To create a Manual Bypass LSP

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→MPLS→Manual Bypass LSPs from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Manual Bypass LSPs form appears.

2 

Click Create. The Create Bypass-only LSP form opens with the Identification step displayed.

3 

Configure the required parameters.

4 

Click Next. The Define Source and Destination Sites step is displayed.

5 

Specify the source and destination sites for the manual bypass LSP.

Note: You can also manually specify an IP address for the source and destination sites in this step.

Use the following steps:

  1. Click on the Source Site ID parameter Select button.

  2. Choose a site and click OK. The Create Bypass-only LSP form displays the source site information, which includes the Source IP Address parameter value.

Use the following steps:

  1. Click on the Destination Site ID parameter Select button.

  2. Choose a site and click OK. The Create Bypass-only LSP form displays the destination site information. The displayed destination interface is the system interface because an LSP can only terminate on a system interface.

6 

Click Next. The Auto Select Hop-Less MPLS Path form opens.

7 

Configure the Auto Select Hop-Less Path parameter.

8 

If the Auto Select Hop-less Path parameter in Step 7 is enabled, go to Step 10 .

9 

Click Next. The LSP-Path Binding opens, with the Choose MPLS Path step displayed.

Use the following steps:

  1. Choose an MPLS path to associate with the LSP or create one by clicking on the Create MPLS Path button. See To create an MPLS path .

  2. Click Next. The Set Traffic Options step is displayed.

  3. Configure the required parameters.

  4. Click Next. The Set Initial States step is displayed.

  5. Configure the Administrative parameter.

  6. Click Finish. The LSP-Path Binding form closes and a dialog box appears.

  7. Click OK. The Create Bypass-only LSP form reappears.

10 

Click Next. The Properties step is displayed.

11 

Configure required parameters.

12 

Click Next. The Admin Groups step is displayed.

13 

Assign one or more included and excluded MPLS administrative groups to the bypass-only LSP.

Use the following steps:

  1. Choose the required MPLS administrative groups in the Included Groups - Unassigned and Excluded Groups - Unassigned lists.

  2. Click on the right arrow button. The groups are assigned to the bypass-only LSP and move to the Assigned list.

    Note:

    When you assign included and excluded administrative groups to an MPLS interface, the assigned groups are displayed in bit mask form by the Groups Included/Excluded (bitmap) indicator.

14 

Click Next. The Set Initial State step is displayed.

15 

Configure the Administrative parameter.

16 

Click on the Finish button. The NFM-P prompts you to view the bypass-only LSP.

17 

Enable the View the newly created Bypass Only Lsp parameter, if required.

18 

Close the form(s).

End of steps