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Deploying Services Configuration to Devices

 

When you make configuration changes in Build mode, the changes are not deployed to devices automatically. You must manually deploy the changes to devices in Deploy mode.

To start deploying configuration changes:

  1. From the View selector, select Service View. The workspaces that are applicable to this view are displayed.
  2. Click Deploy in the Connectivity Services Director banner.
  3. Click the plus sign (+) beside Connectivity to expand the tree in the View pane and view the list of service types.
  4. Select the type of service, such as E-Line, L2VPN, or E-LAN, for which you want to deploy the service order.
  5. In the Tasks pane, select Service Provisioning > Deploy Services. The Manage Service Deployment window is displayed in the bottom part of the right pane.Tip

    From Build mode of Service View, in the View pane, if you select the Connectivity item in the tree under Network Services, without expanding the tree and selecting a specific service type, such as E-Line Services, IP Services, or E-LAN Services, the top pane displays a set of five pie charts that enable you to view the different service orders configured, and their associated audit and monitoring statuses. The FA Status chart displays the functional audit status for the service orders. The Device State graph displays the statuses of devices on which services are being provisioned and commissioned. The Fault Status chart displays the connectivity fault management details for the service orders. The SLA Status chart displays the service-level agreement details for the service orders. The PM Status chart displays the performance management details for the service orders. The count or percentage of service orders in the pie chart segments sum up to the total number of configured service orders. Mouse over each segment of the pie to view the number corresponding to the percentage of service orders for each of the charts. These charts provide a visual overview of customers and service orders on your network, and enables you to quickly access related and commonly needed information. For example, you can check for failed service orders and then access a list of failed requests so you can begin to take restoration measure.

    In Build mode of Service View, from the View pane, if you select the Network Services node and do not expand the Network Services > Connectivity tree, the top pane displays a pie chart that enables you to view and examine the different services configured for devices, and the types of service protocols configured. The Services by Type graph displays the count of services for each type of service definition. Mouse over each segment of the pie to view the number corresponding to the percentage of service orders for each of the charts. This chart provides a visual overview of customers and service orders on your network, and enables you to quickly access related and commonly needed information. For example, you can check for failed service orders and then access a list of failed requests so you can begin to take restoration measure.

    The following fields are displayed in this window:

    • Name—Unique name assigned to the service.

    • Customer—Name of the customer for which the service is provided.

    • State—Status of the service order. Service orders can be one of the following states:

      • Completed—The service order has been successfully deployed.

      • Scheduled for deployment—The service provisioner has scheduled the service order for deployment.

      • Deployment Failed—An attempted service deployment was not successfully completed or failed an audit.

      • In Progress—The Connectivity Services Director application is in the process of deploying the service.

      • Requested—The service provisioner has created the service order, but has not yet attempted to deploy it or schedule it for deployment.

      • Invalid—The service order is not valid.

    • Signaling—Type of signaling, namely, BGP or LDP.

    • Created By—Name of the user that created the service order.

    • Created Date—Date and time at which the service order was created.

This topic describes:

Selecting Configuration Deployment Options

Based on the approval mode, you can choose to deploy the device configuration changes in the following ways:

  • When you select the auto approval mode, the page Devices with Pending Changes open. From the Devices with Pending Changes page, you can:

    • Deploy configuration changes immediately by selecting one or more devices and clicking Deploy Now. For more information, see Deploying Configuration Changes to Devices Immediately.

    • Schedule configuration deployment by selecting one or more devices and clicking Schedule Deploy. For more information, see Scheduling Configuration Deployment.

    • View configuration changes that are pending on a device by clicking View in the Configuration Changes column.

    • Validate that the pending changes for a device are compatible with the device’s configuration by selecting up to ten devices and clicking Validate Pending Configuration Changes. For more information, see Validating Configuration.

    • Discard the pending configuration changes. For more information, see Discarding the Pending Configurations .

Validating Configuration

When you deploy configuration changes to a device, validation checks are performed to validate that the pending changes are compatible with the device. You can also perform this validation without deploying.

Note

You can also verify the configuration from the Build mode by clicking Tasks > Domain Management > Validate Pending Configuration.

To view the configuration of such service orders:

  1. From the View selector, select Service View. The workspaces that are applicable to routing and tunnel services are displayed.
  2. Click the Deploy icon in the Service View of the Connectivity Services Director banner. The functionalities that you can configure in this mode are displayed in the task pane.
  3. From the Network Services > Connectivity task pane, select Service Provisioning > Deploy Services. The Manage Service Deployment page is displayed on the right pane.Tip

    From Build mode of Service View, in the View pane, if you select the Connectivity item in the tree under Network Services, without expanding the tree and selecting a specific service type, such as E-Line Services, IP Services, or E-LAN Services, the top pane displays a set of five pie charts that enable you to view the different service orders configured, and their associated audit and monitoring statuses. The FA Status chart displays the functional audit status for the service orders. The Device State graph displays the statuses of devices on which services are being provisioned and commissioned. The Fault Status chart displays the connectivity fault management details for the service orders. The SLA Status chart displays the service-level agreement details for the service orders. The PM Status chart displays the performance management details for the service orders. The count or percentage of service orders in the pie chart segments sum up to the total number of configured service orders. Mouse over each segment of the pie to view the number corresponding to the percentage of service orders for each of the charts. These charts provide a visual overview of customers and service orders on your network, and enables you to quickly access related and commonly needed information. For example, you can check for failed service orders and then access a list of failed requests so you can begin to take restoration measure.

    In Build mode of Service View, from the View pane, if you select the Network Services node and do not expand the Network Services > Connectivity tree, the top pane displays a pie chart that enables you to view and examine the different services configured for devices, and the types of service protocols configured. The Services by Type graph displays the count of services for each type of service definition. Mouse over each segment of the pie to view the number corresponding to the percentage of service orders for each of the charts. This chart provides a visual overview of customers and service orders on your network, and enables you to quickly access related and commonly needed information. For example, you can check for failed service orders and then access a list of failed requests so you can begin to take restoration measure.

  4. Select a service order that is in either of the following states:

    • Requested

    • Invalid

    • Scheduled

    • Failed deployment

    Note

    The Order State column displays the state of the service order.

  5. Right-click the service order and select the View Pending Order Configuration. The Pending Order Configuration window is displayed. The configuration is displayed in xml format.Note

    The View Pending Order Configuration appears to be dimmed if the service order state is Completed.

  6. Select a device to view the configuration details. You can also view the template configuration if a template is attached to the service order.

Deleting the Partial Service Configurations

A failed service order of type Provisioning can leave parts of the service configuration on the devices.

To remove the partial configuration of services that are present on the associated devices of the service order:

  1. From the View selector, select Service View. The workspaces that you can configure in this view are displayed.
  2. Click the Deploy icon in the Connectivity Services Director banner. The functionalities that are applicable to this lifecycle mode are displayed.
  3. From the Service View pane, which is the left pane in the window, click the plus sign (+) next to Network Services to expand the tree and display the different service types that you can configure.
  4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Connectivity to view services based on protocols.

    • Expand the IP Services tree to select an IP service.

    • Expand the E-Line Services tree to select an E-Line service.

    • Expand the E-LAN Services tree to select an E-LAN service.

  5. From the task pane, select Service Provisioning > Deploy Services. The top part of the right pane displays the Manage Network Services page, with the table of services, and the bottom part of the right pane displays the Manage Service Orders page, with the table of service orders.
  6. From the Manage Service Orders page, select the services for which you want to delete the partial configuration and click Delete Partial Configuration from the Actions menu.

    A dialog box is displayed, prompting you to specify whether you want to delete the partial service configuration immediately or schedule the partial deletion for a future specified time.

  7. To delete the pending changes of the service immediately, select Partial Delete Now, and click OK. To discard the pending changes of the service at a later time, select Partial Delete Later, select a date and time for deletion, then click OK. The time field specifies the time kept by the server, but in the time zone of the client. After scheduling the service order for deployment, the provisioning software begins validating the service order.

    You are returned to the Manage Service Orders page.

Discarding the Pending Configurations

Use the Discard Local Configuration Changes Results window to discard all the pending service configurations that were made on a device. Once you discard the local configuration changes on a device, the configuration state of the device changes to In Sync or Out of Sync based on the system of record (SOR) mode set for the Junos Space Network Management Platform. If the SOR mode is set to Network as system of record (NSOR), then the configuration state changes to In Sync and if the SOR mode is set to Junos Space as system of record (SSOR), then the configuration state changes to Out of Sync.

To discard the configuration changes:

  1. From the View selector, select Service View. The workspaces that you can configure in this view are displayed.
  2. Click the Deploy icon in the Connectivity Services Director banner. The functionalities that are applicable to this lifecycle mode are displayed.
  3. From the Service View pane, which is the left pane in the window, click the plus sign (+) next to Network Services to expand the tree and display the different service types that you can configure.
  4. Click the plus sign (+) beside Connectivity to view services based on protocols.

    • Expand the IP Services tree to select an IP service.

    • Expand the E-Line Services tree to select an E-Line service.

    • Expand the E-LAN Services tree to select an E-LAN service.

  5. From the task pane, select Service Provisioning > Deploy Services. The top part of the right pane displays the Manage Network Services page, with the table of services, and the bottom part of the right pane displays the Manage Service Deployment page, with the table of service orders.
  6. From the Manage Service Deployment page, select the services for which you want to discard the pending configuration and click Discard Pending Configuration from the Actions menu.
  7. You are prompted to confirm whether you want to discard the service order, which causes the associated service to be deleted along with it. Click OK to confirm the deletion.
  8. Click OK to close the dialog box that displays the job ID. The Manage Service Orders page appears.

Deploying Configuration Changes to Devices Immediately

To deploy configuration changes to devices immediately:

  1. Select the check box next to the service you want to deploy from the Manage Service Deployment page.
  2. Click Deploy Now.

    The Deploy Options window opens.

  3. In the Deploy Options window, enter a job name in the Deployment Job Name field, then click OK.

    The configuration deployment job runs. The Deploy Configuration window opens and shows the results of the deployment job.

Scheduling Configuration Deployment

To schedule configuration deployment to devices:

  1. Select the check box next to the service you want to deploy from the Manage Service Deployment page.
  2. Click Schedule Deploy.

    The Deploy Options window opens.

  3. Use the Deploy Options window to schedule the configuration deployment. See Specifying Configuration Deployment Scheduling Options for a description of the window.

Specifying Configuration Deployment Scheduling Options

Use the Deploy Options window to schedule configuration deployment jobs. Table 1 describes the actions for the fields in this window.

Table 1: Deploy Options Window

Field

Action

Deployment Job Name

Enter a job name.

Date and Time

Enter the job’s start date and time.

OK

Click to accept changes and exit the window.

Cancel

Click to cancel changes and exit the window.