Prerequisites

Network configuration prerequisites

Before services can be configured and managed in NSP, the network configuration prerequisites must be met. The following table describes the requirements that can apply to service use cases, and indicates whether each prerequisite is required for this use case.

Where an NSP intent type is not available, CLI or MD-CLI must be used to perform configuration on the device.

Prerequisite

Documentation reference

Notes

Mandatory for C-LINE/C-PIPE

GRPC configuration

  1. Generate security certificates

  2. Configure security and enable GRPC on all devices

  3. Apply security certificates on all devices

See SR TLS information here in the SR OS 24.3 R1 documentation: TLS

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Netconf/SNMP provisioning: enable NETCONF and SNMP protocols on all devices

For more information about SNMP and NETCONF with SR OS, see SNMP and NETCONF in the SR OS 24.3 R1 System Management Guide.

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NSP installation

Pathway for NSP system installation in the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide

How do I enable TLS for telemetry and gNMI on_change support? in the NSP System Administrator Guide.

Include the following in your deployment:

  • Feature packs:

    • platform-baseServices

    • platform-pluggableNetworkAdaptation

    • platform-loggingMonitoring

    • serviceActivationAndConfiguration-intentBasedServiceFulfillment

    • networkInfrastructureManagement-basicManagement

    • networkInfrastructureManagement-deviceConfig

  • Adaptor suites:

    • sros-common

    • sros-oc-logical-inventory

    • sros-23-7-r1 

Download the required artifact bundles from the NSP software delivery site:

  • NSP predefined set for ICM (device configuration)

  • NSP product artifact bundle for Service Fulfillment

How do I install an artifact bundle? in the NSP Network Automation Guide

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Device discovery

Pathway for device discovery in the NSP Classic Management User Guide

How do I discover devices? in the NSP Device Management Guide

Nokia Developer Portal for information about FTP mediation policy creation using API.

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Cards and MDAs provisioning

ICM process in the NSP Device Management Guide for more information about using the Device Configuration views, and the other procedures in the NSP Device Management Guide for further detail.

See the NSP ICM Intent Type Catalog for information about this and other device configuration intent types developed by Nokia.

The intent type required for this configuration is icm-equipment-card-mda.

Connectors and Ports provisioning

The intent types required for this configuration are:

  • icm-equipment-port-connector

  • icm-equipment-port-ethernet

Channel configuration on access TDM ports

ICM process in the NSP Device Management Guide for more information about using the Device Configuration views, and the other procedures in the NSP Device Management Guide for further detail.

See the NSP ICM Intent Type Catalog for information about this and other device configuration intent types developed by Nokia.

CLI Reference Guides for SR OS

For 7705 SAR-8 and 7705 SAR-18 NEs, channels can be configured using Device Configuration in NSP. The intent type required for this configuration is icm-equipment-port-access-ce.

For all other NE types, the configuration must be performed using CLI.

OSPF/ISIS

CLI Reference Guides for SR OS

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LDPs, MPLS and RSVP configuration

CLI Reference Guides for SR OS

For LDP to be operational, the IPv4 and IPv6 bindings must be configured manually using CLI.

Interfaces Provisioning

How do I create a physical configuration deployment? in the NSP Device Management Guide.

The intent type required for this configuration is icm-router-network-interface

Customer creation

How do I create a logical configuration deployment? in the NSP Device Management Guide.

The intent type required for this configuration is icm-service-customer

Optional

Optional items to include in your NSP deployment

Pathway for NSP system installation in the NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide

  • Optional feature packs:

    • pathControlAndOptimization

    • multilayerDiscoveryAndVisualization

    • NSP Analytics: Network Operations Analytics feature package with the networkOperationsAnalytics-analyticsReporting installation option

    • NSP Baseline Analytics: networkOperationsAnalytics-baselineAnalytics

    • networkInfrastructureManagement-performanceIndicatorsAndAlerts

  • VSR/NRC

  • An AuxDB

  • An NFM-P instance

Telemetry/OAM

NSP Data Collection and Analysis Guide

  • NSP SR OS vendor-agnostic telemetry adaptation artifact bundle

  • networkInfrastructureManagement-gnmiTelemetry feature pack

BGP/EVPN

How do I create a logical configuration deployment? in the NSP Device Management Guide.

The intent type required for this configuration is icm-router-bgp_group

Segment Routing

CLI Reference Guides for SR OS

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Scheduler QoS Policies

How do I create a logical configuration deployment? in the NSP Device Management Guide.

The intent types required for this configuration are:

  • icm-qos-schedulerpolicy-srqos

  • icm-qos-network-srqos

  • icm-qos-sapingress-srqos

  • icm-qos-sapegress-srqos

Network QoS Policies configuration

SAP QoS Policies configuration

PCEP configuration

CLI Reference Guides for VSR-NRC

Most of the connections required for PCEP are established during previous configuration steps.

LAGs and MC-LAG creation

How do I create a logical configuration deployment? in the NSP Device Management Guide.

The intent types required for this configuration are:

  • icm-logical-lag-access

  • icm-logical-mc_lag-access