Table Of Contents
Preface
Organization
Related Documentation
Conventions
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request
Preface
This guide describes how you can use Cisco Active Network Abstraction (Cisco ANA) to monitor and manage networks using Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and how to monitor and manage Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) run over MPLS networks. The guide describes how to use Cisco ANA to view information specific to VPNs, MPLS fault management, service impact analysis, and MPLS traffic engineering (TE) tunnels. Finally, the guide tells you to use path tracing capabilities of the Cisco ANA PathTracer tool to identify problems in the MPLS network or VPNs.
Organization
This guide includes the following sections:
Section
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Title
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Description
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1
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Viewing MPLS VPNs
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Provides an introduction to the Cisco ANA NetworkVision service view, Cisco ANA business elements, and multipath maps.
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2
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Managing MPLS VPN Maps
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Describes how to change service view maps by adding and removing VPNs, connecting CE devices, and creating aggregations.
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3
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Managing VPN Business Configurations
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Describes how to change the business configuration using the functionality provided in the service view map.
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4
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Viewing MPLS VPN Properties
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Describes viewing the properties of the various business elements, including overlays and callouts on top of the devices displayed in physical network maps.
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4
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Viewing MPLS Logical Inventory
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Describes how to view general logical inventory information in the service view, and describes the VPN-specific items that are displayed in the inventory window, including tunnel information.
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5
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MPLS Network Faults
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Describes the alarms that Cisco ANA detects and reports for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), MPLS TE (using Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) TE), MPLS black holes, as well as alarm reports for Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPNs.
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6
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IPv6 VPN over MPLS
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Provides an overview of the IPv6 support in 6VPE network configurations.
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7
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MPLS Network Faults
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Provides an overview of MPLS network faults including MPLS, LSP, LDP, BGP, TE tunnels, and Layer 2 VPN alarms.
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8
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Impact Analysis in MPLS Networks
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Provides an overview of the impact analysis solution and supported scenarios. In addition, it describes calculating and viewing the affected and potentially affected parties in the VPN network.
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9
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Using Cisco ANA PathTracer in MPLS Networks
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Describes using Cisco ANA PathTracer for viewing Layer 2 and Layer 3 VPN information, and working with multipath routes.
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A
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Running a VPN Leak Report
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Describes running a VPN Leak report command.
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Related Documentation
For more detailed information, see the following publications:
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Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.6.6 User Guide
•Cisco Active Network Abstraction 3.6.6 Administrator User Guide
Conventions
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