deletion timeout".format(
+                            vca_deployed["application"]))
                     else:
-                        db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}".format(application_name)] = None
-                else:  # timeout
-                    # TODO Should it be cancelled?!!
-                    task.cancel()
-                    failed_detail.append("VCA[{}] Deletion timeout".format(application_name))
+                        db_nsr["_admin.deployed.VCA.{}".format(vca_index)] = None
 
             if failed_detail:
                 self.logger.error(logging_text + " ;".join(failed_detail))
@@ -1058,11 +1290,15 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
             elif db_nslcmop["operationParams"].get("autoremove"):
                 self.db.del_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
+                db_nsr = None
                 db_nsr_update.clear()
                 self.db.del_list("nslcmops", {"nsInstanceId": nsr_id})
+                db_nslcmop = None
                 nslcmop_operation_state = "COMPLETED"
                 db_nslcmop_update.clear()
                 self.db.del_list("vnfrs", {"nsr-id-ref": nsr_id})
+                self.db.set_list("pdus", {"_admin.usage.nsr_id": nsr_id},
+                                 {"_admin.usageState": "NOT_IN_USE", "_admin.usage": None})
                 self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Delete from database")
             else:
                 db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "terminated"
@@ -1086,75 +1322,114 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "FAILED {}: {}".format(step, exc)
                 db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                 db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
-            if db_nslcmop_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
-            if db_nsr_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+            try:
+                if db_nslcmop and db_nslcmop_update:
+                    self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                if db_nsr:
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nslcmop"] = None
+                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+            except DbException as e:
+                self.logger.error(logging_text + "Cannot update database: {}".format(e))
             if nslcmop_operation_state:
                 try:
                     await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "terminated", {"nsr_id": nsr_id, "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
-                                                                 "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state})
+                                                                 "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state},
+                                            loop=self.loop)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e))
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
             self.lcm_tasks.remove("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "ns_terminate")
 
-    async def _ns_execute_primitive(self, db_deployed, nsr_name, member_vnf_index, vdu_id, primitive, primitive_params):
-
-        vdu_id_text = "vnfd"
-        if vdu_id:
-            vdu_id_text = vdu_id
-        application_name = self.n2vc.FormatApplicationName(
-            nsr_name,
-            member_vnf_index,
-            vdu_id_text
-        )
-        vca_deployed = db_deployed["VCA"].get(application_name)
-        if not vca_deployed:
-            raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} is not deployed".format(member_vnf_index,
-                                                                                                vdu_id))
-        model_name = vca_deployed.get("model")
-        application_name = vca_deployed.get("application")
-        if not model_name or not application_name:
-            raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} is not properly deployed".format(member_vnf_index))
-        if vca_deployed["operational-status"] != "active":
-            raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} operational_status={} not 'active'".format(
-                member_vnf_index, vca_deployed["operational-status"]))
-        callback = None  # self.n2vc_callback
-        callback_args = ()  # [db_nsr, db_nslcmop, member_vnf_index, None]
-        await self.n2vc.login()
-        task = asyncio.ensure_future(
-            self.n2vc.ExecutePrimitive(
+    @staticmethod
+    def _map_primitive_params(primitive_desc, params, instantiation_params):
+        """
+        Generates the params to be provided to charm before executing primitive. If user does not provide a parameter,
+        The default-value is used. If it is between < > it look for a value at instantiation_params
+        :param primitive_desc: portion of VNFD/NSD that describes primitive
+        :param params: Params provided by user
+        :param instantiation_params: Instantiation params provided by user
+        :return: a dictionary with the calculated params
+        """
+        calculated_params = {}
+        for parameter in primitive_desc.get("parameter", ()):
+            param_name = parameter["name"]
+            if param_name in params:
+                calculated_params[param_name] = params[param_name]
+            elif "default-value" in parameter:
+                calculated_params[param_name] = parameter["default-value"]
+                if isinstance(parameter["default-value"], str) and parameter["default-value"].startswith("<") and \
+                        parameter["default-value"].endswith(">"):
+                    if parameter["default-value"][1:-1] in instantiation_params:
+                        calculated_params[param_name] = instantiation_params[parameter["default-value"][1:-1]]
+                    else:
+                        raise LcmException("Parameter {} needed to execute primitive {} not provided".
+                                           format(parameter["default-value"], primitive_desc["name"]))
+            else:
+                raise LcmException("Parameter {} needed to execute primitive {} not provided".
+                                   format(param_name, primitive_desc["name"]))
+
+            if isinstance(calculated_params[param_name], (dict, list, tuple)):
+                calculated_params[param_name] = yaml.safe_dump(calculated_params[param_name], default_flow_style=True,
+                                                               width=256)
+            elif isinstance(calculated_params[param_name], str) and calculated_params[param_name].startswith("!!yaml "):
+                calculated_params[param_name] = calculated_params[param_name][7:]
+        return calculated_params
+
+    async def _ns_execute_primitive(self, db_deployed, member_vnf_index, vdu_id, vdu_name, vdu_count_index,
+                                    primitive, primitive_params):
+        start_primitive_time = time()
+        try:
+            for vca_deployed in db_deployed["VCA"]:
+                if not vca_deployed:
+                    continue
+                if member_vnf_index != vca_deployed["member-vnf-index"] or vdu_id != vca_deployed["vdu_id"]:
+                    continue
+                if vdu_name and vdu_name != vca_deployed["vdu_name"]:
+                    continue
+                if vdu_count_index and vdu_count_index != vca_deployed["vdu_count_index"]:
+                    continue
+                break
+            else:
+                raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} vdu_name={} vdu_count_index={} is not "
+                                   "deployed".format(member_vnf_index, vdu_id, vdu_name, vdu_count_index))
+            model_name = vca_deployed.get("model")
+            application_name = vca_deployed.get("application")
+            if not model_name or not application_name:
+                raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} vdu_name={} vdu_count_index={} has not "
+                                   "model or application name" .format(member_vnf_index, vdu_id, vdu_name,
+                                                                       vdu_count_index))
+            if vca_deployed["operational-status"] != "active":
+                raise LcmException("charm for member_vnf_index={} vdu_id={} operational_status={} not 'active'".format(
+                    member_vnf_index, vdu_id, vca_deployed["operational-status"]))
+            callback = None  # self.n2vc_callback
+            callback_args = ()  # [db_nsr, db_nslcmop, member_vnf_index, None]
+            await self.n2vc.login()
+            primitive_id = await self.n2vc.ExecutePrimitive(
                 model_name,
                 application_name,
-                primitive, callback,
+                primitive,
+                callback,
                 *callback_args,
                 **primitive_params
             )
-        )
-        # task.add_done_callback(functools.partial(self.n2vc_callback, model_name, application_name, None,
-        #                                          db_nsr, db_nslcmop, member_vnf_index))
-        # self.lcm_tasks.register("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "action:" + primitive, task)
-        # wait until completed with timeout
-        await asyncio.wait((task,), timeout=600)
-
-        result = "FAILED"  # by default
-        result_detail = ""
-        if task.cancelled():
-            result_detail = "Task has been cancelled"
-        elif task.done():
-            exc = task.exception()
-            if exc:
-                result_detail = str(exc)
+            while time() - start_primitive_time < self.timeout_primitive:
+                primitive_result_ = await self.n2vc.GetPrimitiveStatus(model_name, primitive_id)
+                if primitive_result_ == "running":
+                    pass
+                elif primitive_result_ in ("completed", "failed"):
+                    primitive_result = "COMPLETED" if primitive_result_ == "completed" else "FAILED"
+                    detailed_result = await self.n2vc.GetPrimitiveOutput(model_name, primitive_id)
+                    break
+                else:
+                    detailed_result = "Invalid N2VC.GetPrimitiveStatus = {} obtained".format(primitive_result_)
+                    primitive_result = "FAILED"
+                    break
+                await asyncio.sleep(5)
             else:
-                # TODO revise with Adam if action is finished and ok when task is done or callback is needed
-                result = "COMPLETED"
-                result_detail = "Done"
-        else:  # timeout
-            # TODO Should it be cancelled?!!
-            task.cancel()
-            result_detail = "timeout"
-        return result, result_detail
+                raise LcmException("timeout after {} seconds".format(self.timeout_primitive))
+            return primitive_result, detailed_result
+        except (N2VCPrimitiveExecutionFailed, LcmException) as e:
+            return "FAILED", str(e)
 
     async def action(self, nsr_id, nslcmop_id):
         logging_text = "Task ns={} action={} ".format(nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
@@ -1162,6 +1437,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         # get all needed from database
         db_nsr = None
         db_nslcmop = None
+        db_nsr_update = {"_admin.nslcmop": nslcmop_id}
         db_nslcmop_update = {}
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
         exc = None
@@ -1169,16 +1445,63 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             step = "Getting information from database"
             db_nslcmop = self.db.get_one("nslcmops", {"_id": nslcmop_id})
             db_nsr = self.db.get_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
-            nsr_lcm = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
-            nsr_name = db_nsr["name"]
+
+            nsr_deployed = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
             vnf_index = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["member_vnf_index"]
             vdu_id = db_nslcmop["operationParams"].get("vdu_id")
+            vdu_count_index = db_nslcmop["operationParams"].get("vdu_count_index")
+            vdu_name = db_nslcmop["operationParams"].get("vdu_name")
+
+            step = "Getting vnfr from database"
+            db_vnfr = self.db.get_one("vnfrs", {"member-vnf-index-ref": vnf_index, "nsr-id-ref": nsr_id})
+            step = "Getting vnfd from database"
+            db_vnfd = self.db.get_one("vnfds", {"_id": db_vnfr["vnfd-id"]})
+
+            # look if previous tasks in process
+            task_name, task_dependency = self.lcm_tasks.lookfor_related("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
+            if task_dependency:
+                step = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
+                    "Waiting for related tasks to be completed: {}".format(task_name)
+                self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
+                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                _, pending = await asyncio.wait(task_dependency, timeout=3600)
+                if pending:
+                    raise LcmException("Timeout waiting related tasks to be completed")
+
+            # for backward compatibility
+            if nsr_deployed and isinstance(nsr_deployed.get("VCA"), dict):
+                nsr_deployed["VCA"] = list(nsr_deployed["VCA"].values())
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA"] = nsr_deployed["VCA"]
+                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
-            # TODO check if ns is in a proper status
             primitive = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["primitive"]
             primitive_params = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["primitive_params"]
-            result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(nsr_lcm, nsr_name, vnf_index, vdu_id, primitive,
-                                                                     primitive_params)
+
+            # look for primitive
+            config_primitive_desc = None
+            if vdu_id:
+                for vdu in get_iterable(db_vnfd, "vdu"):
+                    if vdu_id == vdu["id"]:
+                        for config_primitive in vdu.get("vdu-configuration", {}).get("config-primitive", ()):
+                            if config_primitive["name"] == primitive:
+                                config_primitive_desc = config_primitive
+                                break
+            for config_primitive in db_vnfd.get("vnf-configuration", {}).get("config-primitive", ()):
+                if config_primitive["name"] == primitive:
+                    config_primitive_desc = config_primitive
+                    break
+            if not config_primitive_desc:
+                raise LcmException("Primitive {} not found at vnf-configuration:config-primitive or vdu:"
+                                   "vdu-configuration:config-primitive".format(primitive))
+
+            vnfr_params = {}
+            if db_vnfr.get("additionalParamsForVnf"):
+                vnfr_params.update(db_vnfr["additionalParamsForVnf"])
+
+            # TODO check if ns is in a proper status
+            result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(
+                nsr_deployed, vnf_index, vdu_id, vdu_name, vdu_count_index, primitive,
+                self._map_primitive_params(config_primitive_desc, primitive_params, vnfr_params))
             db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = result_detail
             db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = result
             db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
@@ -1199,13 +1522,20 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "FAILED {}: {}".format(step, exc)
                 db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                 db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
-            if db_nslcmop_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+            try:
+                if db_nslcmop_update:
+                    self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                if db_nsr:
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nslcmop"] = None
+                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+            except DbException as e:
+                self.logger.error(logging_text + "Cannot update database: {}".format(e))
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
             if nslcmop_operation_state:
                 try:
                     await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "actioned", {"nsr_id": nsr_id, "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
-                                                               "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state})
+                                                               "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state},
+                                            loop=self.loop)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e))
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
@@ -1219,25 +1549,49 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         db_nslcmop = None
         db_nslcmop_update = {}
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
-        db_nsr_update = {}
+        db_nsr_update = {"_admin.nslcmop": nslcmop_id}
         exc = None
         # in case of error, indicates what part of scale was failed to put nsr at error status
         scale_process = None
+        old_operational_status = ""
+        old_config_status = ""
+        vnfr_scaled = False
         try:
             step = "Getting nslcmop from database"
             db_nslcmop = self.db.get_one("nslcmops", {"_id": nslcmop_id})
             step = "Getting nsr from database"
             db_nsr = self.db.get_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
+
+            old_operational_status = db_nsr["operational-status"]
+            old_config_status = db_nsr["config-status"]
+
+            # look if previous tasks in process
+            task_name, task_dependency = self.lcm_tasks.lookfor_related("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
+            if task_dependency:
+                step = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
+                    "Waiting for related tasks to be completed: {}".format(task_name)
+                self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
+                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                _, pending = await asyncio.wait(task_dependency, timeout=3600)
+                if pending:
+                    raise LcmException("Timeout waiting related tasks to be completed")
+
             step = "Parsing scaling parameters"
             db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "scaling"
             self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-            nsr_lcm = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
-            RO_nsr_id = nsr_lcm["RO"]["nsr_id"]
+            nsr_deployed = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
+            RO_nsr_id = nsr_deployed["RO"]["nsr_id"]
             vnf_index = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["scaleVnfData"]["scaleByStepData"]["member-vnf-index"]
             scaling_group = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["scaleVnfData"]["scaleByStepData"]["scaling-group-descriptor"]
             scaling_type = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["scaleVnfData"]["scaleVnfType"]
             # scaling_policy = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["scaleVnfData"]["scaleByStepData"].get("scaling-policy")
 
+            # for backward compatibility
+            if nsr_deployed and isinstance(nsr_deployed.get("VCA"), dict):
+                nsr_deployed["VCA"] = list(nsr_deployed["VCA"].values())
+                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.VCA"] = nsr_deployed["VCA"]
+                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+
             step = "Getting vnfr from database"
             db_vnfr = self.db.get_one("vnfrs", {"member-vnf-index-ref": vnf_index, "nsr-id-ref": nsr_id})
             step = "Getting vnfd from database"
@@ -1287,11 +1641,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vdu_scaling_info["vdu-create"][vdu_scale_info["vdu-id-ref"]] = vdu_scale_info.get("count", 1)
             elif scaling_type == "SCALE_IN":
                 # count if min-instance-count is reached
+                min_instance_count = 0
                 if "min-instance-count" in scaling_descriptor and scaling_descriptor["min-instance-count"] is not None:
                     min_instance_count = int(scaling_descriptor["min-instance-count"])
-                    if nb_scale_op <= min_instance_count:
-                        raise LcmException("reached the limit of {} (min-instance-count) scaling-in operations for the "
-                                           "scaling-group-descriptor '{}'".format(nb_scale_op, scaling_group))
+                if nb_scale_op <= min_instance_count:
+                    raise LcmException("reached the limit of {} (min-instance-count) scaling-in operations for the "
+                                       "scaling-group-descriptor '{}'".format(nb_scale_op, scaling_group))
                 nb_scale_op = nb_scale_op - 1
                 vdu_scaling_info["scaling_direction"] = "IN"
                 vdu_scaling_info["vdu-delete"] = {}
@@ -1301,10 +1656,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vdu_scaling_info["vdu-delete"][vdu_scale_info["vdu-id-ref"]] = vdu_scale_info.get("count", 1)
 
             # update VDU_SCALING_INFO with the VDUs to delete ip_addresses
+            vdu_create = vdu_scaling_info.get("vdu-create")
+            vdu_delete = copy(vdu_scaling_info.get("vdu-delete"))
             if vdu_scaling_info["scaling_direction"] == "IN":
                 for vdur in reversed(db_vnfr["vdur"]):
-                    if vdu_scaling_info["vdu-delete"].get(vdur["vdu-id-ref"]):
-                        vdu_scaling_info["vdu-delete"][vdur["vdu-id-ref"]] -= 1
+                    if vdu_delete.get(vdur["vdu-id-ref"]):
+                        vdu_delete[vdur["vdu-id-ref"]] -= 1
                         vdu_scaling_info["vdu"].append({
                             "name": vdur["name"],
                             "vdu_id": vdur["vdu-id-ref"],
@@ -1316,7 +1673,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                 "ip_address": interface["ip-address"],
                                 "mac_address": interface.get("mac-address"),
                             })
-                del vdu_scaling_info["vdu-delete"]
+                vdu_delete = vdu_scaling_info.pop("vdu-delete")
 
             # execute primitive service PRE-SCALING
             step = "Executing pre-scale vnf-config-primitive"
@@ -1327,29 +1684,32 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         vnf_config_primitive = scaling_config_action["vnf-config-primitive-name-ref"]
                         step = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
                             "executing pre-scale scaling-config-action '{}'".format(vnf_config_primitive)
+
                         # look for primitive
-                        primitive_params = {}
                         for config_primitive in db_vnfd.get("vnf-configuration", {}).get("config-primitive", ()):
                             if config_primitive["name"] == vnf_config_primitive:
-                                for parameter in config_primitive.get("parameter", ()):
-                                    if 'default-value' in parameter and \
-                                            parameter['default-value'] == "<VDU_SCALE_INFO>":
-                                        primitive_params[parameter["name"]] = yaml.safe_dump(vdu_scaling_info,
-                                                                                             default_flow_style=True,
-                                                                                             width=256)
                                 break
                         else:
                             raise LcmException(
                                 "Invalid vnfd descriptor at scaling-group-descriptor[name='{}']:scaling-config-action"
-                                "[vnf-config-primitive-name-ref='{}'] does not match any vnf-cnfiguration:config-"
+                                "[vnf-config-primitive-name-ref='{}'] does not match any vnf-configuration:config-"
                                 "primitive".format(scaling_group, config_primitive))
+
+                        vnfr_params = {"<VDU_SCALE_INFO>": vdu_scaling_info}
+                        if db_vnfr.get("additionalParamsForVnf"):
+                            vnfr_params.update(db_vnfr["additionalParamsForVnf"])
+
                         scale_process = "VCA"
-                        result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(nsr_lcm, vnf_index,
-                                                                                 vnf_config_primitive, primitive_params)
+                        db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "configuring pre-scaling"
+                        result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(
+                            nsr_deployed, vnf_index, None, None, None, vnf_config_primitive,
+                            self._map_primitive_params(config_primitive, {}, vnfr_params))
                         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "vnf_config_primitive={} Done with result {} {}".format(
                             vnf_config_primitive, result, result_detail))
                         if result == "FAILED":
                             raise LcmException(result_detail)
+                        db_nsr_update["config-status"] = old_config_status
+                        scale_process = None
 
             if RO_scaling_info:
                 scale_process = "RO"
@@ -1357,7 +1717,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 RO_desc = await RO.create_action("ns", RO_nsr_id, {"vdu-scaling": RO_scaling_info})
                 db_nsr_update["_admin.scaling-group.{}.nb-scale-op".format(admin_scale_index)] = nb_scale_op
                 db_nsr_update["_admin.scaling-group.{}.time".format(admin_scale_index)] = time()
-                # TODO mark db_nsr_update as scaling
                 # wait until ready
                 RO_nslcmop_id = RO_desc["instance_action_id"]
                 db_nslcmop_update["_admin.deploy.RO"] = RO_nslcmop_id
@@ -1391,14 +1750,18 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         elif ns_status == "BUILD":
                             detailed_status = step + "; {}".format(ns_status_info)
                         elif ns_status == "ACTIVE":
-                            step = detailed_status = "Waiting for management IP address reported by the VIM"
+                            step = detailed_status = \
+                                "Waiting for management IP address reported by the VIM. Updating VNFRs"
+                            if not vnfr_scaled:
+                                self.scale_vnfr(db_vnfr, vdu_create=vdu_create, vdu_delete=vdu_delete)
+                                vnfr_scaled = True
                             try:
                                 desc = await RO.show("ns", RO_nsr_id)
-                                nsr_lcm["nsr_ip"] = RO.get_ns_vnf_info(desc)
+                                # nsr_deployed["nsr_ip"] = RO.get_ns_vnf_info(desc)
+                                self.ns_update_vnfr({db_vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]: db_vnfr}, desc)
                                 break
-                            except ROclient.ROClientException as e:
-                                if e.http_code != 409:  # IP address is not ready return code is 409 CONFLICT
-                                    raise e
+                            except LcmExceptionNoMgmtIP:
+                                pass
                         else:
                             assert False, "ROclient.check_ns_status returns unknown {}".format(ns_status)
                     if detailed_status != detailed_status_old:
@@ -1410,9 +1773,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 if deployment_timeout <= 0:
                     raise ROclient.ROClientException("Timeout waiting ns to be ready")
 
-                step = "Updating VNFRs"
-                self.ns_update_vnfr({db_vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]: db_vnfr}, desc)
-
                 # update VDU_SCALING_INFO with the obtained ip_addresses
                 if vdu_scaling_info["scaling_direction"] == "OUT":
                     for vdur in reversed(db_vnfr["vdur"]):
@@ -1444,35 +1804,39 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         vnf_config_primitive = scaling_config_action["vnf-config-primitive-name-ref"]
                         step = db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = \
                             "executing post-scale scaling-config-action '{}'".format(vnf_config_primitive)
+
+                        vnfr_params = {"<VDU_SCALE_INFO>": vdu_scaling_info}
+                        if db_vnfr.get("additionalParamsForVnf"):
+                            vnfr_params.update(db_vnfr["additionalParamsForVnf"])
+
                         # look for primitive
-                        primitive_params = {}
                         for config_primitive in db_vnfd.get("vnf-configuration", {}).get("config-primitive", ()):
                             if config_primitive["name"] == vnf_config_primitive:
-                                for parameter in config_primitive.get("parameter", ()):
-                                    if 'default-value' in parameter and \
-                                            parameter['default-value'] == "<VDU_SCALE_INFO>":
-                                        primitive_params[parameter["name"]] = yaml.safe_dump(vdu_scaling_info,
-                                                                                             default_flow_style=True,
-                                                                                             width=256)
                                 break
                         else:
                             raise LcmException("Invalid vnfd descriptor at scaling-group-descriptor[name='{}']:"
                                                "scaling-config-action[vnf-config-primitive-name-ref='{}'] does not "
-                                               "match any vnf-cnfiguration:config-primitive".format(scaling_group,
-                                                                                                    config_primitive))
+                                               "match any vnf-configuration:config-primitive".format(scaling_group,
+                                                                                                     config_primitive))
                         scale_process = "VCA"
-                        result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(nsr_lcm, vnf_index,
-                                                                                 vnf_config_primitive, primitive_params)
+                        db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "configuring post-scaling"
+
+                        result, result_detail = await self._ns_execute_primitive(
+                            nsr_deployed, vnf_index, None, None, None, vnf_config_primitive,
+                            self._map_primitive_params(config_primitive, {}, vnfr_params))
                         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "vnf_config_primitive={} Done with result {} {}".format(
                             vnf_config_primitive, result, result_detail))
                         if result == "FAILED":
                             raise LcmException(result_detail)
+                        db_nsr_update["config-status"] = old_config_status
+                        scale_process = None
 
             db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = "COMPLETED"
             db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
             db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "done"
-            db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "done"
-            db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "running"
+            db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = ""  # "scaled {} {}".format(scaling_group, scaling_type)
+            db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = old_operational_status
+            db_nsr_update["config-status"] = old_config_status
             return
         except (ROclient.ROClientException, DbException, LcmException) as e:
             self.logger.error(logging_text + "Exit Exception {}".format(e))
@@ -1490,19 +1854,30 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     db_nslcmop_update["operationState"] = nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                     db_nslcmop_update["statusEnteredTime"] = time()
                 if db_nsr:
-                    if scale_process and "VCA" in scale_process:
-                        db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "failed"
-                    if scale_process and "RO" in scale_process:
-                        db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "failed"
-                    db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "FAILED scaling nslcmop={} {}: {}".format(nslcmop_id, step, exc)
-            if db_nslcmop_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
-            if db_nsr_update:
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+                    db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = old_operational_status
+                    db_nsr_update["config-status"] = old_config_status
+                    db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = ""
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nslcmop"] = None
+                    if scale_process:
+                        if "VCA" in scale_process:
+                            db_nsr_update["config-status"] = "failed"
+                        if "RO" in scale_process:
+                            db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = "failed"
+                        db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "FAILED scaling nslcmop={} {}: {}".format(nslcmop_id, step,
+                                                                                                     exc)
+            try:
+                if db_nslcmop and db_nslcmop_update:
+                    self.update_db_2("nslcmops", nslcmop_id, db_nslcmop_update)
+                if db_nsr:
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.nslcmop"] = None
+                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
+            except DbException as e:
+                self.logger.error(logging_text + "Cannot update database: {}".format(e))
             if nslcmop_operation_state:
                 try:
                     await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "scaled", {"nsr_id": nsr_id, "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
-                                                             "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state})
+                                                             "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state},
+                                            loop=self.loop)
                     # if cooldown_time:
                     #     await asyncio.sleep(cooldown_time)
                     # await self.msg.aiowrite("ns","scaled-cooldown-time", {"nsr_id": nsr_id, "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id})