To configure a route next hop template policy

Steps
 

Choose Policies→Routing→Route Next Hop Template Policy from the NFM-P main menu. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template Policy form opens.


Click Create or choose a policy and click Properties. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form opens.


Configure the required parameters on the General tab.


Configure included groups for the policy.

  1. Click on the Include Group tab and click Create. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry, Create Admin Group Entry form opens.

  2. Click Select to choose an Admin Group Policy. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form opens.

  3. Click Create or choose a group. The Administrative Group Policy, Global Policy form opens.

  4. Configure the required parameters.

  5. Click OK. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form reappears.

  6. Select an entry and click OK. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form reappears.

  7. Click OK. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form reappears.


Configure excluded groups for the policy.

  1. Click on the Exclude Group tab and click Create. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry, Create Admin Group Entry form opens.

  2. Click Select to choose an Admin Group Policy. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form opens.

  3. Click Create or choose a group. The Administrative Group Policy, Global Policy form opens.

  4. Configure the required parameters.

  5. Click OK. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form reappears.

  6. Select an entry and click OK. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form reappears.

  7. Click OK. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form reappears.


Save your changes and close the form. See To release and distribute a policy to release and distribute the policy to NEs.

Note: A routing policy is discovered as local edit only. To synchronize a routing policy with all NEs, you must change the distribution mode of the routing policy to sync with the global policy. See To change the distribution mode of a policy to change the distribution mode of a routing policy.

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