To move sites from one service to another

Purpose

Sites can be moved between services. The following service types are supported: VPRN, VPLS, MVPLS, IES, and all VLL types including Wavence VLL.

The following restrictions apply:

  • You can only move a site between like services, that is, from one VPLS to another VPLS, but not between a VPLS and a VPRN, for example.

  • The services that you are moving sites to and from must have the same Service ID.

  • The services that you are moving sites to and from must have the same Customer ID.

  • The OLC state of the service site may change based on the destination service configuration.

See Managing the size of a service associated with a customer in this chapter, for more information.

Note: When you perform a service size reduction, the NFM-P does not create a composite service for services that have only mesh SDP bindings.

See Chapter 85, Composite service management for more information about composite services.

Note: The performance of the NFM-P may be affected if you attempt to move a high number of sites or large sites. If you need to move large sites, move fewer sites at one time.

Steps
 
1 

To move more than 25 sites at a time, or to create composite services after moving sites, go to Step 2 . Otherwise, go to Step 5 .

2 

Choose Administration→System Preferences from the NFM-P main menu. The System Preferences form opens.

3 

In the Services tab, in the Composite Services panel, enable Auto Discover Spoke, CCAG, SCP, RVPLS Connectors. You can also change the Maximum number of sites that can be moved parameter, to up to 50.

Note: The Auto Discover Composite Services parameter can be modified only by a user with administration privileges.

4 

Save the changes and close the form.

5 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu.

    The Manage Services form opens.

  2. Choose Manage→Service→Composite Service from the NFM-P main menu.

    The Manage Composite Services form opens.

6 

Click Search to populate the list.

7 

Choose the service from which you want to move the sites or the composite service that the service belongs to and click Properties. The Service(Edit) |Composite Service(Edit) form opens.

8 

In the service navigation tree, expand Sites, right-click on the site you want to move and choose Move to Another Service from the contextual menu. A dialog box appears.

9 

Click Yes. The Select Services form opens and displays a list of applicable services to which you can move the selected site.

10 

Choose the required service and click OK. A progress message is displayed, followed by a confirmation message, after the move is complete.

The NFM-P creates a composite service if:

  • The Auto Discover parameter is enabled.

  • There are connections between the moved sites and the remaining sites, if the services are not already part of composite services.

11 

To view the composite service that is automatically created by the NFM-P after a successful move, click Properties in the Composite Service panel. The Composite Service (Edit) form opens with the General tab displayed.

12 

Close the forms.

End of steps