Creating Local Service Edge Sites for Hybrid WAN Deployment
You create a local service edge site when the site is directly connected to the Internet or when you access the Internet through a corporate VPN. You use the Sites page to create the local service edge site.
To create a local service edge site:
- Select Sites > Site Management.
The Sites page appears.
- Click Add and select Local Service Edge.
The Add Local Service Edge site page appears.
- Complete the configuration settings according to the guidelines
provided in Table 1.
Table 1: Fields on the Add Local Service Edge Site Page
Field
Description
Site Information Site Name
Enter a site name. You can use any number of alphanumeric characters, including special characters. The maximum length is 15 characters.
Address Street Address
Enter the street address of the site.
City
Enter the city where the site is located.
State/Province
Enter the state or province where the site is located.
ZIP/Postal Code
Enter the postal code for the locality of the site.
Country
Select the country name from the drop-down list.
Contact Information Contact Name
Enter the name of a contact person for the site.
Email
Enter the e-mail ID of the contact person at the site.
Phone
Enter the phone number of the contact person at the site.
Configuration Service POP
Select the name of the point of presence (POP) for the site. A network point of presence is a location at which a service provider instantiates a network function, such as a virtualized network function (VNF).
VIM
Select a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM). The VIM controls and manages the compute, storage, and network resources in the NFV infrastructure. The VIM also collects and forwards performance measurements and events.
Resource Pool
Select a resource pool for the VIM. Resource pools identify the compute zones for the VIM for the POP.
Route Target
Enter a route target for the virtual network.
Example: 64512:10000
SDN Gateway Router
Click the toggle button to enable SDN gateway router that is configured in the POP. The SDN gateway router provides a Layer 3 routing service to customer sites in a centralized deployment.
Enabled : Managed—Select Managed option if you use Contrail Service Orchestration to manage the device.
Disabled : Unmanaged—Select Unmanaged option if you use another application to manage the device.
PE Router
Specify the name of the device.
VRF Name
Specify the name of the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance for the tenant.
Service Attachment Points Local Internet Breakout
Enable or disable Internet access to the site.
Left Subnet Prefix
Select one or more IPv4 prefixes for the management network.
Right Virtual Network Name
Select the network to which the site transmits Internet traffic.
Right Network - Internet Information Internet Network Name
Select the network to which the site transmits Internet traffic.
Site to VPN
Click the toggle button to enable VPN.
Left Subnet Prefix
Select one or more IPv4 prefixes for the management network.
Right Virtual Network Name
Select the network to which the site transmits Internet traffic.
- Click OK.
The newly created cloud site is displayed on the Sites page.
