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| Deploy a service by following these general steps: |
| * `Instantiate a network <https://wiki.onap.org/x/r40P>`_ |
| * `Gather and validate data for an infrastructure service/network <https://wiki.onap.org/x/sY0P>`_ |
| * `Instantiate an infrastructure service <https://wiki.onap.org/x/to0P>`_ |
| * `Post instantiation <https://wiki.onap.org/x/uY0P>`_ |
| About infrastructure services |
| ----------------------------- |
| Infrastructure services describe VFs that are designed to meet |
| the need for additional capacity in the network. Service Designers |
| create the VFs/services that represent such capacity, and |
| Operations representatives trigger the instantiation of the |
| infrastructure service using the Virtual Instantiation |
| Deployment (VID) GUI. These services are based on the need for |
| additional capacity or the removal of deployed capacity. |
| Example infrastructure service types: |
| Before triggering VF instantiation, |
| ensure the capacity and resources required by each VF in |