bug 668. Fix existing flavor as not created
[osm/RO.git] / osm_ro / vimconn_openstack.py
index 43fdbc5..073a752 100644 (file)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 ##
 # -*- 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 openmano
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
 # This file is part of openmano
 # All Rights Reserved.
 #
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ to the VIM connector's SFC resources as follows:
 - Service Function (OSM) -> Port Pair Group (Neutron)
 - Service Function Path (OSM) -> Port Chain (Neutron)
 '''
 - Service Function (OSM) -> Port Pair Group (Neutron)
 - Service Function Path (OSM) -> Port Chain (Neutron)
 '''
-__author__ = "Alfonso Tierno, Gerardo Garcia, Pablo Montes, xFlow Research, Igor D.C."
+__author__ = "Alfonso Tierno, Gerardo Garcia, Pablo Montes, xFlow Research, Igor D.C., Eduardo Sousa"
 __date__  = "$22-sep-2017 23:59:59$"
 
 import vimconn
 __date__  = "$22-sep-2017 23:59:59$"
 
 import vimconn
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ import yaml
 import random
 import re
 import copy
 import random
 import re
 import copy
+from pprint import pformat
+from types import StringTypes
 
 from novaclient import client as nClient, exceptions as nvExceptions
 from keystoneauth1.identity import v2, v3
 
 from novaclient import client as nClient, exceptions as nvExceptions
 from keystoneauth1.identity import v2, v3
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ import keystoneclient.exceptions as ksExceptions
 import keystoneclient.v3.client as ksClient_v3
 import keystoneclient.v2_0.client as ksClient_v2
 from glanceclient import client as glClient
 import keystoneclient.v3.client as ksClient_v3
 import keystoneclient.v2_0.client as ksClient_v2
 from glanceclient import client as glClient
-import glanceclient.client as gl1Client
 import glanceclient.exc as gl1Exceptions
 from  cinderclient import client as cClient
 from httplib import HTTPException
 import glanceclient.exc as gl1Exceptions
 from  cinderclient import client as cClient
 from httplib import HTTPException
@@ -78,6 +79,18 @@ supportedClassificationTypes = ['legacy_flow_classifier']
 volume_timeout = 600
 server_timeout = 600
 
 volume_timeout = 600
 server_timeout = 600
 
+
+class SafeDumper(yaml.SafeDumper):
+    def represent_data(self, data):
+        # Openstack APIs use custom subclasses of dict and YAML safe dumper
+        # is designed to not handle that (reference issue 142 of pyyaml)
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and data.__class__ != dict:
+            # A simple solution is to convert those items back to dicts
+            data = dict(data.items())
+
+        return super(SafeDumper, self).represent_data(data)
+
+
 class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
     def __init__(self, uuid, name, tenant_id, tenant_name, url, url_admin=None, user=None, passwd=None,
                  log_level=None, config={}, persistent_info={}):
 class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
     def __init__(self, uuid, name, tenant_id, tenant_name, url, url_admin=None, user=None, passwd=None,
                  log_level=None, config={}, persistent_info={}):
@@ -96,7 +109,11 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
 
         if config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range') is not None:
             #validate vlan ranges provided by user
 
         if config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range') is not None:
             #validate vlan ranges provided by user
-            self._validate_vlan_ranges(config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range'))
+            self._validate_vlan_ranges(config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range'), 'dataplane_net_vlan_range')
+
+        if config.get('multisegment_vlan_range') is not None:
+            #validate vlan ranges provided by user
+            self._validate_vlan_ranges(config.get('multisegment_vlan_range'), 'multisegment_vlan_range')
 
         vimconn.vimconnector.__init__(self, uuid, name, tenant_id, tenant_name, url, url_admin, user, passwd, log_level,
                                       config)
 
         vimconn.vimconnector.__init__(self, uuid, name, tenant_id, tenant_name, url, url_admin, user, passwd, log_level,
                                       config)
@@ -114,11 +131,12 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         self.persistent_info = persistent_info
         self.availability_zone = persistent_info.get('availability_zone', None)
         self.session = persistent_info.get('session', {'reload_client': True})
         self.persistent_info = persistent_info
         self.availability_zone = persistent_info.get('availability_zone', None)
         self.session = persistent_info.get('session', {'reload_client': True})
+        self.my_tenant_id = self.session.get('my_tenant_id')
         self.nova = self.session.get('nova')
         self.neutron = self.session.get('neutron')
         self.cinder = self.session.get('cinder')
         self.glance = self.session.get('glance')
         self.nova = self.session.get('nova')
         self.neutron = self.session.get('neutron')
         self.cinder = self.session.get('cinder')
         self.glance = self.session.get('glance')
-        self.glancev1 = self.session.get('glancev1')
+        self.glancev1 = self.session.get('glancev1')
         self.keystone = self.session.get('keystone')
         self.api_version3 = self.session.get('api_version3')
         self.vim_type = self.config.get("vim_type")
         self.keystone = self.session.get('keystone')
         self.api_version3 = self.session.get('api_version3')
         self.vim_type = self.config.get("vim_type")
@@ -131,6 +149,11 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
 
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.openstack')
 
 
         self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.openstack')
 
+        # allow security_groups to be a list or a single string
+        if isinstance(self.config.get('security_groups'), str):
+            self.config['security_groups'] = [self.config['security_groups']]
+        self.security_groups_id = None
+
         ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
         if self.vim_type == "VIO":
             self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.vio')
         ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
         if self.vim_type == "VIO":
             self.logger = logging.getLogger('openmano.vim.vio')
@@ -159,11 +182,30 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             vimconn.vimconnector.__setitem__(self, index, value)
         self.session['reload_client'] = True
 
             vimconn.vimconnector.__setitem__(self, index, value)
         self.session['reload_client'] = True
 
+    def serialize(self, value):
+        """Serialization of python basic types.
+
+        In the case value is not serializable a message will be logged and a
+        simple representation of the data that cannot be converted back to
+        python is returned.
+        """
+        if isinstance(value, StringTypes):
+            return value
+
+        try:
+            return yaml.dump(value, Dumper=SafeDumper,
+                             default_flow_style=True, width=256)
+        except yaml.representer.RepresenterError:
+                self.logger.debug(
+                    'The following entity cannot be serialized in YAML:'
+                    '\n\n%s\n\n', pformat(value), exc_info=True)
+                return str(value)
+
     def _reload_connection(self):
         '''Called before any operation, it check if credentials has changed
         Throw keystoneclient.apiclient.exceptions.AuthorizationFailure
         '''
     def _reload_connection(self):
         '''Called before any operation, it check if credentials has changed
         Throw keystoneclient.apiclient.exceptions.AuthorizationFailure
         '''
-        #TODO control the timing and possible token timeout, but it seams that python client does this task for us :-) 
+        #TODO control the timing and possible token timeout, but it seams that python client does this task for us :-)
         if self.session['reload_client']:
             if self.config.get('APIversion'):
                 self.api_version3 = self.config['APIversion'] == 'v3.3' or self.config['APIversion'] == '3'
         if self.session['reload_client']:
             if self.config.get('APIversion'):
                 self.api_version3 = self.config['APIversion'] == 'v3.3' or self.config['APIversion'] == '3'
@@ -195,8 +237,10 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                                    tenant_name=self.tenant_name,
                                    tenant_id=self.tenant_id)
             sess = session.Session(auth=auth, verify=self.verify)
                                    tenant_name=self.tenant_name,
                                    tenant_id=self.tenant_id)
             sess = session.Session(auth=auth, verify=self.verify)
+            # addedd region_name to keystone, nova, neutron and cinder to support distributed cloud for Wind River Titanium cloud and StarlingX
+            region_name = self.config.get('region_name')
             if self.api_version3:
             if self.api_version3:
-                self.keystone = ksClient_v3.Client(session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
+                self.keystone = ksClient_v3.Client(session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type, region_name=region_name)
             else:
                 self.keystone = ksClient_v2.Client(session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
             self.session['keystone'] = self.keystone
             else:
                 self.keystone = ksClient_v2.Client(session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
             self.session['keystone'] = self.keystone
@@ -209,23 +253,29 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             version = self.config.get("microversion")
             if not version:
                 version = "2.1"
             version = self.config.get("microversion")
             if not version:
                 version = "2.1"
-            self.nova = self.session['nova'] = nClient.Client(str(version), session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
-            self.neutron = self.session['neutron'] = neClient.Client('2.0', session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
-            self.cinder = self.session['cinder'] = cClient.Client(2, session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type)
+            # addedd region_name to keystone, nova, neutron and cinder to support distributed cloud for Wind River Titanium cloud and StarlingX
+            self.nova = self.session['nova'] = nClient.Client(str(version), session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type, region_name=region_name)
+            self.neutron = self.session['neutron'] = neClient.Client('2.0', session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type, region_name=region_name)
+            self.cinder = self.session['cinder'] = cClient.Client(2, session=sess, endpoint_type=self.endpoint_type, region_name=region_name)
+            try:
+                self.my_tenant_id = self.session['my_tenant_id'] = sess.get_project_id()
+            except Exception as e:
+                self.logger.error("Cannot get project_id from session", exc_info=True)
             if self.endpoint_type == "internalURL":
                 glance_service_id = self.keystone.services.list(name="glance")[0].id
                 glance_endpoint = self.keystone.endpoints.list(glance_service_id, interface="internal")[0].url
             else:
                 glance_endpoint = None
             self.glance = self.session['glance'] = glClient.Client(2, session=sess, endpoint=glance_endpoint)
             if self.endpoint_type == "internalURL":
                 glance_service_id = self.keystone.services.list(name="glance")[0].id
                 glance_endpoint = self.keystone.endpoints.list(glance_service_id, interface="internal")[0].url
             else:
                 glance_endpoint = None
             self.glance = self.session['glance'] = glClient.Client(2, session=sess, endpoint=glance_endpoint)
-            #using version 1 of glance client in new_image()
-            self.glancev1 = self.session['glancev1'] = glClient.Client('1', session=sess,
-                                                                       endpoint=glance_endpoint)
+            # using version 1 of glance client in new_image()
+            self.glancev1 = self.session['glancev1'] = glClient.Client('1', session=sess,
+                                                                       endpoint=glance_endpoint)
             self.session['reload_client'] = False
             self.persistent_info['session'] = self.session
             # add availablity zone info inside  self.persistent_info
             self._set_availablity_zones()
             self.persistent_info['availability_zone'] = self.availability_zone
             self.session['reload_client'] = False
             self.persistent_info['session'] = self.session
             # add availablity zone info inside  self.persistent_info
             self._set_availablity_zones()
             self.persistent_info['availability_zone'] = self.availability_zone
+            self.security_groups_id = None  # force to get again security_groups_ids next time they are needed
 
     def __net_os2mano(self, net_list_dict):
         '''Transform the net openstack format to mano format
 
     def __net_os2mano(self, net_list_dict):
         '''Transform the net openstack format to mano format
@@ -348,22 +398,55 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
 
     def _format_exception(self, exception):
         '''Transform a keystone, nova, neutron  exception into a vimconn exception'''
 
     def _format_exception(self, exception):
         '''Transform a keystone, nova, neutron  exception into a vimconn exception'''
-        if isinstance(exception, (HTTPException, gl1Exceptions.HTTPException, gl1Exceptions.CommunicationError,
-                                  ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ConnectionError, neExceptions.ConnectionFailed
-                                  )):
-            raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + str(exception))
+
+        # Fixing bug 665 https://osm.etsi.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=665
+        # There are some openstack versions that message error are unicode with non English
+        message_error = exception.message
+        if isinstance(message_error, unicode):
+            message_error = message_error.encode("utf")
+
+        if isinstance(exception, (neExceptions.NetworkNotFoundClient, nvExceptions.NotFound, ksExceptions.NotFound,
+                                  gl1Exceptions.HTTPNotFound)):
+            raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
+        elif isinstance(exception, (HTTPException, gl1Exceptions.HTTPException, gl1Exceptions.CommunicationError,
+                               ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ConnectionError, neExceptions.ConnectionFailed)):
+            raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
+        elif isinstance(exception,  (KeyError, nvExceptions.BadRequest, ksExceptions.BadRequest)):
+            raise vimconn.vimconnException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
         elif isinstance(exception, (nvExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.ClientException,
         elif isinstance(exception, (nvExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.ClientException,
-                                    neExceptions.NeutronException, nvExceptions.BadRequest)):
-            raise vimconn.vimconnUnexpectedResponse(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + str(exception))
-        elif isinstance(exception, (neExceptions.NetworkNotFoundClient, nvExceptions.NotFound)):
-            raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + str(exception))
+                                    neExceptions.NeutronException)):
+            raise vimconn.vimconnUnexpectedResponse(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
         elif isinstance(exception, nvExceptions.Conflict):
         elif isinstance(exception, nvExceptions.Conflict):
-            raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + str(exception))
+            raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
         elif isinstance(exception, vimconn.vimconnException):
             raise exception
         else:  # ()
         elif isinstance(exception, vimconn.vimconnException):
             raise exception
         else:  # ()
-            self.logger.error("General Exception " + str(exception), exc_info=True)
-            raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + str(exception))
+            self.logger.error("General Exception " + message_error, exc_info=True)
+            raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException(type(exception).__name__ + ": " + message_error)
+
+    def _get_ids_from_name(self):
+        """
+         Obtain ids from name of tenant and security_groups. Store at self .security_groups_id"
+        :return: None
+        """
+        # get tenant_id if only tenant_name is supplied
+        self._reload_connection()
+        if not self.my_tenant_id:
+            raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException("Error getting tenant information from name={} id={}".
+                                                     format(self.tenant_name, self.tenant_id))
+        if self.config.get('security_groups') and not self.security_groups_id:
+            # convert from name to id
+            neutron_sg_list = self.neutron.list_security_groups(tenant_id=self.my_tenant_id)["security_groups"]
+
+            self.security_groups_id = []
+            for sg in self.config.get('security_groups'):
+                for neutron_sg in neutron_sg_list:
+                    if sg in (neutron_sg["id"], neutron_sg["name"]):
+                        self.security_groups_id.append(neutron_sg["id"])
+                        break
+                else:
+                    self.security_groups_id = None
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnConnectionException("Not found security group {} for this tenant".format(sg))
 
     def get_tenant_list(self, filter_dict={}):
         '''Obtain tenants of VIM
 
     def get_tenant_list(self, filter_dict={}):
         '''Obtain tenants of VIM
@@ -400,7 +483,7 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             else:
                 project = self.keystone.tenants.create(tenant_name, tenant_description)
             return project.id
             else:
                 project = self.keystone.tenants.create(tenant_name, tenant_description)
             return project.id
-        except (ksExceptions.ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError)  as e:
+        except (ksExceptions.ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.BadRequest, ConnectionError)  as e:
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def delete_tenant(self, tenant_id):
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def delete_tenant(self, tenant_id):
@@ -413,24 +496,67 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             else:
                 self.keystone.tenants.delete(tenant_id)
             return tenant_id
             else:
                 self.keystone.tenants.delete(tenant_id)
             return tenant_id
-        except (ksExceptions.ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError)  as e:
+        except (ksExceptions.ConnectionError, ksExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.NotFound, ConnectionError)  as e:
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def new_network(self,net_name, net_type, ip_profile=None, shared=False, vlan=None):
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def new_network(self,net_name, net_type, ip_profile=None, shared=False, vlan=None):
-        '''Adds a tenant network to VIM. Returns the network identifier'''
+        """Adds a tenant network to VIM
+        Params:
+            'net_name': name of the network
+            'net_type': one of:
+                'bridge': overlay isolated network
+                'data':   underlay E-LAN network for Passthrough and SRIOV interfaces
+                'ptp':    underlay E-LINE network for Passthrough and SRIOV interfaces.
+            'ip_profile': is a dict containing the IP parameters of the network
+                'ip_version': can be "IPv4" or "IPv6" (Currently only IPv4 is implemented)
+                'subnet_address': ip_prefix_schema, that is X.X.X.X/Y
+                'gateway_address': (Optional) ip_schema, that is X.X.X.X
+                'dns_address': (Optional) comma separated list of ip_schema, e.g. X.X.X.X[,X,X,X,X]
+                'dhcp_enabled': True or False
+                'dhcp_start_address': ip_schema, first IP to grant
+                'dhcp_count': number of IPs to grant.
+            'shared': if this network can be seen/use by other tenants/organization
+            'vlan': in case of a data or ptp net_type, the intended vlan tag to be used for the network
+        Returns a tuple with the network identifier and created_items, or raises an exception on error
+            created_items can be None or a dictionary where this method can include key-values that will be passed to
+            the method delete_network. Can be used to store created segments, created l2gw connections, etc.
+            Format is vimconnector dependent, but do not use nested dictionaries and a value of None should be the same
+            as not present.
+        """
         self.logger.debug("Adding a new network to VIM name '%s', type '%s'", net_name, net_type)
         self.logger.debug("Adding a new network to VIM name '%s', type '%s'", net_name, net_type)
-        #self.logger.debug(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IP profile %s", str(ip_profile))
+        # self.logger.debug(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IP profile %s", str(ip_profile))
         try:
             new_net = None
         try:
             new_net = None
+            created_items = {}
             self._reload_connection()
             network_dict = {'name': net_name, 'admin_state_up': True}
             if net_type=="data" or net_type=="ptp":
                 if self.config.get('dataplane_physical_net') == None:
                     raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("You must provide a 'dataplane_physical_net' at config value before creating sriov network")
             self._reload_connection()
             network_dict = {'name': net_name, 'admin_state_up': True}
             if net_type=="data" or net_type=="ptp":
                 if self.config.get('dataplane_physical_net') == None:
                     raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("You must provide a 'dataplane_physical_net' at config value before creating sriov network")
-                network_dict["provider:physical_network"] = self.config['dataplane_physical_net'] #"physnet_sriov" #TODO physical
-                network_dict["provider:network_type"]     = "vlan"
-                if vlan!=None:
-                    network_dict["provider:network_type"] = vlan
+                if not self.config.get('multisegment_support'):
+                    network_dict["provider:physical_network"] = self.config[
+                        'dataplane_physical_net']  # "physnet_sriov" #TODO physical
+                    network_dict["provider:network_type"] = "vlan"
+                    if vlan!=None:
+                        network_dict["provider:network_type"] = vlan
+                else:
+                    ###### Multi-segment case ######
+                    segment_list = []
+                    segment1_dict = {}
+                    segment1_dict["provider:physical_network"] = ''
+                    segment1_dict["provider:network_type"]     = 'vxlan'
+                    segment_list.append(segment1_dict)
+                    segment2_dict = {}
+                    segment2_dict["provider:physical_network"] = self.config['dataplane_physical_net']
+                    segment2_dict["provider:network_type"]     = "vlan"
+                    if self.config.get('multisegment_vlan_range'):
+                        vlanID = self._generate_multisegment_vlanID()
+                        segment2_dict["provider:segmentation_id"] = vlanID
+                    # else
+                    #     raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException(
+                    #         "You must provide 'multisegment_vlan_range' at config dict before creating a multisegment network")
+                    segment_list.append(segment2_dict)
+                    network_dict["segments"] = segment_list
 
                 ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
                 if self.vim_type == "VIO":
 
                 ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
                 if self.vim_type == "VIO":
@@ -442,12 +568,14 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                                 "'dataplane_net_vlan_range' in format [start_ID - end_ID]"\
                                 "at config value before creating sriov network with vlan tag")
 
                                 "'dataplane_net_vlan_range' in format [start_ID - end_ID]"\
                                 "at config value before creating sriov network with vlan tag")
 
-                        network_dict["provider:segmentation_id"] = self._genrate_vlanID()
+                        network_dict["provider:segmentation_id"] = self._generate_vlanID()
 
 
-            network_dict["shared"]=shared
-            new_net=self.neutron.create_network({'network':network_dict})
-            #print new_net
-            #create subnetwork, even if there is no profile
+            network_dict["shared"] = shared
+            if self.config.get("disable_network_port_security"):
+                network_dict["port_security_enabled"] = False
+            new_net = self.neutron.create_network({'network':network_dict})
+            # print new_net
+            # create subnetwork, even if there is no profile
             if not ip_profile:
                 ip_profile = {}
             if not ip_profile.get('subnet_address'):
             if not ip_profile:
                 ip_profile = {}
             if not ip_profile.get('subnet_address'):
@@ -456,14 +584,16 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 ip_profile['subnet_address'] = "192.168.{}.0/24".format(subnet_rand)
             if 'ip_version' not in ip_profile:
                 ip_profile['ip_version'] = "IPv4"
                 ip_profile['subnet_address'] = "192.168.{}.0/24".format(subnet_rand)
             if 'ip_version' not in ip_profile:
                 ip_profile['ip_version'] = "IPv4"
-            subnet = {"name":net_name+"-subnet",
+            subnet = {"name": net_name+"-subnet",
                     "network_id": new_net["network"]["id"],
                     "ip_version": 4 if ip_profile['ip_version']=="IPv4" else 6,
                     "cidr": ip_profile['subnet_address']
                     }
             # Gateway should be set to None if not needed. Otherwise openstack assigns one by default
             if ip_profile.get('gateway_address'):
                     "network_id": new_net["network"]["id"],
                     "ip_version": 4 if ip_profile['ip_version']=="IPv4" else 6,
                     "cidr": ip_profile['subnet_address']
                     }
             # Gateway should be set to None if not needed. Otherwise openstack assigns one by default
             if ip_profile.get('gateway_address'):
-                subnet['gateway_ip'] = ip_profile.get('gateway_address')
+                subnet['gateway_ip'] = ip_profile['gateway_address']
+            else:
+                subnet['gateway_ip'] = None
             if ip_profile.get('dns_address'):
                 subnet['dns_nameservers'] = ip_profile['dns_address'].split(";")
             if 'dhcp_enabled' in ip_profile:
             if ip_profile.get('dns_address'):
                 subnet['dns_nameservers'] = ip_profile['dns_address'].split(";")
             if 'dhcp_enabled' in ip_profile:
@@ -482,8 +612,29 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 subnet['allocation_pools'][0]['end'] = ip_str
             #self.logger.debug(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subnet: %s", str(subnet))
             self.neutron.create_subnet({"subnet": subnet} )
                 subnet['allocation_pools'][0]['end'] = ip_str
             #self.logger.debug(">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Subnet: %s", str(subnet))
             self.neutron.create_subnet({"subnet": subnet} )
-            return new_net["network"]["id"]
+
+            if net_type == "data" and self.config.get('multisegment_support'):
+                if self.config.get('l2gw_support'):
+                    l2gw_list = self.neutron.list_l2_gateways().get("l2_gateways", ())
+                    for l2gw in l2gw_list:
+                        l2gw_conn = {}
+                        l2gw_conn["l2_gateway_id"] = l2gw["id"]
+                        l2gw_conn["network_id"] = new_net["network"]["id"]
+                        l2gw_conn["segmentation_id"] = str(vlanID)
+                        new_l2gw_conn = self.neutron.create_l2_gateway_connection({"l2_gateway_connection": l2gw_conn})
+                        created_items["l2gwconn:" + str(new_l2gw_conn["l2_gateway_connection"]["id"])] = True
+            return new_net["network"]["id"], created_items
         except Exception as e:
         except Exception as e:
+            #delete l2gw connections (if any) before deleting the network
+            for k, v in created_items.items():
+                if not v:  # skip already deleted
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    k_item, _, k_id = k.partition(":")
+                    if k_item == "l2gwconn":
+                        self.neutron.delete_l2_gateway_connection(k_id)
+                except Exception as e2:
+                    self.logger.error("Error deleting l2 gateway connection: {}: {}".format(type(e2).__name__, e2))
             if new_net:
                 self.neutron.delete_network(new_net['network']['id'])
             self._format_exception(e)
             if new_net:
                 self.neutron.delete_network(new_net['network']['id'])
             self._format_exception(e)
@@ -533,14 +684,33 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             subnets.append(subnet)
         net["subnets"] = subnets
         net["encapsulation"] = net.get('provider:network_type')
             subnets.append(subnet)
         net["subnets"] = subnets
         net["encapsulation"] = net.get('provider:network_type')
+        net["encapsulation_type"] = net.get('provider:network_type')
         net["segmentation_id"] = net.get('provider:segmentation_id')
         net["segmentation_id"] = net.get('provider:segmentation_id')
+        net["encapsulation_id"] = net.get('provider:segmentation_id')
         return net
 
         return net
 
-    def delete_network(self, net_id):
-        '''Deletes a tenant network from VIM. Returns the old network identifier'''
+    def delete_network(self, net_id, created_items=None):
+        """
+        Removes a tenant network from VIM and its associated elements
+        :param net_id: VIM identifier of the network, provided by method new_network
+        :param created_items: dictionary with extra items to be deleted. provided by method new_network
+        Returns the network identifier or raises an exception upon error or when network is not found
+        """
         self.logger.debug("Deleting network '%s' from VIM", net_id)
         self.logger.debug("Deleting network '%s' from VIM", net_id)
+        if created_items == None:
+            created_items = {}
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
+            #delete l2gw connections (if any) before deleting the network
+            for k, v in created_items.items():
+                if not v:  # skip already deleted
+                    continue
+                try:
+                    k_item, _, k_id = k.partition(":")
+                    if k_item == "l2gwconn":
+                        self.neutron.delete_l2_gateway_connection(k_id)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    self.logger.error("Error deleting l2 gateway connection: {}: {}".format(type(e).__name__, e))
             #delete VM ports attached to this networks before the network
             ports = self.neutron.list_ports(network_id=net_id)
             for p in ports['ports']:
             #delete VM ports attached to this networks before the network
             ports = self.neutron.list_ports(network_id=net_id)
             for p in ports['ports']:
@@ -561,13 +731,13 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 net_id:         #VIM id of this network
                     status:     #Mandatory. Text with one of:
                                 #  DELETED (not found at vim)
                 net_id:         #VIM id of this network
                     status:     #Mandatory. Text with one of:
                                 #  DELETED (not found at vim)
-                                #  VIM_ERROR (Cannot connect to VIM, VIM response error, ...) 
+                                #  VIM_ERROR (Cannot connect to VIM, VIM response error, ...)
                                 #  OTHER (Vim reported other status not understood)
                                 #  ERROR (VIM indicates an ERROR status)
                                 #  OTHER (Vim reported other status not understood)
                                 #  ERROR (VIM indicates an ERROR status)
-                                #  ACTIVE, INACTIVE, DOWN (admin down), 
+                                #  ACTIVE, INACTIVE, DOWN (admin down),
                                 #  BUILD (on building process)
                                 #
                                 #  BUILD (on building process)
                                 #
-                    error_msg:  #Text with VIM error message, if any. Or the VIM connection ERROR 
+                    error_msg:  #Text with VIM error message, if any. Or the VIM connection ERROR
                     vim_info:   #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
 
         '''
                     vim_info:   #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
 
         '''
@@ -584,10 +754,9 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
 
                 if net['status'] == "ACTIVE" and not net_vim['admin_state_up']:
                     net['status'] = 'DOWN'
 
                 if net['status'] == "ACTIVE" and not net_vim['admin_state_up']:
                     net['status'] = 'DOWN'
-                try:
-                    net['vim_info'] = yaml.safe_dump(net_vim, default_flow_style=True, width=256)
-                except yaml.representer.RepresenterError:
-                    net['vim_info'] = str(net_vim)
+
+                net['vim_info'] = self.serialize(net_vim)
+
                 if net_vim.get('fault'):  #TODO
                     net['error_msg'] = str(net_vim['fault'])
             except vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException as e:
                 if net_vim.get('fault'):  #TODO
                     net['error_msg'] = str(net_vim['fault'])
             except vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException as e:
@@ -627,10 +796,10 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             flavor_candidate_data = (10000, 10000, 10000)
             flavor_target = (flavor_dict["ram"], flavor_dict["vcpus"], flavor_dict["disk"])
             # numa=None
             flavor_candidate_data = (10000, 10000, 10000)
             flavor_target = (flavor_dict["ram"], flavor_dict["vcpus"], flavor_dict["disk"])
             # numa=None
-            numas = flavor_dict.get("extended", {}).get("numas")
-            if numas:
+            extended = flavor_dict.get("extended", {})
+            if extended:
                 #TODO
                 #TODO
-                raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException("Flavor with EPA still not implemted")
+                raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException("Flavor with EPA still not implemented")
                 # if len(numas) > 1:
                 #     raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException("Cannot find any flavor with more than one numa")
                 # numa=numas[0]
                 # if len(numas) > 1:
                 #     raise vimconn.vimconnNotFoundException("Cannot find any flavor with more than one numa")
                 # numa=numas[0]
@@ -652,6 +821,20 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         except (nvExceptions.NotFound, nvExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError) as e:
             self._format_exception(e)
 
         except (nvExceptions.NotFound, nvExceptions.ClientException, ksExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError) as e:
             self._format_exception(e)
 
+    def process_resource_quota(self, quota, prefix, extra_specs):
+        """
+        :param prefix:
+        :param extra_specs: 
+        :return:
+        """
+        if 'limit' in quota:
+            extra_specs["quota:" + prefix + "_limit"] = quota['limit']
+        if 'reserve' in quota:
+            extra_specs["quota:" + prefix + "_reservation"] = quota['reserve']
+        if 'shares' in quota:
+            extra_specs["quota:" + prefix + "_shares_level"] = "custom"
+            extra_specs["quota:" + prefix + "_shares_share"] = quota['shares']
+
     def new_flavor(self, flavor_data, change_name_if_used=True):
         '''Adds a tenant flavor to openstack VIM
         if change_name_if_used is True, it will change name in case of conflict, because it is not supported name repetition
     def new_flavor(self, flavor_data, change_name_if_used=True):
         '''Adds a tenant flavor to openstack VIM
         if change_name_if_used is True, it will change name in case of conflict, because it is not supported name repetition
@@ -661,83 +844,92 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         retry=0
         max_retries=3
         name_suffix = 0
         retry=0
         max_retries=3
         name_suffix = 0
-        name=flavor_data['name']
-        while retry<max_retries:
-            retry+=1
-            try:
-                self._reload_connection()
-                if change_name_if_used:
-                    #get used names
-                    fl_names=[]
-                    fl=self.nova.flavors.list()
-                    for f in fl:
-                        fl_names.append(f.name)
-                    while name in fl_names:
-                        name_suffix += 1
-                        name = flavor_data['name']+"-" + str(name_suffix)
-
-                ram = flavor_data.get('ram',64)
-                vcpus = flavor_data.get('vcpus',1)
-                numa_properties=None
-
-                extended = flavor_data.get("extended")
-                if extended:
-                    numas=extended.get("numas")
-                    if numas:
-                        numa_nodes = len(numas)
-                        if numa_nodes > 1:
-                            return -1, "Can not add flavor with more than one numa"
-                        numa_properties = {"hw:numa_nodes":str(numa_nodes)}
-                        numa_properties["hw:mem_page_size"] = "large"
-                        numa_properties["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
-                        numa_properties["hw:numa_mempolicy"] = "strict"
-                        if self.vim_type == "VIO":
-                            numa_properties["vmware:extra_config"] = '{"numa.nodeAffinity":"0"}'
-                            numa_properties["vmware:latency_sensitivity_level"] = "high"
-                        for numa in numas:
-                            #overwrite ram and vcpus
-                            #check if key 'memory' is present in numa else use ram value at flavor
-                            if 'memory' in numa:
-                                ram = numa['memory']*1024
-                            #See for reference: https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/mitaka/implemented/virt-driver-cpu-thread-pinning.html
-                            if 'paired-threads' in numa:
-                                vcpus = numa['paired-threads']*2
-                                #cpu_thread_policy "require" implies that the compute node must have an STM architecture
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "require"
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
-                            elif 'cores' in numa:
-                                vcpus = numa['cores']
-                                # cpu_thread_policy "prefer" implies that the host must not have an SMT architecture, or a non-SMT architecture will be emulated
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "isolate"
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
-                            elif 'threads' in numa:
-                                vcpus = numa['threads']
-                                # cpu_thread_policy "prefer" implies that the host may or may not have an SMT architecture
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "prefer"
-                                numa_properties["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
-                            # for interface in numa.get("interfaces",() ):
-                            #     if interface["dedicated"]=="yes":
-                            #         raise vimconn.vimconnException("Passthrough interfaces are not supported for the openstack connector", http_code=vimconn.HTTP_Service_Unavailable)
-                            #     #TODO, add the key 'pci_passthrough:alias"="<label at config>:<number ifaces>"' when a way to connect it is available
-
-                #create flavor                 
-                new_flavor=self.nova.flavors.create(name,
-                                ram,
-                                vcpus,
-                                flavor_data.get('disk',0),
-                                is_public=flavor_data.get('is_public', True)
-                            )
-                #add metadata
-                if numa_properties:
-                    new_flavor.set_keys(numa_properties)
-                return new_flavor.id
-            except nvExceptions.Conflict as e:
-                if change_name_if_used and retry < max_retries:
-                    continue
-                self._format_exception(e)
-            #except nvExceptions.BadRequest as e:
-            except (ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError) as e:
-                self._format_exception(e)
+        try:
+            name=flavor_data['name']
+            while retry<max_retries:
+                retry+=1
+                try:
+                    self._reload_connection()
+                    if change_name_if_used:
+                        #get used names
+                        fl_names=[]
+                        fl=self.nova.flavors.list()
+                        for f in fl:
+                            fl_names.append(f.name)
+                        while name in fl_names:
+                            name_suffix += 1
+                            name = flavor_data['name']+"-" + str(name_suffix)
+
+                    ram = flavor_data.get('ram',64)
+                    vcpus = flavor_data.get('vcpus',1)
+                    extra_specs={}
+
+                    extended = flavor_data.get("extended")
+                    if extended:
+                        numas=extended.get("numas")
+                        if numas:
+                            numa_nodes = len(numas)
+                            if numa_nodes > 1:
+                                return -1, "Can not add flavor with more than one numa"
+                            extra_specs["hw:numa_nodes"] = str(numa_nodes)
+                            extra_specs["hw:mem_page_size"] = "large"
+                            extra_specs["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
+                            extra_specs["hw:numa_mempolicy"] = "strict"
+                            if self.vim_type == "VIO":
+                                extra_specs["vmware:extra_config"] = '{"numa.nodeAffinity":"0"}'
+                                extra_specs["vmware:latency_sensitivity_level"] = "high"
+                            for numa in numas:
+                                #overwrite ram and vcpus
+                                #check if key 'memory' is present in numa else use ram value at flavor
+                                if 'memory' in numa:
+                                    ram = numa['memory']*1024
+                                #See for reference: https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/nova-specs/specs/mitaka/implemented/virt-driver-cpu-thread-pinning.html
+                                extra_specs["hw:cpu_sockets"] = 1
+                                if 'paired-threads' in numa:
+                                    vcpus = numa['paired-threads']*2
+                                    #cpu_thread_policy "require" implies that the compute node must have an STM architecture
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "require"
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
+                                elif 'cores' in numa:
+                                    vcpus = numa['cores']
+                                    # cpu_thread_policy "prefer" implies that the host must not have an SMT architecture, or a non-SMT architecture will be emulated
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "isolate"
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
+                                elif 'threads' in numa:
+                                    vcpus = numa['threads']
+                                    # cpu_thread_policy "prefer" implies that the host may or may not have an SMT architecture
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_thread_policy"] = "prefer"
+                                    extra_specs["hw:cpu_policy"] = "dedicated"
+                                # for interface in numa.get("interfaces",() ):
+                                #     if interface["dedicated"]=="yes":
+                                #         raise vimconn.vimconnException("Passthrough interfaces are not supported for the openstack connector", http_code=vimconn.HTTP_Service_Unavailable)
+                                #     #TODO, add the key 'pci_passthrough:alias"="<label at config>:<number ifaces>"' when a way to connect it is available
+                        elif extended.get("cpu-quota"):
+                            self.process_resource_quota(extended.get("cpu-quota"), "cpu", extra_specs)
+                        if extended.get("mem-quota"):
+                            self.process_resource_quota(extended.get("mem-quota"), "memory", extra_specs)
+                        if extended.get("vif-quota"):
+                            self.process_resource_quota(extended.get("vif-quota"), "vif", extra_specs)
+                        if extended.get("disk-io-quota"):
+                            self.process_resource_quota(extended.get("disk-io-quota"), "disk_io", extra_specs)
+                    #create flavor
+                    new_flavor=self.nova.flavors.create(name,
+                                    ram,
+                                    vcpus,
+                                    flavor_data.get('disk',0),
+                                    is_public=flavor_data.get('is_public', True)
+                                )
+                    #add metadata
+                    if extra_specs:
+                        new_flavor.set_keys(extra_specs)
+                    return new_flavor.id
+                except nvExceptions.Conflict as e:
+                    if change_name_if_used and retry < max_retries:
+                        continue
+                    self._format_exception(e)
+        #except nvExceptions.BadRequest as e:
+        except (ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException, ConnectionError, KeyError) as e:
+            self._format_exception(e)
 
     def delete_flavor(self,flavor_id):
         '''Deletes a tenant flavor from openstack VIM. Returns the old flavor_id
 
     def delete_flavor(self,flavor_id):
         '''Deletes a tenant flavor from openstack VIM. Returns the old flavor_id
@@ -770,40 +962,48 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 if "disk_format" in image_dict:
                     disk_format=image_dict["disk_format"]
                 else: #autodiscover based on extension
                 if "disk_format" in image_dict:
                     disk_format=image_dict["disk_format"]
                 else: #autodiscover based on extension
-                    if image_dict['location'][-6:]==".qcow2":
+                    if image_dict['location'].endswith(".qcow2"):
                         disk_format="qcow2"
                         disk_format="qcow2"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".vhd":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".vhd"):
                         disk_format="vhd"
                         disk_format="vhd"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-5:]==".vmdk":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".vmdk"):
                         disk_format="vmdk"
                         disk_format="vmdk"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".vdi":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".vdi"):
                         disk_format="vdi"
                         disk_format="vdi"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".iso":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".iso"):
                         disk_format="iso"
                         disk_format="iso"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".aki":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".aki"):
                         disk_format="aki"
                         disk_format="aki"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".ari":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".ari"):
                         disk_format="ari"
                         disk_format="ari"
-                    elif image_dict['location'][-4:]==".ami":
+                    elif image_dict['location'].endswith(".ami"):
                         disk_format="ami"
                     else:
                         disk_format="raw"
                 self.logger.debug("new_image: '%s' loading from '%s'", image_dict['name'], image_dict['location'])
                         disk_format="ami"
                     else:
                         disk_format="raw"
                 self.logger.debug("new_image: '%s' loading from '%s'", image_dict['name'], image_dict['location'])
-                if image_dict['location'][0:4]=="http":
-                    new_image = self.glancev1.images.create(name=image_dict['name'], is_public=image_dict.get('public',"yes")=="yes",
-                            container_format="bare", location=image_dict['location'], disk_format=disk_format)
+                if self.vim_type == "VIO":
+                    container_format = "bare"
+                    if 'container_format' in image_dict:
+                        container_format = image_dict['container_format']
+                    new_image = self.glance.images.create(name=image_dict['name'], container_format=container_format,
+                                                          disk_format=disk_format)
+                else:
+                    new_image = self.glance.images.create(name=image_dict['name'])
+                if image_dict['location'].startswith("http"):
+                    # TODO there is not a method to direct download. It must be downloaded locally with requests
+                    raise vimconn.vimconnNotImplemented("Cannot create image from URL")
                 else: #local path
                     with open(image_dict['location']) as fimage:
                 else: #local path
                     with open(image_dict['location']) as fimage:
-                        new_image = self.glancev1.images.create(name=image_dict['name'], is_public=image_dict.get('public',"yes")=="yes",
-                            container_format="bare", data=fimage, disk_format=disk_format)
-                #insert metadata. We cannot use 'new_image.properties.setdefault' 
-                #because nova and glance are "INDEPENDENT" and we are using nova for reading metadata
-                new_image_nova=self.nova.images.find(id=new_image.id)
-                new_image_nova.metadata.setdefault('location',image_dict['location'])
+                        self.glance.images.upload(new_image.id, fimage)
+                        #new_image = self.glancev1.images.create(name=image_dict['name'], is_public=image_dict.get('public',"yes")=="yes",
+                        #    container_format="bare", data=fimage, disk_format=disk_format)
                 metadata_to_load = image_dict.get('metadata')
                 metadata_to_load = image_dict.get('metadata')
-                if metadata_to_load:
-                    for k,v in yaml.load(metadata_to_load).iteritems():
-                        new_image_nova.metadata.setdefault(k,v)
+                # TODO location is a reserved word for current openstack versions. fixed for VIO please check for openstack
+                if self.vim_type == "VIO":
+                    metadata_to_load['upload_location'] = image_dict['location']
+                else:
+                    metadata_to_load['location'] = image_dict['location']
+                self.glance.images.update(new_image.id, **metadata_to_load)
                 return new_image.id
             except (nvExceptions.Conflict, ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException) as e:
                 self._format_exception(e)
                 return new_image.id
             except (nvExceptions.Conflict, ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException) as e:
                 self._format_exception(e)
@@ -820,16 +1020,16 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         '''
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
         '''
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
-            self.nova.images.delete(image_id)
+            self.glance.images.delete(image_id)
             return image_id
             return image_id
-        except (nvExceptions.NotFound, ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException, gl1Exceptions.CommunicationError, ConnectionError) as e: #TODO remove
+        except (nvExceptions.NotFound, ksExceptions.ClientException, nvExceptions.ClientException, gl1Exceptions.CommunicationError, gl1Exceptions.HTTPNotFound, ConnectionError) as e: #TODO remove
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def get_image_id_from_path(self, path):
         '''Get the image id from image path in the VIM database. Returns the image_id'''
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
             self._format_exception(e)
 
     def get_image_id_from_path(self, path):
         '''Get the image id from image path in the VIM database. Returns the image_id'''
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
-            images = self.nova.images.list()
+            images = self.glance.images.list()
             for image in images:
                 if image.metadata.get("location")==path:
                     return image.id
             for image in images:
                 if image.metadata.get("location")==path:
                     return image.id
@@ -852,17 +1052,18 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             self._reload_connection()
             filter_dict_os = filter_dict.copy()
             #First we filter by the available filter fields: name, id. The others are removed.
             self._reload_connection()
             filter_dict_os = filter_dict.copy()
             #First we filter by the available filter fields: name, id. The others are removed.
-            filter_dict_os.pop('checksum', None)
-            image_list = self.nova.images.findall(**filter_dict_os)
-            if len(image_list) == 0:
-                return []
-            #Then we filter by the rest of filter fields: checksum
+            image_list = self.glance.images.list()
             filtered_list = []
             for image in image_list:
                 try:
             filtered_list = []
             for image in image_list:
                 try:
-                    image_class = self.glance.images.get(image.id)
-                    if 'checksum' not in filter_dict or image_class['checksum'] == filter_dict.get('checksum'):
-                        filtered_list.append(image_class.copy())
+                    if filter_dict.get("name") and image["name"] != filter_dict["name"]:
+                        continue
+                    if filter_dict.get("id") and image["id"] != filter_dict["id"]:
+                        continue
+                    if filter_dict.get("checksum") and image["checksum"] != filter_dict["checksum"]:
+                        continue
+
+                    filtered_list.append(image.copy())
                 except gl1Exceptions.HTTPNotFound:
                     pass
             return filtered_list
                 except gl1Exceptions.HTTPNotFound:
                     pass
             return filtered_list
@@ -880,8 +1081,8 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 return True
             if vm_status == 'ERROR':
                 return False
                 return True
             if vm_status == 'ERROR':
                 return False
-            time.sleep(1)
-            elapsed_time += 1
+            time.sleep(5)
+            elapsed_time += 5
 
         # if we exceeded the timeout rollback
         if elapsed_time >= server_timeout:
 
         # if we exceeded the timeout rollback
         if elapsed_time >= server_timeout:
@@ -979,6 +1180,7 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             'disk_list': (optional) list with additional disks to the VM. Each item is a dict with:
                 'image_id': (optional). VIM id of an existing image. If not provided an empty disk must be mounted
                 'size': (mandatory) string with the size of the disk in GB
             'disk_list': (optional) list with additional disks to the VM. Each item is a dict with:
                 'image_id': (optional). VIM id of an existing image. If not provided an empty disk must be mounted
                 'size': (mandatory) string with the size of the disk in GB
+                'vim_id' (optional) should use this existing volume id
             availability_zone_index: Index of availability_zone_list to use for this this VM. None if not AV required
             availability_zone_list: list of availability zones given by user in the VNFD descriptor.  Ignore if
                 availability_zone_index is None
             availability_zone_index: Index of availability_zone_list to use for this this VM. None if not AV required
             availability_zone_list: list of availability zones given by user in the VNFD descriptor.  Ignore if
                 availability_zone_index is None
@@ -1000,15 +1202,22 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             self._reload_connection()
             # metadata_vpci = {}   # For a specific neutron plugin
             block_device_mapping = None
             self._reload_connection()
             # metadata_vpci = {}   # For a specific neutron plugin
             block_device_mapping = None
+
             for net in net_list:
                 if not net.get("net_id"):   # skip non connected iface
                     continue
 
             for net in net_list:
                 if not net.get("net_id"):   # skip non connected iface
                     continue
 
-                port_dict={
+                port_dict = {
                     "network_id": net["net_id"],
                     "name": net.get("name"),
                     "admin_state_up": True
                 }
                     "network_id": net["net_id"],
                     "name": net.get("name"),
                     "admin_state_up": True
                 }
+                if self.config.get("security_groups") and net.get("port_security") is not False and \
+                        not self.config.get("no_port_security_extension"):
+                    if not self.security_groups_id:
+                        self._get_ids_from_name()
+                    port_dict["security_groups"] = self.security_groups_id
+
                 if net["type"]=="virtual":
                     pass
                     # if "vpci" in net:
                 if net["type"]=="virtual":
                     pass
                     # if "vpci" in net:
@@ -1085,39 +1294,39 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             self.logger.debug("name '%s' image_id '%s'flavor_id '%s' net_list_vim '%s' description '%s'",
                               name, image_id, flavor_id, str(net_list_vim), description)
 
             self.logger.debug("name '%s' image_id '%s'flavor_id '%s' net_list_vim '%s' description '%s'",
                               name, image_id, flavor_id, str(net_list_vim), description)
 
-            security_groups = self.config.get('security_groups')
-            if type(security_groups) is str:
-                security_groups = ( security_groups, )
             # cloud config
             config_drive, userdata = self._create_user_data(cloud_config)
 
             # Create additional volumes in case these are present in disk_list
             base_disk_index = ord('b')
             # cloud config
             config_drive, userdata = self._create_user_data(cloud_config)
 
             # Create additional volumes in case these are present in disk_list
             base_disk_index = ord('b')
-            if disk_list != None:
+            if disk_list:
                 block_device_mapping = {}
                 for disk in disk_list:
                 block_device_mapping = {}
                 for disk in disk_list:
-                    if 'image_id' in disk:
-                        volume = self.cinder.volumes.create(size = disk['size'],name = name + '_vd' +
-                                    chr(base_disk_index), imageRef = disk['image_id'])
+                    if disk.get('vim_id'):
+                        block_device_mapping['_vd' + chr(base_disk_index)] = disk['vim_id']
                     else:
                     else:
-                        volume = self.cinder.volumes.create(size=disk['size'], name=name + '_vd' +
-                                    chr(base_disk_index))
-                    created_items["volume:" + str(volume.id)] = True
-                    block_device_mapping['_vd' +  chr(base_disk_index)] = volume.id
+                        if 'image_id' in disk:
+                            volume = self.cinder.volumes.create(size=disk['size'], name=name + '_vd' +
+                                                                chr(base_disk_index), imageRef=disk['image_id'])
+                        else:
+                            volume = self.cinder.volumes.create(size=disk['size'], name=name + '_vd' +
+                                                                chr(base_disk_index))
+                        created_items["volume:" + str(volume.id)] = True
+                        block_device_mapping['_vd' + chr(base_disk_index)] = volume.id
                     base_disk_index += 1
 
                     base_disk_index += 1
 
-                # Wait until volumes are with status available
-                keep_waiting = True
+                # Wait until created volumes are with status available
                 elapsed_time = 0
                 elapsed_time = 0
-                while keep_waiting and elapsed_time < volume_timeout:
-                    keep_waiting = False
-                    for volume_id in block_device_mapping.itervalues():
-                        if self.cinder.volumes.get(volume_id).status != 'available':
-                            keep_waiting = True
-                    if keep_waiting:
-                        time.sleep(1)
-                        elapsed_time += 1
-
+                while elapsed_time < volume_timeout:
+                    for created_item in created_items:
+                        v, _, volume_id = created_item.partition(":")
+                        if v == 'volume':
+                            if self.cinder.volumes.get(volume_id).status != 'available':
+                                break
+                    else:  # all ready: break from while
+                        break
+                    time.sleep(5)
+                    elapsed_time += 5
                 # If we exceeded the timeout rollback
                 if elapsed_time >= volume_timeout:
                     raise vimconn.vimconnException('Timeout creating volumes for instance ' + name,
                 # If we exceeded the timeout rollback
                 if elapsed_time >= volume_timeout:
                     raise vimconn.vimconnException('Timeout creating volumes for instance ' + name,
@@ -1128,10 +1337,12 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             self.logger.debug("nova.servers.create({}, {}, {}, nics={}, security_groups={}, "
                               "availability_zone={}, key_name={}, userdata={}, config_drive={}, "
                               "block_device_mapping={})".format(name, image_id, flavor_id, net_list_vim,
             self.logger.debug("nova.servers.create({}, {}, {}, nics={}, security_groups={}, "
                               "availability_zone={}, key_name={}, userdata={}, config_drive={}, "
                               "block_device_mapping={})".format(name, image_id, flavor_id, net_list_vim,
-                                                                security_groups, vm_av_zone, self.config.get('keypair'),
-                                                                userdata, config_drive, block_device_mapping))
+                                                                self.config.get("security_groups"), vm_av_zone,
+                                                                self.config.get('keypair'), userdata, config_drive,
+                                                                block_device_mapping))
             server = self.nova.servers.create(name, image_id, flavor_id, nics=net_list_vim,
             server = self.nova.servers.create(name, image_id, flavor_id, nics=net_list_vim,
-                                              security_groups=security_groups,
+                                              security_groups=self.config.get("security_groups"),
+                                              # TODO remove security_groups in future versions. Already at neutron port
                                               availability_zone=vm_av_zone,
                                               key_name=self.config.get('keypair'),
                                               userdata=userdata,
                                               availability_zone=vm_av_zone,
                                               key_name=self.config.get('keypair'),
                                               userdata=userdata,
@@ -1255,13 +1466,13 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         Params:
             vm_id: uuid of the VM
             console_type, can be:
         Params:
             vm_id: uuid of the VM
             console_type, can be:
-                "novnc" (by default), "xvpvnc" for VNC types, 
+                "novnc" (by default), "xvpvnc" for VNC types,
                 "rdp-html5" for RDP types, "spice-html5" for SPICE types
         Returns dict with the console parameters:
                 protocol: ssh, ftp, http, https, ...
                 "rdp-html5" for RDP types, "spice-html5" for SPICE types
         Returns dict with the console parameters:
                 protocol: ssh, ftp, http, https, ...
-                server:   usually ip address 
-                port:     the http, ssh, ... port 
-                suffix:   extra text, e.g. the http path and query string   
+                server:   usually ip address
+                port:     the http, ssh, ... port
+                suffix:   extra text, e.g. the http path and query string
         '''
         self.logger.debug("Getting VM CONSOLE from VIM")
         try:
         '''
         self.logger.debug("Getting VM CONSOLE from VIM")
         try:
@@ -1361,14 +1572,14 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 vm_id:          #VIM id of this Virtual Machine
                     status:     #Mandatory. Text with one of:
                                 #  DELETED (not found at vim)
                 vm_id:          #VIM id of this Virtual Machine
                     status:     #Mandatory. Text with one of:
                                 #  DELETED (not found at vim)
-                                #  VIM_ERROR (Cannot connect to VIM, VIM response error, ...) 
+                                #  VIM_ERROR (Cannot connect to VIM, VIM response error, ...)
                                 #  OTHER (Vim reported other status not understood)
                                 #  ERROR (VIM indicates an ERROR status)
                                 #  OTHER (Vim reported other status not understood)
                                 #  ERROR (VIM indicates an ERROR status)
-                                #  ACTIVE, PAUSED, SUSPENDED, INACTIVE (not running), 
+                                #  ACTIVE, PAUSED, SUSPENDED, INACTIVE (not running),
                                 #  CREATING (on building process), ERROR
                                 #  ACTIVE:NoMgmtIP (Active but any of its interface has an IP address
                                 #
                                 #  CREATING (on building process), ERROR
                                 #  ACTIVE:NoMgmtIP (Active but any of its interface has an IP address
                                 #
-                    error_msg:  #Text with VIM error message, if any. Or the VIM connection ERROR 
+                    error_msg:  #Text with VIM error message, if any. Or the VIM connection ERROR
                     vim_info:   #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
                     interfaces:
                      -  vim_info:         #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
                     vim_info:   #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
                     interfaces:
                      -  vim_info:         #Text with plain information obtained from vim (yaml.safe_dump)
@@ -1391,10 +1602,9 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 else:
                     vm['status']    = "OTHER"
                     vm['error_msg'] = "VIM status reported " + vm_vim['status']
                 else:
                     vm['status']    = "OTHER"
                     vm['error_msg'] = "VIM status reported " + vm_vim['status']
-                try:
-                    vm['vim_info']  = yaml.safe_dump(vm_vim, default_flow_style=True, width=256)
-                except yaml.representer.RepresenterError:
-                    vm['vim_info'] = str(vm_vim)
+
+                vm['vim_info'] = self.serialize(vm_vim)
+
                 vm["interfaces"] = []
                 if vm_vim.get('fault'):
                     vm['error_msg'] = str(vm_vim['fault'])
                 vm["interfaces"] = []
                 if vm_vim.get('fault'):
                     vm['error_msg'] = str(vm_vim['fault'])
@@ -1404,20 +1614,17 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                     port_dict = self.neutron.list_ports(device_id=vm_id)
                     for port in port_dict["ports"]:
                         interface={}
                     port_dict = self.neutron.list_ports(device_id=vm_id)
                     for port in port_dict["ports"]:
                         interface={}
-                        try:
-                            interface['vim_info'] = yaml.safe_dump(port, default_flow_style=True, width=256)
-                        except yaml.representer.RepresenterError:
-                            interface['vim_info'] = str(port)
+                        interface['vim_info'] = self.serialize(port)
                         interface["mac_address"] = port.get("mac_address")
                         interface["vim_net_id"] = port["network_id"]
                         interface["vim_interface_id"] = port["id"]
                         interface["mac_address"] = port.get("mac_address")
                         interface["vim_net_id"] = port["network_id"]
                         interface["vim_interface_id"] = port["id"]
-                        # check if OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host is there, 
+                        # check if OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host is there,
                         # in case of non-admin credentials, it will be missing
                         if vm_vim.get('OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'):
                             interface["compute_node"] = vm_vim['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host']
                         interface["pci"] = None
 
                         # in case of non-admin credentials, it will be missing
                         if vm_vim.get('OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host'):
                             interface["compute_node"] = vm_vim['OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:host']
                         interface["pci"] = None
 
-                        # check if binding:profile is there, 
+                        # check if binding:profile is there,
                         # in case of non-admin credentials, it will be missing
                         if port.get('binding:profile'):
                             if port['binding:profile'].get('pci_slot'):
                         # in case of non-admin credentials, it will be missing
                         if port.get('binding:profile'):
                             if port['binding:profile'].get('pci_slot'):
@@ -1535,7 +1742,7 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         #TODO insert exception vimconn.HTTP_Unauthorized
 
     ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
         #TODO insert exception vimconn.HTTP_Unauthorized
 
     ####### VIO Specific Changes #########
-    def _genrate_vlanID(self):
+    def _generate_vlanID(self):
         """
          Method to get unused vlanID
             Args:
         """
          Method to get unused vlanID
             Args:
@@ -1565,35 +1772,69 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
                 " All given Vlan IDs {} are in use.".format(self.config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range')))
 
 
                 " All given Vlan IDs {} are in use.".format(self.config.get('dataplane_net_vlan_range')))
 
 
-    def _validate_vlan_ranges(self, dataplane_net_vlan_range):
+    def _generate_multisegment_vlanID(self):
+        """
+         Method to get unused vlanID
+            Args:
+                None
+            Returns:
+                vlanID
+        """
+        #Get used VLAN IDs
+        usedVlanIDs = []
+        networks = self.get_network_list()
+        for net in networks:
+            if net.get('provider:network_type') == "vlan" and net.get('provider:segmentation_id'):
+                usedVlanIDs.append(net.get('provider:segmentation_id'))
+            elif net.get('segments'):
+                for segment in net.get('segments'):
+                    if segment.get('provider:network_type') == "vlan" and segment.get('provider:segmentation_id'):
+                        usedVlanIDs.append(segment.get('provider:segmentation_id'))
+        used_vlanIDs = set(usedVlanIDs)
+
+        #find unused VLAN ID
+        for vlanID_range in self.config.get('multisegment_vlan_range'):
+            try:
+                start_vlanid , end_vlanid = map(int, vlanID_range.replace(" ", "").split("-"))
+                for vlanID in xrange(start_vlanid, end_vlanid + 1):
+                    if vlanID not in used_vlanIDs:
+                        return vlanID
+            except Exception as exp:
+                raise vimconn.vimconnException("Exception {} occurred while generating VLAN ID.".format(exp))
+        else:
+            raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Unable to create the VLAN segment."\
+                " All VLAN IDs {} are in use.".format(self.config.get('multisegment_vlan_range')))
+
+
+    def _validate_vlan_ranges(self, input_vlan_range, text_vlan_range):
         """
         Method to validate user given vlanID ranges
             Args:  None
             Returns: None
         """
         """
         Method to validate user given vlanID ranges
             Args:  None
             Returns: None
         """
-        for vlanID_range in dataplane_net_vlan_range:
+        for vlanID_range in input_vlan_range:
             vlan_range = vlanID_range.replace(" ", "")
             #validate format
             vlanID_pattern = r'(\d)*-(\d)*$'
             match_obj = re.match(vlanID_pattern, vlan_range)
             if not match_obj:
             vlan_range = vlanID_range.replace(" ", "")
             #validate format
             vlanID_pattern = r'(\d)*-(\d)*$'
             match_obj = re.match(vlanID_pattern, vlan_range)
             if not match_obj:
-                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid dataplane_net_vlan_range {}.You must provide "\
-                "'dataplane_net_vlan_range' in format [start_ID - end_ID].".format(vlanID_range))
+                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid VLAN range for {}: {}.You must provide "\
+                "'{}' in format [start_ID - end_ID].".format(text_vlan_range, vlanID_range, text_vlan_range))
 
             start_vlanid , end_vlanid = map(int,vlan_range.split("-"))
             if start_vlanid <= 0 :
 
             start_vlanid , end_vlanid = map(int,vlan_range.split("-"))
             if start_vlanid <= 0 :
-                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid dataplane_net_vlan_range {}."\
+                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid VLAN range for {}: {}."\
                 "Start ID can not be zero. For VLAN "\
                 "Start ID can not be zero. For VLAN "\
-                "networks valid IDs are 1 to 4094 ".format(vlanID_range))
+                "networks valid IDs are 1 to 4094 ".format(text_vlan_range, vlanID_range))
             if end_vlanid > 4094 :
             if end_vlanid > 4094 :
-                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid dataplane_net_vlan_range {}."\
+                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid VLAN range for {}: {}."\
                 "End VLAN ID can not be greater than 4094. For VLAN "\
                 "End VLAN ID can not be greater than 4094. For VLAN "\
-                "networks valid IDs are 1 to 4094 ".format(vlanID_range))
+                "networks valid IDs are 1 to 4094 ".format(text_vlan_range, vlanID_range))
 
             if start_vlanid > end_vlanid:
 
             if start_vlanid > end_vlanid:
-                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid dataplane_net_vlan_range {}."\
-                    "You must provide a 'dataplane_net_vlan_range' in format start_ID - end_ID and "\
-                    "start_ID < end_ID ".format(vlanID_range))
+                raise vimconn.vimconnConflictException("Invalid VLAN range for {}: {}."\
+                    "You must provide '{}' in format start_ID - end_ID and "\
+                    "start_ID < end_ID ".format(text_vlan_range, vlanID_range, text_vlan_range))
 
 #NOT USED FUNCTIONS
 
 
 #NOT USED FUNCTIONS
 
@@ -1615,7 +1856,7 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
         self.logger.debug("osconnector: Adding a new user to VIM")
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
         self.logger.debug("osconnector: Adding a new user to VIM")
         try:
             self._reload_connection()
-            user=self.keystone.users.create(user_name, user_passwd, tenant_id=tenant_id)
+            user=self.keystone.users.create(user_name, password=user_passwd, default_project=tenant_id)
             #self.keystone.tenants.add_user(self.k_creds["username"], #role)
             return user.id
         except ksExceptions.ConnectionError as e:
             #self.keystone.tenants.add_user(self.k_creds["username"], #role)
             return user.id
         except ksExceptions.ConnectionError as e:
@@ -1930,7 +2171,7 @@ class vimconnector(vimconn.vimconnector):
             self._reload_connection()
             # In networking-sfc the MPLS encapsulation is legacy
             # should be used when no full SFC Encapsulation is intended
             self._reload_connection()
             # In networking-sfc the MPLS encapsulation is legacy
             # should be used when no full SFC Encapsulation is intended
-            sfc_encap = 'mpls'
+            correlation = 'mpls'
             if sfc_encap:
                 correlation = 'nsh'
             sfp_dict = {'name': name,
             if sfc_encap:
                 correlation = 'nsh'
             sfp_dict = {'name': name,