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Add an EVPN-VPWS Service Instance

A superuser or network administrator can use Routing Director to provision an EVPN Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) service. An EVPN-VPWS service provides point-to-point connection between two customer sites or devices over an MPLS network.

When you create and save an EVPN-VPWS service instance, Routing Director generates a create service order. After you provision the service instance, Routing Director activates the automated workflow for fulfilling the service order and provisions the service in the network.

Figure 1 illustrates the high-level workflow for provisioning an EVPN-VPWS service.

Figure 1: EVPN-VPWS Service Provisioning Workflow EVPN-VPWS Service Provisioning Workflow

You can create EVPN-VPWS service instances by uploading preconfigured JSON files or by entering the details in the fields on the General page of the Add E-Line EVPN VPWS CSM wizard.

To create an EVPN-VPWS service instance:

  1. Click Orchestration > Instances.

    The Service Instances page appears.

  2. Click Add > E-Line EVPN VPWS CSM.
    The Add E-Line EVPN VPWS CSM page appears.
  3. On the General page of the Add E-Line EVPN VPWS CSM wizard, enter the values by referring to the following table:
    Note:

    Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.
    Table 1: Fields on the General Page (E-LINE EVPN VPWS CSM)

    Field

    Description

    Upload JSON File

    Click Browse to upload a preconfigured JSON file.

    You see a message that the file is successfully imported. The values specified in the file are automatically populated in the corresponding UI fields.

    Note:

    If you are uploading a preconfigured JSON file to create an EVPN-VPWS service instance, you must clear the placement section in the file before you provision the service order.

    Customer*

    Enter the name of the customer for whom you are provisioning the service:

    • If you already added the customer name by using the Customer Inventory page (Orchestration > Service > Customers), click the Customer field to see a drop-down with the customer names that you added. Select the customer name from the drop-down list.

    • Alternatively, click the Add Customer link to create a new customer. See Add a Customer.

    The customer name must be unique within an organization. For example, network-operator.

    Instance Name*

    Enter a name for the service instance. For example, evpn-vpws1.

    The instance name can be a set of alphanumeric characters and the special character hyphen (-). The maximum number of characters allowed is 64.

    Pinned Reservation

    Configure the service to use reserved resources (pinned resources).

    Brownfield

    Enable this flag if this is a brownfield service. When enabled, this service would be provisioned by using resources reserved for migrating brownfield services to Routing Director.

    Customer

    Enable this flag to allow the service to be provisioned by using resources that are exclusively reserved for the customer associated with this service.

    Instance

    Enable this flag to allow the service to be provisioned by using resources exclusively reserved for this service.

    Service Settings

    Enter common settings applicable for the service.

    Use instance name instead of UUID in device configuration.

    Toggle to True to use the service instance name, instead of UUID, in the device configurations. The specified name is used in configuration such as routing instance name, filter name, policer name, community name, policy statement name, and so on. The instance name must be unique across customers and can be a maximum of 32 characters long.

    Disable it to set it to False, so that the service instance name is auto-converted to a UUID and used in the device configuration. The UUID is a system generated alphanumeric value.

    This option is disabled, by default.
  4. Click Next to proceed to the Customer Site Settings page of the Add E-Line EVPN-VPWS wizard. See Add EVPN-VPWS Site and Site Network Access Details.
  5. Configure post update placement parameters for the Add E-Line EVPN-VPWS service. See Add EVPN-VPWS Service Post Update Placements Parameters.
  6. View summary of the Add E-Line EVPN-VPWS service and then save and provision the service. See View Summary and Provision an EVPN-VPWS Service.

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