How do I create an IES service?

Purpose

Use this procedure to create an IES service. The parameters that are available to you is dependant on the intent type that is associated with the service template you select, and may differ from those described in this procedure, which assumes the Nokia-provided IES template is being used.

Steps
 

Perform How do I create a service template?.


From the Service Management, Services view, click + CREATE.

The Select a service template to start form opens displaying a list of service templates.


Click on an IES service template from the list.

The Create Service form opens with the Template Name parameter populated.


Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Service Name

Specifies the name of the service. Must be unique from other services created using NSP.

Customer ID

Specifies the customer ID

Description

Describes the service

Admin State

Specifies the initial administrative state of the service upon deployment

Job ID

Specifies the work-order number

NE Service ID

Specifies the NE service ID


In the Site Details panel, click + ADD.

The Add Site form opens.


Configure the required parameters:

Parameter

Description

Device ID

Specifies the device identifier

Site Name

Specifies the site name

Description

Describes the site

Note: If site names and descriptions are added, these will take precedence over any service name and description specified in Step 4, with the first-configured site's name and description taking precedence over all others. As such, these attributes will be displayed in various locations, such as NSP's Model Driven Configurator function and NFM-P.


Click + ADD.

The Add Interface form opens.


Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Interface Name

Specifies the name of the interface

Interface Type

Specifies the interface type (SAP, SDP, or Loopback)

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of the interface

IP MTU

Describes the interface IP MTU

IPv4

Address

Specifies the primary IPv4 address to be assigned to the interface

Prefix Length

Specifies the primary IPv4 address prefix length

Secondary (click + ADD)

Address

Specifies the secondary IPv4 address to be assigned to the interface

Prefix Length

Specifies the secondary IPv4 address prefix length

IPv6 (click + ADD)

Address

Specifies the IPv6 address to be assigned to the interface

Prefix Length

Specifies the IPv6 address prefix length

SAP

Port ID

Specifies the port identifier

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of the service

Description

Describes the SAP

Collect Accounting Statistics

Specifies whether or not accounting statistics will be collected

Enable QoS

Specifies whether or not QoS is enabled

Enable IP/IPv6 Filter

Specifies whether or not an IP/IPv6 filter is enabled

VPLS

VPLS Name

Specifies the name of the VPLS service


Perform the following to specify an accounting policy to be used:

  1. Click on the Accounting Policy field. The Select Accounting Policy form opens.

  2. Click on an accounting policy in the list, then click SELECT. The Select Accounting Policy form closes.


10 

In both the IPv4 and IPv6 panels, click + ADD to configure the VRRP parameters as required:

Parameter

Description

Virtual Router ID

Specifies the virtual router identifier (VRID) for the VRRP virtual router instance

Backup

Specifies virtual router IP addresses for the interface

Priority

Specifies the base priority for the VRRP

MAC

Specifies a MAC address to be used by the virtual router instance, overriding the VRRP default derived from the VRID

Ping Reply

Specifies whether or not the non-owner can reply to ICMP echo requests directed to the virtual router instance IP addresses


11 

If QoS was enabled in Step 8, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter

Description

QoS

Match QinQ Dot1p (ingress only)

Specifies the match QinQ Dot1p

QinQ Mark Top Only (egress only)

Specifies whether top Q-tags are marked

SAP Ingress

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the ingress SAP policy

Queuing Type

Specifies the ingress queuing type

SAP Egress

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the egress SAP policy

Queue (click + ADD)

Queue ID

Specifies the unique identifier for the queue

CBS

Specifies the CBS of the queue

MBS

Specifies the MBS of the queue

PIR

Specifies the PIR rate of the queue

CIR

Specifies the CIR rate of the queue

Policer (click + ADD)

Policer ID

Specifies the unique identifier for the policer

CBS

Specifies the CBS of the policer

MBS

Specifies the MBS of the policer

Policer Control Policy

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the policer control policy

Scheduler Policy

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the scheduler policy

Scheduler (click + ADD)

Scheduler Name

Specifies the name of the scheduler

PIR

Specifies the PIR rate of the scheduler

CIR

Specifies the CIR rate of the scheduler


12 

If an IP/IPv6 filter was enabled in Step 8, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter

Description

IP

Specifies the IP filter identifier

IPv6

Specifies the IPv6 filter identifier

Click ADD to add the interface. The Add Interface form closes.


13 

Repeat Step 6 to Step 12 to add additional interfaces.

Click ADD to add the site(s). The Add Site form closes.


14 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Select the Reserve Resources check box and click PLAN to create the service in a Planned state.

  2. Click SAVE to create the service in a Saved state.

  3. Click DEPLOY to create the service in a Deployed state.

See What is Life Cycle State? for more information.

End of steps

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