To create an OSPF sham link between two VPRN sites
Purpose
Perform this procedure to create an intra-area OSPF sham link between two VPRN sites. See OSPF sham link support in VPRN service management for more information.
Steps
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Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens. |
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Choose a VPRN service and click Properties. The VPRN Service (Edit) form opens. |
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On the service navigation tree, choose the first site to participate in the sham link. If you need to create the site, perform To configure a VPRN site . |
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Choose an L3 access interface for the site. If you need to create the L3 access interface, see To configure an L3 access interface on a VPRN site . |
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Configure OSPFv2 for the site. Perform To configure ISIS, L2TP, MLD, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, PIM, RIP, or WPP on a VPRN routing instance . Ensure that you select sub c in Step 4 . |
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Right-click on OSPFv2 under the Protocols icon in the service navigation tree and choose Create Sham Link. The ShamLink (Create) form opens. |
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Select the Remote Neighbor IP Address. This is the IP Address of the other site participating in the sham link. |
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Select and interface in the Interface panel. |
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Select the area ID in the Area panel. |
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Configure the Administrative State parameter. |
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Click on the Protocol Properties tab and configure the required parameters. |
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The Authentication tab is configurable, depending on the OSPF version. To configure authentication for the sham link, click on the Authentication tab and either:
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To view OSPF configuration information on neighbor sites, click on the Virtual Neighbor tab. |
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Save the changes and close the form. |
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Repeat for the second site participating in the sham link. |
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Save the changes and close the forms. End of steps |