inject_user_key routine fixes
[osm/RO.git] / osm_ro / vim_thread.py
index fe094ed..38a73d1 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 ##
-# Copyright 2015 Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
+# Copyright 2015 Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.A.U.
 # This file is part of openvim
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
 
 """"
 This is thread that interacts with a VIM. It processes TASKs sequentially against a single VIM.
-The tasks are stored at database in table vim_actions
+The tasks are stored at database in table vim_wim_actions
+Several vim_wim_actions can refer to the same element at VIM (flavor, network, ...). This is somethng to avoid if RO
+is migrated to a non-relational database as mongo db. Each vim_wim_actions reference a different instance_Xxxxx
+In this case "related" colunm contains the same value, to know they refer to the same vim. In case of deletion, it
+there is related tasks using this element, it is not deleted, The vim_info needed to delete is transfered to other task
+
 The task content is (M: stored at memory, D: stored at database):
     MD  instance_action_id:  reference a global action over an instance-scenario: database instance_actions
     MD  task_index:     index number of the task. This together with the previous forms a unique key identifier
     MD  datacenter_vim_id:  should contain the uuid of the VIM managed by this thread
     MD  vim_id:     id of the vm,net,etc at VIM
-    MD  action:     CREATE, DELETE, FIND
     MD  item:       database table name, can be instance_vms, instance_nets, TODO: datacenter_flavors, datacenter_images
     MD  item_id:    uuid of the referenced entry in the previous table
-    MD  status:     SCHEDULED,BUILD,DONE,FAILED,SUPERSEDED
+    MD  action:     CREATE, DELETE, FIND
+    MD  status:     SCHEDULED: action need to be done
+                    BUILD: not used
+                    DONE: Done and it must be polled to VIM periodically to see status. ONLY for action=CREATE or FIND
+                    FAILED: It cannot be created/found/deleted
+                    FINISHED: similar to DONE, but no refresh is needed anymore. Task is maintained at database but
+                        it is never processed by any thread
+                    SUPERSEDED: similar to FINSISHED, but nothing has been done to completed the task.
     MD  extra:      text with yaml format at database, dict at memory with:
-            params:     list with the params to be sent to the VIM for CREATE or FIND. For DELETE the vim_id is taken from other related tasks
-            find:       (only for CREATE tasks) if present it should FIND before creating and use if existing. Contains the FIND params
-            depends_on: list with the 'task_index'es of tasks that must be completed before. e.g. a vm creation depends on a net creation
+            params:     list with the params to be sent to the VIM for CREATE or FIND. For DELETE the vim_id is taken
+                        from other related tasks
+            find:       (only for CREATE tasks) if present it should FIND before creating and use if existing. Contains
+                        the FIND params
+            depends_on: list with the 'task_index'es of tasks that must be completed before. e.g. a vm creation depends
+                        on a net creation
+                        can contain an int (single index on the same instance-action) or str (compete action ID)
             sdn_net_id: used for net.
-            tries:
             interfaces: used for VMs. Each key is the uuid of the instance_interfaces entry at database
                 iface_id: uuid of intance_interfaces
                 sdn_port_id:
                 sdn_net_id:
+                vim_info
             created_items: dictionary with extra elements created that need to be deleted. e.g. ports, volumes,...
             created:    False if the VIM element is not created by other actions, and it should not be deleted
             vim_status: VIM status of the element. Stored also at database in the instance_XXX
-    M   depends:    dict with task_index(from depends_on) to task class
-    M   params:     same as extra[params] but with the resolved dependencies
-    M   vim_interfaces: similar to extra[interfaces] but with VIM information. Stored at database in the instance_XXX but not at vim_actions
-    M   vim_info:   Detailed information of a vm,net from the VIM. Stored at database in the instance_XXX but not at vim_actions
+            vim_info:   Detailed information of a vm/net from the VIM. Stored at database in the instance_XXX but not at
+                        vim_wim_actions
+    M   depends:    dict with task_index(from depends_on) to dependency task
+    M   params:     same as extra[params]
     MD  error_msg:  descriptive text upon an error.Stored also at database instance_XXX
-    MD  created_at: task creation time
-    MD  modified_at: last task update time. On refresh it contains when this task need to be refreshed
+    MD  created_at: task creation time. The task of creation must be the oldest
+    MD  modified_at: next time task need to be processed. For example, for a refresh, it contain next time refresh must
+                     be done
+    MD related:     All the tasks over the same VIM element have same "related". Note that other VIMs can contain the
+                    same value of related, but this thread only process those task of one VIM.  Also related can be the
+                    same among several NS os isntance-scenarios
+    MD worker:      Used to lock in case of several thread workers.
 
 """
 
@@ -61,13 +81,31 @@ import time
 import Queue
 import logging
 import vimconn
+import vimconn_openvim
+import vimconn_aws
+import vimconn_opennebula
+import vimconn_openstack
+import vimconn_vmware
+import vimconn_fos
+import vimconn_azure
 import yaml
 from db_base import db_base_Exception
 from lib_osm_openvim.ovim import ovimException
+from copy import deepcopy
 
 __author__ = "Alfonso Tierno, Pablo Montes"
 __date__ = "$28-Sep-2017 12:07:15$"
 
+vim_module = {
+    "openvim": vimconn_openvim,
+    "aws": vimconn_aws,
+    "opennebula": vimconn_opennebula,
+    "openstack": vimconn_openstack,
+    "vmware": vimconn_vmware,
+    "fos": vimconn_fos,
+    "azure": vimconn_azure,
+}
+
 
 def is_task_id(task_id):
     return task_id.startswith("TASK-")
@@ -82,10 +120,12 @@ class VimThreadExceptionNotFound(VimThreadException):
 
 
 class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
-    REFRESH_BUILD = 5      # 5 seconds
-    REFRESH_ACTIVE = 60    # 1 minute
+    REFRESH_BUILD = 5  # 5 seconds
+    REFRESH_ACTIVE = 60  # 1 minute
+    REFRESH_ERROR = 600
+    REFRESH_DELETE = 3600 * 10
 
-    def __init__(self, myvimconn, task_lock, name=None, datacenter_name=None, datacenter_tenant_id=None,
+    def __init__(self, task_lock, name=None, datacenter_name=None, datacenter_tenant_id=None,
                  db=None, db_lock=None, ovim=None):
         """Init a thread.
         Arguments:
@@ -95,12 +135,8 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
             'db', 'db_lock': database class and lock to use it in exclusion
         """
         threading.Thread.__init__(self)
-        if isinstance(myvimconn, vimconn.vimconnException):
-            self.vim = None
-            self.error_status = "Error accesing to VIM: {}".format(myvimconn)
-        else:
-            self.vim = myvimconn
-            self.error_status = None
+        self.vim = None
+        self.error_status = None
         self.datacenter_name = datacenter_name
         self.datacenter_tenant_id = datacenter_tenant_id
         self.ovim = ovim
@@ -108,527 +144,578 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
             self.name = vimconn["id"] + "." + vimconn["config"]["datacenter_tenant_id"]
         else:
             self.name = name
+        self.vim_persistent_info = {}
+        self.my_id = self.name[:64]
 
-        self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.'+self.name)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.' + self.name)
         self.db = db
         self.db_lock = db_lock
 
         self.task_lock = task_lock
         self.task_queue = Queue.Queue(2000)
 
-        self.refresh_tasks = []
-        """Contains time ordered task list for refreshing the status of VIM VMs and nets"""
-
-        self.pending_tasks = []
-        """Contains time ordered task list for creation, deletion of VIM VMs and nets"""
-
-        self.grouped_tasks = {}
-        """ It contains all the creation/deletion pending tasks grouped by its concrete vm, net, etc
-            <item><item_id>:
-                -   <task1>  # e.g. CREATE task
-                    <task2>  # e.g. DELETE task
-        """
+    def get_vimconnector(self):
+        try:
+            from_ = "datacenter_tenants as dt join datacenters as d on dt.datacenter_id=d.uuid"
+            select_ = ('type', 'd.config as config', 'd.uuid as datacenter_id', 'vim_url', 'vim_url_admin',
+                       'd.name as datacenter_name', 'dt.uuid as datacenter_tenant_id',
+                       'dt.vim_tenant_name as vim_tenant_name', 'dt.vim_tenant_id as vim_tenant_id',
+                       'user', 'passwd', 'dt.config as dt_config')
+            where_ = {"dt.uuid": self.datacenter_tenant_id}
+            vims = self.db.get_rows(FROM=from_, SELECT=select_, WHERE=where_)
+            vim = vims[0]
+            vim_config = {}
+            if vim["config"]:
+                vim_config.update(yaml.load(vim["config"]))
+            if vim["dt_config"]:
+                vim_config.update(yaml.load(vim["dt_config"]))
+            vim_config['datacenter_tenant_id'] = vim.get('datacenter_tenant_id')
+            vim_config['datacenter_id'] = vim.get('datacenter_id')
+
+            # get port_mapping
+            with self.db_lock:
+                vim_config["wim_external_ports"] = self.ovim.get_of_port_mappings(
+                    db_filter={"region": vim_config['datacenter_id'], "pci": None})
+
+            self.vim = vim_module[vim["type"]].vimconnector(
+                uuid=vim['datacenter_id'], name=vim['datacenter_name'],
+                tenant_id=vim['vim_tenant_id'], tenant_name=vim['vim_tenant_name'],
+                url=vim['vim_url'], url_admin=vim['vim_url_admin'],
+                user=vim['user'], passwd=vim['passwd'],
+                config=vim_config, persistent_info=self.vim_persistent_info
+            )
+            self.error_status = None
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error("Cannot load vimconnector for vim_account {}: {}".format(self.datacenter_tenant_id, e))
+            self.vim = None
+            self.error_status = "Error loading vimconnector: {}".format(e)
 
-    def _reload_vim_actions(self):
+    def _get_db_task(self):
         """
         Read actions from database and reload them at memory. Fill self.refresh_list, pending_list, vim_actions
         :return: None
         """
-        action_completed = False
-        task_list = []
-        old_action_key = None
-
-        old_item_id = ""
-        old_item = ""
-        old_created_at = 0.0
-        database_limit = 200
-        while True:
-            # get 200 (database_limit) entries each time
-            with self.db_lock:
-                vim_actions = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_actions",
+        now = time.time()
+        try:
+            database_limit = 20
+            task_related = None
+            while True:
+                # get 20 (database_limit) entries each time
+                vim_actions = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_wim_actions",
                                                WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
-                                                      "item_id>=": old_item_id},
-                                               ORDER_BY=("item_id", "item", "created_at",),
+                                                      "status": ['SCHEDULED', 'BUILD', 'DONE'],
+                                                      "worker": [None, self.my_id], "modified_at<=": now
+                                                      },
+                                               ORDER_BY=("modified_at", "created_at",),
                                                LIMIT=database_limit)
-            for task in vim_actions:
-                item = task["item"]
-                item_id = task["item_id"]
-
-                # skip the first entries that are already processed in the previous pool of 200
-                if old_item_id:
-                    if item_id == old_item_id and item == old_item and task["created_at"] == old_created_at:
-                        old_item_id = False  # next one will be a new un-processed task
-                    continue
-
-                action_key = item + item_id
-                if old_action_key != action_key:
-                    if not action_completed and task_list:
-                        # This will fill needed task parameters into memory, and insert the task if needed in
-                        # self.pending_tasks or self.refresh_tasks
-                        self._insert_pending_tasks(task_list)
-                    task_list = []
-                    old_action_key = action_key
-                    action_completed = False
-                elif action_completed:
-                    continue
-
-                if task["status"] == "SCHEDULED" or task["action"] == "CREATE" or task["action"] == "FIND":
-                    task_list.append(task)
-                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
-                    # action completed because deleted and status is not SCHEDULED. Not needed anything
-                    action_completed = True
-            if len(vim_actions) == database_limit:
-                # update variables for get the next database iteration
-                old_item_id = item_id
-                old_item = item
-                old_created_at = task["created_at"]
-            else:
-                break
-        # Last actions group need to be inserted too
-        if not action_completed and task_list:
-            self._insert_pending_tasks(task_list)
-        self.logger.debug("reloaded vim actions pending:{} refresh:{}".format(
-            len(self.pending_tasks), len(self.refresh_tasks)))
-
-    def _refres_elements(self):
-        """Call VIM to get VMs and networks status until 10 elements"""
-        now = time.time()
-        nb_processed = 0
-        vm_to_refresh_list = []
-        net_to_refresh_list = []
-        vm_to_refresh_dict = {}
-        net_to_refresh_dict = {}
-        items_to_refresh = 0
-        while self.refresh_tasks:
-            task = self.refresh_tasks[0]
-            with self.task_lock:
-                if task['status'] == 'SUPERSEDED':
-                    self.refresh_tasks.pop(0)
-                    continue
-                if task['modified_at'] > now:
+                if not vim_actions:
+                    return None, None
+                # if vim_actions[0]["modified_at"] > now:
+                #     return int(vim_actions[0] - now)
+                for task in vim_actions:
+                    # block related task
+                    if task_related == task["related"]:
+                        continue  # ignore if a locking has already tried for these task set
+                    task_related = task["related"]
+                    # lock ...
+                    self.db.update_rows("vim_wim_actions", UPDATE={"worker": self.my_id}, modified_time=0,
+                                        WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                               "status": ['SCHEDULED', 'BUILD', 'DONE', 'FAILED'],
+                                               "worker": [None, self.my_id],
+                                               "related": task_related,
+                                               "item": task["item"],
+                                               })
+                    # ... and read all related and check if locked
+                    related_tasks = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_wim_actions",
+                                                     WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                                            "status": ['SCHEDULED', 'BUILD', 'DONE', 'FAILED'],
+                                                            "related": task_related,
+                                                            "item": task["item"],
+                                                            },
+                                                     ORDER_BY=("created_at",))
+                    # check that all related tasks have been locked. If not release and try again. It can happen
+                    # for race conditions if a new related task has been inserted by nfvo in the process
+                    some_tasks_locked = False
+                    some_tasks_not_locked = False
+                    creation_task = None
+                    for relate_task in related_tasks:
+                        if relate_task["worker"] != self.my_id:
+                            some_tasks_not_locked = True
+                        else:
+                            some_tasks_locked = True
+                        if not creation_task and relate_task["action"] in ("CREATE", "FIND"):
+                            creation_task = relate_task
+                    if some_tasks_not_locked:
+                        if some_tasks_locked:  # unlock
+                            self.db.update_rows("vim_wim_actions", UPDATE={"worker": None}, modified_time=0,
+                                                WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                                       "worker": self.my_id,
+                                                       "related": task_related,
+                                                       "item": task["item"],
+                                                       })
+                        continue
+
+                    # task of creation must be the first in the list of related_task
+                    assert(related_tasks[0]["action"] in ("CREATE", "FIND"))
+
+                    task["params"] = None
+                    if task["extra"]:
+                        extra = yaml.load(task["extra"])
+                    else:
+                        extra = {}
+                    task["extra"] = extra
+                    if extra.get("depends_on"):
+                        task["depends"] = {}
+                    if extra.get("params"):
+                        task["params"] = deepcopy(extra["params"])
+                    return task, related_tasks
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.critical("Unexpected exception at _get_db_task: " + str(e), exc_info=True)
+            return None, None
+
+    def _delete_task(self, task):
+        """
+        Determine if this task need to be done or superseded
+        :return: None
+        """
+
+        def copy_extra_created(copy_to, copy_from):
+            copy_to["created"] = copy_from["created"]
+            if copy_from.get("sdn_net_id"):
+                copy_to["sdn_net_id"] = copy_from["sdn_net_id"]
+            if copy_from.get("interfaces"):
+                copy_to["interfaces"] = copy_from["interfaces"]
+            if copy_from.get("created_items"):
+                if not copy_to.get("created_items"):
+                    copy_to["created_items"] = {}
+                copy_to["created_items"].update(copy_from["created_items"])
+
+        task_create = None
+        dependency_task = None
+        deletion_needed = False
+        if task["status"] == "FAILED":
+            return   # TODO need to be retry??
+        try:
+            # get all related tasks
+            related_tasks = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_wim_actions",
+                                             WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                                    "status": ['SCHEDULED', 'BUILD', 'DONE', 'FAILED'],
+                                                    "action": ["FIND", "CREATE"],
+                                                    "related": task["related"],
+                                                    },
+                                             ORDER_BY=("created_at",),
+                                             )
+            for related_task in related_tasks:
+                if related_task["item"] == task["item"] and related_task["item_id"] == task["item_id"]:
+                    task_create = related_task
+                    # TASK_CREATE
+                    if related_task["extra"]:
+                        extra_created = yaml.load(related_task["extra"])
+                        if extra_created.get("created"):
+                            deletion_needed = True
+                        related_task["extra"] = extra_created
+                elif not dependency_task:
+                    dependency_task = related_task
+                if task_create and dependency_task:
                     break
-                # task["status"] = "processing"
-                nb_processed += 1
-            self.refresh_tasks.pop(0)
-            if task["item"] == 'instance_vms':
-                vm_to_refresh_list.append(task["vim_id"])
-                vm_to_refresh_dict[task["vim_id"]] = task
-            elif task["item"] == 'instance_nets':
-                net_to_refresh_list.append(task["vim_id"])
-                net_to_refresh_dict[task["vim_id"]] = task
+
+            # mark task_create as FINISHED
+            self.db.update_rows("vim_wim_actions", UPDATE={"status": "FINISHED"},
+                                WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                       "instance_action_id": task_create["instance_action_id"],
+                                       "task_index": task_create["task_index"]
+                                       })
+            if not deletion_needed:
+                return
+            elif dependency_task:
+                # move create information  from task_create to relate_task
+                extra_new_created = yaml.load(dependency_task["extra"]) or {}
+                extra_new_created["created"] = extra_created["created"]
+                copy_extra_created(copy_to=extra_new_created, copy_from=extra_created)
+
+                self.db.update_rows("vim_wim_actions",
+                                    UPDATE={"extra": yaml.safe_dump(extra_new_created, default_flow_style=True,
+                                                                    width=256),
+                                            "vim_id": task_create.get("vim_id")},
+                                    WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                                           "instance_action_id": dependency_task["instance_action_id"],
+                                           "task_index": dependency_task["task_index"]
+                                           })
+                return False
             else:
-                error_text = "unknown task {}".format(task["item"])
-                self.logger.error(error_text)
-            items_to_refresh += 1
-            if items_to_refresh == 10:
-                break
+                task["vim_id"] = task_create["vim_id"]
+                copy_extra_created(copy_to=task["extra"], copy_from=task_create["extra"])
+                return True
 
-        if vm_to_refresh_list:
-            now = time.time()
-            try:
-                vim_dict = self.vim.refresh_vms_status(vm_to_refresh_list)
-            except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
-                # Mark all tasks at VIM_ERROR status
-                self.logger.error("vimconnException Exception when trying to refresh vms " + str(e))
-                vim_dict = {}
-                for vim_id in vm_to_refresh_list:
-                    vim_dict[vim_id] = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": str(e)}
-
-            for vim_id, vim_info in vim_dict.items():
-                # look for task
-                task_need_update = False
-                task = vm_to_refresh_dict[vim_id]
-                self.logger.debug("get-vm vm_id=%s result=%s", task["vim_id"], str(vim_info))
-
-                # check and update interfaces
-                task_warning_msg = ""
-                for interface in vim_info.get("interfaces", ()):
-                    vim_interface_id = interface["vim_interface_id"]
-                    if vim_interface_id not in task["extra"]["interfaces"]:
-                        self.logger.critical("Interface not found {} on task info {}".format(
-                            vim_interface_id, task["extra"]["interfaces"]), exc_info=True)
-                        continue
-                    task_interface = task["extra"]["interfaces"][vim_interface_id]
-                    task_vim_interface = task["vim_interfaces"].get(vim_interface_id)
-                    if task_vim_interface != interface:
-                        # delete old port
-                        if task_interface.get("sdn_port_id"):
-                            try:
-                                with self.db_lock:
-                                    self.ovim.delete_port(task_interface["sdn_port_id"])
-                                    task_interface["sdn_port_id"] = None
-                                    task_need_update = True
-                            except ovimException as e:
-                                error_text =" ovimException deleting external_port={} {}".format(
-                                    task_interface["sdn_port_id"], e)
-                                self.logger.error(error_text, exc_info=True)
-                                task_warning_msg += error_text
-                                # TODO Set error_msg at instance_nets instead of instance VMs
-
-                        # Create SDN port
-                        sdn_net_id = task_interface.get("sdn_net_id")
-                        if sdn_net_id and interface.get("compute_node") and interface.get("pci"):
-                            sdn_port_name = sdn_net_id + "." + task["vim_id"]
-                            sdn_port_name = sdn_port_name[:63]
-                            try:
-                                with self.db_lock:
-                                    sdn_port_id = self.ovim.new_external_port(
-                                        {"compute_node": interface["compute_node"],
-                                         "pci": interface["pci"],
-                                         "vlan": interface.get("vlan"),
-                                         "net_id": sdn_net_id,
-                                         "region": self.vim["config"]["datacenter_id"],
-                                         "name": sdn_port_name,
-                                         "mac": interface.get("mac_address")})
-                                    task_interface["sdn_port_id"] = sdn_port_id
-                                    task_need_update = True
-                            except (ovimException, Exception) as e:
-                                error_text = "ovimException creating new_external_port compute_node={} "\
-                                             "pci={} vlan={} {}".format(
-                                                interface["compute_node"],
-                                                interface["pci"],
-                                                interface.get("vlan"), e)
-                                self.logger.error(error_text, exc_info=True)
-                                task_warning_msg += error_text
-                                # TODO Set error_msg at instance_nets instead of instance VMs
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.critical("Unexpected exception at _delete_task: " + str(e), exc_info=True)
 
-                        with self.db_lock:
-                            self.db.update_rows(
-                                'instance_interfaces',
-                                UPDATE={"mac_address": interface.get("mac_address"),
-                                        "ip_address": interface.get("ip_address"),
-                                        "vim_info": interface.get("vim_info"),
-                                        "sdn_port_id": task_interface.get("sdn_port_id"),
-                                        "compute_node": interface.get("compute_node"),
-                                        "pci": interface.get("pci"),
-                                        "vlan": interface.get("vlan"),
-                                },
-                                WHERE={'uuid': task_interface["iface_id"]})
-                        task["vim_interfaces"][vim_interface_id] = interface
-
-                # check and update task and instance_vms database
-                if vim_info.get("error_msg"):
-                    vim_info["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info["error_msg"] + task_warning_msg)
-                elif task_warning_msg:
-                    vim_info["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(task_warning_msg)
-
-                task_vim_info = task.get("vim_info")
-                task_error_msg = task.get("error_msg")
-                task_vim_status = task["extra"].get("vim_status")
-                if task_vim_status != vim_info["status"] or task_error_msg != vim_info.get("error_msg") or \
-                        (vim_info.get("vim_info") and task_vim_info != vim_info["vim_info"]):
-                    temp_dict = {"status": vim_info["status"], "error_msg": vim_info.get("error_msg")}
-                    if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
-                        temp_dict["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
-                    with self.db_lock:
-                        self.db.update_rows('instance_vms', UPDATE=temp_dict, WHERE={"uuid": task["item_id"]})
-                    task["extra"]["vim_status"] = vim_info["status"]
-                    task["error_msg"] = vim_info.get("error_msg")
-                    if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
-                        task["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
-                    task_need_update = True
-
-                if task_need_update:
-                    with self.db_lock:
-                        self.db.update_rows(
-                            'vim_actions',
-                            UPDATE={"extra": yaml.safe_dump(task["extra"], default_flow_style=True, width=256),
-                                    "error_msg": task.get("error_msg"), "modified_at": now},
-                            WHERE={'instance_action_id': task['instance_action_id'],
-                                   'task_index': task['task_index']})
-                if task["extra"].get("vim_status") == "BUILD":
-                    self._insert_refresh(task, now + self.REFRESH_BUILD)
-                else:
-                    self._insert_refresh(task, now + self.REFRESH_ACTIVE)
+    def _refres_vm(self, task):
+        """Call VIM to get VMs status"""
+        database_update = None
 
-        if net_to_refresh_list:
-            now = time.time()
-            try:
-                vim_dict = self.vim.refresh_nets_status(net_to_refresh_list)
-            except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
-                # Mark all tasks at VIM_ERROR status
-                self.logger.error("vimconnException Exception when trying to refresh nets " + str(e))
-                vim_dict = {}
-                for vim_id in net_to_refresh_list:
-                    vim_dict[vim_id] = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": str(e)}
-
-            for vim_id, vim_info in vim_dict.items():
-                # look for task
-                task = net_to_refresh_dict[vim_id]
-                self.logger.debug("get-net net_id=%s result=%s", task["vim_id"], str(vim_info))
-
-                task_vim_info = task.get("vim_info")
-                task_vim_status = task["extra"].get("vim_status")
-                task_error_msg = task.get("error_msg")
-                task_sdn_net_id = task["extra"].get("sdn_net_id")
-
-                # get ovim status
-                if task_sdn_net_id:
+        vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        vm_to_refresh_list = [vim_id]
+        try:
+            vim_dict = self.vim.refresh_vms_status(vm_to_refresh_list)
+            vim_info = vim_dict[vim_id]
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            # Mark all tasks at VIM_ERROR status
+            self.logger.error("task=several get-VM: vimconnException when trying to refresh vms " + str(e))
+            vim_info = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": str(e)}
+
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+        self.logger.debug("task={} get-VM: vim_vm_id={} result={}".format(task_id, task["vim_id"], vim_info))
+
+        # check and update interfaces
+        task_warning_msg = ""
+        for interface in vim_info.get("interfaces", ()):
+            vim_interface_id = interface["vim_interface_id"]
+            if vim_interface_id not in task["extra"]["interfaces"]:
+                self.logger.critical("task={} get-VM: Interface not found {} on task info {}".format(
+                    task_id, vim_interface_id, task["extra"]["interfaces"]), exc_info=True)
+                continue
+            task_interface = task["extra"]["interfaces"][vim_interface_id]
+            task_vim_interface = task_interface.get("vim_info")
+            if task_vim_interface != interface:
+                # delete old port
+                if task_interface.get("sdn_port_id"):
+                    try:
+                        with self.db_lock:
+                            self.ovim.delete_port(task_interface["sdn_port_id"], idempotent=True)
+                            task_interface["sdn_port_id"] = None
+                    except ovimException as e:
+                        error_text = "ovimException deleting external_port={}: {}".format(
+                            task_interface["sdn_port_id"], e)
+                        self.logger.error("task={} get-VM: {}".format(task_id, error_text), exc_info=True)
+                        task_warning_msg += error_text
+                        # TODO Set error_msg at instance_nets instead of instance VMs
+
+                # Create SDN port
+                sdn_net_id = task_interface.get("sdn_net_id")
+                if sdn_net_id and interface.get("compute_node") and interface.get("pci"):
+                    sdn_port_name = sdn_net_id + "." + task["vim_id"]
+                    sdn_port_name = sdn_port_name[:63]
                     try:
                         with self.db_lock:
-                            sdn_net = self.ovim.show_network(task_sdn_net_id)
+                            sdn_port_id = self.ovim.new_external_port(
+                                {"compute_node": interface["compute_node"],
+                                    "pci": interface["pci"],
+                                    "vlan": interface.get("vlan"),
+                                    "net_id": sdn_net_id,
+                                    "region": self.vim["config"]["datacenter_id"],
+                                    "name": sdn_port_name,
+                                    "mac": interface.get("mac_address")})
+                            task_interface["sdn_port_id"] = sdn_port_id
                     except (ovimException, Exception) as e:
-                        text_error = "ovimException getting network infor snd_net_id={}".format(task_sdn_net_id)
-                        self.logger.error(text_error, exc_info = True)
-                        sdn_net = {"status": "ERROR", "error_msg": text_error}
-                    if sdn_net["status"] == "ERROR":
-                        if not vim_info.get("error_msg"):
-                            vim_info["error_msg"] = sdn_net["error_msg"]
-                        else:
-                            vim_info["error_msg"] = "VIM_ERROR: {} && SDN_ERROR: {}".format(
-                                self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info["error_msg"], 1024//2-14),
-                                self._format_vim_error_msg(sdn_net["error_msg"], 1024//2-14))
-                        if vim_info["status"] == "VIM_ERROR":
-                            vim_info["status"] = "VIM_SDN_ERROR"
-                        else:
-                            vim_info["status"] = "SDN_ERROR"
-
-                # update database
-                if vim_info.get("error_msg"):
-                    vim_info["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info["error_msg"])
-                if task_vim_status != vim_info["status"] or task_error_msg != vim_info.get("error_msg") or \
-                        (vim_info.get("vim_info") and task_vim_info != vim_info["vim_info"]):
-                    task["extra"]["vim_status"] = vim_info["status"]
-                    task["error_msg"] = vim_info.get("error_msg")
-                    if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
-                        task["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
-                    temp_dict = {"status": vim_info["status"], "error_msg": vim_info.get("error_msg")}
-                    if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
-                        temp_dict["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
-                    with self.db_lock:
-                        self.db.update_rows('instance_nets', UPDATE=temp_dict, WHERE={"uuid": task["item_id"]})
-                        self.db.update_rows(
-                            'vim_actions',
-                            UPDATE={"extra": yaml.safe_dump(task["extra"], default_flow_style=True, width=256),
-                                    "error_msg": task.get("error_msg"), "modified_at": now},
-                            WHERE={'instance_action_id': task['instance_action_id'],
-                                    'task_index': task['task_index']})
-                if task["extra"].get("vim_status") == "BUILD":
-                    self._insert_refresh(task, now + self.REFRESH_BUILD)
-                else:
-                    self._insert_refresh(task, now + self.REFRESH_ACTIVE)
-
-        return nb_processed
+                        error_text = "ovimException creating new_external_port compute_node={} pci={} vlan={} {}".\
+                            format(interface["compute_node"], interface["pci"], interface.get("vlan"), e)
+                        self.logger.error("task={} get-VM: {}".format(task_id, error_text), exc_info=True)
+                        task_warning_msg += error_text
+                        # TODO Set error_msg at instance_nets instead of instance VMs
+
+                self.db.update_rows('instance_interfaces',
+                                    UPDATE={"mac_address": interface.get("mac_address"),
+                                            "ip_address": interface.get("ip_address"),
+                                            "vim_interface_id": interface.get("vim_interface_id"),
+                                            "vim_info": interface.get("vim_info"),
+                                            "sdn_port_id": task_interface.get("sdn_port_id"),
+                                            "compute_node": interface.get("compute_node"),
+                                            "pci": interface.get("pci"),
+                                            "vlan": interface.get("vlan")},
+                                    WHERE={'uuid': task_interface["iface_id"]})
+                task_interface["vim_info"] = interface
+
+        # check and update task and instance_vms database
+        vim_info_error_msg = None
+        if vim_info.get("error_msg"):
+            vim_info_error_msg = self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info["error_msg"] + task_warning_msg)
+        elif task_warning_msg:
+            vim_info_error_msg = self._format_vim_error_msg(task_warning_msg)
+        task_vim_info = task["extra"].get("vim_info")
+        task_error_msg = task.get("error_msg")
+        task_vim_status = task["extra"].get("vim_status")
+        if task_vim_status != vim_info["status"] or task_error_msg != vim_info_error_msg or \
+                (vim_info.get("vim_info") and task_vim_info != vim_info["vim_info"]):
+            database_update = {"status": vim_info["status"], "error_msg": vim_info_error_msg}
+            if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
+                database_update["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
+
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = vim_info["status"]
+            task["error_msg"] = vim_info_error_msg
+            if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
+                task["extra"]["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
+
+        return database_update
+
+    def _refres_net(self, task):
+        """Call VIM to get network status"""
+        database_update = None
+
+        vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        net_to_refresh_list = [vim_id]
+        try:
+            vim_dict = self.vim.refresh_nets_status(net_to_refresh_list)
+            vim_info = vim_dict[vim_id]
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            # Mark all tasks at VIM_ERROR status
+            self.logger.error("task=several get-net: vimconnException when trying to refresh nets " + str(e))
+            vim_info = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": str(e)}
 
-    def _insert_refresh(self, task, threshold_time=None):
-        """Insert a task at list of refreshing elements. The refreshing list is ordered by threshold_time (task['modified_at']
-        It is assumed that this is called inside this thread
-        """
-        if not self.vim:
-            return
-        if not threshold_time:
-            threshold_time = time.time()
-        task["modified_at"] = threshold_time
-        task_name = task["item"][9:] + "-" + task["action"]
         task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
-        for index in range(0, len(self.refresh_tasks)):
-            if self.refresh_tasks[index]["modified_at"] > threshold_time:
-                self.refresh_tasks.insert(index, task)
-                break
-        else:
-            index = len(self.refresh_tasks)
-            self.refresh_tasks.append(task)
-        self.logger.debug("new refresh task={} name={}, modified_at={} index={}".format(
-            task_id, task_name, task["modified_at"], index))
-
-    def _remove_refresh(self, task_name, vim_id):
-        """Remove a task with this name and vim_id from the list of refreshing elements.
-        It is assumed that this is called inside this thread outside _refres_elements method
-        Return True if self.refresh_list is modified, task is found
-        Return False if not found
-        """
-        index_to_delete = None
-        for index in range(0, len(self.refresh_tasks)):
-            if self.refresh_tasks[index]["name"] == task_name and self.refresh_tasks[index]["vim_id"] == vim_id:
-                index_to_delete = index
-                break
-        else:
-            return False
-        if index_to_delete != None:
-            del self.refresh_tasks[index_to_delete]
-        return True
-
-    def _proccess_pending_tasks(self):
-        nb_created = 0
-        nb_processed = 0
-        while self.pending_tasks:
-            task = self.pending_tasks.pop(0)
-            nb_processed += 1
+        self.logger.debug("task={} get-net: vim_net_id={} result={}".format(task_id, task["vim_id"], vim_info))
+
+        task_vim_info = task["extra"].get("vim_info")
+        task_vim_status = task["extra"].get("vim_status")
+        task_error_msg = task.get("error_msg")
+        task_sdn_net_id = task["extra"].get("sdn_net_id")
+
+        vim_info_status = vim_info["status"]
+        vim_info_error_msg = vim_info.get("error_msg")
+        # get ovim status
+        if task_sdn_net_id:
             try:
+                with self.db_lock:
+                    sdn_net = self.ovim.show_network(task_sdn_net_id)
+            except (ovimException, Exception) as e:
+                text_error = "ovimException getting network snd_net_id={}: {}".format(task_sdn_net_id, e)
+                self.logger.error("task={} get-net: {}".format(task_id, text_error), exc_info=True)
+                sdn_net = {"status": "ERROR", "last_error": text_error}
+            if sdn_net["status"] == "ERROR":
+                if not vim_info_error_msg:
+                    vim_info_error_msg = str(sdn_net.get("last_error"))
+                else:
+                    vim_info_error_msg = "VIM_ERROR: {} && SDN_ERROR: {}".format(
+                        self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info_error_msg, 1024 // 2 - 14),
+                        self._format_vim_error_msg(sdn_net["last_error"], 1024 // 2 - 14))
+                vim_info_status = "ERROR"
+            elif sdn_net["status"] == "BUILD":
+                if vim_info_status == "ACTIVE":
+                    vim_info_status = "BUILD"
+
+        # update database
+        if vim_info_error_msg:
+            vim_info_error_msg = self._format_vim_error_msg(vim_info_error_msg)
+        if task_vim_status != vim_info_status or task_error_msg != vim_info_error_msg or \
+                (vim_info.get("vim_info") and task_vim_info != vim_info["vim_info"]):
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = vim_info_status
+            task["error_msg"] = vim_info_error_msg
+            if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
+                task["extra"]["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
+            database_update = {"status": vim_info_status, "error_msg": vim_info_error_msg}
+            if vim_info.get("vim_info"):
+                database_update["vim_info"] = vim_info["vim_info"]
+        return database_update
+
+    def _proccess_pending_tasks(self, task, related_tasks):
+        old_task_status = task["status"]
+        create_or_find = False   # if as result of processing this task something is created or found
+        next_refresh = 0
+
+        try:
+            if task["status"] == "SCHEDULED":
                 # check if tasks that this depends on have been completed
                 dependency_not_completed = False
+                dependency_modified_at = 0
                 for task_index in task["extra"].get("depends_on", ()):
-                    task_dependency = task["depends"].get("TASK-" + str(task_index))
+                    task_dependency = self._look_for_task(task["instance_action_id"], task_index)
                     if not task_dependency:
-                        task_dependency = self._look_for_task(task["instance_action_id"], "TASK-" + str(task_index))
-                        if not task_dependency:
-                            raise VimThreadException(
-                                "Cannot get depending net task trying to get depending task {}.{}".format(
-                                    task["instance_action_id"], task_index))
-                        # task["depends"]["TASK-" + str(task_index)] = task_dependency #it references another object,so database must be look again
+                        raise VimThreadException(
+                            "Cannot get depending net task trying to get depending task {}.{}".format(
+                                task["instance_action_id"], task_index))
+                    # task["depends"]["TASK-" + str(task_index)] = task_dependency #it references another object,so
+                    # database must be look again
                     if task_dependency["status"] == "SCHEDULED":
                         dependency_not_completed = True
+                        dependency_modified_at = task_dependency["modified_at"]
                         break
                     elif task_dependency["status"] == "FAILED":
                         raise VimThreadException(
-                            "Cannot {} {}, (task {}.{}) because depends on failed {} {}, (task{}.{})".format(
+                            "Cannot {} {}, (task {}.{}) because depends on failed {}.{}, (task{}.{}): {}".format(
                                 task["action"], task["item"],
                                 task["instance_action_id"], task["task_index"],
                                 task_dependency["instance_action_id"], task_dependency["task_index"],
-                                task_dependency["action"], task_dependency["item"]))
+                                task_dependency["action"], task_dependency["item"], task_dependency.get("error_msg")))
+
+                    task["depends"]["TASK-"+str(task_index)] = task_dependency
+                    task["depends"]["TASK-{}.{}".format(task["instance_action_id"], task_index)] = task_dependency
                 if dependency_not_completed:
-                    # Move this task to the end.
-                    task["extra"]["tries"] = task["extra"].get("tries", 0) + 1
-                    if task["extra"]["tries"] <= 3:
-                        self.pending_tasks.append(task)
-                        continue
-                    else:
-                        raise VimThreadException(
-                            "Cannot {} {}, (task {}.{}) because timeout waiting to complete {} {}, "
-                            "(task {}.{})".format(task["action"], task["item"],
-                                                  task["instance_action_id"], task["task_index"],
-                                                  task_dependency["instance_action_id"], task_dependency["task_index"],
-                                                  task_dependency["action"], task_dependency["item"]))
-
-                if task["status"] == "SUPERSEDED":
-                    # not needed to do anything but update database with the new status
-                    result = True
-                    database_update = None
-                elif not self.vim:
-                    task["status"] == "ERROR"
-                    task["error_msg"] = self.error_status
-                    result = False
-                    database_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
-                elif task["item"] == 'instance_vms':
-                    if task["action"] == "CREATE":
-                        result, database_update = self.new_vm(task)
-                        nb_created += 1
-                    elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
-                        result, database_update = self.del_vm(task)
-                    else:
-                        raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+                    # Move this task to the time dependency is going to be modified plus 10 seconds.
+                    self.db.update_rows("vim_wim_actions", modified_time=dependency_modified_at + 10,
+                                        UPDATE={"worker": None},
+                                        WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id, "worker": self.my_id,
+                                               "related": task["related"],
+                                               })
+                    # task["extra"]["tries"] = task["extra"].get("tries", 0) + 1
+                    # if task["extra"]["tries"] > 3:
+                    #     raise VimThreadException(
+                    #         "Cannot {} {}, (task {}.{}) because timeout waiting to complete {} {}, "
+                    #         "(task {}.{})".format(task["action"], task["item"],
+                    #                               task["instance_action_id"], task["task_index"],
+                    #                               task_dependency["instance_action_id"], task_dependency["task_index"]
+                    #                               task_dependency["action"], task_dependency["item"]))
+                    return
+
+            database_update = None
+            if task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                deleted_needed = self._delete_task(task)
+                if not deleted_needed:
+                    task["status"] = "SUPERSEDED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                    task["error_msg"] = None
+
+            if task["status"] == "SUPERSEDED":
+                # not needed to do anything but update database with the new status
+                database_update = None
+            elif not self.vim:
+                task["status"] = "FAILED"
+                task["error_msg"] = self.error_status
+                database_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
+            elif task["item_id"] != related_tasks[0]["item_id"] and task["action"] in ("FIND", "CREATE"):
+                # Do nothing, just copy values from one to another and updata database
+                task["status"] = related_tasks[0]["status"]
+                task["error_msg"] = related_tasks[0]["error_msg"]
+                task["vim_id"] = related_tasks[0]["vim_id"]
+                extra = yaml.load(related_tasks[0]["extra"])
+                task["extra"]["vim_status"] = extra.get("vim_status")
+                next_refresh = related_tasks[0]["modified_at"] + 0.001
+                database_update = {"status": task["extra"].get("vim_status", "VIM_ERROR"),
+                                   "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
+                if task["item"] == 'instance_vms':
+                    database_update["vim_vm_id"] = task["vim_id"]
                 elif task["item"] == 'instance_nets':
-                    if task["action"] == "CREATE":
-                        result, database_update = self.new_net(task)
-                        nb_created += 1
-                    elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
-                        result, database_update = self.del_net(task)
-                    elif task["action"] == "FIND":
-                        result, database_update = self.get_net(task)
-                    else:
-                        raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+                    database_update["vim_net_id"] = task["vim_id"]
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_vms':
+                if task["status"] in ('BUILD', 'DONE') and task["action"] in ("FIND", "CREATE"):
+                    database_update = self._refres_vm(task)
+                    create_or_find = True
+                elif task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_vm(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_vm(task)
                 else:
-                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task item {}".format(task["item"]))
-                    # TODO
-            except VimThreadException as e:
-                result = False
-                task["error_msg"] = str(e)
-                task["status"] = "FAILED"
-                database_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_vm_id": None, "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
-
-            if task["action"] == "DELETE":
-                action_key = task["item"] + task["item_id"]
-                del self.grouped_tasks[action_key]
-            elif task["action"] in ("CREATE", "FIND") and task["status"] in ("DONE", "BUILD"):
-                self._insert_refresh(task)
-
-            self.logger.debug("vim_action id={}.{} item={} action={} result={}:{} params={}".format(
-                task["instance_action_id"], task["task_index"], task["item"], task["action"],
-                task["status"], task["vim_id"] if task["status"] == "DONE" else task.get("error_msg"),
-                task["params"]))
-            try:
-                now = time.time()
-                with self.db_lock:
-                    self.db.update_rows(
-                        table="vim_actions",
-                        UPDATE={"status": task["status"], "vim_id": task.get("vim_id"), "modified_at": now,
-                                "error_msg": task["error_msg"],
-                                "extra": yaml.safe_dump(task["extra"], default_flow_style=True, width=256)},
-                        WHERE={"instance_action_id": task["instance_action_id"], "task_index": task["task_index"]})
-                    if result is not None:
-                        self.db.update_rows(
-                            table="instance_actions",
-                            UPDATE={("number_done" if result else "number_failed"): {"INCREMENT": 1},
-                                    "modified_at": now},
-                            WHERE={"uuid": task["instance_action_id"]})
-                    if database_update:
-                        self.db.update_rows(table=task["item"],
-                                            UPDATE=database_update,
-                                            WHERE={"uuid": task["item_id"]})
-            except db_base_Exception as e:
-                self.logger.error("Error updating database %s", str(e), exc_info=True)
-
-            if nb_created == 10:
-                break
-        return nb_processed
-
-    def _insert_pending_tasks(self, vim_actions_list):
-        now = time.time()
-        for task in vim_actions_list:
-            if task["datacenter_vim_id"] != self.datacenter_tenant_id:
-                continue
-            item = task["item"]
-            item_id = task["item_id"]
-            action_key = item + item_id
-            if action_key not in self.grouped_tasks:
-                self.grouped_tasks[action_key] = []
-            task["params"] = None
-            task["depends"] = {}
-            if task["extra"]:
-                extra = yaml.load(task["extra"])
-                task["extra"] = extra
-                task["params"] = extra.get("params")
-                depends_on_list = extra.get("depends_on")
-                if depends_on_list:
-                    for index in depends_on_list:
-                        if index < len(vim_actions_list) and vim_actions_list[index]["task_index"] == index and\
-                                    vim_actions_list[index]["instance_action_id"] == task["instance_action_id"]:
-                            task["depends"]["TASK-" + str(index)] = vim_actions_list[index]
-                if extra.get("interfaces"):
-                    task["vim_interfaces"] = {}
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_nets':
+                if task["status"] in ('BUILD', 'DONE') and task["action"] in ("FIND", "CREATE"):
+                    database_update = self._refres_net(task)
+                    create_or_find = True
+                elif task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_net(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_net(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "FIND":
+                    database_update = self.get_net(task)
+                else:
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_sfis':
+                if task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_sfi(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_sfi(task)
+                else:
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_sfs':
+                if task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_sf(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_sf(task)
+                else:
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_classifications':
+                if task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_classification(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_classification(task)
+                else:
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_sfps':
+                if task["action"] == "CREATE":
+                    create_or_find = True
+                    database_update = self.new_sfp(task)
+                elif task["action"] == "DELETE":
+                    self.del_sfp(task)
+                else:
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task action {}".format(task["action"]))
             else:
-                task["extra"] = {}
-            if "error_msg" not in task:
-                task["error_msg"] = None
-            if "vim_id" not in task:
-                task["vim_id"] = None
+                raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown task item {}".format(task["item"]))
+                # TODO
+        except VimThreadException as e:
+            task["error_msg"] = str(e)
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            database_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
+            if task["item"] == 'instance_vms':
+                database_update["vim_vm_id"] = None
+            elif task["item"] == 'instance_nets':
+                database_update["vim_net_id"] = None
 
-            if task["action"] == "DELETE":
-                need_delete_action = False
-                for to_supersede in self.grouped_tasks.get(action_key, ()):
-                    if to_supersede["action"] == "FIND" and to_supersede.get("vim_id"):
-                        task["vim_id"] = to_supersede["vim_id"]
-                    if to_supersede["action"] == "CREATE" and to_supersede["extra"].get("created", True) and \
-                            (to_supersede.get("vim_id") or to_supersede["extra"].get("sdn_vim_id")):
-                        need_delete_action = True
-                        task["vim_id"] = to_supersede["vim_id"]
-                        if to_supersede["extra"].get("sdn_vim_id"):
-                            task["extra"]["sdn_vim_id"] = to_supersede["extra"]["sdn_vim_id"]
-                        if to_supersede["extra"].get("interfaces"):
-                            task["extra"]["interfaces"] = to_supersede["extra"]["interfaces"]
-                        if to_supersede["extra"].get("created_items"):
-                            if not task["extra"].get("created_items"):
-                                task["extra"]["created_items"] = {}
-                            task["extra"]["created_items"].update(to_supersede["extra"]["created_items"])
-                    # Mark task as SUPERSEDED.
-                    #   If task is in self.pending_tasks, it will be removed and database will be update
-                    #   If task is in self.refresh_tasks, it will be removed
-                    to_supersede["status"] = "SUPERSEDED"
-                if not need_delete_action:
-                    task["status"] = "SUPERSEDED"
-
-                self.grouped_tasks[action_key].append(task)
-                self.pending_tasks.append(task)
-            elif task["status"] == "SCHEDULED":
-                self.grouped_tasks[action_key].append(task)
-                self.pending_tasks.append(task)
-            elif task["action"] in ("CREATE", "FIND"):
-                self.grouped_tasks[action_key].append(task)
-                if task["status"] in ("DONE", "BUILD"):
-                    self._insert_refresh(task)
-            # TODO add VM reset, get console, etc...
-            else:
-                raise vimconn.vimconnException(self.name + "unknown vim_action action {}".format(task["action"]))
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+        self.logger.debug("task={} item={} action={} result={}:'{}' params={}".format(
+            task_id, task["item"], task["action"], task["status"],
+            task["vim_id"] if task["status"] == "DONE" else task.get("error_msg"), task["params"]))
+        try:
+            if not next_refresh:
+                if task["status"] == "DONE":
+                    next_refresh = time.time()
+                    if task["extra"].get("vim_status") == "BUILD":
+                        next_refresh += self.REFRESH_BUILD
+                    elif task["extra"].get("vim_status") in ("ERROR", "VIM_ERROR"):
+                        next_refresh += self.REFRESH_ERROR
+                    elif task["extra"].get("vim_status") == "DELETED":
+                        next_refresh += self.REFRESH_DELETE
+                    else:
+                        next_refresh += self.REFRESH_ACTIVE
+                elif task["status"] == "FAILED":
+                    next_refresh = time.time() + self.REFRESH_DELETE
+
+            if create_or_find:
+                # modify all related task with action FIND/CREATED non SCHEDULED
+                self.db.update_rows(
+                    table="vim_wim_actions", modified_time=next_refresh + 0.001,
+                    UPDATE={"status": task["status"], "vim_id": task.get("vim_id"),
+                            "error_msg": task["error_msg"],
+                            },
+
+                    WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                           "worker": self.my_id,
+                           "action": ["FIND", "CREATE"],
+                           "related": task["related"],
+                           "status<>": "SCHEDULED",
+                           })
+            # modify own task
+            self.db.update_rows(
+                table="vim_wim_actions", modified_time=next_refresh,
+                UPDATE={"status": task["status"], "vim_id": task.get("vim_id"),
+                        "error_msg": task["error_msg"],
+                        "extra": yaml.safe_dump(task["extra"], default_flow_style=True, width=256)},
+                WHERE={"instance_action_id": task["instance_action_id"], "task_index": task["task_index"]})
+            # Unlock tasks
+            self.db.update_rows(
+                table="vim_wim_actions", modified_time=0,
+                UPDATE={"worker": None},
+                WHERE={"datacenter_vim_id": self.datacenter_tenant_id,
+                       "worker": self.my_id,
+                       "related": task["related"],
+                       })
+
+            # Update table instance_actions
+            if old_task_status == "SCHEDULED" and task["status"] != old_task_status:
+                self.db.update_rows(
+                    table="instance_actions",
+                    UPDATE={("number_failed" if task["status"] == "FAILED" else "number_done"): {"INCREMENT": 1}},
+                    WHERE={"uuid": task["instance_action_id"]})
+            if database_update:
+                where_filter = {"related": task["related"]}
+                if task["item"] == "instance_nets" and task["datacenter_vim_id"]:
+                    where_filter["datacenter_tenant_id"] = task["datacenter_vim_id"] 
+                self.db.update_rows(table=task["item"],
+                                    UPDATE=database_update,
+                                    WHERE=where_filter)
+        except db_base_Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error("task={} Error updating database {}".format(task_id, e), exc_info=True)
 
     def insert_task(self, task):
         try:
@@ -640,23 +727,25 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
     def del_task(self, task):
         with self.task_lock:
             if task["status"] == "SCHEDULED":
-                task["status"] == "SUPERSEDED"
+                task["status"] = "SUPERSEDED"
                 return True
-            else:   # task["status"] == "processing"
+            else:  # task["status"] == "processing"
                 self.task_lock.release()
                 return False
 
     def run(self):
         self.logger.debug("Starting")
         while True:
-            self._reload_vim_actions()
+            self.get_vimconnector()
+            self.logger.debug("Vimconnector loaded")
             reload_thread = False
+
             while True:
                 try:
                     while not self.task_queue.empty():
                         task = self.task_queue.get()
                         if isinstance(task, list):
-                            self._insert_pending_tasks(task)
+                            pass
                         elif isinstance(task, str):
                             if task == 'exit':
                                 return 0
@@ -666,24 +755,39 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
                         self.task_queue.task_done()
                     if reload_thread:
                         break
-                    nb_processed = self._proccess_pending_tasks()
-                    nb_processed += self._refres_elements()
-                    if not nb_processed:
-                        time.sleep(1)
+
+                    task, related_tasks = self._get_db_task()
+                    if task:
+                        self._proccess_pending_tasks(task, related_tasks)
+                    else:
+                        time.sleep(5)
 
                 except Exception as e:
                     self.logger.critical("Unexpected exception at run: " + str(e), exc_info=True)
 
         self.logger.debug("Finishing")
 
-    def terminate(self, task):
-        return True, None
-
     def _look_for_task(self, instance_action_id, task_id):
-        task_index = task_id.split("-")[-1]
-        with self.db_lock:
-            tasks = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_actions", WHERE={"instance_action_id": instance_action_id,
-                                                                 "task_index": task_index})
+        """
+        Look for a concrete task at vim_actions database table
+        :param instance_action_id: The instance_action_id
+        :param task_id: Can have several formats:
+            <task index>: integer
+            TASK-<task index> :backward compatibility,
+            [TASK-]<instance_action_id>.<task index>: this instance_action_id overrides the one in the parameter
+        :return: Task dictionary or None if not found
+        """
+        if isinstance(task_id, int):
+            task_index = task_id
+        else:
+            if task_id.startswith("TASK-"):
+                task_id = task_id[5:]
+            ins_action_id, _, task_index = task_id.rpartition(".")
+            if ins_action_id:
+                instance_action_id = ins_action_id
+
+        tasks = self.db.get_rows(FROM="vim_wim_actions", WHERE={"instance_action_id": instance_action_id,
+                                                                "task_index": task_index})
         if not tasks:
             return None
         task = tasks[0]
@@ -693,76 +797,71 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
             extra = yaml.load(task["extra"])
             task["extra"] = extra
             task["params"] = extra.get("params")
-            if extra.get("interfaces"):
-                task["vim_interfaces"] = {}
         else:
             task["extra"] = {}
         return task
 
-    def _format_vim_error_msg(self, error_text, max_length=1024):
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_vim_error_msg(error_text, max_length=1024):
         if error_text and len(error_text) >= max_length:
-            return error_text[:max_length//2-3] + " ... " + error_text[-max_length//2+3:]
+            return error_text[:max_length // 2 - 3] + " ... " + error_text[-max_length // 2 + 3:]
         return error_text
 
     def new_vm(self, task):
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
         try:
             params = task["params"]
-            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
             depends = task.get("depends")
             net_list = params[5]
-            error_text = ""
             for net in net_list:
                 if "net_id" in net and is_task_id(net["net_id"]):  # change task_id into network_id
-                    task_dependency = task["depends"].get(net["net_id"])
-                    if not task_dependency:
-                        task_dependency = self._look_for_task(task["instance_action_id"], net["net_id"])
-                        if not task_dependency:
-                            raise VimThreadException(
-                                "Cannot get depending net task trying to get depending task {}.{}".format(
-                                    task["instance_action_id"], net["net_id"]))
-                    network_id = task_dependency.get("vim_id")
+                    network_id = task["depends"][net["net_id"]].get("vim_id")
                     if not network_id:
                         raise VimThreadException(
                             "Cannot create VM because depends on a network not created or found: " +
                             str(depends[net["net_id"]]["error_msg"]))
                     net["net_id"] = network_id
-            vim_vm_id, created_items = self.vim.new_vminstance(*params)
+            params_copy = deepcopy(params)
+            vim_vm_id, created_items = self.vim.new_vminstance(*params_copy)
 
             # fill task_interfaces. Look for snd_net_id at database for each interface
             task_interfaces = {}
-            for iface in net_list:
+            for iface in params_copy[5]:
                 task_interfaces[iface["vim_id"]] = {"iface_id": iface["uuid"]}
-                with self.db_lock:
-                    result = self.db.get_rows(SELECT=('sdn_net_id',),
-                        FROM='instance_nets as ine join instance_interfaces as ii on ii.instance_net_id=ine.uuid',
-                        WHERE={'ii.uuid': iface["uuid"]})
+                result = self.db.get_rows(
+                    SELECT=('sdn_net_id', 'interface_id'),
+                    FROM='instance_nets as ine join instance_interfaces as ii on ii.instance_net_id=ine.uuid',
+                    WHERE={'ii.uuid': iface["uuid"]})
                 if result:
                     task_interfaces[iface["vim_id"]]["sdn_net_id"] = result[0]['sdn_net_id']
+                    task_interfaces[iface["vim_id"]]["interface_id"] = result[0]['interface_id']
                 else:
-                    self.logger.critical("Error creating VM, task=%s Network {} not found at DB", task_id,
-                                         iface["uuid"], exc_info=True)
+                    self.logger.critical("task={} new-VM: instance_nets uuid={} not found at DB".format(task_id,
+                                                                                                        iface["uuid"]),
+                                         exc_info=True)
 
             task["vim_info"] = {}
-            task["vim_interfaces"] = {}
             task["extra"]["interfaces"] = task_interfaces
             task["extra"]["created"] = True
             task["extra"]["created_items"] = created_items
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "BUILD"
             task["error_msg"] = None
             task["status"] = "DONE"
             task["vim_id"] = vim_vm_id
             instance_element_update = {"status": "BUILD", "vim_vm_id": vim_vm_id, "error_msg": None}
-            return True, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
 
         except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
-            self.logger.error("Error creating VM, task=%s: %s", task_id, str(e))
+            self.logger.error("task={} new-VM: {}".format(task_id, e))
             error_text = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
             task["error_msg"] = error_text
             task["status"] = "FAILED"
             task["vim_id"] = None
             instance_element_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_vm_id": None, "error_msg": error_text}
-            return False, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
 
     def del_vm(self, task):
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
         vm_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
         interfaces = task["extra"].get("interfaces", ())
         try:
@@ -770,25 +869,25 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
                 if iface.get("sdn_port_id"):
                     try:
                         with self.db_lock:
-                            self.ovim.delete_port(iface["sdn_port_id"])
+                            self.ovim.delete_port(iface["sdn_port_id"], idempotent=True)
                     except ovimException as e:
-                        self.logger.error("ovimException deleting external_port={} at VM vim_id={} deletion ".format(
-                            iface["sdn_port_id"], vm_vim_id) + str(e), exc_info=True)
+                        self.logger.error("task={} del-VM: ovimException when deleting external_port={}: {} ".format(
+                            task_id, iface["sdn_port_id"], e), exc_info=True)
                         # TODO Set error_msg at instance_nets
 
             self.vim.delete_vminstance(vm_vim_id, task["extra"].get("created_items"))
-            task["status"] = "DONE"
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
             task["error_msg"] = None
-            return True, None
+            return None
 
         except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
             task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
             if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
                 # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
-                task["status"] = "DONE"
-                return True, None
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
             task["status"] = "FAILED"
-            return False, None
+            return None
 
     def _get_net_internal(self, task, filter_param):
         """
@@ -800,68 +899,72 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
         """
         vim_nets = self.vim.get_network_list(filter_param)
         if not vim_nets:
-            raise VimThreadExceptionNotFound("Network not found with this criteria: '{}'".format(filter))
+            raise VimThreadExceptionNotFound("Network not found with this criteria: '{}'".format(filter_param))
         elif len(vim_nets) > 1:
-            raise VimThreadException("More than one network found with this criteria: '{}'".format(filter))
+            raise VimThreadException("More than one network found with this criteria: '{}'".format(filter_param))
         vim_net_id = vim_nets[0]["id"]
 
         # Discover if this network is managed by a sdn controller
         sdn_net_id = None
-        with self.db_lock:
-            result = self.db.get_rows(SELECT=('sdn_net_id',), FROM='instance_nets',
-                                      WHERE={'vim_net_id': vim_net_id, 'instance_scenario_id': None,
-                                             'datacenter_tenant_id': self.datacenter_tenant_id})
+        result = self.db.get_rows(SELECT=('sdn_net_id',), FROM='instance_nets',
+                                  WHERE={'vim_net_id': vim_net_id, 'datacenter_tenant_id': self.datacenter_tenant_id},
+                                  ORDER="instance_scenario_id")
         if result:
             sdn_net_id = result[0]['sdn_net_id']
 
         task["status"] = "DONE"
         task["extra"]["vim_info"] = {}
         task["extra"]["created"] = False
+        task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "BUILD"
         task["extra"]["sdn_net_id"] = sdn_net_id
         task["error_msg"] = None
         task["vim_id"] = vim_net_id
         instance_element_update = {"vim_net_id": vim_net_id, "created": False, "status": "BUILD",
-                                   "error_msg": None}
+                                   "error_msg": None, "sdn_net_id": sdn_net_id}
         return instance_element_update
 
     def get_net(self, task):
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
         try:
-            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
             params = task["params"]
             filter_param = params[0]
             instance_element_update = self._get_net_internal(task, filter_param)
-            return True, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
 
         except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
-            self.logger.error("Error looking for  NET, task=%s: %s", str(task_id), str(e))
+            self.logger.error("task={} get-net: {}".format(task_id, e))
             task["status"] = "FAILED"
             task["vim_id"] = None
             task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
             instance_element_update = {"vim_net_id": None, "status": "VIM_ERROR",
                                        "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
-            return False, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
 
     def new_net(self, task):
         vim_net_id = None
         sdn_net_id = None
+        task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+        action_text = ""
         try:
-            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
             # FIND
             if task["extra"].get("find"):
                 action_text = "finding"
                 filter_param = task["extra"]["find"][0]
                 try:
                     instance_element_update = self._get_net_internal(task, filter_param)
-                    return True, instance_element_update
+                    return instance_element_update
                 except VimThreadExceptionNotFound:
                     pass
             # CREATE
             params = task["params"]
             action_text = "creating VIM"
-            vim_net_id = self.vim.new_network(*params)
+            vim_net_id, created_items = self.vim.new_network(*params[0:3])
 
             net_name = params[0]
             net_type = params[1]
+            wim_account_name = None
+            if len(params) >= 4:
+                wim_account_name = params[3]
 
             sdn_controller = self.vim.config.get('sdn-controller')
             if sdn_controller and (net_type == "data" or net_type == "ptp"):
@@ -876,29 +979,55 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
                 action_text = "creating SDN"
                 with self.db_lock:
                     sdn_net_id = self.ovim.new_network(network)
+
+                if wim_account_name and self.vim.config["wim_external_ports"]:
+                    # add external port to connect WIM. Try with compute node __WIM:wim_name and __WIM
+                    action_text = "attaching external port to ovim network"
+                    sdn_port_name = "external_port"
+                    sdn_port_data = {
+                        "compute_node": "__WIM:" + wim_account_name[0:58],
+                        "pci": None,
+                        "vlan": network["vlan"],
+                        "net_id": sdn_net_id,
+                        "region": self.vim["config"]["datacenter_id"],
+                        "name": sdn_port_name,
+                    }
+                    try:
+                        with self.db_lock:
+                            sdn_external_port_id = self.ovim.new_external_port(sdn_port_data)
+                    except ovimException:
+                        sdn_port_data["compute_node"] = "__WIM"
+                        with self.db_lock:
+                            sdn_external_port_id = self.ovim.new_external_port(sdn_port_data)
+                    self.logger.debug("Added sdn_external_port {} to sdn_network {}".format(sdn_external_port_id,
+                                                                                            sdn_net_id))
             task["status"] = "DONE"
             task["extra"]["vim_info"] = {}
             task["extra"]["sdn_net_id"] = sdn_net_id
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "BUILD"
             task["extra"]["created"] = True
+            task["extra"]["created_items"] = created_items
             task["error_msg"] = None
             task["vim_id"] = vim_net_id
             instance_element_update = {"vim_net_id": vim_net_id, "sdn_net_id": sdn_net_id, "status": "BUILD",
                                        "created": True, "error_msg": None}
-            return True, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
         except (vimconn.vimconnException, ovimException) as e:
-            self.logger.error("Error {} NET, task={}: {}".format(action_text, task_id, e))
+            self.logger.error("task={} new-net: Error {}: {}".format(task_id, action_text, e))
             task["status"] = "FAILED"
             task["vim_id"] = vim_net_id
             task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
             task["extra"]["sdn_net_id"] = sdn_net_id
             instance_element_update = {"vim_net_id": vim_net_id, "sdn_net_id": sdn_net_id, "status": "VIM_ERROR",
                                        "error_msg": task["error_msg"]}
-            return False, instance_element_update
+            return instance_element_update
 
     def del_net(self, task):
         net_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
         sdn_net_id = task["extra"].get("sdn_net_id")
         try:
+            if net_vim_id:
+                self.vim.delete_network(net_vim_id, task["extra"].get("created_items"))
             if sdn_net_id:
                 # Delete any attached port to this sdn network. There can be ports associated to this network in case
                 # it was manually done using 'openmano vim-net-sdn-attach'
@@ -906,13 +1035,11 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
                     port_list = self.ovim.get_ports(columns={'uuid'},
                                                     filter={'name': 'external_port', 'net_id': sdn_net_id})
                     for port in port_list:
-                        self.ovim.delete_port(port['uuid'])
-                    self.ovim.delete_network(sdn_net_id)
-            if net_vim_id:
-                self.vim.delete_network(net_vim_id)
-            task["status"] = "DONE"
+                        self.ovim.delete_port(port['uuid'], idempotent=True)
+                    self.ovim.delete_network(sdn_net_id, idempotent=True)
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
             task["error_msg"] = None
-            return True, None
+            return None
         except ovimException as e:
             task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg("ovimException obtaining and deleting external "
                                                            "ports for net {}: {}".format(sdn_net_id, str(e)))
@@ -920,7 +1047,270 @@ class vim_thread(threading.Thread):
             task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
             if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
                 # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
-                task["status"] = "DONE"
-                return True, None
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
         task["status"] = "FAILED"
-        return False, None
+        return None
+
+    # Service Function Instances
+    def new_sfi(self, task):
+        vim_sfi_id = None
+        try:
+            # Waits for interfaces to be ready (avoids failure)
+            time.sleep(1)
+            dep_id = "TASK-" + str(task["extra"]["depends_on"][0])
+            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+            error_text = ""
+            interfaces = task["depends"][dep_id]["extra"].get("interfaces")
+
+            ingress_interface_id = task.get("extra").get("params").get("ingress_interface_id")
+            egress_interface_id = task.get("extra").get("params").get("egress_interface_id")
+            ingress_vim_interface_id = None
+            egress_vim_interface_id = None
+            for vim_interface, interface_data in interfaces.iteritems():
+                if interface_data.get("interface_id") == ingress_interface_id:
+                    ingress_vim_interface_id = vim_interface
+                    break
+            if ingress_interface_id != egress_interface_id:
+                for vim_interface, interface_data in interfaces.iteritems():
+                    if interface_data.get("interface_id") == egress_interface_id:
+                        egress_vim_interface_id = vim_interface
+                        break
+            else:
+                egress_vim_interface_id = ingress_vim_interface_id
+            if not ingress_vim_interface_id or not egress_vim_interface_id:
+                error_text = "Error creating Service Function Instance, Ingress: {}, Egress: {}".format(
+                    ingress_vim_interface_id, egress_vim_interface_id)
+                self.logger.error(error_text)
+                task["error_msg"] = error_text
+                task["status"] = "FAILED"
+                task["vim_id"] = None
+                return None
+            # At the moment, every port associated with the VM will be used both as ingress and egress ports.
+            # Bear in mind that different VIM connectors might support SFI differently. In the case of OpenStack,
+            # only the first ingress and first egress ports will be used to create the SFI (Port Pair).
+            ingress_port_id_list = [ingress_vim_interface_id]
+            egress_port_id_list = [egress_vim_interface_id]
+            name = "sfi-%s" % task["item_id"][:8]
+            # By default no form of IETF SFC Encapsulation will be used
+            vim_sfi_id = self.vim.new_sfi(name, ingress_port_id_list, egress_port_id_list, sfc_encap=False)
+
+            task["extra"]["created"] = True
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "ACTIVE"
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["vim_id"] = vim_sfi_id
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "ACTIVE", "vim_sfi_id": vim_sfi_id, "error_msg": None}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+        except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
+            self.logger.error("Error creating Service Function Instance, task=%s: %s", task_id, str(e))
+            error_text = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            task["error_msg"] = error_text
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            task["vim_id"] = None
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_sfi_id": None, "error_msg": error_text}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+    def del_sfi(self, task):
+        sfi_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        try:
+            self.vim.delete_sfi(sfi_vim_id)
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            return None
+
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
+                # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            return None
+
+    def new_sf(self, task):
+        vim_sf_id = None
+        try:
+            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+            error_text = ""
+            depending_tasks = ["TASK-" + str(dep_id) for dep_id in task["extra"]["depends_on"]]
+            # sfis = task.get("depends").values()[0].get("extra").get("params")[5]
+            sfis = [task.get("depends").get(dep_task) for dep_task in depending_tasks]
+            sfi_id_list = []
+            for sfi in sfis:
+                sfi_id_list.append(sfi.get("vim_id"))
+            name = "sf-%s" % task["item_id"][:8]
+            # By default no form of IETF SFC Encapsulation will be used
+            vim_sf_id = self.vim.new_sf(name, sfi_id_list, sfc_encap=False)
+
+            task["extra"]["created"] = True
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "ACTIVE"
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["vim_id"] = vim_sf_id
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "ACTIVE", "vim_sf_id": vim_sf_id, "error_msg": None}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+        except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
+            self.logger.error("Error creating Service Function, task=%s: %s", task_id, str(e))
+            error_text = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            task["error_msg"] = error_text
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            task["vim_id"] = None
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_sf_id": None, "error_msg": error_text}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+    def del_sf(self, task):
+        sf_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        try:
+            self.vim.delete_sf(sf_vim_id)
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            return None
+
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
+                # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            return None
+
+    def new_classification(self, task):
+        vim_classification_id = None
+        try:
+            params = task["params"]
+            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+            dep_id = "TASK-" + str(task["extra"]["depends_on"][0])
+            error_text = ""
+            interfaces = task.get("depends").get(dep_id).get("extra").get("interfaces").keys()
+            # Bear in mind that different VIM connectors might support Classifications differently.
+            # In the case of OpenStack, only the first VNF attached to the classifier will be used
+            # to create the Classification(s) (the "logical source port" of the "Flow Classifier").
+            # Since the VNFFG classifier match lacks the ethertype, classification defaults to
+            # using the IPv4 flow classifier.
+            name = "c-%s" % task["item_id"][:8]
+            # if not CIDR is given for the IP addresses, add /32:
+            ip_proto = int(params.get("ip_proto"))
+            source_ip = params.get("source_ip")
+            destination_ip = params.get("destination_ip")
+            source_port = params.get("source_port")
+            destination_port = params.get("destination_port")
+            definition = {"logical_source_port": interfaces[0]}
+            if ip_proto:
+                if ip_proto == 1:
+                    ip_proto = 'icmp'
+                elif ip_proto == 6:
+                    ip_proto = 'tcp'
+                elif ip_proto == 17:
+                    ip_proto = 'udp'
+                definition["protocol"] = ip_proto
+            if source_ip:
+                if '/' not in source_ip:
+                    source_ip += '/32'
+                definition["source_ip_prefix"] = source_ip
+            if source_port:
+                definition["source_port_range_min"] = source_port
+                definition["source_port_range_max"] = source_port
+            if destination_port:
+                definition["destination_port_range_min"] = destination_port
+                definition["destination_port_range_max"] = destination_port
+            if destination_ip:
+                if '/' not in destination_ip:
+                    destination_ip += '/32'
+                definition["destination_ip_prefix"] = destination_ip
+
+            vim_classification_id = self.vim.new_classification(
+                name, 'legacy_flow_classifier', definition)
+
+            task["extra"]["created"] = True
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "ACTIVE"
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["vim_id"] = vim_classification_id
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "ACTIVE", "vim_classification_id": vim_classification_id,
+                                       "error_msg": None}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+        except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
+            self.logger.error("Error creating Classification, task=%s: %s", task_id, str(e))
+            error_text = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            task["error_msg"] = error_text
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            task["vim_id"] = None
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_classification_id": None, "error_msg": error_text}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+    def del_classification(self, task):
+        classification_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        try:
+            self.vim.delete_classification(classification_vim_id)
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            return None
+
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
+                # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            return None
+
+    def new_sfp(self, task):
+        vim_sfp_id = None
+        try:
+            task_id = task["instance_action_id"] + "." + str(task["task_index"])
+            depending_tasks = [task.get("depends").get("TASK-" + str(tsk_id)) for tsk_id in
+                               task.get("extra").get("depends_on")]
+            error_text = ""
+            sf_id_list = []
+            classification_id_list = []
+            for dep in depending_tasks:
+                vim_id = dep.get("vim_id")
+                resource = dep.get("item")
+                if resource == "instance_sfs":
+                    sf_id_list.append(vim_id)
+                elif resource == "instance_classifications":
+                    classification_id_list.append(vim_id)
+
+            name = "sfp-%s" % task["item_id"][:8]
+            # By default no form of IETF SFC Encapsulation will be used
+            vim_sfp_id = self.vim.new_sfp(name, classification_id_list, sf_id_list, sfc_encap=False)
+
+            task["extra"]["created"] = True
+            task["extra"]["vim_status"] = "ACTIVE"
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["vim_id"] = vim_sfp_id
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "ACTIVE", "vim_sfp_id": vim_sfp_id, "error_msg": None}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+        except (vimconn.vimconnException, VimThreadException) as e:
+            self.logger.error("Error creating Service Function, task=%s: %s", task_id, str(e))
+            error_text = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            task["error_msg"] = error_text
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            task["vim_id"] = None
+            instance_element_update = {"status": "VIM_ERROR", "vim_sfp_id": None, "error_msg": error_text}
+            return instance_element_update
+
+    def del_sfp(self, task):
+        sfp_vim_id = task["vim_id"]
+        try:
+            self.vim.delete_sfp(sfp_vim_id)
+            task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+            task["error_msg"] = None
+            return None
+
+        except vimconn.vimconnException as e:
+            task["error_msg"] = self._format_vim_error_msg(str(e))
+            if isinstance(e, vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException):
+                # If not found mark as Done and fill error_msg
+                task["status"] = "FINISHED"  # with FINISHED instead of DONE it will not be refreshing
+                return None
+            task["status"] = "FAILED"
+            return None