To create a ring group

Before you begin

You can use the ring group creation function to:

  • indicate a VLAN ring topology

  • indicate a VPLS ring topology

  • configure the properties of the ring group to provide VLAN Internet, BTV (MVR), and L2 VPN (TLS) services

  • group devices by geographic region

Consider the following before you create a ring group.

  • Ensure that the devices are commissioned, as described in Chapter 8, Device commissioning and management .

  • Ensure that mediation policies are configured to allow CLI access to the managed devices, as described in Chapter 9, Device discovery .

  • If you want specific access interfaces to be part of a VLAN service, ensure that the parent device of the interface is a member of the ring group.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Ring Group from the navigation tree view selector. The navigation tree displays the Ring Group view.

2 

Right-click on the Network object and choose Create Ring Group. The Ring Group (Create) form opens.

3 

Configure the required parameters.

4 

Click Apply. If you set the Ring Group Type parameter to VPLS in Step 3 , go to Step 6 .

5 

Click on the TLS tab to configure the TLS parameters. The Ethertype and Jumbo Frame parameters are configurable when the Enabled parameter is selected.

6 

Perform one of the following to add a device to the ring group.

  1. To add a device using the current properties form:

    1. Click on the Group Members tab click Create. The Select Network Elements form opens.

    2. Choose one or more NEs and click OK. The selected devices are listed on the Ring Group (Create) form.

    3. Click OK and then click Yes. The device objects are listed in the navigation tree under the new ring group object.

  2. To add a device from the navigation tree:

    1. Right-click on the device object in the Equipment view of the navigation tree and choose Add To Ring Group. The Select Group form opens to display a list of ring groups.

    2. Choose the new ring group and click OK. The device object is listed under the ring group in the Ring Group view of the navigation tree.

    Note: All device types can be added as members of a VLAN ring group. Only devices that support VPLS can be added to a VPLS ring group.

7 

To apply a span of control to a ring group:

  1. Click on the Spans tab and click Add. The Select Span(s) - Ring Groups form opens with a list of available spans.

  2. Choose one or more spans of control to apply to the ring group.

  3. Save your changes and close the form.

8 

As required, provision VLAN services for the ring group as described in Chapter 75, VLAN service management .

End of steps