Create and deploy service tunnels to the network

Purpose

Perform this procedure to create service tunnels. The creation of service tunnels is a prerequisite to creation of a service.

This procedure is based on the procedures for creating and auditing a service tunnel in the NSP Service Management Guide.

For example, the reference procedures in NSP Release 23.11 are:

Steps
 
1 

Log in to the NSP as the Service Management user.

2 

Open the tunnel creation form:

  1. From the Service Management, Service Tunnels view, click png6.pngCREATE.

    The Select a tunnel template to start form opens displaying a list of tunnel templates.

  2. Choose the template you created in Create a service tunnel template.

    The Create Tunnel form opens with the Template Name parameter populated.

3 

Configure the parameters, as required.

4 

If the Transport Type parameter was set to MPLS, configure the required parameters.

5 

Configure the required Hello parameters.

6 

If the Transport Type parameter was set to GRE, configure the Allow Fragmentation parameter (if required), which specifies whether or not fragmentation will be allowed for the tunnel.

7 

Configure the required parameters.

8 

Click DEPLOY to create the tunnel in a Deployed state.

9 

Perform an audit to verify that the tunnel is deployed correctly:

  1. From the Service Management, Service Tunnels view, click on the service tunnel in the list, then expand the Alignment State section in the info panel and click AUDIT CONFIG.

    The service tunnel is audited.

  2. If an Audit Result form appears, one or more attributes and/or objects are misaligned. Review the results and click OK.

    The Audit Result form closes.

10 

To revert to the expected value of a misaligned attribute, or to restore a misaligned object, click png25.png (Table row actions), Align, Push To Network in-line with the previously audited service tunnel.

The service tunnel is synchronized with the network.

End of steps

Tunnel creation example