To create an MC ring group

Note: You cannot create an MC ring SAP on a VPLS site that is the endpoint of redundant spoke SDPs.

Steps
 

Choose Manage→Redundancy→Node Redundancy from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Node Redundancy form opens.


Choose MC Peer Group (Multi-Chassis) from the drop-down menu and click Search. A list of MC peer groups is displayed.


Select an MC peer group and click Properties. The MC Peer Group (Edit) form opens.


Click on the Associated Groups tab.


Right-click on the MC Ring Group object and choose Create MC Ring Group. The MC Ring Group (Create) form opens.


Configure the parameters.


Click Apply.


Click Properties in the Multi-Chassis Ring on First Site panel. The MC Ring (Edit) form opens.


Configure the parameters.


10 

Create one or more ring nodes, as required.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Components tab.

  2. Right-click on the MC Ring object and choose Create MC Ring Node. The MC Ring Node (Create) form opens.

  3. Configure the parameters.

  4. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.


11 

Configure a VLAN range for traffic that is to use the non-default path through the MC ring, if required.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Path B VLAN Range tab.

  2. Click Create. The Path B VLAN Range (Create) form opens.

  3. Configure the parameters.

  4. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.


12 

Configure a VLAN range for traffic that is not to be protected by the MC ring, if required.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Exclude VLAN Range tab.

  2. Click Create. The Path B VLAN Range (Create) form opens.

  3. Configure the parameters.

  4. Click OK to save your changes and close the form.


13 

Click OK to save your changes and close the MC Ring (Edit) form.


14 

Click Properties in the Multi-Chassis Ring on Second Site panel. The MC Ring (Edit) form opens.


15 

Repeat Step 9 to Step 13 .


16 

Click OK to save your changes and close the MC Ring Group (Create) form.

End of steps