To re-evaluate the PW Templates associated with a BGP AD or BGP VPLS

Purpose

Use this procedure to re-evaluate changes made to the Route Targets associated with the PW Template bindings of an existing site with BGP configuration. This procedure can only be performed on an existing VPLS that has been configured with BGP AD or BGP VPLS. The procedure allows you to make configuration changes and propagate them to the service without having to shutdown and then turn up a site.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu.

2 

Choose the required VPLS and click Properties. The VPLS Service (Edit) form opens.

3 

On the service tree, expand Sites and click on the site for which you want to re-evaluate the PW templates.

4 

Click on the BGP tab.

5 

Click Configuration to open the BGP Configuration form.

6 

Make any required changes to the Route Targets or PW Template bindings. See To configure a site for BGP AD or BGP VPLS or To configure a site for BGP VPLS Multi-homing as required, for detailed instructions on configuring these items.

7 

Click on the PW Template Binding tab and click Apply to apply your changes.

8 

Perform one of the following:

  1. If you need to update the PW Templates under other sites for this service, repeat Step 4 to Step 7 as required, then go to Step 11 .

  2. If you do not need to update the PW Templates under other sites for this service go to Step 9 .

9 

Click on the Re-evaluate PW Template button to run an evaluation of the PW Template bindings. A pop-up window appears indicating if the re-evaluation was successful. If it was not, the reason for the failure is displayed.

If you make any subsequent modifications, you can re-evaluate the template again.

10 

Save the changes and close the forms.

11 

Return to the VPLS Service (Edit) form.

12 

Click Re-evaluate PW Template. The Add form opens to allow you to select one of the PW Templates you modified.

13 

Select the required PW template.

14 

Click OK to run an evaluation of the selected PW Template. A pop-up window appears indicating if the re-evaluation was successful. If it was not, the reason for the failure is displayed.

15 

Repeat Step 12 to Step 14 for any other sites that you want to re-evaluate a PW Template for.

16 

Close the forms.

End of steps