Example: Configuring the VPLS Routing Instance

This example shows how to create a VPLS routing instance on each PE router that is participating in the VPLS.

• Requirements
• Overview
• Configuration
• Verification

Requirements

Before you begin:

• Before you begin, see information on Selective Stateless Packet-based Services in the Junos OS Administration Guide for Security Devices.
• Configure the interfaces that will carry the VPLS traffic between the PE router and the CE devices. See Example: Configuring Routing Interfaces on the VPLS PE Router and Example: Configuring the Interface to the VPLS PE Device.

Overview

The configuration instructions in this topic describe how to create a VPLS routing instance, configure VPLS site identifier, site range, no tunnel services option, route distinguisher, and route target for the VPLS routing instance, and specify the VPLS interface to the CE router.

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

Configuration

CLI Quick Configuration

To quickly configure the VPLS routing instance, copy the following commands and paste them into the CLI.

Step-by-Step Procedure

The following example requires you to navigate various levels in the configuration hierarchy. For instructions on how to do that, see Using the CLI Editor in Configuration Mode.

To configure a VPLS routing instance:

1. Configure the routing instance of type VPLS.
   [edit]user@host# edit routing-instances green
2. Enable the VPLS instance type.
   [edit routing-instances green]user@host# set instance-type vpls
3. Configure the VPLS site identifier and range for the VPLS routing instance.
   [edit routing-instances green protocols vpls]user@host# set site-range 10 site R3 site-identifier 2
4. Configure the no-tunnel-services option for the VPLS routing instance.
   [edit routing-instances green protocols vpls]user@host# set no-tunnel-services
5. Configure the route distinguisher.
   [edit routing-instances green]user@host# set route-distinguisher 10.255.7.1:1
6. Configure the route target.
   [edit routing-instances green]user@host# set vrf-target target:11111:1
7. Specify the VPLS interface to the CE router.
   [edit routing-instances green]user@host# set instance-type vpls interface ge-1/2/1.0

Results

From configuration mode, confirm your configuration by entering the show routing-instances green command. If the output does not display the intended configuration, repeat the configuration instructions in this example to correct it.

If you are done configuring the device, enter commit from configuration mode.

Verification

To confirm that the configuration is working properly, perform these tasks:

• Verifying VPLS Routing Instance Is Configured
• Verifying VPLS Routing Attributes Are Configured

Verifying VPLS Routing Instance Is Configured

Purpose

Verify that the VPLS routing instance is configured.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show routing-instances command.

Verifying VPLS Routing Attributes Are Configured

Purpose

Verify that attributes such as VPLS site identifier, site range, no tunnel services option, route distinguisher, and route target for the VPLS routing instance are configured.

Action

From operational mode, enter the show routing-instances green protocols vpls command.

Related Topics

• Junos OS Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices
• VPLS Configuration Overview
• Understanding VPLS Routing Instances