NFM-P and NSP comparison: LAG Configuration
Before you begin
This use case shows how to use Infrastructure Configuration Management in NSP to create a LAG.
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NFM-P method
For comparison, here are the steps we would have performed in the NFM-P to create a LAG.
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Prepare the ports:
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On the equipment tree, expand Network→NE→Shelf→Card Slot n→Daughter Card Slot n→Port n/n/n.
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Multi-select the required ports, right-click and choose Properties. The Physical Port (Multiple Instances) (Edit) form opens.
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Update the parameters as required and click Apply.
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Save your changes and close the form.
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On the equipment tree, expand Network→NE→Logical Groups→LAGs.
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Right-click on LAGs and choose Create LAG.
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Proceed through the wizard, configuring parameters as required, and click Finish.
Infrastructure Configuration Management method
You can configure all the ports in one operation by deploying a configuration template. Deploy another template to create the LAG.
In this example, the following configuration templates have been created; see
How do I import a configuration intent type?and
How do I create a configuration template?.
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Gold_Ports , which uses the predefined icm-equipment-port-ethernet intent type
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Gold-LAGs , which uses the predefined icm-logical-lag-access intent type
Steps
Configure the ports
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Open Device Management, Configuration Templates.
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Select Gold_Ports from the list of configuration templates and click  (Table row actions), Deploy to Network.
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In the form that opens, click  TARGET and choose Ports.
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Filter on the NE name and port numbers to find the ports you want to configure, and click ADD to add them to the list of targets.
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This template is flexible: you can click View/Edit Template Config to verify the configuration and update it if needed.
Click UPDATE to close the View form, and DEPLOY to send the configuration to the ports.
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Configure the LAG
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Select Gold-LAGs from the list of configuration templates and click (Table row actions), Deploy to Network.
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The template only accepts one target. Click TARGET and choose NEs.
Select the NE in the form that opens.
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Click View/Edit Template Config to view and set the LAG parameters.
In the form that opens, select the template and click Edit Configuration.
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Configure the LAG parameters as needed.
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Click ADD to add the ports you configured with the previous template.
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In the form that opens, select a port and click SELECT.
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Configure port parameters as needed and click ADD.
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Repeat the steps to add the other port and click UPDATE. Click SAVE to exit the View/Edit form.
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Enter a name and ID for the LAG and click DEPLOY.
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Result
Double click on Gold-LAGs in the template list to see the deployments and show the newly created LAG.
