Merge "[CORD-3117]"
diff --git a/charts/voltha.md b/charts/voltha.md
index 1402dda..5b0d551 100644
--- a/charts/voltha.md
+++ b/charts/voltha.md
@@ -8,42 +8,34 @@
 helm repo add incubator https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com/
 ```
 
-Build dependencies
-
+Build dependencies and step out of the voltha directory
 ```shell
-helm dep build voltha
+helm dep build
+cd ..
 ```
 
-There's an etcd-operator **known bug** we're trying to solve that
-prevents users to deploy Voltha straight since the first time. We
-found a workaround.
+Prerequisite:
 
-Few steps:
-
-Install Voltha (without etcd operator)
+We need Kafka/Zookeeper for the Voltha components to work so if you have not installed it already, install it with the following command.
 
 ```shell
-helm install -n voltha --set etcd-operator.customResources.createEtcdClusterCRD=false voltha
+#Install kafka and zookeeper with one replica each
+helm install --name voltha-kafka --set replicas=1 \
+--set zookeeper.servers=1 \
+--set persistence.enabled=false \
+--set zookeeper.persistence.enabled=false incubator/kafka
 ```
-
-Uninstall Voltha
-
-```shell
-helm delete --purge voltha
-```
-
-Deploy Voltha
-
-```shell
-helm install -n voltha voltha
-```
+Note: We are assigning the name **voltha-kafka** to the helm kafka helm release. The Voltha helm chart assumes that this is the name of the kafka service. If you installed kafka independently with another name, you need to modify the **kafkaReleaseName** variable in the voltha helm chart for Voltha to work with your installation of kafka.
 
 ## Standard Installation Process
 
+Run the following command from the `helm-charts` directory
 ```shell
 helm install -n voltha voltha
 ```
 
+Note: This will install voltha components as well as etcd.
+
 ## Nodeports Exposed
 
 * Voltha CLI
@@ -53,11 +45,11 @@
     * Inner port: 8882
     * Nodeport: 30125
 
-## How to access the VOLTHA CLI
 
-Assuming you have not changed the default ports in the chart,
-you can use this command to access the VOLTHA CLI:
+## Standard Uninstallation Process
 
 ```shell
-ssh voltha@<pod-ip> -p 30110
+helm delete --purge voltha
 ```
+
+Note: This will uninstall the etcd store as well so your device state is lost.
diff --git a/profiles/rcord/configuration.md b/profiles/rcord/configuration.md
index 887f644..7c865c8 100644
--- a/profiles/rcord/configuration.md
+++ b/profiles/rcord/configuration.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # R-CORD Configuration
 
 Once all the components needed for the R-CORD profile are up and
-running on your POD, you'll need to configure XOS with the proper configuration.
-Since this configuration is environment specific, you'll need to create your own,
-but the following can serve as a reference for it:
+running on your POD, you will need to configure it. This is typically
+done using TOSCA. This configuration is environment specific, so
+you will need to create your own, but the following can serve as a
+reference:
 
 ```yaml
 tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
@@ -120,34 +121,34 @@
             relationship: tosca.relationships.BelongsToOne
 ```
 
-_For instructions on how to push TOSCA, please refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md)_
+For instructions on how to push TOSCA into a CORD POD, please
+refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md).
 
-Once the POD has been configured, you can create a subscriber,
-please refer to the [RCORD Service](../../rcord/README.md) guide for
-more informations.
+## Top-Down Subscriber Provisioning
 
-## Create a subscriber in RCORD
+Once the POD has been configured, you can create a subscriber. This
+section describes a "top-down" approach for doing that. (The following
+section describes an alternative, "bottom up" approach.)
 
-To create a subscriber in CORD you need to retrieve some informations:
+To create a subscriber, you need to retrieve some information:
 
 - ONU Serial Number
 - Mac Address
 - IP Address
 
-We'll focus on the first two as the others are pretty self-explaining.
-
-**Find the ONU Serial Number**
+### Find ONU Serial Number
 
 Once your POD is set up and the OLT has been pushed and activated in VOLTHA,
 XOS will discover the ONUs available in the system.
 
-You can find them trough:
+You can find them through:
 
-- the XOS UI, on the left side click on `vOLT > ONUDevices`
-- the rest APIs `http://<pod-id>:<chameleon-port|30006>/xosapi/v1/volt/onudevices`
-- the VOLTHA [cli](../../charts/voltha.md#how-to-access-the-voltha-cli)
+- XOS GUI: on the left side click on `vOLT > ONUDevices`
+- XOS Rest API: `http://<pod-id>:<chameleon-port|30006>/xosapi/v1/volt/onudevices`
+- VOLTHA CLI: [Command Line Interface](../../charts/voltha.md#how-to-access-the-voltha-cli)
 
-If you are connected to the VOLTHA CLI you can use the command:
+If you are connected to the VOLTHA CLI you can use the following
+command to list all the existing devices:
 
 ```shell
 (voltha) devices
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
 +------------------+--------------+------+------------------+-------------+-------------+----------------+----------------+------------------+----------+-------------------------+----------------------+------------------------------+
 ```
 
-to list all the existing devices, and locate the correct ONU, then:
+Locate the correct ONU, then:
 
 ```shell
 (voltha) device 00015698e67dc060
@@ -197,10 +198,10 @@
 
 to find the correct serial number.
 
-**Push a subscriber into CORD**
+### Push a Subscriber into CORD
 
-Once you have the informations you need about your subscriber,
-you can create it by customizing this TOSCA:
+Once you have this information, you can create the subscriber by
+customizing the following TOSCA and passing it into the POD:
 
 ```yaml
 tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
@@ -220,42 +221,47 @@
         ip_address: 10.8.2.1 # subscriber IP
 ```
 
-_For instructions on how to push TOSCA, please refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md)_
+For instructions on how to push TOSCA into a CORD POD, please
+refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md).
 
 ## Zero-Touch Subscriber Provisioning
 
-This feature, also referred to as "bottom-up provisioning" enables auto-discovery
-of subscriber and their validation through an external OSS.
+This feature, also referred to as "bottom-up" provisioning,
+enables auto-discovery of subscribers and validates them
+using an external OSS.
 
-Here is the expected workflow:
+The expected workflow is as follows:
 
-- when an ONU is attached to the POD, VOLTHA will discover it and send an event to XOS
-- XOS receive the ONU activated events and through an OSS-Service query the upstream OSS to validate wether that ONU has a valid serial number
-- once the OSS has approved the ONU, XOS will create `ServiceInstance` chain for this particular subscriber and configure the POD to give him connectivity
+- When an ONU is attached to the POD, VOLTHA will discover it and send
+   an event to XOS
+- XOS receives the ONU activation event and through an OSS proxy
+   queries the upstream OSS to validate wether that ONU has a valid serial number
+- Once the OSS has approved the ONU, XOS will create `ServiceInstance`
+  chain for this particular subscriber and configure the POD to enable connectivity
 
-If you want to enable the "Zero touch provisioning" feature you'll need
-to deploy and configure some extra pieces in the system before attaching
+To enable the zero-touch provisioning feature, you will need to deploy
+and configure some extra pieces into the system before attaching
 subscribers:
 
-**Kafka**
+### Deploy Kafka
 
-To enable this feature XOS needs to receive events from `onos-voltha`
+To enable this feature XOS needs to receive events from `onos-voltha`,
 so a kafka bus needs to be deployed.
-To deploy it please follow [this instructions](../../charts/kafka.md)
+To deploy Kafka, please follow these [instructions](../../charts/kafka.md)
 
-**OSS Service**
+### Deploy OSS Proxy
 
-This is the piece of code that is responsible to enable the communication
-between CORD and you OSS Database.
-For reference we are providing a sample implemetation, available here:
+This is the piece of code that is responsible to connecting CORD to an
+external OSS Database. As a simple reference, we provide a sample
+implemetation, available here:
 [hippie-oss](https://github.com/opencord/hippie-oss)
 
 > **Note:** This implementation currently validates any subscriber that comes online.
 
 To deploy the `hippie-oss` service you can look [here](../../charts/hippie-oss.md).
 
-Once the chart has come online, you'll need to add it to your service graph,
-and you can use this TOSCA for that:
+Once the chart has come online, you will need to add the Hippie-OSS service
+to your service graph. You can use the following TOSCA to do that:
 
 ```yaml
 tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
@@ -296,4 +302,5 @@
             relationship: tosca.relationships.BelongsToOne
 ```
 
-_For instructions on how to push TOSCA, please refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md)_
+For instructions on how to push TOSCA into a CORD POD, please
+refer to this [guide](../../xos-tosca/README.md).