Create bulk services

Bulk Services option allows you to create services in bulk between two end points but only 25 services can be created and activated simultaneously. Bulk service is possible only for MPLS-TP ELINE services.

Perform the following steps to create services in MPLS-TP mode (Qos or Non-Qos domain) in bulk:

1. Go to Configuration > Layer 2 > Services menu and click Complete Services option. The Complete Services page is displayed.
2. Click on . A series of new windows will be displayed for step-by step creation of a service.

• Step 1: General Attributes
  1. Enter the Number of Services and a Service Name Prefix. By default, the Technologies is set as 'MPLS-TP' and Service Type as 'ELINE'.
  2. Do one of the following:

     > To create the service in Non Qos Domain, select the Domain as 'Non Qos Domain'.

     > To create the service in Qos Domain, select the Domain as 'Qos Domain'.

     > To create the service in any of the two domain, select the Domain as "All Domain'.

  3. Do one of the following:

     > To disable OAM on the service, select OAM as 'None' from drop down menu.

     > To enable OAM on the service, select OAM as 'BFD Config'. Select the BFD Configuration parameters displayed.

     > To enable PWSM on the service, select OAM as 'Pw Status'. Select the Pw Status Configuration parameters displayed.

  4. Select Enable PSC check box to enable Protection State Coordination, if desired. Enter rest other details and click Next.

     

Refer General Attributes parameters table in the topic Create MPLS-TP service for description of parameters on General attributes page.

• Step 2: Adding End Points
  1. Click Add on End Points page to choose the end points and the UNI ports for the service.
  2. Under Network element column, select the desired node as 'endpoint'.

     There are two ways of searching the desired node from the list explained as follows:

     > Enter the IP address/user label of the node in the text box provided and click (Search Node by IP Address or UserLabel). Or,

     > Click (Add switches using map view) and select desired NEs from the Topology selection window launched. Click Done. Note that only one node can be added at a time.

  3. Do one of the following,

     > If Domain is selected as 'Non Qos Domain' or All Domain' in General Attributes page, select the UNI port only for chosen end point.

     > If Domain is selected as 'Qos Domain', select and associate the UNI port with a Priority Mapping Profile or DSCP Mapping Profile or pair of TCProfile and COS values.

     To view the bandwidth utilization, click View BW. View Port BW Utilization window is displayed with the bandwidth utilization details of Ingress and Egress Port.

     

  4. Click Add Uni.
  5. Similarly, repeat step a to d (of Step 2: Adding End Points) to add another end point to the service.

     An ELine service must have two end points as shown in the following figure:

     

  6. Click Next.

Refer End Points parameters table in the topic Create MPLS-TP service for description of parameters on End Points page.

• Step 3: Filter Template

  

  1. To create a filter, enter the Starting VLAN and VLAN Step Increment values in the respective text box provided.

     To view the used VLAN values, click Show Used VLans. View Used VLAN Range(s) window is displayed.

     

  2. Click Next.

Filter Template parameters

• Step 4: PseudoWires

The PseudoWires page of Create Bulk Services provides options to add or remove protection, selection of pseudowire path manually or automatic path detection, and MA configuration.

• To edit MA configuration parameters, select the MA Configuration tab and select or enter the required values.
• To create an unprotected/protected pseudowire, un-select/select (Protection) check box under PseudoWires. The check box against the end points gets unchecked/checked simultaneously.
• Pseudowire path selection can be done in two ways as follows:

To find path for the pseudowire automatically,

1. Enable Find Path button by selecting (Auto Path) check box and then select check box against the added end points.
2. Click Find Path. Path found successfully message is displayed.
3. Click OK and select the pseudowire endpoint (Sw1--Sw2).

To find path for the pseudowire manually,

1. Uncheck (Auto Path) check box and then select the added end points. The Manual Path button is displayed under the View tab.
2. Click Manual Path. The topology selection window is displayed.
3. There are two ways in which the pseudowire path can be added, which is explained as follows:

   (i) Direct Path Selection: This option is used for direct path selection between two end points with no intermediate nodes in between.

   Select a direct path/link between the two selected end points (highlighted in black) and click Add Work. The pseudowire path is added and the link color changes from pink to blue. If 'Protection' check box was selected on the PseudoWires page, select another path/link and click Add Protect. The protect path will be depicted in blue dashed line. Click Done.

   The graphical representation of the pseudowire added is displayed on the PseudoWires page under View tab along with work and protect path details under Details column as shown in the following figure:

   

   (ii) Partial Link Selection: This option is used when the user has to add more than one link to create a pseudowire path between the two end points.

   Select the Partial Link Selection check box. Select the path/link and click Add Link. Similarly, add the additional links between intermediate nodes connecting the two selected end points. The path/link gets highlighted in cyan color. Click Add Work. The pseudowire path is added and the link color changes from cyan to blue.

   If 'Protection' check box was selected on the PseudoWires page, select Partial Link Selection check box again followed by selecting another path/link. Click Add Link > Add Protect. The protect path will be depicted in blue dashed line. Click Done. In case path addition fails, the partial link selection will be reset.

4. Click Next to view the summary of the service created.

   NOTE: An additional PW Status Info page will be displayed if OAM was selected as 'Pw Status' on General Attributes page. For more information refer to Step 4: PW Status Info in the topic Create MPLS-TP service with PWSM.

• Step 5: Summary

On Summary page of Create Bulk Services, the end points with the connecting pseudowire is displayed as shown in the figure:

1. From the drop down menu, select Create to create the service or Create and Activate to create and activate the service as desired.
2. Click Finish. A success message is displayed. Service creation command is sent successfully.
3. Click OK. The status of the services can be checked in Complete Services page.

   NOTE: If the required bandwidth is unavailable then a message, service creation failure because of unavailable bandwidth on VCG will be displayed.