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Configuring the VPLS Routing Instance

Create a VPLS routing instance on each PE router that is participating in the VPLS. The routing instance has the same name on each PE router.

Note: You must specify no-tunnel-services in the VPLS routing instance configuration, as J-series and SRX-series devices do not support tunnel serial PICs.

Before You Begin

For background information, read:

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to configure a VPLS routing instance.

This topic covers:

J-Web Configuration

To create a VPLS routing instance:

  1. Select Configuration>View and Edit>Edit Configuration.

    The Configuration page appears.

  2. Expand Routing instances.
  3. Select instance.

    The Instance page appears.

  4. Next to Instance, click Add New Entry.
  5. In the Instance name box, type green.
  6. For Instance type, select vpls.

To configure the VPLS identifer and range for the VPLS routing instance:

  1. Next to Protocols, click Configure.
  2. For L2vpn or vpls, select vpls.
  3. Next to Vpls, click Configure.
  4. In the Site range box, enter 10.
  5. For Tunnel services choice, select No tunnel services.
  6. Next to Site, click Add New Entry. For Site Name, enter R3.
  7. For Site identifier mode, select Site identifier. In the Site identifier box, enter 2.
  8. Click OK.
  9. Click OK to return to the Protocols page.
  10. Click OK to return to the Instance page.

To configure the route distinguisher and route target for the VPLS routing instance:

  1. Next to Vrf target, click Configure.
  2. In the Community box, enter 11111:1. Click OK.

    The Routing Instance page reappears.

  3. In the Route distinguisher box, enter 10.255.7.1:1.

To specify the VPLS interface to the CE router:

  1. Next to Interface, click Add New Entry.
  2. In the Interface name box, enter ge-1/2/1.0.
  3. Click OK.

CLI Configuration

To create a VPLS routing instance:

user@host# set routing-instances green instance-type vpls

To configure the VPLS site identifer and range for the VPLS routing instance:

user@host# set routing-instances green protocols vpls site-range 10 site R3 site-identifier 2

To configure the no-tunnel-services option for the VPLS routing instance green:

user@host# set routing-instances green protocols vpls no-tunnel-services

To configure the route distinguisher and route target for the VPLS routing instance:

user@host# set routing-instances green route-distinguisher 10.255.7.1:1
user@host# set routing-instances green vrf-target target:11111:1

To specify the VPLS interface to the CE router:

user@host# set routing-instances green instance-type vpls interface ge-1/2/1.0

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