Configure the Instance Type

The instance type you configure varies depending on whether you are configuring Layer2 VPNs, Layer 3 VPNs, VPLS, or virtual routers. Specify the instance type by configuring the instance-type statement at the [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name] hierarchy level:

• To enable Layer 2 VPN routing on a PE router, configure the instance-type statement as l2vpn at the [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name] hierarchy level:

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

instance-type l2vpn;

• To enable VPLS routing on a PE router, configure the instance-type statement as vpls at the [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name] hierarchy level:

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

instance-type vpls;

• Layer 3 VPNs require that each PE router have a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) table for distributing routes within the VPN. To create the VRF table on the PE router, configure the instance-type statement as vrf at the [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name] hierarchy level:

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

instance-type vrf;

• To enable the virtual router routing instance, configure the instance-type statement as virtual-router at the [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name] hierarchy level:

[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name]

instance-type virtual-router;