To modify a VLPS using the topology view

Purpose

The topology view for a service provides a graphical representation of the various components and their interconnections. You can also use this view to add, modify, or just navigate to service components. This provides an alternative approach to performing these functions from the navigation tree view.

Working from the topology view can expedite the creation of the components, since many of the fields you would ordinarily have to set in the configuration forms will be automatically populated using this approach. OAM components can also be configured in this way. The configuration forms can also be accessed directly at any time from this view by right-clicking a component. This allows quick access to conduct more detailed component configuration.

Steps
 
1 

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

2 

Choose a VPLS and click on the Topology View button. The Service Topology map opens.

The remainder of this procedure contains a number of sub-procedures describing the various components that can be created and modified from the topology view. These include:

  • Creating a new site. Go to Step 3 .

  • Creating site components. Go to Step 9 .

  • Creating SDP bindings. Go to Step 22 .

Adding a new site
 
3 

Right-click on any blank space in the service topology map. A contextual menu is displayed. You can choose to create one of the following:

  • VPLS Site

  • VPLS B-Site

  • VPLS I-Site

4 

Select the required option. The Select Network Elements form appears.

5 

Select one or more sites to add to the service and click OK. The VPLS Site (Create), VPLS I-Site (Create), or VPLS B-Site (Create) form is displayed, depending on your menu item selection. If you selected more than one site, the VPLS Site (Multiple Instances) (Create), VPLS I-Site (Multiple Instances) (Create), or VPLS B-Site (Multiple Instances) (Create) form is displayed, depending on your menu item selection.

6 

Save the changes and close the form.The VPLS Site (Create) (or VPLS Site (Multiple Instances) (Create)) form closes and the new site (or sites) is displayed on the map.

7 

If you want to perform detailed configuration of site properties for the new site, right-click on the site icon and select Properties. The VPLS Site (Edit) form opens. See To create a VPLS for detailed site configuration information.

8 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

Creating site components
 
9 

Right-click on any site icon in the service topology map. A contextual menu is displayed. You can choose to create one of the following:

  • VPLS L2 Access Interface (this choice will actually display as either a regular L2 Access Interface, or a B-L2 or I-L2 variant, depending on the site you select). Go to Step 10 .

  • VPLS L2 Management Interface. Go to Step 14 .

  • VPLS Endpoint. Go to Step 18 .

10 

If you choose to create a VPLS L2 Access Interface, then the VPLS L2 Access Interface (Create) form is displayed. If the selected site is a B-Site or I-Site, then the B-L2 or I-L2 Access Interface (Create) form is displayed accordingly.

11 

Click on the Port tab and assign a port to the interface.

See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface (or To create a VPLS or MVPLS B-L2 access interface or To create a VPLS I-L2 access interface for B-L2 or I-L2 Access Interfaces respectively) for detailed information on further configuring the interface.

12 

Save the changes and close the form.The VPLS L2 Access Interface (Create) form closes.

13 

Go to Step 21 .

14 

If you choose to create a VPLS L2 Management Interface, then the VPLS L2 Management Interface (Create) form is displayed.

15 

Click on the Port tab and assign a port to the interface.

See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface for detailed information on further configuring the interface.

16 

Save the changes and close the form.The VPLS L2 Management Interface (Create) form closes.

17 

Go to Step 21 .

18 

If you choose to create a VPLS Endpoint, then the Endpoint (Create) form is displayed.

19 

Configure the Name parameter for the endpoint.

See To create a VPLS (or To create a B-site for VPLS or MVPLS for B-Sites) for detailed information on further configuring the endpoint.

20 

Save the changes and close the form.The Endpoint (Create) form closes and the new endpoint is displayed in the topology view.

21 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

Creating SDP bindings
 
22 

Select the sites you want to connect in the service topology map and right-click on any one of them. A contextual menu is displayed.

Note: If you intend to create either a spoke or a mesh binding between two sites, the order in which you select them is important. The first site you select will become the source site and the second site will become the destination site. Therefore, it is not recommended that you do a marquee-select in the topology view, since you will not be sure of this hierarchy. Instead, select the sites individually, and hold down the Shift or Ctrl key after your first selection.

If you intend to create a full mesh between sites, then the order in which you select the sites is not important.

If you intend to add a service site to an existing mesh of sites, then the first site you select must be the one that is not currently a part of the mesh. The second site you select can be any member of the existing mesh.

23 

Select Connect. Depending on the sites you selected, one or more of the following options are available:

  • Create Spoke SDP Binding. Go to Step 24 .

  • Create Mesh SDP Binding. Go to Step 31 .

  • Create Full Mesh. Go to Step 38 .

  • Add To Existing Mesh. Go to Step 44 .

24 

If you choose the Create Spoke SDP Binding option, then the Spoke SDP Binding (Create) form is displayed.

Note: For this function, it is assumed that you clicked on the source site first and then held down the Shift or Ctrl key while right-clicking on the destination site to display the contextual menu.

You can also create a spoke SDP binding between a site icon and an endpoint icon, or between two endpoint icons in the topology view. Appropriate endpoints must first exist or be created to enable this.

25 

Enable the Auto-Select Transport Tunnel parameter.

26 

You can manually configure other parameters here if required, or just click OK. One of the following will result:

  • If an available transport tunnel exists between the two sites, then the Spoke SDP Binding (Create) form closes and the new binding between the two sites is displayed in the topology view. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS spoke SDP binding for more detailed information on creating and configuring spoke SDP bindings.

  • If an available transport tunnel does not exist between the two sites, then an error message is displayed to that affect. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnel. Once the tunnel is created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

27 

Assuming that the spoke SDP binding was successfully created in Step 26 , select the same two sites again in the topology view, although this time do so in the opposite order that you originally selected them. This will allow you to create a spoke binding for the return tunnel.

28 

Right-click on the second site you selected and choose the Create Spoke SDP Binding ... option. The Spoke SDP Binding (Create) form is displayed.

29 

You can manually configure other parameters here if required, or just click OK. One of the following will result:

  • If an available transport tunnel exists between the two sites, then the Spoke SDP Binding (Create) form closes and the new return binding between the two sites is displayed in the topology view.

  • If an available transport tunnel does not exist between the two sites, then an error message is displayed to that affect. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnel. Once the tunnel is created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

30 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

31 

If you choose the Create Mesh SDP Binding option, then the Mesh SDP Binding (Create) form is displayed.

Note: For this function, it is assumed that you clicked on the source site first and then held down the Shift or Ctrl key while right-clicking on the destination site to display the contextual menu.

32 

Enable the Auto-Select Transport Tunnel parameter.

33 

You can manually configure other parameters here if required, or just click OK. One of the following will result:

  • If an available transport tunnel exists between the two sites, then the Mesh SDP Binding (Create) form closes and the new binding between the two sites is displayed in the topology view. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS mesh SDP binding for more detailed information on creating and configuring mesh bindings.

  • If an available transport tunnel does not exist between the two sites, then an error message is displayed to that affect. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnel. Once the tunnel is created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

34 

Assuming that the mesh SDP binding was successfully created in Step 33 , select the same two sites again in the topology view, although this time do so in the opposite order that you originally selected them. This will allow you to create a mesh binding for the return tunnel.

35 

Right-click on the second site you selected and choose the Create Mesh SDP Binding ... option. The Mesh SDP Binding (Create) form is displayed.

36 

You can manually configure other parameters here if required, or just click OK. One of the following will result:

  • If an available transport tunnel exists between the two sites, then the Mesh SDP Binding (Create) form closes and the new return binding between the two sites is displayed in the topology view.

  • If an available transport tunnel does not exist between the two sites, then an error message is displayed to that affect. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnel. Once the tunnel is created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

37 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

38 

If you choose the Create Full Mesh option, the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form is displayed.

39 

Click Select to display the Tunnel Selection Profiles form.

40 

Click Search to display a list of available Tunnel Selection Profiles.

41 

Click on the desired profile entry and click OK. The Tunnel Selection Profiles form closes and your selection is displayed in the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form.

42 

Click OK to accept your selection and close the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form. One of the following will result:

  • If available transport tunnels exist between the selected sites, then the new mesh bindings between the sites are created and displayed in the topology view. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS mesh SDP binding for more detailed information on creating and configuring mesh bindings.

  • If available transport tunnels do not exist between all the sites, then the new bindings that can be created are displayed, and an error message is also displayed informing you that the full mesh could not be completed. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnels. Once the tunnels are created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

43 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

44 

If you choose the Add To Existing Mesh option, the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form is displayed.

45 

Click Select to display the Tunnel Selection Profiles form.

46 

Click Search to display a list of available Tunnel Selection Profiles.

47 

Click on the desired profile entry and click OK. The Tunnel Selection Profiles form closes and your selection is displayed in the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form.

48 

Click OK to accept your selection and close the Complete Vpls Mesh for Service Component form. One of the following will result:

  • If available transport tunnels exist between the selected sites, then the new mesh bindings between the sites are created and displayed in the topology view. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS mesh SDP binding for more detailed information on creating and configuring mesh bindings.

  • If available transport tunnels do not exist between the selected sites, then an error message is displayed to that affect. See Chapter 33, Service tunnels for information on how to create the required tunnels. Once the tunnels are created, you can repeat this sub-procedure.

49 

Return to Step 2 for a list of other functions you can perform from the topology view or go to Step 50 to finish.

50 

Close the forms.

End of steps