Cisco IP Solution Center Carrier Ethernet and L2VPN User Guide, 5.1 - Managing a VPLS Service Request [Cisco IP Solution Center]

Table Of Contents

Managing a VPLS Service Request

Introducing VPLS Service Requests

Creating a VPLS Service Request

Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE

Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE

Modifying the VPLS Service Request

Saving the VPLS Service Request

Managing a VPLS Service Request

This chapter contains the basic steps to provision a VPLS service. It contains the following sections:

•Introducing VPLS Service Requests

•Creating a VPLS Service Request

•Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE

•Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE

•Modifying the VPLS Service Request

•Saving the VPLS Service Request

Introducing VPLS Service Requests

A VPLS service request consists of one or more attachment circuits, connecting various sites in a multipoint topology. When you create a service request, you enter several parameters, including the specific interfaces on the CE and PE routers and UNI parameters. You can also integrate a Cisco IP Solution Center (ISC) template with a service request. You can associate one or more templates to the CE, PE, or any U-PE in the middle.

To create a service request, a service policy must already be defined, as described in Chapter 7, "Creating a VPLS Policy." Based on the predefined VPLS policy, an operator creates a VPLS service request, with or without modifications to the VPLS policy, and deploys the service. The service request must be the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy selected. Service creation and deployment are normally performed by regular network technicians for daily operation of network provisioning.

The following steps are involved in creating a service request for Layer 2 connectivity between customer sites:

•Choose a VPLS policy.

•Choose a VPN. For more information, see Defining VPNs, page 2-4.

•Add a link.

•Choose a CE or UNI interface.

•Choose a Named Physical Circuit (NPC) if more than one NPC exists from the CE or the UNI interface.

•Edit the link attributes.

Creating a VPLS Service Request

To create a VPLS service request, perform the following steps.

Step 1 Choose Service Inventory > Inventory and Connection Manager > Service Requests.

The Service Requests window appears.

Step 2 Click Create.

Step 3 Choose VPLS from the drop-down list.

VPLS service requests must be associated with a VPLS policy. You choose a VPLS policy from the policies previously created (see Chapter 7, "Creating a VPLS Policy").

Step 4 If more than one VPLS policy exists, a list of VPLS policies appears. Choose the button for the VPLS policy of choice.

Step 5 After you make the choice, click OK.

The new service request inherits all the properties of that VPLS policy, such as all the editable and noneditable features and preset parameters.

Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE

This section includes detailed steps for creating a VPLS service request with a CE present. In this example, the service request is for an VPLS policy over an MPLS core with an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service type and CE present.

Perform the following steps.

Step 1 Choose the appropriate VPLS policy.

The VPLS Service Request Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-1.)

Figure 8-1 VPLS Service Request Editor

Step 2 Click Select VPN to choose a VPN for use with this CE.

The Select VPN window appears with the VPNs defined in the system. Only VPNs with the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy you chose appear. (See Figure 8-2.)

Figure 8-2 Select a VPN

Note The VC ID is mapped from the VPN ID. By default, ISC will "auto pick" this value. However, you can set this manually, if desired. This is done by editing the associated VPN configuration. The Edit VPN window has an Enable VPLS check box. When you check this check box, you can manually enter a VPN ID in a field provided. For more information on creating and modifying VPNs, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1.

Step 3 Choose a VPN Name in the Select column.

Step 4 Click Select. The VPLS Link Editor window appears with the VPN name displayed.

Step 5 Click Add Link.

You specify the CE endpoints using the VPLS Link Editor. You can add one or more links from a window like the one in Figure 8-3.

Figure 8-3 Select CE

Step 6 You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field.

The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters.

Step 7 Click Select CE in the CE column.

The Select CPE Device window appears. (See Figure 8-4.)

Figure 8-4 Select CPE Device

This window displays the list of currently defined CEs.

a. From the Show CPEs with drop-down list, you can display CEs by Customer Name, by Site, or by Device Name.

b. You can use the Find button to either search for a specific CE, or to refresh the display.

c. You can set the Rows per page to 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, or All.

Step 8 In the Select column, choose a CE for the VPLS link.

Step 9 Click Select.

The VPLS Link Editor window appears displaying the name of the selected CE in the CE column.

Step 10 Choose the CE interface from the drop-down list. (See Figure 8-5.)

Figure 8-5 Select the CE Interface

Note When you provision an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service (and when you choose a UNI for a particular device), ISC determines if there are other services using the same UNI. If so, a warning message is displayed. If you ignore the message and save the service request, all of the underlying service requests lying on the same UNI are synchronized with the modified shared attributes of the latest service request. In addition, the state of the existing service requests is changed to the Requested state.

Step 11 Click Select one circuit in the Circuit Selection column.

The Select NPC window appears. If only one NPC exists for the chosen CE and CE interface, that NPC is automatically populated in the Circuit Selection column and you need not choose it explicitly.

Step 12 Choose the name of the NPC from the Select column.

Step 13 Click OK.

Each time you choose a CE and its interface, the NPC that was precreated from this CE and interface is automatically displayed under Circuit Selection. (See Figure 8-6.) This means that you do not have to further specify the PE to complete the link.

Figure 8-6 NPC Selected

Step 14 If you want to review the details of this NPC, click Circuit Details in the Circuit Details column.

The NPC Details window appears and lists the circuit details for this NPC.

Step 15 The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit.

Step 16 To edit values that were set by the VPLS policy, that is, the values that were marked "editable" during the VPLS policy creation, click the Edit link in the Link Attributes column for a link.

The Link Attributes window appears. For more information on setting attributes in this window, see Modifying the VPLS Service Request.

Step 17 Continue to specify additional CEs, as in previous steps, if desired.

Step 18 Click OK.

Step 19 Click Save.

The service request is created and saved into ISC.

Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE

This section includes detailed steps for creating a VPLS service request without a CE present. In this example, the service request is for an VPLS policy over an MPLS core with an EMS (EP-LAN) service type and no CE present.

Perform the following steps.

Step 1 Choose the appropriate VPLS policy.

The VPLS Service Request Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-7.)

Figure 8-7 VPLS Service Request Editor

Step 2 Click Select VPN to choose a VPN for use with this PE.

The Select VPN window appears with the VPNs defined in the system. Only VPNs with the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy you chose appear. (See Figure 8-8.)

Figure 8-8 Select a VPN

Note The VC ID is mapped from the VPN ID. By default, ISC will "auto pick" this value. However, you can set this manually, if desired. This is done by editing the associated VPN configuration. The Edit VPN window has an Enable VPLS check box. When you check this check box, you can manually enter a VPN ID in a field provided. For more information on creating and modifying VPNs, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1.

Step 3 Choose a VPN Name in the Select column.

Step 4 Click Select.

The VPLS Link Editor window appears with the VPN name displayed.

Step 5 Click Add Link.

You specify the U-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE endpoints using the VPLS Link Editor. You can add one or more links from a window like the one in Figure 8-9.

Figure 8-9 Select N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE

Step 6 You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field.

The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters.

Step 7 Click Select N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE in the N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE column.

The Select PE Device window appears. (See Figure 8-10.)

Figure 8-10 Select PE Device

This window displays the list of currently defined PEs.

a. The Show PEs with drop-down list shows PEs by customer name, by site, or by device name.

b. The Find button allows a search for a specific PE or a refresh of the window.

c. The Rows per page drop-down list allows the page to be set to 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, or All.

Step 8 In the Select column, choose the PE device name for the VPLS link.

Step 9 Click Select.

The VPLS Link Editor window appears displaying the name of the selected N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE in the N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE column

Step 10 Choose the UNI interface from the drop-down list. (See Figure 8-11.)

Figure 8-11 Select the UNI Interface

Note When you provision an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service (and when you choose a UNI for a particular device), ISC determines if there are other services using the same UNI. If so, a warning message is displayed. If you ignore the message and save the service request, all of the underlying service requests lying on the same UNI are synchronized with the modified shared attributes of the latest service request. In addition, the state of the existing service requests is changed to the Requested state.

Step 11 If the PE role type is U-PE, click Select one circuit in the Circuit Selection column.

The Select NPC window appears. If only one NPC exists for the chosen PE and PE interface, that NPC is automatically populated in the Circuit Selection column and you need not choose it explicitly.

Note If the PE role type is N-PE, the columns Circuit Selection and Circuit Details are disabled.

Step 12 Choose the name of the NPC from the Select column.

Step 13 Click OK.

Each time you choose a PE and its interface, the NPC that was precreated from this PE and interface is automatically displayed under Circuit Selection. (See Figure 8-12.) This means that you do not have to further specify the PE to complete the link.

Figure 8-12 NPC Created

Step 14 If you want to review the details of this NPC, click Circuit Details in the Circuit Details column.

The NPC Details window appears and lists the circuit details for this NPC.

The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit.

Step 15 To edit values that were set by the VPLS policy, that is, the values that were marked "editable" during the VPLS policy creation, click the Edit link in the Link Attributes column for a link.

The Link Attributes window appears. For more information on setting attributes in this window, see Modifying the VPLS Service Request.

Step 16 Continue to specify additional PEs, as in previous steps, if desired.

Step 17 Click Save.

The VPLS service request is created and saved into ISC.

Modifying the VPLS Service Request

You can modify a VPLS service request if you must change or modify the VPLS links. This is also where you can associate templates and data files to a link.

Perform the following steps.

Step 1 Choose Service Inventory > Inventory and Connection Manager > Service Requests. (See Figure 8-13.)

Figure 8-13 VPLS Service Activation

Step 2 Check a check box for a service request.

Step 3 Click Edit.

The VPLS Link Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-14.)

Figure 8-14 VPLS Link Editor

Step 4 Specify remaining items in the End-to-End-Wire Editor window, as necessary for your configuration:

•Choose any of the blue highlighted values to edit the VPLS links.

•Click Add Link to add a VPLS link.

•Click Delete Link to delete a VPLS link.

Note If you are attempting to decommission a service request to which a template has been added, see Monitoring Service Requests, page 9-10 for information on the proper way to do this.

•You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field. The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters.

•The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit.

Step 5 To modify the link attributes, click Edit in the Link Attributes column as shown in the VPLS link editor.

The Link Attributes window appears.

Step 6 Edit the link attributes as desired.

Note If you did not choose VLANI D AutoPick in the VPLS policy, you are prompted to provide the VLAN in a Provider VLAN ID field.

Step 7 To add a template and data file to a link, choose a Device Name, and click Add under Templates.

The Add/Remove Templates window appears.

Note To add a template to a link, you must have already created the template. For detailed steps to create templates, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1. For more information on how to use templates and data files in service requests, see Appendix B, "Working with Templates and Data Files."

Step 8 Click Add.

The Template Data File Chooser window appears.

Step 9 In the left pane, navigate to and select a template.

The associated data files are listed in rows in the main window.

Step 10 Check the data file that you want to add and click Accept.

The Add/Remove Templates window appears with the template displayed.

Step 11 Choose a Template name.

Step 12 Under Action, use the drop-down list and choose APPEND or PREPEND.

Append tells ISC to append the template generated CLI to the regular ISC (non-template) CLI. Prepend is the reverse and does not append the template to the ISC CLI.

Step 13 Choose Active to use this template for this service request.

If you do not choose Active, the template is not used.

Step 14 Click OK.

The Link Attributes with the template added appears.

Step 15 Click OK.

The Service Request Editor window appears.

Step 16 When you are finished editing the VPLS links, click Save.

Saving the VPLS Service Request

To save a VPLS service request, perform the following steps.

Step 1 When you are finished with Link Attributes for all the Attachment Circuits, click Save to finish the VPLS service request creation.

If the VPLS service request is successfully created, you will see the service request list window. (See Figure 8-15.) The newly created VPLS service request is added with the state of REQUESTED, as shown in the figure.

Figure 8-15 VPLS Service Request Created

Step 2 If, however, the VPLS service request creation failed for some reason (for example, a value chosen is out of bounds), you are warned with an error message.

In such a case, you should correct the error and save the service request again.

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Cisco IP Solution Center Carrier Ethernet and L2VPN User Guide, 5.1 Index About This Guide Getting Started Setting Up the ISC Services Creating a FlexUNI/EVC Policy Managing a FlexUNI/EVC Service Request Creating an L2VPN Policy Managing an L2VPN Service Request Creating a VPLS Policy Managing a VPLS Service Request Deploying, Monitoring, and Auditing Service Requests Using Autodiscovery for L2 Services Generating L2 and VPLS Reports Sample Configlets Working with Templates and Data Files Setting Up VLAN Translation ISC L2VPN and VPLS Concepts	Download this chapter Managing a VPLS Service Request Download the complete book Carrier Ethernet and L2VPN User Guide, 5.1 - Entire Book in PDF (PDF - 7 MB) Table Of Contents Managing a VPLS Service Request Introducing VPLS Service Requests Creating a VPLS Service Request Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE Modifying the VPLS Service Request Saving the VPLS Service Request Managing a VPLS Service Request This chapter contains the basic steps to provision a VPLS service. It contains the following sections: •Introducing VPLS Service Requests •Creating a VPLS Service Request •Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE •Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE •Modifying the VPLS Service Request •Saving the VPLS Service Request Introducing VPLS Service Requests A VPLS service request consists of one or more attachment circuits, connecting various sites in a multipoint topology. When you create a service request, you enter several parameters, including the specific interfaces on the CE and PE routers and UNI parameters. You can also integrate a Cisco IP Solution Center (ISC) template with a service request. You can associate one or more templates to the CE, PE, or any U-PE in the middle. To create a service request, a service policy must already be defined, as described in Chapter 7, "Creating a VPLS Policy." Based on the predefined VPLS policy, an operator creates a VPLS service request, with or without modifications to the VPLS policy, and deploys the service. The service request must be the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy selected. Service creation and deployment are normally performed by regular network technicians for daily operation of network provisioning. The following steps are involved in creating a service request for Layer 2 connectivity between customer sites: •Choose a VPLS policy. •Choose a VPN. For more information, see Defining VPNs, page 2-4. •Add a link. •Choose a CE or UNI interface. •Choose a Named Physical Circuit (NPC) if more than one NPC exists from the CE or the UNI interface. •Edit the link attributes. Creating a VPLS Service Request To create a VPLS service request, perform the following steps. Step 1 Choose Service Inventory > Inventory and Connection Manager > Service Requests. The Service Requests window appears. Step 2 Click Create. Step 3 Choose VPLS from the drop-down list. VPLS service requests must be associated with a VPLS policy. You choose a VPLS policy from the policies previously created (see Chapter 7, "Creating a VPLS Policy"). Step 4 If more than one VPLS policy exists, a list of VPLS policies appears. Choose the button for the VPLS policy of choice. Step 5 After you make the choice, click OK. The new service request inherits all the properties of that VPLS policy, such as all the editable and noneditable features and preset parameters. Creating a VPLS Service Request with a CE This section includes detailed steps for creating a VPLS service request with a CE present. In this example, the service request is for an VPLS policy over an MPLS core with an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service type and CE present. Perform the following steps. Step 1 Choose the appropriate VPLS policy. The VPLS Service Request Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-1.) Figure 8-1 VPLS Service Request Editor Step 2 Click Select VPN to choose a VPN for use with this CE. The Select VPN window appears with the VPNs defined in the system. Only VPNs with the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy you chose appear. (See Figure 8-2.) Figure 8-2 Select a VPN Note The VC ID is mapped from the VPN ID. By default, ISC will "auto pick" this value. However, you can set this manually, if desired. This is done by editing the associated VPN configuration. The Edit VPN window has an Enable VPLS check box. When you check this check box, you can manually enter a VPN ID in a field provided. For more information on creating and modifying VPNs, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1. Step 3 Choose a VPN Name in the Select column. Step 4 Click Select. The VPLS Link Editor window appears with the VPN name displayed. Step 5 Click Add Link. You specify the CE endpoints using the VPLS Link Editor. You can add one or more links from a window like the one in Figure 8-3. Figure 8-3 Select CE Step 6 You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field. The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters. Step 7 Click Select CE in the CE column. The Select CPE Device window appears. (See Figure 8-4.) Figure 8-4 Select CPE Device This window displays the list of currently defined CEs. a. From the Show CPEs with drop-down list, you can display CEs by Customer Name, by Site, or by Device Name. b. You can use the Find button to either search for a specific CE, or to refresh the display. c. You can set the Rows per page to 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, or All. Step 8 In the Select column, choose a CE for the VPLS link. Step 9 Click Select. The VPLS Link Editor window appears displaying the name of the selected CE in the CE column. Step 10 Choose the CE interface from the drop-down list. (See Figure 8-5.) Figure 8-5 Select the CE Interface Note When you provision an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service (and when you choose a UNI for a particular device), ISC determines if there are other services using the same UNI. If so, a warning message is displayed. If you ignore the message and save the service request, all of the underlying service requests lying on the same UNI are synchronized with the modified shared attributes of the latest service request. In addition, the state of the existing service requests is changed to the Requested state. Step 11 Click Select one circuit in the Circuit Selection column. The Select NPC window appears. If only one NPC exists for the chosen CE and CE interface, that NPC is automatically populated in the Circuit Selection column and you need not choose it explicitly. Step 12 Choose the name of the NPC from the Select column. Step 13 Click OK. Each time you choose a CE and its interface, the NPC that was precreated from this CE and interface is automatically displayed under Circuit Selection. (See Figure 8-6.) This means that you do not have to further specify the PE to complete the link. Figure 8-6 NPC Selected Step 14 If you want to review the details of this NPC, click Circuit Details in the Circuit Details column. The NPC Details window appears and lists the circuit details for this NPC. Step 15 The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit. Step 16 To edit values that were set by the VPLS policy, that is, the values that were marked "editable" during the VPLS policy creation, click the Edit link in the Link Attributes column for a link. The Link Attributes window appears. For more information on setting attributes in this window, see Modifying the VPLS Service Request. Step 17 Continue to specify additional CEs, as in previous steps, if desired. Step 18 Click OK. Step 19 Click Save. The service request is created and saved into ISC. Creating a VPLS Service Request without a CE This section includes detailed steps for creating a VPLS service request without a CE present. In this example, the service request is for an VPLS policy over an MPLS core with an EMS (EP-LAN) service type and no CE present. Perform the following steps. Step 1 Choose the appropriate VPLS policy. The VPLS Service Request Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-7.) Figure 8-7 VPLS Service Request Editor Step 2 Click Select VPN to choose a VPN for use with this PE. The Select VPN window appears with the VPNs defined in the system. Only VPNs with the same service type (ERMS/EVP-LAN or EMS/EP-LAN) as the policy you chose appear. (See Figure 8-8.) Figure 8-8 Select a VPN Note The VC ID is mapped from the VPN ID. By default, ISC will "auto pick" this value. However, you can set this manually, if desired. This is done by editing the associated VPN configuration. The Edit VPN window has an Enable VPLS check box. When you check this check box, you can manually enter a VPN ID in a field provided. For more information on creating and modifying VPNs, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1. Step 3 Choose a VPN Name in the Select column. Step 4 Click Select. The VPLS Link Editor window appears with the VPN name displayed. Step 5 Click Add Link. You specify the U-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE endpoints using the VPLS Link Editor. You can add one or more links from a window like the one in Figure 8-9. Figure 8-9 Select N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE Step 6 You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field. The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters. Step 7 Click Select N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE in the N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE column. The Select PE Device window appears. (See Figure 8-10.) Figure 8-10 Select PE Device This window displays the list of currently defined PEs. a. The Show PEs with drop-down list shows PEs by customer name, by site, or by device name. b. The Find button allows a search for a specific PE or a refresh of the window. c. The Rows per page drop-down list allows the page to be set to 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, or All. Step 8 In the Select column, choose the PE device name for the VPLS link. Step 9 Click Select. The VPLS Link Editor window appears displaying the name of the selected N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE in the N-PE/PE-AGG/U-PE column Step 10 Choose the UNI interface from the drop-down list. (See Figure 8-11.) Figure 8-11 Select the UNI Interface Note When you provision an ERMS (EVP-LAN) service (and when you choose a UNI for a particular device), ISC determines if there are other services using the same UNI. If so, a warning message is displayed. If you ignore the message and save the service request, all of the underlying service requests lying on the same UNI are synchronized with the modified shared attributes of the latest service request. In addition, the state of the existing service requests is changed to the Requested state. Step 11 If the PE role type is U-PE, click Select one circuit in the Circuit Selection column. The Select NPC window appears. If only one NPC exists for the chosen PE and PE interface, that NPC is automatically populated in the Circuit Selection column and you need not choose it explicitly. Note If the PE role type is N-PE, the columns Circuit Selection and Circuit Details are disabled. Step 12 Choose the name of the NPC from the Select column. Step 13 Click OK. Each time you choose a PE and its interface, the NPC that was precreated from this PE and interface is automatically displayed under Circuit Selection. (See Figure 8-12.) This means that you do not have to further specify the PE to complete the link. Figure 8-12 NPC Created Step 14 If you want to review the details of this NPC, click Circuit Details in the Circuit Details column. The NPC Details window appears and lists the circuit details for this NPC. The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit. Step 15 To edit values that were set by the VPLS policy, that is, the values that were marked "editable" during the VPLS policy creation, click the Edit link in the Link Attributes column for a link. The Link Attributes window appears. For more information on setting attributes in this window, see Modifying the VPLS Service Request. Step 16 Continue to specify additional PEs, as in previous steps, if desired. Step 17 Click Save. The VPLS service request is created and saved into ISC. Modifying the VPLS Service Request You can modify a VPLS service request if you must change or modify the VPLS links. This is also where you can associate templates and data files to a link. Perform the following steps. Step 1 Choose Service Inventory > Inventory and Connection Manager > Service Requests. (See Figure 8-13.) Figure 8-13 VPLS Service Activation Step 2 Check a check box for a service request. Step 3 Click Edit. The VPLS Link Editor window appears. (See Figure 8-14.) Figure 8-14 VPLS Link Editor Step 4 Specify remaining items in the End-to-End-Wire Editor window, as necessary for your configuration: •Choose any of the blue highlighted values to edit the VPLS links. •Click Add Link to add a VPLS link. •Click Delete Link to delete a VPLS link. Note If you are attempting to decommission a service request to which a template has been added, see Monitoring Service Requests, page 9-10 for information on the proper way to do this. •You can enter a description for the service request in the first Description field. The description will show up in this window and also in the Description column of the Service Requests window. The maximum length for this field is 256 characters. •The Circuit ID is created automatically, based on the VLAN data for the circuit. Step 5 To modify the link attributes, click Edit in the Link Attributes column as shown in the VPLS link editor. The Link Attributes window appears. Step 6 Edit the link attributes as desired. Note If you did not choose VLANI D AutoPick in the VPLS policy, you are prompted to provide the VLAN in a Provider VLAN ID field. Step 7 To add a template and data file to a link, choose a Device Name, and click Add under Templates. The Add/Remove Templates window appears. Note To add a template to a link, you must have already created the template. For detailed steps to create templates, see the Cisco IP Solution Center Infrastructure Reference, 5.1. For more information on how to use templates and data files in service requests, see Appendix B, "Working with Templates and Data Files." Step 8 Click Add. The Template Data File Chooser window appears. Step 9 In the left pane, navigate to and select a template. The associated data files are listed in rows in the main window. Step 10 Check the data file that you want to add and click Accept. The Add/Remove Templates window appears with the template displayed. Step 11 Choose a Template name. Step 12 Under Action, use the drop-down list and choose APPEND or PREPEND. Append tells ISC to append the template generated CLI to the regular ISC (non-template) CLI. Prepend is the reverse and does not append the template to the ISC CLI. Step 13 Choose Active to use this template for this service request. If you do not choose Active, the template is not used. Step 14 Click OK. The Link Attributes with the template added appears. Step 15 Click OK. The Service Request Editor window appears. Step 16 When you are finished editing the VPLS links, click Save. Saving the VPLS Service Request To save a VPLS service request, perform the following steps. Step 1 When you are finished with Link Attributes for all the Attachment Circuits, click Save to finish the VPLS service request creation. If the VPLS service request is successfully created, you will see the service request list window. (See Figure 8-15.) The newly created VPLS service request is added with the state of REQUESTED, as shown in the figure. Figure 8-15 VPLS Service Request Created Step 2 If, however, the VPLS service request creation failed for some reason (for example, a value chosen is out of bounds), you are warned with an error message. In such a case, you should correct the error and save the service request again.
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