To configure route aggregates on a VPRN site
Purpose
Route aggregation allows you to group a number of routes with common IP prefixes into a single entry in the routing table. This reduces the number of routes that need to be advertised by the hosting router and reduces the number of routes in the routing tables of downstream routers.
Steps
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Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens. |
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Choose a VPRN service and click Properties. The VPRN Service (Edit) form opens. |
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On the service navigation tree, expand the Sites icon, right-click on a routing instance and choose Properties. The VPRN Site (Edit) form opens. |
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Click on the Routing tab, then the Route Aggregation tab and click Create. The Aggregation (Create) form opens. |
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Configure the required parameters. The IP Address Prefix you enter must be an IPv4 address in the form x.x.x.0, where the last integer is the host bits and must have a value of 0. The Aggregator AS and Aggregator IP Address parameters are configurable when the Aggregator parameter value is set to True. The Indirect Address parameter is configurable when the Next Hop Type parameter is set to Indirect. |
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Save the changes and close the forms. End of steps |