To create an MPLS path

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→MPLS→MPLS Paths from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage MPLS Paths form opens.

2 

Click Create. The Create MPLS Path form opens with the Name the MPLS Path step displayed.

3 

Configure the parameters:

  • Name

  • Description

4 

Click Next. The Define Source Site step is displayed.

5 

Perform one of the following to specify an NFM-P-managed NE for the Starting Network Element parameter value.

  1. Choose an NE from a list.

    Use the following steps:

    1. Click Select. The Select a Network Element - Select Source Site form opens.

    2. Choose an NE and click OK. The management IP address of the NE is displayed as the source site of the MPLS path.

  2. Enter the management IP address of the port.

6 

Click Next. The Define the provisioned Path step is displayed.

7 

Click Insert Hop to insert an MPLS path hop. The Hop for New MPLS Path (Create) form opens.

8 

Configure the Specify Site parameter. Perform one of the following actions.

  1. Specify the IP address of an unmanaged NE.

    Use the following steps:

    1. Choose Manually.

    2. Configure the IP Address parameter.

  2. Choose a managed NE.

    Use the following steps:

    1. Choose By Selection.

    2. Click Select. The Select a Network Element - New MPLS Path form opens.

    3. Choose an NE and click OK. The management IP address of the NE is displayed as the IP Address value.

    4. Specify an alternative or loopback (only for Dynamic P2P RSVP LSPs) interface on the NE to be used as the hop point, if required. Otherwise, go to Step 9 .

    5. Click IP Address parameter Select. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form opens with a list of the available interfaces.

    6. Choose an interface and click OK. The Select a Virtual Router Interface form closes and the Hop for New MPLS Path (Create) form displays the IP Address of the selected loopback interface.

  3. Specify the SID of an NE.

    Use the following steps:

    1. Choose SID Label.

    2. Configure the Value parameter.

9 

Configure the Hop Type parameter.

10 

Click Apply.

11 

Insert an additional hop, if required, by repeating Step 8 to Step 10 .

12 

Click OK. The Create MPLS Path form reappears.

13 

To change the hop sequence, choose a hop and click Move Up or Move Down. The first hop in the list is the first hop, and the last hop becomes the destination site when the form changes are saved.

14 

Click Next. The Set Initial State step is displayed.

15 

Configure the Administrative parameter.

16 

Click Finish to save the configuration. You are prompted to view the MPLS path.

17 

Enable the View the newly created MPLS path parameter to view the MPLS path configuration after closing the form, if required.

18 

Close the forms.

End of steps