To create a hub-and-spoke topology rule

Purpose

Perform this procedure to create a hub-and-spoke topology rule for service tunnel creation. A template must be applied to an auto-tunnel policy. You must configure an LSP or SDP tunnel template before you can deploy a template to an LSP or SDP tunnel.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Policies→Auto Tunnels→Auto Tunnel Rules from the NFM-P main menu. The Auto Tunnel Rules form opens.

2 

Click Create and choose Hub and Spoke Topology Rule. The Hub and Spoke Topology Rule (Create) form opens.

3 

Configure the required general parameters.

4 

Add rule-based groups.

  1. Click on the Hub LERs Definition tab.

  2. Click Add and choose one or more tunnel groups.

  3. Click on the Spoke LERs Definition tab.

  4. Click Add and choose one or more tunnel groups.

5 

Click on the Hub Tunnel Definition tab and configure the Tunnel Type parameter.

6 

Perform one of the following:

  1. If you chose SDP as the tunnel type:

    1. Click on the SDP tab.

    2. Click Select and choose an SDP Template.

    3. Configure the required parameters.

    4. If you chose RSVP-LSP or Mixed LSP Mode as the underlying transport type, configure the additional parameters. Otherwise, go to Step 7.

    5. Click on the LSPs tab, then click Add and choose an LSP template.

    6. If the Class Forwarding Capability parameter in 4 is enabled, the buttons in the Class Forwarding panel are available. If the buttons are not available, go to Step 7.

    7. Click Set as Default LSP to specify the LSP as the default, if required.

    8. Click Set as Multicast LSP to specify that the LSP is a multicast LSP, if required.

    9. Click Choose a Forwarding Class and choose a forwarding class from the contextual menu, if required.

  2. If you chose RSVP-LSP as the tunnel type:

    1. Click on the LSP tab.

    2. Click Select and choose an LSP Template.

    3. Configure the required parameters.

7 

Click on the Spoke Tunnel Definition tab and configure the Tunnel Type parameter.

8 

Perform one of the following:

  1. If you chose SDP as the tunnel type:

    1. Click on the SDP tab.

    2. Click Select and choose an SDP Template.

    3. Configure the required parameters.

    4. If you chose RSVP-LSP or Mixed LSP Mode as the underlying transport type, configure the additional parameters. Otherwise, go to Step 9.

    5. Click on the LSPs tab, then click Add and choose an LSP template.

  2. If you chose RSVP-LSP as the tunnel type:

    1. Click on the LSP tab.

    2. Click Select and choose an LSP Template.

    3. Configure the required parameters.

9 

Save your changes and close the form.

End of steps