Viewing Services
The following topics describe how to view services either graphically using thumbnails, or in a tabular form:
- Viewing Point-to-Point Ethernet Services as Graphics
- Viewing Multipoint Ethernet Services as Graphics
- Viewing Services in a Table
Viewing Point-to-Point Ethernet Services as Graphics
You can view thumbnail, quick look, and detailed information about services on your network. Typically, you use this feature to determine which services need attention.
To view the services on your network, follow these steps:
- In the Ethernet Activator task ribbon, select the Service Provisioning workspace icon.
- In the task ribbon, select the Manage Services task icon.
- To display the service inventory in graphical form,
in the filter bar, select the thumbnail view icon.
The services appear in the main display area of the screen, each represented by an icon that also shows its name. The following example shows a sample service inventory.
From the thumbnail, you can see whether a service is a point-to-point Ethernet service or a multipoint Ethernet service. In Figure 1, the thumbnail on the left shows one connector either side of the service, indicating a point-to-point service. The thumbnail on the right shows three connectors either side of the service, indicating a multipoint, or VPLS service.
This topic describes point-to-point services. For details about viewing VPLS services, see Viewing Multipoint Ethernet Services as Graphics.
Figure 1: Service Thumbnails
Each service thumbnail can include decorations that show the deployed state of the service and its audit state. The deployed state is indicated by a symbol in the top left corner of the thumbnail. The audit state is indicated by a symbol in the upper right corner. Table 1 explains each of the thumbnail decorations that represents a deployed or audit state.
Table 1: Service Deployment State Decorations
Decoration
Meaning
Deployed—A service does not exist until it is deployed.
Table 2 explains each of the thumbnail decorations that represent an audit state.
Table 2: Service Audit Status Decorations
Decoration
Meaning
Up—The service passed a functional audit.
Down—The service failed a functional audit.
- To restrict the display of services, enter a search criterion of one or more characters in the search bar and press Enter. All services that match the search criterion appear in the main display area.
- For a quick look view of a specific service, click
the service icon. Summary information about the service appears in
the right panel:
- Name—The unique name assigned to the service.
- Type—Point-to-point Ethernet (LDP) or VPLS.
- State—one of:
- Deployed—The service does not exist until it is deployed.
- Failed Deploy—An attempt to modify the service failed.
- Status—One of the following values:
- Up—The service passed functional audit.
- Down—The service failed functional audit.
- Customer—Name of the customer the service is provided for.
- Activation time—Date and time the service was activated.
- Last modification—Date and time at which the service was last modified.
- To view XML coding of the service configuration,
click View Service Configuration. An example output follows:
- To
see details of a specific service, double-click the service icon.
A new screen shows a graphical representation of the service. The
following example shows a point-to-point service.
The graphic shows selectable items that each represent part of the service. The cloud represent the connectivity, the server images represents endpoints, and the information box above the cloud provides summary information about the service.
- To view details about the service itself, click
on the information box above the graphic. Details about the service
appear in the quick look panel to the right, as shown in the following
example:
- To
view details about an endpoint, click on the box that represents the
endpoint. Endpoint details appear in the quick view panel, as shown
in the following example:
- To
view connectivity details, click on the cloud. The following connectivity
details appear in the quick look panel:
- The unique virtual circuit ID used by this service.
- The MTU for the connectivity.
Viewing Multipoint Ethernet Services as Graphics
You can view thumbnail, quick look, and detailed information about services on your network. Typically, you will use this feature to view the state of services and determine which services need attention.
To view the services on your network, follow these steps:
- In the Ethernet Activator task ribbon, select the Service Provisioning workspace icon.
- In the task ribbon, select the Manage Services task icon.
- To display the service inventory in graphical form,
in the filter bar, select the thumbnail view icon.
The service thumbnails appear in the main display area of the screen. A sample service inventory follows.
From the thumbnail, you can see whether the service is a point-to-point Ethernet service or a multipoint Ethernet service. In Figure 2, the thumbnail on the left shows one service endpoint either side of the service, indicating a point-to-point service. The thumbnail on the right shows three service endpoints ether side of the service, indicating a multipoint, or VPLS service.
This topic describes multipoint Ethernet services. For details about viewing point-to-point services, see Viewing Point-to-Point Ethernet Services as Graphics.
Figure 2: Service Thumbnails
Each service thumbnail can include decorations that show the deployed state of the service and its audit state. The deployed state is indicated in the upper-left corner of the thumbnail. The audit state is indicated in the upper-right corner. Table 3 explains each of the thumbnail decorations that represents a deployed state.
Table 3: Service Deployment State Decorations
Decoration
Meaning
Deployed—A service does not exist until it is deployed.
Table 4 explains each of the thumbnail decorations that represent a service audit status.
Table 4: Service Audit Status Decorations
Decoration
Meaning
Up—The service passed a functional audit.
Down—The service failed a functional audit.
- To restrict the display of services, enter a search criterion of one or more characters in the search bar and press Enter. All services that match the search criterion appear in the main display area..
- For a quick look view of a specific service, click
the service icon. Summary information about the service appears in
the right pane:
- Name—The unique name assigned to the service.
- Type—Point-to-point Ethernet (LDP) or VPLS.
- State—one of:
- Deployed—The service does not exist until it is deployed.
- Failed Deploy—An attempt to modify the service failed.
- Status—One of:
- Up—The service passed functional audit.
- Down—The service failed functional audit.
- To view XML coding of the service configuration,
click View Service Configuration. An example output follows:
- To
see details of a VPLS service, double-click the service icon. A new
screen appears and shows service details in a table, as shown in the
following example:
The Service details screen provides general information about the service and information about each service endpoint. Table 5 explains each of the general information fields.
Table 5: VPLS Service Details—General Information
Service Attribute
Meaning
Name
Name of the service
Service definition
Name of the service definition that the service is based on
State
Deployed or Failed Deploy
Activation date
The date on which the service was ativated
Route target
The unique route target assigned to this service
Customer
Customer name
Type
VPLS
Comments
Comments entered in the service order
Last modified date
The date on which the service was last modified
Table 6 describes each of the endpoint information fields.
Table 6: VPLS Service Details—Endpoint Information
Endpoint Attribute
Meaning
Device
The name of the N-PE device
UNI interface
The name of the interface on the N-PE device that connects to the customer site
Bandwidth
Rate limit in Mbps set for this endpoint
S-VLAN ID
The service provider VLAN ID (Q-in-Q service only)
MTU
The MTU of the UNI
Viewing Services in a Table
To view the services inventory in a table, follow these steps:
- In the Ethernet Activator task ribbon, select the Service Provisioning workspace icon.
- In the task ribbon, select the Manage Services task icon.
- To display the service inventory in a table, in
the filter bar, click the table view icon.
The services appear in a table in the main display area of the screen. A sample service inventory follows:
The Manage Services table provides the following information about each service:
- Name—The unique name assigned to the service.
- Customer—Name of the customer the service is provided for.
- State—one of:
- Deployed—The service does not exist until it is deployed.
- Failed Deploy—An attempt to modify the service failed.
- Status—One of:
- Up—The service passed functional audit.
- Down—The service failed functional audit.
- Definition—The service definition the service is based on.
- Activation Date—Date and time the service was activated.
- Last Modified Date—Date and time at which the service was last modified
- To restrict the display of services, enter a search criterion of one or more characters in the search bar and press Enter. All services that match the search criterion are shown in the main display area.
- To view details of a specific service, double click
the table row that summarizes the service. For a point-to-point Ethernet
service, a graphical illustration of the service appears. See Viewing Point-to-Point Ethernet Services as Graphics for information about
interpreting this graphic and obtaining additional information.
For a VPLS service, a table of service details appears. See Viewing Multipoint Ethernet Services as Graphics.
