Revert "Remove unused methods"
[osm/LCM.git] / osm_lcm / ns.py
index 6a764f0..e00f0d2 100644 (file)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from jinja2 import (
 )
 
 from osm_lcm import ROclient
+from osm_lcm.data_utils.lcm_config import LcmCfg
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.nsr import (
     get_deployed_kdu,
     get_deployed_vca,
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ from osm_lcm.lcm_utils import (
     populate_dict,
     check_juju_bundle_existence,
     get_charm_artifact_path,
+    get_ee_id_parts,
+    vld_to_ro_ip_profile,
 )
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.nsd import (
     get_ns_configuration_relation_list,
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ from osm_lcm.data_utils.vnfd import (
     get_juju_ee_ref,
     get_kdu_resource_profile,
     find_software_version,
+    check_helm_ee_in_ns,
 )
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.list_utils import find_in_list
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.vnfr import (
@@ -94,7 +98,6 @@ from osm_lcm.data_utils.vnfr import (
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.dict_utils import parse_yaml_strings
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.database.vim_account import VimAccountDB
 from n2vc.definitions import RelationEndpoint
-from n2vc.k8s_helm_conn import K8sHelmConnector
 from n2vc.k8s_helm3_conn import K8sHelm3Connector
 from n2vc.k8s_juju_conn import K8sJujuConnector
 
@@ -103,6 +106,11 @@ from osm_common.fsbase import FsException
 
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.database.database import Database
 from osm_lcm.data_utils.filesystem.filesystem import Filesystem
+from osm_lcm.data_utils.wim import (
+    get_sdn_ports,
+    get_target_wim_attrs,
+    select_feasible_wim_account,
+)
 
 from n2vc.n2vc_juju_conn import N2VCJujuConnector
 from n2vc.exceptions import N2VCException, N2VCNotFound, K8sException
@@ -115,33 +123,27 @@ from copy import copy, deepcopy
 from time import time
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from random import randint
+from random import SystemRandom
 
 __author__ = "Alfonso Tierno <alfonso.tiernosepulveda@telefonica.com>"
 
 
 class NsLcm(LcmBase):
-    timeout_vca_on_error = (
-        5 * 60
-    )  # Time for charm from first time at blocked,error status to mark as failed
-    timeout_ns_deploy = 2 * 3600  # default global timeout for deployment a ns
-    timeout_ns_terminate = 1800  # default global timeout for un deployment a ns
-    timeout_ns_heal = 1800  # default global timeout for un deployment a ns
-    timeout_charm_delete = 10 * 60
-    timeout_primitive = 30 * 60  # timeout for primitive execution
-    timeout_ns_update = 30 * 60  # timeout for ns update
-    timeout_progress_primitive = (
-        10 * 60
-    )  # timeout for some progress in a primitive execution
-    timeout_migrate = 1800  # default global timeout for migrating vnfs
-    timeout_operate = 1800  # default global timeout for migrating vnfs
-    timeout_verticalscale = 1800  # default global timeout for Vertical Sclaing
     SUBOPERATION_STATUS_NOT_FOUND = -1
     SUBOPERATION_STATUS_NEW = -2
     SUBOPERATION_STATUS_SKIP = -3
+    EE_TLS_NAME = "ee-tls"
     task_name_deploy_vca = "Deploying VCA"
-
-    def __init__(self, msg, lcm_tasks, config, loop):
+    rel_operation_types = {
+        "GE": ">=",
+        "LE": "<=",
+        "GT": ">",
+        "LT": "<",
+        "EQ": "==",
+        "NE": "!=",
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, msg, lcm_tasks, config: LcmCfg):
         """
         Init, Connect to database, filesystem storage, and messaging
         :param config: two level dictionary with configuration. Top level should contain 'database', 'storage',
@@ -151,17 +153,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
         self.db = Database().instance.db
         self.fs = Filesystem().instance.fs
-        self.loop = loop
         self.lcm_tasks = lcm_tasks
-        self.timeout = config["timeout"]
-        self.ro_config = config["ro_config"]
-        self.ng_ro = config["ro_config"].get("ng")
-        self.vca_config = config["VCA"].copy()
+        self.timeout = config.timeout
+        self.ro_config = config.RO
+        self.vca_config = config.VCA
 
         # create N2VC connector
         self.n2vc = N2VCJujuConnector(
             log=self.logger,
-            loop=self.loop,
             on_update_db=self._on_update_n2vc_db,
             fs=self.fs,
             db=self.db,
@@ -169,23 +168,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
         self.conn_helm_ee = LCMHelmConn(
             log=self.logger,
-            loop=self.loop,
             vca_config=self.vca_config,
             on_update_db=self._on_update_n2vc_db,
         )
 
-        self.k8sclusterhelm2 = K8sHelmConnector(
-            kubectl_command=self.vca_config.get("kubectlpath"),
-            helm_command=self.vca_config.get("helmpath"),
-            log=self.logger,
-            on_update_db=None,
-            fs=self.fs,
-            db=self.db,
-        )
-
         self.k8sclusterhelm3 = K8sHelm3Connector(
-            kubectl_command=self.vca_config.get("kubectlpath"),
-            helm_command=self.vca_config.get("helm3path"),
+            kubectl_command=self.vca_config.kubectlpath,
+            helm_command=self.vca_config.helm3path,
             fs=self.fs,
             log=self.logger,
             db=self.db,
@@ -193,17 +182,15 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         )
 
         self.k8sclusterjuju = K8sJujuConnector(
-            kubectl_command=self.vca_config.get("kubectlpath"),
-            juju_command=self.vca_config.get("jujupath"),
+            kubectl_command=self.vca_config.kubectlpath,
+            juju_command=self.vca_config.jujupath,
             log=self.logger,
-            loop=self.loop,
             on_update_db=self._on_update_k8s_db,
             fs=self.fs,
             db=self.db,
         )
 
         self.k8scluster_map = {
-            "helm-chart": self.k8sclusterhelm2,
             "helm-chart-v3": self.k8sclusterhelm3,
             "chart": self.k8sclusterhelm3,
             "juju-bundle": self.k8sclusterjuju,
@@ -219,7 +206,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         }
 
         # create RO client
-        self.RO = NgRoClient(self.loop, **self.ro_config)
+        self.RO = NgRoClient(**self.ro_config.to_dict())
 
         self.op_status_map = {
             "instantiation": self.RO.status,
@@ -253,7 +240,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         return None
 
     def _on_update_ro_db(self, nsrs_id, ro_descriptor):
-
         # self.logger.debug('_on_update_ro_db(nsrs_id={}'.format(nsrs_id))
 
         try:
@@ -271,7 +257,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             )
 
     async def _on_update_n2vc_db(self, table, filter, path, updated_data, vca_id=None):
-
         # remove last dot from path (if exists)
         if path.endswith("."):
             path = path[:-1]
@@ -279,7 +264,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         # self.logger.debug('_on_update_n2vc_db(table={}, filter={}, path={}, updated_data={}'
         #                   .format(table, filter, path, updated_data))
         try:
-
             nsr_id = filter.get("_id")
 
             # read ns record from database
@@ -540,7 +524,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             return wim_account
 
     def scale_vnfr(self, db_vnfr, vdu_create=None, vdu_delete=None, mark_delete=False):
-
         db_vdu_push_list = []
         template_vdur = []
         db_update = {"_admin.modified": time()}
@@ -828,7 +811,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         start_deploy,
         timeout_ns_deploy,
     ):
-
         db_vims = {}
 
         def get_vim_account(vim_account_id):
@@ -844,9 +826,9 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             target_vim, target_vld, vld_params, target_sdn
         ):
             if vld_params.get("ip-profile"):
-                target_vld["vim_info"][target_vim]["ip_profile"] = vld_params[
-                    "ip-profile"
-                ]
+                target_vld["vim_info"][target_vim]["ip_profile"] = vld_to_ro_ip_profile(
+                    vld_params["ip-profile"]
+                )
             if vld_params.get("provider-network"):
                 target_vld["vim_info"][target_vim]["provider_network"] = vld_params[
                     "provider-network"
@@ -855,9 +837,30 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     target_vld["vim_info"][target_sdn]["sdn-ports"] = vld_params[
                         "provider-network"
                     ]["sdn-ports"]
-            if vld_params.get("wimAccountId"):
-                target_wim = "wim:{}".format(vld_params["wimAccountId"])
-                target_vld["vim_info"][target_wim] = {}
+
+            # check if WIM is needed; if needed, choose a feasible WIM able to connect VIMs
+            # if wim_account_id is specified in vld_params, validate if it is feasible.
+            wim_account_id, db_wim = select_feasible_wim_account(
+                db_nsr, db_vnfrs, target_vld, vld_params, self.logger
+            )
+
+            if wim_account_id:
+                # WIM is needed and a feasible one was found, populate WIM target and SDN ports
+                self.logger.info("WIM selected: {:s}".format(str(wim_account_id)))
+                # update vld_params with correct WIM account Id
+                vld_params["wimAccountId"] = wim_account_id
+
+                target_wim = "wim:{}".format(wim_account_id)
+                target_wim_attrs = get_target_wim_attrs(nsr_id, target_vld, vld_params)
+                sdn_ports = get_sdn_ports(vld_params, db_wim)
+                if len(sdn_ports) > 0:
+                    target_vld["vim_info"][target_wim] = target_wim_attrs
+                    target_vld["vim_info"][target_wim]["sdn-ports"] = sdn_ports
+
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    "Target VLD with WIM data: {:s}".format(str(target_vld))
+                )
+
             for param in ("vim-network-name", "vim-network-id"):
                 if vld_params.get(param):
                     if isinstance(vld_params[param], dict):
@@ -890,7 +893,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     )
                     vdur = next((vdur for vdur in target_vnf.get("vdur", ())), None)
                     if not vdur:
-                        return
+                        continue
                     for a_index, a_vld in enumerate(target["ns"]["vld"]):
                         target_vld = find_in_list(
                             get_iterable(vdur, "interfaces"),
@@ -902,7 +905,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             lambda v_vld: v_vld["name"] in (a_vld["name"], a_vld["id"]),
                         )
                         if target_vld:
-
                             if vnf_params.get("vimAccountId") not in a_vld.get(
                                 "vim_info", {}
                             ):
@@ -959,6 +961,10 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             image["vim_info"] = {}
         for flavor in target["flavor"]:
             flavor["vim_info"] = {}
+        if db_nsr.get("shared-volumes"):
+            target["shared-volumes"] = deepcopy(db_nsr["shared-volumes"])
+            for shared_volumes in target["shared-volumes"]:
+                shared_volumes["vim_info"] = {}
         if db_nsr.get("affinity-or-anti-affinity-group"):
             target["affinity-or-anti-affinity-group"] = deepcopy(
                 db_nsr["affinity-or-anti-affinity-group"]
@@ -1001,16 +1007,16 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             # check if this network needs SDN assist
             if vld.get("pci-interfaces"):
                 db_vim = get_vim_account(ns_params["vimAccountId"])
-                sdnc_id = db_vim["config"].get("sdn-controller")
-                if sdnc_id:
-                    sdn_vld = "nsrs:{}:vld.{}".format(nsr_id, vld["id"])
-                    target_sdn = "sdn:{}".format(sdnc_id)
-                    target_vld["vim_info"][target_sdn] = {
-                        "sdn": True,
-                        "target_vim": target_vim,
-                        "vlds": [sdn_vld],
-                        "type": vld.get("type"),
-                    }
+                if vim_config := db_vim.get("config"):
+                    if sdnc_id := vim_config.get("sdn-controller"):
+                        sdn_vld = "nsrs:{}:vld.{}".format(nsr_id, vld["id"])
+                        target_sdn = "sdn:{}".format(sdnc_id)
+                        target_vld["vim_info"][target_sdn] = {
+                            "sdn": True,
+                            "target_vim": target_vim,
+                            "vlds": [sdn_vld],
+                            "type": vld.get("type"),
+                        }
 
             nsd_vnf_profiles = get_vnf_profiles(nsd)
             for nsd_vnf_profile in nsd_vnf_profiles:
@@ -1037,27 +1043,9 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 and nsd_vlp.get("virtual-link-protocol-data")
                 and nsd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"].get("l3-protocol-data")
             ):
-                ip_profile_source_data = nsd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"][
+                vld_params["ip-profile"] = nsd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"][
                     "l3-protocol-data"
                 ]
-                ip_profile_dest_data = {}
-                if "ip-version" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                    ip_profile_dest_data["ip-version"] = ip_profile_source_data[
-                        "ip-version"
-                    ]
-                if "cidr" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                    ip_profile_dest_data["subnet-address"] = ip_profile_source_data[
-                        "cidr"
-                    ]
-                if "gateway-ip" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                    ip_profile_dest_data["gateway-address"] = ip_profile_source_data[
-                        "gateway-ip"
-                    ]
-                if "dhcp-enabled" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                    ip_profile_dest_data["dhcp-params"] = {
-                        "enabled": ip_profile_source_data["dhcp-enabled"]
-                    }
-                vld_params["ip-profile"] = ip_profile_dest_data
 
             # update vld_params with instantiation params
             vld_instantiation_params = find_in_list(
@@ -1123,28 +1111,9 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     and vnfd_vlp.get("virtual-link-protocol-data")
                     and vnfd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"].get("l3-protocol-data")
                 ):
-                    ip_profile_source_data = vnfd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"][
+                    vld_params["ip-profile"] = vnfd_vlp["virtual-link-protocol-data"][
                         "l3-protocol-data"
                     ]
-                    ip_profile_dest_data = {}
-                    if "ip-version" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                        ip_profile_dest_data["ip-version"] = ip_profile_source_data[
-                            "ip-version"
-                        ]
-                    if "cidr" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                        ip_profile_dest_data["subnet-address"] = ip_profile_source_data[
-                            "cidr"
-                        ]
-                    if "gateway-ip" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                        ip_profile_dest_data[
-                            "gateway-address"
-                        ] = ip_profile_source_data["gateway-ip"]
-                    if "dhcp-enabled" in ip_profile_source_data:
-                        ip_profile_dest_data["dhcp-params"] = {
-                            "enabled": ip_profile_source_data["dhcp-enabled"]
-                        }
-
-                    vld_params["ip-profile"] = ip_profile_dest_data
                 # update vld_params with instantiation params
                 if vnf_params:
                     vld_instantiation_params = find_in_list(
@@ -1266,6 +1235,15 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         if target_vim not in ns_ags["vim_info"]:
                             ns_ags["vim_info"][target_vim] = {}
 
+                # shared-volumes
+                if vdur.get("shared-volumes-id"):
+                    for sv_id in vdur["shared-volumes-id"]:
+                        ns_sv = find_in_list(
+                            target["shared-volumes"], lambda sv: sv_id in sv["id"]
+                        )
+                        if ns_sv:
+                            ns_sv["vim_info"][target_vim] = {}
+
                 vdur["vim_info"] = {target_vim: {}}
                 # instantiation parameters
                 if vnf_params:
@@ -1279,6 +1257,9 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             vdu_instantiation_params, vdud
                         )
                         vdur["additionalParams"]["OSM"]["vdu_volumes"] = vdu_volumes
+                        vdur["additionalParams"]["OSM"][
+                            "vim_flavor_id"
+                        ] = vdu_instantiation_params.get("vim-flavor-id")
                 vdur_list.append(vdur)
             target_vnf["vdur"] = vdur_list
             target["vnf"].append(target_vnf)
@@ -1344,7 +1325,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
                 self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
                 self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-            await asyncio.sleep(15, loop=self.loop)
+            await asyncio.sleep(15)
         else:  # timeout_ns_deploy
             raise NgRoException("Timeout waiting ns to deploy")
 
@@ -1365,7 +1346,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             }
             desc = await self.RO.deploy(nsr_id, target)
             action_id = desc["action_id"]
-            db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_delete_action_id"] = action_id
             db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETING"
             self.logger.debug(
                 logging_text
@@ -1383,20 +1363,17 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 stage,
                 operation="termination",
             )
-
-            db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_delete_action_id"] = None
             db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETED"
             # delete all nsr
             await self.RO.delete(nsr_id)
-        except Exception as e:
-            if isinstance(e, NgRoException) and e.http_code == 404:  # not found
+        except NgRoException as e:
+            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_action_id={} already deleted".format(action_id)
                 )
-            elif isinstance(e, NgRoException) and e.http_code == 409:  # conflict
+            elif e.http_code == 409:  # conflict
                 failed_detail.append("delete conflict: {}".format(e))
                 self.logger.debug(
                     logging_text
@@ -1408,6 +1385,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     logging_text
                     + "RO_action_id={} delete error: {}".format(action_id, e)
                 )
+        except Exception as e:
+            failed_detail.append("delete error: {}".format(e))
+            self.logger.error(
+                logging_text + "RO_action_id={} delete error: {}".format(action_id, e)
+            )
 
         if failed_detail:
             stage[2] = "Error deleting from VIM"
@@ -1452,9 +1434,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             if ns_params and ns_params.get("timeout_ns_deploy"):
                 timeout_ns_deploy = ns_params["timeout_ns_deploy"]
             else:
-                timeout_ns_deploy = self.timeout.get(
-                    "ns_deploy", self.timeout_ns_deploy
-                )
+                timeout_ns_deploy = self.timeout.ns_deploy
 
             # Check for and optionally request placement optimization. Database will be updated if placement activated
             stage[2] = "Waiting for Placement."
@@ -1531,7 +1511,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "target KDU={} is in error state".format(kdu_name)
                     )
 
-            await asyncio.sleep(10, loop=self.loop)
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
             nb_tries += 1
         raise LcmException("Timeout waiting KDU={} instantiated".format(kdu_name))
 
@@ -1551,21 +1531,18 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         """
 
         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Starting wait_vm_up_insert_key_ro")
-        ro_nsr_id = None
         ip_address = None
-        nb_tries = 0
         target_vdu_id = None
         ro_retries = 0
 
         while True:
-
             ro_retries += 1
             if ro_retries >= 360:  # 1 hour
                 raise LcmException(
                     "Not found _admin.deployed.RO.nsr_id for nsr_id: {}".format(nsr_id)
                 )
 
-            await asyncio.sleep(10, loop=self.loop)
+            await asyncio.sleep(10)
 
             # get ip address
             if not target_vdu_id:
@@ -1641,74 +1618,24 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     self.logger.error(logging_text + "Cannot inject ssh-ky to a PDU")
                     return ip_address
                 try:
-                    ro_vm_id = "{}-{}".format(
-                        db_vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"], target_vdu_id
-                    )  # TODO add vdu_index
-                    if self.ng_ro:
-                        target = {
-                            "action": {
-                                "action": "inject_ssh_key",
-                                "key": pub_key,
-                                "user": user,
-                            },
-                            "vnf": [{"_id": vnfr_id, "vdur": [{"id": vdur["id"]}]}],
-                        }
-                        desc = await self.RO.deploy(nsr_id, target)
-                        action_id = desc["action_id"]
-                        await self._wait_ng_ro(
-                            nsr_id, action_id, timeout=600, operation="instantiation"
-                        )
-                        break
-                    else:
-                        # wait until NS is deployed at RO
-                        if not ro_nsr_id:
-                            db_nsrs = self.db.get_one("nsrs", {"_id": nsr_id})
-                            ro_nsr_id = deep_get(
-                                db_nsrs, ("_admin", "deployed", "RO", "nsr_id")
-                            )
-                        if not ro_nsr_id:
-                            continue
-                        result_dict = await self.RO.create_action(
-                            item="ns",
-                            item_id_name=ro_nsr_id,
-                            descriptor={
-                                "add_public_key": pub_key,
-                                "vms": [ro_vm_id],
-                                "user": user,
-                            },
-                        )
-                        # result_dict contains the format {VM-id: {vim_result: 200, description: text}}
-                        if not result_dict or not isinstance(result_dict, dict):
-                            raise LcmException(
-                                "Unknown response from RO when injecting key"
-                            )
-                        for result in result_dict.values():
-                            if result.get("vim_result") == 200:
-                                break
-                            else:
-                                raise ROclient.ROClientException(
-                                    "error injecting key: {}".format(
-                                        result.get("description")
-                                    )
-                                )
-                        break
+                    target = {
+                        "action": {
+                            "action": "inject_ssh_key",
+                            "key": pub_key,
+                            "user": user,
+                        },
+                        "vnf": [{"_id": vnfr_id, "vdur": [{"id": vdur["id"]}]}],
+                    }
+                    desc = await self.RO.deploy(nsr_id, target)
+                    action_id = desc["action_id"]
+                    await self._wait_ng_ro(
+                        nsr_id, action_id, timeout=600, operation="instantiation"
+                    )
+                    break
                 except NgRoException as e:
                     raise LcmException(
                         "Reaching max tries injecting key. Error: {}".format(e)
                     )
-                except ROclient.ROClientException as e:
-                    if not nb_tries:
-                        self.logger.debug(
-                            logging_text
-                            + "error injecting key: {}. Retrying until {} seconds".format(
-                                e, 20 * 10
-                            )
-                        )
-                    nb_tries += 1
-                    if nb_tries >= 20:
-                        raise LcmException(
-                            "Reaching max tries injecting key. Error: {}".format(e)
-                        )
             else:
                 break
 
@@ -1771,6 +1698,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         vdu_id,
         kdu_name,
         vdu_index,
+        kdu_index,
         config_descriptor,
         deploy_params,
         base_folder,
@@ -1792,7 +1720,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         }
         step = ""
         try:
-
             element_type = "NS"
             element_under_configuration = nsr_id
 
@@ -1875,8 +1802,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
             vca_id = self.get_vca_id(db_vnfr, db_nsr)
             # create or register execution environment in VCA
-            if vca_type in ("lxc_proxy_charm", "k8s_proxy_charm", "helm", "helm-v3"):
-
+            if vca_type in ("lxc_proxy_charm", "k8s_proxy_charm", "helm-v3"):
                 self._write_configuration_status(
                     nsr_id=nsr_id,
                     vca_index=vca_index,
@@ -1898,11 +1824,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         db_dict=db_dict,
                         vca_id=vca_id,
                     )
-                elif vca_type == "helm" or vca_type == "helm-v3":
+                elif vca_type == "helm-v3":
                     ee_id, credentials = await self.vca_map[
                         vca_type
                     ].create_execution_environment(
-                        namespace=namespace,
+                        namespace=nsr_id,
                         reuse_ee_id=ee_id,
                         db_dict=db_dict,
                         config=osm_config,
@@ -2032,16 +1958,19 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             )
 
             # add relations for this VCA (wait for other peers related with this VCA)
-            await self._add_vca_relations(
+            is_relation_added = await self._add_vca_relations(
                 logging_text=logging_text,
                 nsr_id=nsr_id,
                 vca_type=vca_type,
                 vca_index=vca_index,
             )
 
+            if not is_relation_added:
+                raise LcmException("Relations could not be added to VCA.")
+
             # if SSH access is required, then get execution environment SSH public
             # if native charm we have waited already to VM be UP
-            if vca_type in ("k8s_proxy_charm", "lxc_proxy_charm", "helm", "helm-v3"):
+            if vca_type in ("k8s_proxy_charm", "lxc_proxy_charm", "helm-v3"):
                 pub_key = None
                 user = None
                 # self.logger.debug("get ssh key block")
@@ -2183,7 +2112,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 # TODO register in database that primitive is done
 
             # STEP 7 Configure metrics
-            if vca_type == "helm" or vca_type == "helm-v3":
+            if vca_type == "helm-v3":
                 # TODO: review for those cases where the helm chart is a reference and
                 # is not part of the NF package
                 prometheus_jobs = await self.extract_prometheus_scrape_jobs(
@@ -2193,6 +2122,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vnfr_id=vnfr_id,
                     nsr_id=nsr_id,
                     target_ip=rw_mgmt_ip,
+                    element_type=element_type,
+                    vnf_member_index=db_vnfr.get("member-vnf-index-ref", ""),
+                    vdu_id=vdu_id,
+                    vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                    kdu_name=kdu_name,
+                    kdu_index=kdu_index,
                 )
                 if prometheus_jobs:
                     self.update_db_2(
@@ -2228,7 +2163,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self._write_configuration_status(
                 nsr_id=nsr_id, vca_index=vca_index, status="BROKEN"
             )
-            raise LcmException("{} {}".format(step, e)) from e
+            raise LcmException("{}. {}".format(step, e)) from e
 
     def _write_ns_status(
         self,
@@ -2328,7 +2263,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         element_type: str = None,
         other_update: dict = None,
     ):
-
         # self.logger.debug('_write_configuration_status(): vca_index={}, status={}'
         #                   .format(vca_index, status))
 
@@ -2369,9 +2303,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self.logger.debug(
                 logging_text + "Invoke and wait for placement optimization"
             )
-            await self.msg.aiowrite(
-                "pla", "get_placement", {"nslcmopId": nslcmop_id}, loop=self.loop
-            )
+            await self.msg.aiowrite("pla", "get_placement", {"nslcmopId": nslcmop_id})
             db_poll_interval = 5
             wait = db_poll_interval * 10
             pla_result = None
@@ -2400,6 +2332,299 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 vnfr["vim-account-id"] = pla_vnf["vimAccountId"]
         return modified
 
+    def _gather_vnfr_healing_alerts(self, vnfr, vnfd):
+        alerts = []
+        nsr_id = vnfr["nsr-id-ref"]
+        df = vnfd.get("df", [{}])[0]
+        # Checking for auto-healing configuration
+        if "healing-aspect" in df:
+            healing_aspects = df["healing-aspect"]
+            for healing in healing_aspects:
+                for healing_policy in healing.get("healing-policy", ()):
+                    vdu_id = healing_policy["vdu-id"]
+                    vdur = next(
+                        (vdur for vdur in vnfr["vdur"] if vdu_id == vdur["vdu-id-ref"]),
+                        {},
+                    )
+                    if not vdur:
+                        continue
+                    metric_name = "vm_status"
+                    vdu_name = vdur.get("name")
+                    vnf_member_index = vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]
+                    uuid = str(uuid4())
+                    name = f"healing_{uuid}"
+                    action = healing_policy
+                    # action_on_recovery = healing.get("action-on-recovery")
+                    # cooldown_time = healing.get("cooldown-time")
+                    # day1 = healing.get("day1")
+                    alert = {
+                        "uuid": uuid,
+                        "name": name,
+                        "metric": metric_name,
+                        "tags": {
+                            "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                            "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                            "vdu_name": vdu_name,
+                        },
+                        "alarm_status": "ok",
+                        "action_type": "healing",
+                        "action": action,
+                    }
+                    alerts.append(alert)
+        return alerts
+
+    def _gather_vnfr_scaling_alerts(self, vnfr, vnfd):
+        alerts = []
+        nsr_id = vnfr["nsr-id-ref"]
+        df = vnfd.get("df", [{}])[0]
+        # Checking for auto-scaling configuration
+        if "scaling-aspect" in df:
+            scaling_aspects = df["scaling-aspect"]
+            all_vnfd_monitoring_params = {}
+            for ivld in vnfd.get("int-virtual-link-desc", ()):
+                for mp in ivld.get("monitoring-parameters", ()):
+                    all_vnfd_monitoring_params[mp.get("id")] = mp
+            for vdu in vnfd.get("vdu", ()):
+                for mp in vdu.get("monitoring-parameter", ()):
+                    all_vnfd_monitoring_params[mp.get("id")] = mp
+            for df in vnfd.get("df", ()):
+                for mp in df.get("monitoring-parameter", ()):
+                    all_vnfd_monitoring_params[mp.get("id")] = mp
+            for scaling_aspect in scaling_aspects:
+                scaling_group_name = scaling_aspect.get("name", "")
+                # Get monitored VDUs
+                all_monitored_vdus = set()
+                for delta in scaling_aspect.get("aspect-delta-details", {}).get(
+                    "deltas", ()
+                ):
+                    for vdu_delta in delta.get("vdu-delta", ()):
+                        all_monitored_vdus.add(vdu_delta.get("id"))
+                monitored_vdurs = list(
+                    filter(
+                        lambda vdur: vdur["vdu-id-ref"] in all_monitored_vdus,
+                        vnfr["vdur"],
+                    )
+                )
+                if not monitored_vdurs:
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        "Scaling criteria is referring to a vnf-monitoring-param that does not contain a reference to a vdu or vnf metric"
+                    )
+                    continue
+                for scaling_policy in scaling_aspect.get("scaling-policy", ()):
+                    if scaling_policy["scaling-type"] != "automatic":
+                        continue
+                    threshold_time = scaling_policy.get("threshold-time", "1")
+                    cooldown_time = scaling_policy.get("cooldown-time", "0")
+                    for scaling_criteria in scaling_policy["scaling-criteria"]:
+                        monitoring_param_ref = scaling_criteria.get(
+                            "vnf-monitoring-param-ref"
+                        )
+                        vnf_monitoring_param = all_vnfd_monitoring_params[
+                            monitoring_param_ref
+                        ]
+                        for vdur in monitored_vdurs:
+                            vdu_id = vdur["vdu-id-ref"]
+                            metric_name = vnf_monitoring_param.get("performance-metric")
+                            metric_name = f"osm_{metric_name}"
+                            vnf_member_index = vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]
+                            scalein_threshold = scaling_criteria.get(
+                                "scale-in-threshold"
+                            )
+                            scaleout_threshold = scaling_criteria.get(
+                                "scale-out-threshold"
+                            )
+                            # Looking for min/max-number-of-instances
+                            instances_min_number = 1
+                            instances_max_number = 1
+                            vdu_profile = df["vdu-profile"]
+                            if vdu_profile:
+                                profile = next(
+                                    item for item in vdu_profile if item["id"] == vdu_id
+                                )
+                                instances_min_number = profile.get(
+                                    "min-number-of-instances", 1
+                                )
+                                instances_max_number = profile.get(
+                                    "max-number-of-instances", 1
+                                )
+
+                            if scalein_threshold:
+                                uuid = str(uuid4())
+                                name = f"scalein_{uuid}"
+                                operation = scaling_criteria[
+                                    "scale-in-relational-operation"
+                                ]
+                                rel_operator = self.rel_operation_types.get(
+                                    operation, "<="
+                                )
+                                metric_selector = f'{metric_name}{{ns_id="{nsr_id}", vnf_member_index="{vnf_member_index}", vdu_id="{vdu_id}"}}'
+                                expression = f"(count ({metric_selector}) > {instances_min_number}) and (avg({metric_selector}) {rel_operator} {scalein_threshold})"
+                                labels = {
+                                    "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                                    "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                                    "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                                }
+                                prom_cfg = {
+                                    "alert": name,
+                                    "expr": expression,
+                                    "for": str(threshold_time) + "m",
+                                    "labels": labels,
+                                }
+                                action = scaling_policy
+                                action = {
+                                    "scaling-group": scaling_group_name,
+                                    "cooldown-time": cooldown_time,
+                                }
+                                alert = {
+                                    "uuid": uuid,
+                                    "name": name,
+                                    "metric": metric_name,
+                                    "tags": {
+                                        "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                                        "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                                        "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                                    },
+                                    "alarm_status": "ok",
+                                    "action_type": "scale_in",
+                                    "action": action,
+                                    "prometheus_config": prom_cfg,
+                                }
+                                alerts.append(alert)
+
+                            if scaleout_threshold:
+                                uuid = str(uuid4())
+                                name = f"scaleout_{uuid}"
+                                operation = scaling_criteria[
+                                    "scale-out-relational-operation"
+                                ]
+                                rel_operator = self.rel_operation_types.get(
+                                    operation, "<="
+                                )
+                                metric_selector = f'{metric_name}{{ns_id="{nsr_id}", vnf_member_index="{vnf_member_index}", vdu_id="{vdu_id}"}}'
+                                expression = f"(count ({metric_selector}) < {instances_max_number}) and (avg({metric_selector}) {rel_operator} {scaleout_threshold})"
+                                labels = {
+                                    "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                                    "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                                    "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                                }
+                                prom_cfg = {
+                                    "alert": name,
+                                    "expr": expression,
+                                    "for": str(threshold_time) + "m",
+                                    "labels": labels,
+                                }
+                                action = scaling_policy
+                                action = {
+                                    "scaling-group": scaling_group_name,
+                                    "cooldown-time": cooldown_time,
+                                }
+                                alert = {
+                                    "uuid": uuid,
+                                    "name": name,
+                                    "metric": metric_name,
+                                    "tags": {
+                                        "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                                        "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                                        "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                                    },
+                                    "alarm_status": "ok",
+                                    "action_type": "scale_out",
+                                    "action": action,
+                                    "prometheus_config": prom_cfg,
+                                }
+                                alerts.append(alert)
+        return alerts
+
+    def _gather_vnfr_alarm_alerts(self, vnfr, vnfd):
+        alerts = []
+        nsr_id = vnfr["nsr-id-ref"]
+        vnf_member_index = vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]
+
+        # Checking for VNF alarm configuration
+        for vdur in vnfr["vdur"]:
+            vdu_id = vdur["vdu-id-ref"]
+            vdu = next(filter(lambda vdu: vdu["id"] == vdu_id, vnfd["vdu"]))
+            if "alarm" in vdu:
+                # Get VDU monitoring params, since alerts are based on them
+                vdu_monitoring_params = {}
+                for mp in vdu.get("monitoring-parameter", []):
+                    vdu_monitoring_params[mp.get("id")] = mp
+                if not vdu_monitoring_params:
+                    self.logger.error(
+                        "VDU alarm refers to a VDU monitoring param, but there are no VDU monitoring params in the VDU"
+                    )
+                    continue
+                # Get alarms in the VDU
+                alarm_descriptors = vdu["alarm"]
+                # Create VDU alarms for each alarm in the VDU
+                for alarm_descriptor in alarm_descriptors:
+                    # Check that the VDU alarm refers to a proper monitoring param
+                    alarm_monitoring_param = alarm_descriptor.get(
+                        "vnf-monitoring-param-ref", ""
+                    )
+                    vdu_specific_monitoring_param = vdu_monitoring_params.get(
+                        alarm_monitoring_param, {}
+                    )
+                    if not vdu_specific_monitoring_param:
+                        self.logger.error(
+                            "VDU alarm refers to a VDU monitoring param not present in the VDU"
+                        )
+                        continue
+                    metric_name = vdu_specific_monitoring_param.get(
+                        "performance-metric"
+                    )
+                    if not metric_name:
+                        self.logger.error(
+                            "VDU alarm refers to a VDU monitoring param that has no associated performance-metric"
+                        )
+                        continue
+                    # Set params of the alarm to be created in Prometheus
+                    metric_name = f"osm_{metric_name}"
+                    metric_threshold = alarm_descriptor.get("value")
+                    uuid = str(uuid4())
+                    alert_name = f"vdu_alarm_{uuid}"
+                    operation = alarm_descriptor["operation"]
+                    rel_operator = self.rel_operation_types.get(operation, "<=")
+                    metric_selector = f'{metric_name}{{ns_id="{nsr_id}", vnf_member_index="{vnf_member_index}", vdu_id="{vdu_id}"}}'
+                    expression = f"{metric_selector} {rel_operator} {metric_threshold}"
+                    labels = {
+                        "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                        "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                        "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                        "vdu_name": "{{ $labels.vdu_name }}",
+                    }
+                    prom_cfg = {
+                        "alert": alert_name,
+                        "expr": expression,
+                        "for": "1m",  # default value. Ideally, this should be related to an IM param, but there is not such param
+                        "labels": labels,
+                    }
+                    alarm_action = dict()
+                    for action_type in ["ok", "insufficient-data", "alarm"]:
+                        if (
+                            "actions" in alarm_descriptor
+                            and action_type in alarm_descriptor["actions"]
+                        ):
+                            alarm_action[action_type] = alarm_descriptor["actions"][
+                                action_type
+                            ]
+                    alert = {
+                        "uuid": uuid,
+                        "name": alert_name,
+                        "metric": metric_name,
+                        "tags": {
+                            "ns_id": nsr_id,
+                            "vnf_member_index": vnf_member_index,
+                            "vdu_id": vdu_id,
+                        },
+                        "alarm_status": "ok",
+                        "action_type": "vdu_alarm",
+                        "action": alarm_action,
+                        "prometheus_config": prom_cfg,
+                    }
+                    alerts.append(alert)
+        return alerts
+
     def update_nsrs_with_pla_result(self, params):
         try:
             nslcmop_id = deep_get(params, ("placement", "nslcmopId"))
@@ -2441,6 +2666,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         # update operation on nslcmops
         db_nslcmop_update = {}
 
+        timeout_ns_deploy = self.timeout.ns_deploy
+
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
         db_vnfrs = {}  # vnf's info indexed by member-index
         # n2vc_info = {}
@@ -2481,10 +2708,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             ns_params = db_nslcmop.get("operationParams")
             if ns_params and ns_params.get("timeout_ns_deploy"):
                 timeout_ns_deploy = ns_params["timeout_ns_deploy"]
-            else:
-                timeout_ns_deploy = self.timeout.get(
-                    "ns_deploy", self.timeout_ns_deploy
-                )
 
             # read from db: ns
             stage[1] = "Getting nsr={} from db.".format(nsr_id)
@@ -2585,8 +2808,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             # feature 1429. Add n2vc public key to needed VMs
             n2vc_key = self.n2vc.get_public_key()
             n2vc_key_list = [n2vc_key]
-            if self.vca_config.get("public_key"):
-                n2vc_key_list.append(self.vca_config["public_key"])
+            if self.vca_config.public_key:
+                n2vc_key_list.append(self.vca_config.public_key)
 
             stage[1] = "Deploying NS at VIM."
             task_ro = asyncio.ensure_future(
@@ -2609,6 +2832,20 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             stage[1] = "Deploying Execution Environments."
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
 
+            # create namespace and certificate if any helm based EE is present in the NS
+            if check_helm_ee_in_ns(db_vnfds):
+                await self.vca_map["helm-v3"].setup_ns_namespace(
+                    name=nsr_id,
+                )
+                # create TLS certificates
+                await self.vca_map["helm-v3"].create_tls_certificate(
+                    secret_name=self.EE_TLS_NAME,
+                    dns_prefix="*",
+                    nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                    usage="server auth",
+                    namespace=nsr_id,
+                )
+
             nsi_id = None  # TODO put nsi_id when this nsr belongs to a NSI
             for vnf_profile in get_vnf_profiles(nsd):
                 vnfd_id = vnf_profile["vnfd-id"]
@@ -2620,6 +2857,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 vdu_index = 0
                 vdu_name = None
                 kdu_name = None
+                kdu_index = None
 
                 # Get additional parameters
                 deploy_params = {"OSM": get_osm_params(db_vnfr)}
@@ -2643,6 +2881,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         kdu_name=kdu_name,
                         member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                         vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                        kdu_index=kdu_index,
                         vdu_name=vdu_name,
                         deploy_params=deploy_params,
                         descriptor_config=descriptor_config,
@@ -2675,6 +2914,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     if descriptor_config:
                         vdu_name = None
                         kdu_name = None
+                        kdu_index = None
                         for vdu_index in range(vdud_count):
                             # TODO vnfr_params["rw_mgmt_ip"] = vdur["ip-address"]
                             self._deploy_n2vc(
@@ -2690,6 +2930,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                 vnfd_id=vnfd_id,
                                 vdu_id=vdu_id,
                                 kdu_name=kdu_name,
+                                kdu_index=kdu_index,
                                 member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                                 vdu_index=vdu_index,
                                 vdu_name=vdu_name,
@@ -2706,8 +2947,10 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         vdu_id = None
                         vdu_index = 0
                         vdu_name = None
-                        kdur = next(
-                            x for x in db_vnfr["kdur"] if x["kdu-name"] == kdu_name
+                        kdu_index, kdur = next(
+                            x
+                            for x in enumerate(db_vnfr["kdur"])
+                            if x[1]["kdu-name"] == kdu_name
                         )
                         deploy_params_kdu = {"OSM": get_osm_params(db_vnfr)}
                         if kdur.get("additionalParams"):
@@ -2727,6 +2970,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             kdu_name=kdu_name,
                             member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                             vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                            kdu_index=kdu_index,
                             vdu_name=vdu_name,
                             deploy_params=deploy_params_kdu,
                             descriptor_config=descriptor_config,
@@ -2735,6 +2979,65 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             stage=stage,
                         )
 
+            # Check if each vnf has exporter for metric collection if so update prometheus job records
+            if "exporters-endpoints" in vnfd.get("df")[0]:
+                exporter_config = vnfd.get("df")[0].get("exporters-endpoints")
+                self.logger.debug("exporter config :{}".format(exporter_config))
+                artifact_path = "{}/{}/{}".format(
+                    base_folder["folder"],
+                    base_folder["pkg-dir"],
+                    "exporter-endpoint",
+                )
+                ee_id = None
+                ee_config_descriptor = exporter_config
+                vnfr_id = db_vnfr["id"]
+                rw_mgmt_ip = await self.wait_vm_up_insert_key_ro(
+                    logging_text,
+                    nsr_id,
+                    vnfr_id,
+                    vdu_id=None,
+                    vdu_index=None,
+                    user=None,
+                    pub_key=None,
+                )
+                self.logger.debug("rw_mgmt_ip:{}".format(rw_mgmt_ip))
+                self.logger.debug("Artifact_path:{}".format(artifact_path))
+                db_vnfr = self.db.get_one("vnfrs", {"_id": vnfr_id})
+                vdu_id_for_prom = None
+                vdu_index_for_prom = None
+                for x in get_iterable(db_vnfr, "vdur"):
+                    vdu_id_for_prom = x.get("vdu-id-ref")
+                    vdu_index_for_prom = x.get("count-index")
+                prometheus_jobs = await self.extract_prometheus_scrape_jobs(
+                    ee_id=ee_id,
+                    artifact_path=artifact_path,
+                    ee_config_descriptor=ee_config_descriptor,
+                    vnfr_id=vnfr_id,
+                    nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                    target_ip=rw_mgmt_ip,
+                    element_type="VDU",
+                    vdu_id=vdu_id_for_prom,
+                    vdu_index=vdu_index_for_prom,
+                )
+
+                self.logger.debug("Prometheus job:{}".format(prometheus_jobs))
+                if prometheus_jobs:
+                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.prometheus_jobs"] = prometheus_jobs
+                    self.update_db_2(
+                        "nsrs",
+                        nsr_id,
+                        db_nsr_update,
+                    )
+
+                    for job in prometheus_jobs:
+                        self.db.set_one(
+                            "prometheus_jobs",
+                            {"job_name": job["job_name"]},
+                            job,
+                            upsert=True,
+                            fail_on_empty=False,
+                        )
+
             # Check if this NS has a charm configuration
             descriptor_config = nsd.get("ns-configuration")
             if descriptor_config and descriptor_config.get("juju"):
@@ -2743,6 +3046,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 member_vnf_index = None
                 vdu_id = None
                 kdu_name = None
+                kdu_index = None
                 vdu_index = 0
                 vdu_name = None
 
@@ -2765,6 +3069,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     kdu_name=kdu_name,
                     member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                     vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                    kdu_index=kdu_index,
                     vdu_name=vdu_name,
                     deploy_params=deploy_params,
                     descriptor_config=descriptor_config,
@@ -2815,7 +3120,15 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 stage[1] = stage[2] = ""
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 error_list.append("Cancelled")
-                # TODO cancel all tasks
+                await self._cancel_pending_tasks(logging_text, tasks_dict_info)
+                await self._wait_for_tasks(
+                    logging_text,
+                    tasks_dict_info,
+                    timeout_ns_deploy,
+                    stage,
+                    nslcmop_id,
+                    nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                )
             except Exception as exc:
                 error_list.append(str(exc))
 
@@ -2856,7 +3169,27 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = "Done"
                 db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "Done"
                 nslcmop_operation_state = "COMPLETED"
-
+                # Gather auto-healing and auto-scaling alerts for each vnfr
+                healing_alerts = []
+                scaling_alerts = []
+                for vnfr in self.db.get_list("vnfrs", {"nsr-id-ref": nsr_id}):
+                    vnfd = next(
+                        (sub for sub in db_vnfds if sub["_id"] == vnfr["vnfd-id"]), None
+                    )
+                    healing_alerts = self._gather_vnfr_healing_alerts(vnfr, vnfd)
+                    for alert in healing_alerts:
+                        self.logger.info(f"Storing healing alert in MongoDB: {alert}")
+                        self.db.create("alerts", alert)
+
+                    scaling_alerts = self._gather_vnfr_scaling_alerts(vnfr, vnfd)
+                    for alert in scaling_alerts:
+                        self.logger.info(f"Storing scaling alert in MongoDB: {alert}")
+                        self.db.create("alerts", alert)
+
+                    alarm_alerts = self._gather_vnfr_alarm_alerts(vnfr, vnfd)
+                    for alert in alarm_alerts:
+                        self.logger.info(f"Storing VNF alarm alert in MongoDB: {alert}")
+                        self.db.create("alerts", alert)
             if db_nsr:
                 self._write_ns_status(
                     nsr_id=nsr_id,
@@ -2884,8 +3217,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             "nsr_id": nsr_id,
                             "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                             "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
+                            "startTime": db_nslcmop["startTime"],
+                            "links": db_nslcmop["links"],
+                            "operationParams": {
+                                "nsInstanceId": nsr_id,
+                                "nsdId": db_nsr["nsd-id"],
+                            },
                         },
-                        loop=self.loop,
                     )
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
@@ -2895,9 +3233,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
             self.lcm_tasks.remove("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "ns_instantiate")
 
-    def _get_vnfd(self, vnfd_id: str, cached_vnfds: Dict[str, Any]):
+    def _get_vnfd(self, vnfd_id: str, projects_read: str, cached_vnfds: Dict[str, Any]):
         if vnfd_id not in cached_vnfds:
-            cached_vnfds[vnfd_id] = self.db.get_one("vnfds", {"id": vnfd_id})
+            cached_vnfds[vnfd_id] = self.db.get_one(
+                "vnfds", {"id": vnfd_id, "_admin.projects_read": projects_read}
+            )
         return cached_vnfds[vnfd_id]
 
     def _get_vnfr(self, nsr_id: str, vnf_profile_id: str, cached_vnfrs: Dict[str, Any]):
@@ -2939,7 +3279,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         ]:
             vnf_profile = get_vnf_profile(nsd, ee_relation_data["vnf-profile-id"])
             vnfd_id = vnf_profile["vnfd-id"]
-            db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, cached_vnfds)
+            project = nsd["_admin"]["projects_read"][0]
+            db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, project, cached_vnfds)
             entity_id = (
                 vnfd_id
                 if ee_relation_level == EELevel.VNF
@@ -3009,10 +3350,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         cached_vnfds: Dict[str, Any],
     ) -> List[Relation]:
         relations = []
+        if vca.target_element == "ns":
+            self.logger.debug("VCA is a NS charm, not a VNF.")
+            return relations
         vnf_profile = get_vnf_profile(nsd, vca.vnf_profile_id)
         vnf_profile_id = vnf_profile["id"]
         vnfd_id = vnf_profile["vnfd-id"]
-        db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, cached_vnfds)
+        project = nsd["_admin"]["projects_read"][0]
+        db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, project, cached_vnfds)
         db_vnf_relations = get_relation_list(db_vnfd, vnfd_id)
         for r in db_vnf_relations:
             provider_dict = None
@@ -3067,7 +3412,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             vnf_profiles,
             lambda vnf_profile: vnf_profile["id"] == ee_relation.vnf_profile_id,
         )["vnfd-id"]
-        db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, cached_vnfds)
+        project = nsd["_admin"]["projects_read"][0]
+        db_vnfd = self._get_vnfd(vnfd_id, project, cached_vnfds)
         kdu_resource_profile = get_kdu_resource_profile(
             db_vnfd, ee_relation.kdu_resource_profile_id
         )
@@ -3173,11 +3519,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 requirer_vca_id,
                 relation.requirer.endpoint,
             )
-            await self.vca_map[vca_type].add_relation(
-                provider=provider_relation_endpoint,
-                requirer=requirer_relation_endpoint,
-            )
-            # remove entry from relations list
+            try:
+                await self.vca_map[vca_type].add_relation(
+                    provider=provider_relation_endpoint,
+                    requirer=requirer_relation_endpoint,
+                )
+            except N2VCException as exception:
+                self.logger.error(exception)
+                raise LcmException(exception)
             return True
         return False
 
@@ -3189,7 +3538,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         vca_index: int,
         timeout: int = 3600,
     ) -> bool:
-
         # steps:
         # 1. find all relations for this VCA
         # 2. wait for other peers related
@@ -3267,7 +3615,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         timeout: int = 600,
         vca_id: str = None,
     ):
-
         try:
             k8sclustertype = k8s_instance_info["k8scluster-type"]
             # Instantiate kdu
@@ -3444,9 +3791,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vnfr_data.get("_id"),
                     {"kdur.{}.status".format(kdu_index): "ERROR"},
                 )
-            except Exception:
+            except Exception as error:
                 # ignore to keep original exception
-                pass
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    f"An exception occurred while updating DB: {str(error)}"
+                )
             # reraise original error
             raise
 
@@ -3465,7 +3814,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
         k8scluster_id_2_uuic = {
             "helm-chart-v3": {},
-            "helm-chart": {},
             "juju-bundle": {},
         }
 
@@ -3564,11 +3912,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         # Default version: helm3, if helm-version is v2 assign v2
                         k8sclustertype = "helm-chart-v3"
                         self.logger.debug("kdur: {}".format(kdur))
-                        if (
-                            kdur.get("helm-version")
-                            and kdur.get("helm-version") == "v2"
-                        ):
-                            k8sclustertype = "helm-chart"
                     elif kdur.get("juju-bundle"):
                         kdumodel = kdur["juju-bundle"]
                         k8sclustertype = "juju-bundle"
@@ -3606,8 +3949,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                 kdumodel = self.fs.path + filename
                     except (asyncio.TimeoutError, asyncio.CancelledError):
                         raise
-                    except Exception:  # it is not a file
-                        pass
+                    except Exception as e:  # it is not a file
+                        self.logger.warning(f"An exception occurred: {str(e)}")
 
                     k8s_cluster_id = kdur["k8s-cluster"]["id"]
                     step = "Synchronize repos for k8s cluster '{}'".format(
@@ -3737,6 +4080,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         kdu_name,
         member_vnf_index,
         vdu_index,
+        kdu_index,
         vdu_name,
         deploy_params,
         descriptor_config,
@@ -3788,10 +4132,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vca_type = "native_charm"
             elif ee_item.get("helm-chart"):
                 vca_name = ee_item["helm-chart"]
-                if ee_item.get("helm-version") and ee_item.get("helm-version") == "v2":
-                    vca_type = "helm"
-                else:
-                    vca_type = "helm-v3"
+                vca_type = "helm-v3"
             else:
                 self.logger.debug(
                     logging_text + "skipping non juju neither charm configuration"
@@ -3863,6 +4204,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vdu_id=vdu_id,
                     kdu_name=kdu_name,
                     vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                    kdu_index=kdu_index,
                     deploy_params=deploy_params,
                     config_descriptor=descriptor_config,
                     base_folder=base_folder,
@@ -4120,7 +4462,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         # TODO vdu_index_count
         for vca in vca_deployed_list:
             if vca["member-vnf-index"] == vnf_index and vca["vdu_id"] == vdu_id:
-                return vca["ee_id"]
+                return vca.get("ee_id")
 
     async def destroy_N2VC(
         self,
@@ -4234,213 +4576,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         try:
             await self.n2vc.delete_namespace(
                 namespace=namespace,
-                total_timeout=self.timeout_charm_delete,
+                total_timeout=self.timeout.charm_delete,
                 vca_id=vca_id,
             )
         except N2VCNotFound:  # already deleted. Skip
             pass
         self._write_all_config_status(db_nsr=db_nsr, status="DELETED")
 
-    async def _terminate_RO(
-        self, logging_text, nsr_deployed, nsr_id, nslcmop_id, stage
-    ):
-        """
-        Terminates a deployment from RO
-        :param logging_text:
-        :param nsr_deployed: db_nsr._admin.deployed
-        :param nsr_id:
-        :param nslcmop_id:
-        :param stage: list of string with the content to write on db_nslcmop.detailed-status.
-            this method will update only the index 2, but it will write on database the concatenated content of the list
-        :return:
-        """
-        db_nsr_update = {}
-        failed_detail = []
-        ro_nsr_id = ro_delete_action = None
-        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:
-                stage[2] = "Deleting ns from VIM."
-                db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
-                self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-                self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[2])
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-                desc = await self.RO.delete("ns", ro_nsr_id)
-                ro_delete_action = desc["action_id"]
-                db_nsr_update[
-                    "_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_delete_action_id"
-                ] = ro_delete_action
-                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_id"] = None
-                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsr_status"] = "DELETED"
-            if ro_delete_action:
-                # wait until NS is deleted from VIM
-                stage[2] = "Waiting ns deleted from VIM."
-                detailed_status_old = None
-                self.logger.debug(
-                    logging_text
-                    + stage[2]
-                    + " RO_id={} ro_delete_action={}".format(
-                        ro_nsr_id, ro_delete_action
-                    )
-                )
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-
-                delete_timeout = 20 * 60  # 20 minutes
-                while delete_timeout > 0:
-                    desc = await self.RO.show(
-                        "ns",
-                        item_id_name=ro_nsr_id,
-                        extra_item="action",
-                        extra_item_id=ro_delete_action,
-                    )
-
-                    # deploymentStatus
-                    self._on_update_ro_db(nsrs_id=nsr_id, ro_descriptor=desc)
-
-                    ns_status, ns_status_info = self.RO.check_action_status(desc)
-                    if ns_status == "ERROR":
-                        raise ROclient.ROClientException(ns_status_info)
-                    elif ns_status == "BUILD":
-                        stage[2] = "Deleting from VIM {}".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
-                        )
-                    if stage[2] != detailed_status_old:
-                        detailed_status_old = stage[2]
-                        db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
-                        self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-                        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"
-                    )
-
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-            if (
-                isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and 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 (
-                isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and e.http_code == 409
-            ):  # conflict
-                failed_detail.append("delete conflict: {}".format(e))
-                self.logger.debug(
-                    logging_text
-                    + "RO_ns_id={} delete conflict: {}".format(ro_nsr_id, e)
-                )
-            else:
-                failed_detail.append("delete error: {}".format(e))
-                self.logger.error(
-                    logging_text + "RO_ns_id={} delete error: {}".format(ro_nsr_id, e)
-                )
-
-        # Delete nsd
-        if not failed_detail and deep_get(nsr_deployed, ("RO", "nsd_id")):
-            ro_nsd_id = nsr_deployed["RO"]["nsd_id"]
-            try:
-                stage[2] = "Deleting nsd from RO."
-                db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
-                self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-                await self.RO.delete("nsd", ro_nsd_id)
-                self.logger.debug(
-                    logging_text + "ro_nsd_id={} deleted".format(ro_nsd_id)
-                )
-                db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsd_id"] = None
-            except Exception as e:
-                if (
-                    isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and e.http_code == 404
-                ):  # not found
-                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.nsd_id"] = None
-                    self.logger.debug(
-                        logging_text + "ro_nsd_id={} already deleted".format(ro_nsd_id)
-                    )
-                elif (
-                    isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and e.http_code == 409
-                ):  # conflict
-                    failed_detail.append(
-                        "ro_nsd_id={} delete conflict: {}".format(ro_nsd_id, e)
-                    )
-                    self.logger.debug(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
-                else:
-                    failed_detail.append(
-                        "ro_nsd_id={} delete error: {}".format(ro_nsd_id, e)
-                    )
-                    self.logger.error(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
-
-        if not failed_detail and deep_get(nsr_deployed, ("RO", "vnfd")):
-            for index, vnf_deployed in enumerate(nsr_deployed["RO"]["vnfd"]):
-                if not vnf_deployed or not vnf_deployed["id"]:
-                    continue
-                try:
-                    ro_vnfd_id = vnf_deployed["id"]
-                    stage[
-                        2
-                    ] = "Deleting member_vnf_index={} ro_vnfd_id={} from RO.".format(
-                        vnf_deployed["member-vnf-index"], ro_vnfd_id
-                    )
-                    db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
-                    self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-                    self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-                    await self.RO.delete("vnfd", ro_vnfd_id)
-                    self.logger.debug(
-                        logging_text + "ro_vnfd_id={} deleted".format(ro_vnfd_id)
-                    )
-                    db_nsr_update["_admin.deployed.RO.vnfd.{}.id".format(index)] = None
-                except Exception as e:
-                    if (
-                        isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and e.http_code == 404
-                    ):  # not found
-                        db_nsr_update[
-                            "_admin.deployed.RO.vnfd.{}.id".format(index)
-                        ] = None
-                        self.logger.debug(
-                            logging_text
-                            + "ro_vnfd_id={} already deleted ".format(ro_vnfd_id)
-                        )
-                    elif (
-                        isinstance(e, ROclient.ROClientException) and e.http_code == 409
-                    ):  # conflict
-                        failed_detail.append(
-                            "ro_vnfd_id={} delete conflict: {}".format(ro_vnfd_id, e)
-                        )
-                        self.logger.debug(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
-                    else:
-                        failed_detail.append(
-                            "ro_vnfd_id={} delete error: {}".format(ro_vnfd_id, e)
-                        )
-                        self.logger.error(logging_text + failed_detail[-1])
-
-        if failed_detail:
-            stage[2] = "Error deleting from VIM"
-        else:
-            stage[2] = "Deleted from VIM"
-        db_nsr_update["detailed-status"] = " ".join(stage)
-        self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
-        self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
-
-        if failed_detail:
-            raise LcmException("; ".join(failed_detail))
-
     async def terminate(self, nsr_id, nslcmop_id):
         # Try to lock HA task here
         task_is_locked_by_me = self.lcm_tasks.lock_HA("ns", "nslcmops", nslcmop_id)
@@ -4449,7 +4591,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
         logging_text = "Task ns={} terminate={} ".format(nsr_id, nslcmop_id)
         self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Enter")
-        timeout_ns_terminate = self.timeout_ns_terminate
+        timeout_ns_terminate = self.timeout.ns_terminate
         db_nsr = None
         db_nslcmop = None
         operation_params = None
@@ -4547,9 +4689,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 ) and vca.get("needed_terminate")
                 # For helm we must destroy_ee. Also for native_charm, as juju_model cannot be deleted if there are
                 # pending native charms
-                destroy_ee = (
-                    True if vca_type in ("helm", "helm-v3", "native_charm") else False
-                )
+                destroy_ee = True if vca_type in ("helm-v3", "native_charm") else False
                 # self.logger.debug(logging_text + "vca_index: {}, ee_id: {}, vca_type: {} destroy_ee: {}".format(
                 #     vca_index, vca.get("ee_id"), vca_type, destroy_ee))
                 task = asyncio.ensure_future(
@@ -4575,7 +4715,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 error_list = await self._wait_for_tasks(
                     logging_text,
                     tasks_dict_info,
-                    min(self.timeout_charm_delete, timeout_ns_terminate),
+                    min(self.timeout.charm_delete, timeout_ns_terminate),
                     stage,
                     nslcmop_id,
                 )
@@ -4593,12 +4733,22 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 task_delete_ee = asyncio.ensure_future(
                     asyncio.wait_for(
                         self._delete_all_N2VC(db_nsr=db_nsr, vca_id=vca_id),
-                        timeout=self.timeout_charm_delete,
+                        timeout=self.timeout.charm_delete,
                     )
                 )
                 # task_delete_ee = asyncio.ensure_future(self.n2vc.delete_namespace(namespace="." + nsr_id))
                 tasks_dict_info[task_delete_ee] = "Terminating all VCA"
 
+            # Delete Namespace and Certificates if necessary
+            if check_helm_ee_in_ns(list(db_vnfds_from_member_index.values())):
+                await self.vca_map["helm-v3"].delete_tls_certificate(
+                    namespace=db_nslcmop["nsInstanceId"],
+                    certificate_name=self.EE_TLS_NAME,
+                )
+                await self.vca_map["helm-v3"].delete_namespace(
+                    namespace=db_nslcmop["nsInstanceId"],
+                )
+
             # Delete from k8scluster
             stage[1] = "Deleting KDUs."
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
@@ -4632,19 +4782,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
             # remove from RO
             stage[1] = "Deleting ns from VIM."
-            if self.ng_ro:
+            if self.ro_config.ng:
                 task_delete_ro = asyncio.ensure_future(
                     self._terminate_ng_ro(
                         logging_text, nsr_deployed, nsr_id, nslcmop_id, stage
                     )
                 )
-            else:
-                task_delete_ro = asyncio.ensure_future(
-                    self._terminate_RO(
-                        logging_text, nsr_deployed, nsr_id, nslcmop_id, stage
-                    )
-                )
-            tasks_dict_info[task_delete_ro] = "Removing deployment from VIM"
+                tasks_dict_info[task_delete_ro] = "Removing deployment from VIM"
 
             # rest of staff will be done at finally
 
@@ -4685,7 +4829,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 stage[1] = stage[2] = ""
             except asyncio.CancelledError:
                 error_list.append("Cancelled")
-                # TODO cancell all tasks
+                await self._cancel_pending_tasks(logging_text, tasks_dict_info)
+                await self._wait_for_tasks(
+                    logging_text,
+                    tasks_dict_info,
+                    timeout_ns_terminate,
+                    stage,
+                    nslcmop_id,
+                )
             except Exception as exc:
                 error_list.append(str(exc))
             # update status at database
@@ -4760,12 +4911,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                             "autoremove": autoremove,
                         },
-                        loop=self.loop,
                     )
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)
                     )
+                self.logger.debug(f"Deleting alerts: ns_id={nsr_id}")
+                self.db.del_list("alerts", {"tags.ns_id": nsr_id})
 
             self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Exit")
             self.lcm_tasks.remove("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "ns_terminate")
@@ -4847,6 +4999,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self._write_op_status(nslcmop_id, stage)
         return error_detail_list
 
+    async def _cancel_pending_tasks(self, logging_text, created_tasks_info):
+        for task, name in created_tasks_info.items():
+            self.logger.debug(logging_text + "Cancelling task: " + name)
+            task.cancel()
+
     @staticmethod
     def _map_primitive_params(primitive_desc, params, instantiation_params):
         """
@@ -4995,13 +5152,13 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             ee_id=ee_id,
                             primitive_name=primitive,
                             params_dict=primitive_params,
-                            progress_timeout=self.timeout_progress_primitive,
-                            total_timeout=self.timeout_primitive,
+                            progress_timeout=self.timeout.progress_primitive,
+                            total_timeout=self.timeout.primitive,
                             db_dict=db_dict,
                             vca_id=vca_id,
                             vca_type=vca_type,
                         ),
-                        timeout=timeout or self.timeout_primitive,
+                        timeout=timeout or self.timeout.primitive,
                     )
                     # execution was OK
                     break
@@ -5016,7 +5173,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             )
                         )
                         # wait and retry
-                        await asyncio.sleep(retries_interval, loop=self.loop)
+                        await asyncio.sleep(retries_interval)
                     else:
                         if isinstance(e, asyncio.TimeoutError):
                             e = N2VCException(
@@ -5081,6 +5238,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         nslcmop_operation_state = None
         error_description_nslcmop = None
         exc = None
+        step = ""
         try:
             # wait for any previous tasks in process
             step = "Waiting for previous operations to terminate"
@@ -5109,7 +5267,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             primitive = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["primitive"]
             primitive_params = db_nslcmop["operationParams"]["primitive_params"]
             timeout_ns_action = db_nslcmop["operationParams"].get(
-                "timeout_ns_action", self.timeout_primitive
+                "timeout_ns_action", self.timeout.primitive
             )
 
             if vnf_index:
@@ -5210,7 +5368,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 kdu_action = (
                     True
                     if primitive_name in actions
-                    and kdu["k8scluster-type"] not in ("helm-chart", "helm-chart-v3")
+                    and kdu["k8scluster-type"] != "helm-chart-v3"
                     else False
                 )
 
@@ -5255,11 +5413,14 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         del desc_params["kdu_model"]
                     else:
                         kdu_model = kdu.get("kdu-model")
-                        parts = kdu_model.split(sep=":")
-                        if len(parts) == 2:
-                            kdu_model = parts[0]
+                        if kdu_model.count("/") < 2:  # helm chart is not embedded
+                            parts = kdu_model.split(sep=":")
+                            if len(parts) == 2:
+                                kdu_model = parts[0]
                     if desc_params.get("kdu_atomic_upgrade"):
-                        atomic_upgrade = desc_params.get("kdu_atomic_upgrade").lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
+                        atomic_upgrade = desc_params.get(
+                            "kdu_atomic_upgrade"
+                        ).lower() in ("yes", "true", "1")
                         del desc_params["kdu_atomic_upgrade"]
                     else:
                         atomic_upgrade = True
@@ -5424,7 +5585,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                             "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                         },
-                        loop=self.loop,
                     )
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
@@ -5482,7 +5642,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             stage[2] = "Terminating VDUs"
             if scaling_info.get("vdu-delete"):
                 # scale_process = "RO"
-                if self.ro_config.get("ng"):
+                if self.ro_config.ng:
                     await self._scale_ng_ro(
                         logging_text,
                         db_nsr,
@@ -5660,7 +5820,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         }
                     )
                 scaling_info["vdu-create"][vdud["id"]] = count_index
-            if self.ro_config.get("ng"):
+            if self.ro_config.ng:
                 self.logger.debug(
                     "New Resources to be deployed: {}".format(scaling_info)
                 )
@@ -5706,7 +5866,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 path=path,
                 charm_id=charm_id,
                 charm_type=charm_type,
-                timeout=timeout or self.timeout_ns_update,
+                timeout=timeout or self.timeout.ns_update,
             )
 
             if output:
@@ -5716,7 +5876,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             raise
 
         except Exception as e:
-
             self.logger.debug("Error upgrading charm {}".format(path))
 
             return "FAILED", "Error upgrading charm {}: {}".format(path, e)
@@ -5753,6 +5912,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         exc = None
         change_type = "updated"
         detailed_status = ""
+        member_vnf_index = None
 
         try:
             # wait for any previous tasks in process
@@ -5779,7 +5939,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             nsr_deployed = db_nsr["_admin"].get("deployed")
 
             if update_type == "CHANGE_VNFPKG":
-
                 # Get the input parameters given through update request
                 vnf_instance_id = db_nslcmop["operationParams"][
                     "changeVnfPackageData"
@@ -5814,11 +5973,11 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     current_charm_artifact_path,
                     target_charm_artifact_path,
                     charm_artifact_paths,
-                ) = ([], [], [])
+                    helm_artifacts,
+                ) = ([], [], [], [])
 
                 step = "Checking if revision has changed in VNFD"
                 if current_vnf_revision != latest_vnfd_revision:
-
                     change_type = "policy_updated"
 
                     # There is new revision of VNFD, update operation is required
@@ -5836,24 +5995,33 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     step = (
                         "Get the charm-type, charm-id, ee-id if there is deployed VCA"
                     )
-                    base_folder = latest_vnfd["_admin"]["storage"]
+                    current_base_folder = current_vnfd["_admin"]["storage"]
+                    latest_base_folder = latest_vnfd["_admin"]["storage"]
 
-                    for charm_index, charm_deployed in enumerate(
+                    for vca_index, vca_deployed in enumerate(
                         get_iterable(nsr_deployed, "VCA")
                     ):
                         vnf_index = db_vnfr.get("member-vnf-index-ref")
 
                         # Getting charm-id and charm-type
-                        if charm_deployed.get("member-vnf-index") == vnf_index:
-                            charm_id = self.get_vca_id(db_vnfr, db_nsr)
-                            charm_type = charm_deployed.get("type")
+                        if vca_deployed.get("member-vnf-index") == vnf_index:
+                            vca_id = self.get_vca_id(db_vnfr, db_nsr)
+                            vca_type = vca_deployed.get("type")
+                            vdu_count_index = vca_deployed.get("vdu_count_index")
 
                             # Getting ee-id
-                            ee_id = charm_deployed.get("ee_id")
+                            ee_id = vca_deployed.get("ee_id")
 
                             step = "Getting descriptor config"
+                            if current_vnfd.get("kdu"):
+                                search_key = "kdu_name"
+                            else:
+                                search_key = "vnfd_id"
+
+                            entity_id = vca_deployed.get(search_key)
+
                             descriptor_config = get_configuration(
-                                current_vnfd, current_vnfd["id"]
+                                current_vnfd, entity_id
                             )
 
                             if "execution-environment-list" in descriptor_config:
@@ -5866,27 +6034,52 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             # There could be several charm used in the same VNF
                             for ee_item in ee_list:
                                 if ee_item.get("juju"):
-
                                     step = "Getting charm name"
                                     charm_name = ee_item["juju"].get("charm")
 
                                     step = "Setting Charm artifact paths"
                                     current_charm_artifact_path.append(
                                         get_charm_artifact_path(
-                                            base_folder,
+                                            current_base_folder,
                                             charm_name,
-                                            charm_type,
+                                            vca_type,
                                             current_vnf_revision,
                                         )
                                     )
                                     target_charm_artifact_path.append(
                                         get_charm_artifact_path(
-                                            base_folder,
+                                            latest_base_folder,
                                             charm_name,
-                                            charm_type,
+                                            vca_type,
                                             latest_vnfd_revision,
                                         )
                                     )
+                                elif ee_item.get("helm-chart"):
+                                    # add chart to list and all parameters
+                                    step = "Getting helm chart name"
+                                    chart_name = ee_item.get("helm-chart")
+                                    vca_type = "helm-v3"
+                                    step = "Setting Helm chart artifact paths"
+
+                                    helm_artifacts.append(
+                                        {
+                                            "current_artifact_path": get_charm_artifact_path(
+                                                current_base_folder,
+                                                chart_name,
+                                                vca_type,
+                                                current_vnf_revision,
+                                            ),
+                                            "target_artifact_path": get_charm_artifact_path(
+                                                latest_base_folder,
+                                                chart_name,
+                                                vca_type,
+                                                latest_vnfd_revision,
+                                            ),
+                                            "ee_id": ee_id,
+                                            "vca_index": vca_index,
+                                            "vdu_index": vdu_count_index,
+                                        }
+                                    )
 
                             charm_artifact_paths = zip(
                                 current_charm_artifact_path, target_charm_artifact_path
@@ -5896,7 +6089,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     if find_software_version(current_vnfd) != find_software_version(
                         latest_vnfd
                     ):
-
                         step = "Checking if existing VNF has charm"
                         for current_charm_path, target_charm_path in list(
                             charm_artifact_paths
@@ -5938,10 +6130,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                     current_charm_path, target_charm_path
                                 )
                             ):
-
                                 step = "Checking whether VNF uses juju bundle"
                                 if check_juju_bundle_existence(current_vnfd):
-
                                     raise LcmException(
                                         "Charm upgrade is not supported for the instance which"
                                         " uses juju-bundle: {}".format(
@@ -5955,8 +6145,8 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                     detailed_status,
                                 ) = await self._ns_charm_upgrade(
                                     ee_id=ee_id,
-                                    charm_id=charm_id,
-                                    charm_type=charm_type,
+                                    charm_id=vca_id,
+                                    charm_type=vca_type,
                                     path=self.fs.path + target_charm_path,
                                     timeout=timeout_seconds,
                                 )
@@ -5979,6 +6169,121 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         detailed_status = "Done"
                         db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "Done"
 
+                    # helm base EE
+                    for item in helm_artifacts:
+                        if not (
+                            item["current_artifact_path"]
+                            and item["target_artifact_path"]
+                            and self.check_charm_hash_changed(
+                                item["current_artifact_path"],
+                                item["target_artifact_path"],
+                            )
+                        ):
+                            continue
+                        db_update_entry = "_admin.deployed.VCA.{}.".format(
+                            item["vca_index"]
+                        )
+                        vnfr_id = db_vnfr["_id"]
+                        osm_config = {"osm": {"ns_id": nsr_id, "vnf_id": vnfr_id}}
+                        db_dict = {
+                            "collection": "nsrs",
+                            "filter": {"_id": nsr_id},
+                            "path": db_update_entry,
+                        }
+                        vca_type, namespace, helm_id = get_ee_id_parts(item["ee_id"])
+                        await self.vca_map[vca_type].upgrade_execution_environment(
+                            namespace=namespace,
+                            helm_id=helm_id,
+                            db_dict=db_dict,
+                            config=osm_config,
+                            artifact_path=item["target_artifact_path"],
+                            vca_type=vca_type,
+                        )
+                        vnf_id = db_vnfr.get("vnfd-ref")
+                        config_descriptor = get_configuration(latest_vnfd, vnf_id)
+                        self.logger.debug("get ssh key block")
+                        rw_mgmt_ip = None
+                        if deep_get(
+                            config_descriptor,
+                            ("config-access", "ssh-access", "required"),
+                        ):
+                            # Needed to inject a ssh key
+                            user = deep_get(
+                                config_descriptor,
+                                ("config-access", "ssh-access", "default-user"),
+                            )
+                            step = (
+                                "Install configuration Software, getting public ssh key"
+                            )
+                            pub_key = await self.vca_map[
+                                vca_type
+                            ].get_ee_ssh_public__key(
+                                ee_id=ee_id, db_dict=db_dict, vca_id=vca_id
+                            )
+
+                            step = (
+                                "Insert public key into VM user={} ssh_key={}".format(
+                                    user, pub_key
+                                )
+                            )
+                            self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
+
+                            # wait for RO (ip-address) Insert pub_key into VM
+                            rw_mgmt_ip = await self.wait_vm_up_insert_key_ro(
+                                logging_text,
+                                nsr_id,
+                                vnfr_id,
+                                None,
+                                item["vdu_index"],
+                                user=user,
+                                pub_key=pub_key,
+                            )
+
+                        initial_config_primitive_list = config_descriptor.get(
+                            "initial-config-primitive"
+                        )
+                        config_primitive = next(
+                            (
+                                p
+                                for p in initial_config_primitive_list
+                                if p["name"] == "config"
+                            ),
+                            None,
+                        )
+                        if not config_primitive:
+                            continue
+
+                        deploy_params = {"OSM": get_osm_params(db_vnfr)}
+                        if rw_mgmt_ip:
+                            deploy_params["rw_mgmt_ip"] = rw_mgmt_ip
+                        if db_vnfr.get("additionalParamsForVnf"):
+                            deploy_params.update(
+                                parse_yaml_strings(
+                                    db_vnfr["additionalParamsForVnf"].copy()
+                                )
+                            )
+                        primitive_params_ = self._map_primitive_params(
+                            config_primitive, {}, deploy_params
+                        )
+
+                        step = "execute primitive '{}' params '{}'".format(
+                            config_primitive["name"], primitive_params_
+                        )
+                        self.logger.debug(logging_text + step)
+                        await self.vca_map[vca_type].exec_primitive(
+                            ee_id=ee_id,
+                            primitive_name=config_primitive["name"],
+                            params_dict=primitive_params_,
+                            db_dict=db_dict,
+                            vca_id=vca_id,
+                            vca_type=vca_type,
+                        )
+
+                        step = "Updating policies"
+                        member_vnf_index = db_vnfr["member-vnf-index-ref"]
+                        detailed_status = "Done"
+                        db_nslcmop_update["detailed-status"] = "Done"
+
                     #  If nslcmop_operation_state is None, so any operation is not failed.
                     if not nslcmop_operation_state:
                         nslcmop_operation_state = "COMPLETED"
@@ -6099,9 +6404,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                         "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                     }
-                    if change_type in ("vnf_terminated", "policy_updated"):
+                    if (
+                        change_type in ("vnf_terminated", "policy_updated")
+                        and member_vnf_index
+                    ):
                         msg.update({"vnf_member_index": member_vnf_index})
-                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", change_type, msg, loop=self.loop)
+                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", change_type, msg)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)
@@ -6317,11 +6625,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         if kdur.get("helm-chart"):
                             k8s_cluster_type = "helm-chart-v3"
                             self.logger.debug("kdur: {}".format(kdur))
-                            if (
-                                kdur.get("helm-version")
-                                and kdur.get("helm-version") == "v2"
-                            ):
-                                k8s_cluster_type = "helm-chart"
                         elif kdur.get("juju-bundle"):
                             k8s_cluster_type = "juju-bundle"
                         else:
@@ -6450,11 +6753,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         if kdur.get("helm-chart"):
                             k8s_cluster_type = "helm-chart-v3"
                             self.logger.debug("kdur: {}".format(kdur))
-                            if (
-                                kdur.get("helm-version")
-                                and kdur.get("helm-version") == "v2"
-                            ):
-                                k8s_cluster_type = "helm-chart"
                         elif kdur.get("juju-bundle"):
                             k8s_cluster_type = "juju-bundle"
                         else:
@@ -6741,7 +7039,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                             scaling_in=True,
                                             vca_id=vca_id,
                                         ),
-                                        timeout=self.timeout_charm_delete,
+                                        timeout=self.timeout.charm_delete,
                                     )
                                 )
                                 tasks_dict_info[task] = "Terminating VCA {}".format(
@@ -6761,7 +7059,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                 logging_text,
                                 tasks_dict_info,
                                 min(
-                                    self.timeout_charm_delete, self.timeout_ns_terminate
+                                    self.timeout.charm_delete, self.timeout.ns_terminate
                                 ),
                                 stage,
                                 nslcmop_id,
@@ -6783,7 +7081,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             # SCALE RO - BEGIN
             if scaling_info.get("vdu-create") or scaling_info.get("vdu-delete"):
                 scale_process = "RO"
-                if self.ro_config.get("ng"):
+                if self.ro_config.ng:
                     await self._scale_ng_ro(
                         logging_text, db_nsr, db_nslcmop, db_vnfr, scaling_info, stage
                     )
@@ -6837,6 +7135,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                 vdu_id = None
                                 vdu_name = None
                                 kdu_name = None
+                                kdu_index = None
                                 self._deploy_n2vc(
                                     logging_text=logging_text
                                     + "member_vnf_index={} ".format(member_vnf_index),
@@ -6848,6 +7147,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                     vnfd_id=vnfd_id,
                                     vdu_id=vdu_id,
                                     kdu_name=kdu_name,
+                                    kdu_index=kdu_index,
                                     member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                                     vdu_index=vdu_index,
                                     vdu_name=vdu_name,
@@ -6874,6 +7174,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                             if descriptor_config:
                                 vdu_name = None
                                 kdu_name = None
+                                kdu_index = None
                                 stage[
                                     1
                                 ] = "Scaling member_vnf_index={}, vdu_id={}, vdu_index={} ".format(
@@ -6896,6 +7197,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                     kdu_name=kdu_name,
                                     member_vnf_index=member_vnf_index,
                                     vdu_index=vdu_index,
+                                    kdu_index=kdu_index,
                                     vdu_name=vdu_name,
                                     deploy_params=deploy_params_vdu,
                                     descriptor_config=descriptor_config,
@@ -7066,27 +7368,45 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 exc_info=True,
             )
         finally:
+            error_list = list()
+            if exc:
+                error_list.append(str(exc))
             self._write_ns_status(
                 nsr_id=nsr_id,
                 ns_state=None,
                 current_operation="IDLE",
                 current_operation_id=None,
             )
-            if tasks_dict_info:
-                stage[1] = "Waiting for instantiate pending tasks."
-                self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
-                exc = await self._wait_for_tasks(
+            try:
+                if tasks_dict_info:
+                    stage[1] = "Waiting for instantiate pending tasks."
+                    self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
+                    exc = await self._wait_for_tasks(
+                        logging_text,
+                        tasks_dict_info,
+                        self.timeout.ns_deploy,
+                        stage,
+                        nslcmop_id,
+                        nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                    )
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                error_list.append("Cancelled")
+                await self._cancel_pending_tasks(logging_text, tasks_dict_info)
+                await self._wait_for_tasks(
                     logging_text,
                     tasks_dict_info,
-                    self.timeout_ns_deploy,
+                    self.timeout.ns_deploy,
                     stage,
                     nslcmop_id,
                     nsr_id=nsr_id,
                 )
-            if exc:
+            if error_list:
+                error_detail = "; ".join(error_list)
                 db_nslcmop_update[
                     "detailed-status"
-                ] = error_description_nslcmop = "FAILED {}: {}".format(step, exc)
+                ] = error_description_nslcmop = "FAILED {}: {}".format(
+                    step, error_detail
+                )
                 nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                 if db_nsr:
                     db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = old_operational_status
@@ -7100,7 +7420,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         db_nsr_update[
                             "detailed-status"
                         ] = "FAILED scaling nslcmop={} {}: {}".format(
-                            nslcmop_id, step, exc
+                            nslcmop_id, step, error_detail
                         )
             else:
                 error_description_nslcmop = None
@@ -7130,7 +7450,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                         "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                     }
-                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "scaled", msg, loop=self.loop)
+                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "scaled", msg)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)
@@ -7193,23 +7513,27 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                                     primitive_name=terminate_config_primitive["name"],
                                     params=primitive_params_,
                                     db_dict=db_dict,
+                                    total_timeout=self.timeout.primitive,
                                     vca_id=vca_id,
                                 ),
-                                timeout=600,
+                                timeout=self.timeout.primitive
+                                * self.timeout.primitive_outer_factor,
                             )
 
                 await asyncio.wait_for(
                     self.k8scluster_map[k8s_cluster_type].scale(
-                        kdu_instance,
-                        scale,
-                        kdu_scaling_info["resource-name"],
+                        kdu_instance=kdu_instance,
+                        scale=scale,
+                        resource_name=kdu_scaling_info["resource-name"],
+                        total_timeout=self.timeout.scale_on_error,
                         vca_id=vca_id,
                         cluster_uuid=cluster_uuid,
                         kdu_model=kdu_model,
                         atomic=True,
                         db_dict=db_dict,
                     ),
-                    timeout=self.timeout_vca_on_error,
+                    timeout=self.timeout.scale_on_error
+                    * self.timeout.scale_on_error_outer_factor,
                 )
 
                 if kdu_scaling_info["type"] == "create":
@@ -7284,7 +7608,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             n2vc_key_list,
             stage=stage,
             start_deploy=time(),
-            timeout_ns_deploy=self.timeout_ns_deploy,
+            timeout_ns_deploy=self.timeout.ns_deploy,
         )
         if vdu_scaling_info.get("vdu-delete"):
             self.scale_vnfr(
@@ -7292,8 +7616,48 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             )
 
     async def extract_prometheus_scrape_jobs(
-        self, ee_id, artifact_path, ee_config_descriptor, vnfr_id, nsr_id, target_ip
-    ):
+        self,
+        ee_id: str,
+        artifact_path: str,
+        ee_config_descriptor: dict,
+        vnfr_id: str,
+        nsr_id: str,
+        target_ip: str,
+        element_type: str,
+        vnf_member_index: str = "",
+        vdu_id: str = "",
+        vdu_index: int = None,
+        kdu_name: str = "",
+        kdu_index: int = None,
+    ) -> dict:
+        """Method to extract prometheus scrape jobs from EE's Prometheus template job file
+            This method will wait until the corresponding VDU or KDU is fully instantiated
+
+        Args:
+            ee_id (str): Execution Environment ID
+            artifact_path (str): Path where the EE's content is (including the Prometheus template file)
+            ee_config_descriptor (dict): Execution Environment's configuration descriptor
+            vnfr_id (str): VNFR ID where this EE applies
+            nsr_id (str): NSR ID where this EE applies
+            target_ip (str): VDU/KDU instance IP address
+            element_type (str): NS or VNF or VDU or KDU
+            vnf_member_index (str, optional): VNF index where this EE applies. Defaults to "".
+            vdu_id (str, optional): VDU ID where this EE applies. Defaults to "".
+            vdu_index (int, optional): VDU index where this EE applies. Defaults to None.
+            kdu_name (str, optional): KDU name where this EE applies. Defaults to "".
+            kdu_index (int, optional): KDU index where this EE applies. Defaults to None.
+
+        Raises:
+            LcmException: When the VDU or KDU instance was not found in an hour
+
+        Returns:
+            _type_: Prometheus jobs
+        """
+        # default the vdur and kdur names to an empty string, to avoid any later
+        # problem with Prometheus when the element type is not VDU or KDU
+        vdur_name = ""
+        kdur_name = ""
+
         # look if exist a file called 'prometheus*.j2' and
         artifact_content = self.fs.dir_ls(artifact_path)
         job_file = next(
@@ -7306,20 +7670,86 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         )
         if not job_file:
             return
+        self.logger.debug("Artifact path{}".format(artifact_path))
+        self.logger.debug("job file{}".format(job_file))
         with self.fs.file_open((artifact_path, job_file), "r") as f:
             job_data = f.read()
 
-        # TODO get_service
-        _, _, service = ee_id.partition(".")  # remove prefix   "namespace."
-        host_name = "{}-{}".format(service, ee_config_descriptor["metric-service"])
-        host_port = "80"
-        vnfr_id = vnfr_id.replace("-", "")
-        variables = {
-            "JOB_NAME": vnfr_id,
-            "TARGET_IP": target_ip,
-            "EXPORTER_POD_IP": host_name,
-            "EXPORTER_POD_PORT": host_port,
-        }
+        # obtain the VDUR or KDUR, if the element type is VDU or KDU
+        if element_type in ("VDU", "KDU"):
+            for _ in range(360):
+                db_vnfr = self.db.get_one("vnfrs", {"_id": vnfr_id})
+                if vdu_id and vdu_index is not None:
+                    vdur = next(
+                        (
+                            x
+                            for x in get_iterable(db_vnfr, "vdur")
+                            if (
+                                x.get("vdu-id-ref") == vdu_id
+                                and x.get("count-index") == vdu_index
+                            )
+                        ),
+                        {},
+                    )
+                    if vdur.get("name"):
+                        vdur_name = vdur.get("name")
+                        break
+                if kdu_name and kdu_index is not None:
+                    kdur = next(
+                        (
+                            x
+                            for x in get_iterable(db_vnfr, "kdur")
+                            if (
+                                x.get("kdu-name") == kdu_name
+                                and x.get("count-index") == kdu_index
+                            )
+                        ),
+                        {},
+                    )
+                    if kdur.get("name"):
+                        kdur_name = kdur.get("name")
+                        break
+
+                await asyncio.sleep(10)
+            else:
+                if vdu_id and vdu_index is not None:
+                    raise LcmException(
+                        f"Timeout waiting VDU with name={vdu_id} and index={vdu_index} to be intantiated"
+                    )
+                if kdu_name and kdu_index is not None:
+                    raise LcmException(
+                        f"Timeout waiting KDU with name={kdu_name} and index={kdu_index} to be intantiated"
+                    )
+
+        if ee_id is not None:
+            _, namespace, helm_id = get_ee_id_parts(
+                ee_id
+            )  # get namespace and EE gRPC service name
+            host_name = f'{helm_id}-{ee_config_descriptor["metric-service"]}.{namespace}.svc'  # svc_name.namespace.svc
+            host_port = "80"
+            vnfr_id = vnfr_id.replace("-", "")
+            variables = {
+                "JOB_NAME": vnfr_id,
+                "TARGET_IP": target_ip,
+                "EXPORTER_POD_IP": host_name,
+                "EXPORTER_POD_PORT": host_port,
+                "NSR_ID": nsr_id,
+                "VNF_MEMBER_INDEX": vnf_member_index,
+                "VDUR_NAME": vdur_name,
+                "KDUR_NAME": kdur_name,
+                "ELEMENT_TYPE": element_type,
+            }
+        else:
+            metric_path = ee_config_descriptor["metric-path"]
+            target_port = ee_config_descriptor["metric-port"]
+            vnfr_id = vnfr_id.replace("-", "")
+            variables = {
+                "JOB_NAME": vnfr_id,
+                "TARGET_IP": target_ip,
+                "TARGET_PORT": target_port,
+                "METRIC_PATH": metric_path,
+            }
+
         job_list = parse_job(job_data, variables)
         # ensure job_name is using the vnfr_id. Adding the metadata nsr_id
         for job in job_list:
@@ -7327,7 +7757,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 not isinstance(job.get("job_name"), str)
                 or vnfr_id not in job["job_name"]
             ):
-                job["job_name"] = vnfr_id + "_" + str(randint(1, 10000))
+                job["job_name"] = vnfr_id + "_" + str(SystemRandom().randint(1, 10000))
             job["nsr_id"] = nsr_id
             job["vnfr_id"] = vnfr_id
         return job_list
@@ -7401,7 +7831,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 action_id,
                 nslcmop_id,
                 start_deploy,
-                self.timeout_operate,
+                self.timeout.operate,
                 None,
                 "start_stop_rebuild",
             )
@@ -7493,7 +7923,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 action_id,
                 nslcmop_id,
                 start_deploy,
-                self.timeout_migrate,
+                self.timeout.migrate,
                 operation="migrate",
             )
         except (ROclient.ROClientException, DbException, LcmException) as e:
@@ -7536,7 +7966,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                         "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                     }
-                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "migrated", msg, loop=self.loop)
+                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "migrated", msg)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)
@@ -7600,17 +8030,12 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self.update_db_2("nsrs", nsr_id, db_nsr_update)
 
             step = "Sending heal order to VIM"
-            task_ro = asyncio.ensure_future(
-                self.heal_RO(
-                    logging_text=logging_text,
-                    nsr_id=nsr_id,
-                    db_nslcmop=db_nslcmop,
-                    stage=stage,
-                )
+            await self.heal_RO(
+                logging_text=logging_text,
+                nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                db_nslcmop=db_nslcmop,
+                stage=stage,
             )
-            self.lcm_tasks.register("ns", nsr_id, nslcmop_id, "heal_RO", task_ro)
-            tasks_dict_info[task_ro] = "Healing at VIM"
-
             # VCA tasks
             # read from db: nsd
             stage[1] = "Getting nsd={} from db.".format(db_nsr["nsd-id"])
@@ -7665,9 +8090,9 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     for target_vdu in target_vdu_list:
                         deploy_params_vdu = target_vdu
                         # Set run-day1 vnf level value if not vdu level value exists
-                        if not deploy_params_vdu.get("run-day1") and target_vnf[
-                            "additionalParams"
-                        ].get("run-day1"):
+                        if not deploy_params_vdu.get("run-day1") and target_vnf.get(
+                            "additionalParams", {}
+                        ).get("run-day1"):
                             deploy_params_vdu["run-day1"] = target_vnf[
                                 "additionalParams"
                             ].get("run-day1")
@@ -7766,28 +8191,48 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 exc_info=True,
             )
         finally:
-            if tasks_dict_info:
-                stage[1] = "Waiting for healing pending tasks."
-                self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
-                exc = await self._wait_for_tasks(
+            error_list = list()
+            if exc:
+                error_list.append(str(exc))
+            try:
+                if tasks_dict_info:
+                    stage[1] = "Waiting for healing pending tasks."
+                    self.logger.debug(logging_text + stage[1])
+                    exc = await self._wait_for_tasks(
+                        logging_text,
+                        tasks_dict_info,
+                        self.timeout.ns_deploy,
+                        stage,
+                        nslcmop_id,
+                        nsr_id=nsr_id,
+                    )
+            except asyncio.CancelledError:
+                error_list.append("Cancelled")
+                await self._cancel_pending_tasks(logging_text, tasks_dict_info)
+                await self._wait_for_tasks(
                     logging_text,
                     tasks_dict_info,
-                    self.timeout_ns_deploy,
+                    self.timeout.ns_deploy,
                     stage,
                     nslcmop_id,
                     nsr_id=nsr_id,
                 )
-            if exc:
+            if error_list:
+                error_detail = "; ".join(error_list)
                 db_nslcmop_update[
                     "detailed-status"
-                ] = error_description_nslcmop = "FAILED {}: {}".format(step, exc)
+                ] = error_description_nslcmop = "FAILED {}: {}".format(
+                    step, error_detail
+                )
                 nslcmop_operation_state = "FAILED"
                 if db_nsr:
                     db_nsr_update["operational-status"] = old_operational_status
                     db_nsr_update["config-status"] = old_config_status
                     db_nsr_update[
                         "detailed-status"
-                    ] = "FAILED healing nslcmop={} {}: {}".format(nslcmop_id, step, exc)
+                    ] = "FAILED healing nslcmop={} {}: {}".format(
+                        nslcmop_id, step, error_detail
+                    )
                     for task, task_name in tasks_dict_info.items():
                         if not task.done() or task.cancelled() or task.exception():
                             if task_name.startswith(self.task_name_deploy_vca):
@@ -7827,7 +8272,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                         "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                     }
-                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "healed", msg, loop=self.loop)
+                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "healed", msg)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)
@@ -7865,7 +8310,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             if ns_params and ns_params.get("timeout_ns_heal"):
                 timeout_ns_heal = ns_params["timeout_ns_heal"]
             else:
-                timeout_ns_heal = self.timeout.get("ns_heal", self.timeout_ns_heal)
+                timeout_ns_heal = self.timeout.ns_heal
 
             db_vims = {}
 
@@ -7987,10 +8432,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                     vca_type = "native_charm"
             elif ee_item.get("helm-chart"):
                 vca_name = ee_item["helm-chart"]
-                if ee_item.get("helm-version") and ee_item.get("helm-version") == "v2":
-                    vca_type = "helm"
-                else:
-                    vca_type = "helm-v3"
+                vca_type = "helm-v3"
             else:
                 self.logger.debug(
                     logging_text + "skipping non juju neither charm configuration"
@@ -8116,7 +8558,6 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
         }
         step = ""
         try:
-
             element_type = "NS"
             element_under_configuration = nsr_id
 
@@ -8323,7 +8764,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
 
             # if SSH access is required, then get execution environment SSH public
             # if native charm we have waited already to VM be UP
-            if vca_type in ("k8s_proxy_charm", "lxc_proxy_charm", "helm", "helm-v3"):
+            if vca_type in ("k8s_proxy_charm", "lxc_proxy_charm", "helm-v3"):
                 pub_key = None
                 user = None
                 # self.logger.debug("get ssh key block")
@@ -8352,7 +8793,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 # n2vc_redesign STEP 5.1
                 # wait for RO (ip-address) Insert pub_key into VM
                 # IMPORTANT: We need do wait for RO to complete healing operation.
-                await self._wait_heal_ro(nsr_id, self.timeout_ns_heal)
+                await self._wait_heal_ro(nsr_id, self.timeout.ns_heal)
                 if vnfr_id:
                     if kdu_name:
                         rw_mgmt_ip = await self.wait_kdu_up(
@@ -8509,7 +8950,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
             self.logger.debug("Wait Heal RO > {}".format(operational_status_ro))
             if operational_status_ro != "healing":
                 break
-            await asyncio.sleep(15, loop=self.loop)
+            await asyncio.sleep(15)
         else:  # timeout_ns_deploy
             raise NgRoException("Timeout waiting ns to deploy")
 
@@ -8564,7 +9005,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                 action_id,
                 nslcmop_id,
                 start_deploy,
-                self.timeout_verticalscale,
+                self.timeout.verticalscale,
                 operation="verticalscale",
             )
         except (ROclient.ROClientException, DbException, LcmException) as e:
@@ -8607,7 +9048,7 @@ class NsLcm(LcmBase):
                         "nslcmop_id": nslcmop_id,
                         "operationState": nslcmop_operation_state,
                     }
-                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "verticalscaled", msg, loop=self.loop)
+                    await self.msg.aiowrite("ns", "verticalscaled", msg)
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.error(
                         logging_text + "kafka_write notification Exception {}".format(e)