To configure a route next hop template policy

Steps
 
1 

Choose Policies→Routing→Route Next Hop Template Policy from the NFM-P main menu. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template Policy form opens.

2 

Click Create or choose a policy and click Properties. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form opens.

3 

Configure the required parameters on the General tab.

4 

Configure included groups for the policy.

  1. Click on the Include Group tab and click Create. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry, Create Admin Group Entry form opens.

  2. Click Select to choose an Admin Group Policy. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form opens.

  3. Click Create or choose a group. The Administrative Group Policy, Global Policy form opens.

  4. Configure the required parameters.

  5. Click OK. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form reappears.

  6. Select an entry and click OK. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Include Entry form reappears.

  7. Click OK. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form reappears.

5 

Configure excluded groups for the policy.

  1. Click on the Exclude Group tab and click Create. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry, Create Admin Group Entry form opens.

  2. Click Select to choose an Admin Group Policy. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form opens.

  3. Click Create or choose a group. The Administrative Group Policy, Global Policy form opens.

  4. Configure the required parameters.

  5. Click OK. The Select Admin Group Name - Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form reappears.

  6. Select an entry and click OK. The Route Next-Hop Admin Group Exclude Entry form reappears.

  7. Click OK. The Routing Policy - Route Next-Hop Template, Global Policy form reappears.

6 

Save your changes and close the form. See To release and distribute a policy to release and distribute the policy to NEs.

Note: A routing policy is discovered as local edit only. To synchronize a routing policy with all NEs, you must change the distribution mode of the routing policy to sync with the global policy. See To change the distribution mode of a policy to change the distribution mode of a routing policy.

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