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Add L2 Circuit Service Post Update Placements Parameters

You can configure placement parameters for the L2 circuit service when you are creating or modifying the service instance. Use Update Placements button on the VPN Nodes page to automatically assign possible placement options for the service instance.

Before adding the Update Placements parameters, you must create an L2 circuit service instance and add general and VPN nodes details about the service. See Add an L2 Circuit Service Instance and Add L2 Circuit VPN Nodes.

To configure placement parameters:

  1. Click the Update Placements button on top of the VPN Nodes page and click Yes when prompted to confirm.

    The service instance is saved to the Routing Director database. The saved instance is listed in the Service Instances table on the Service Instances page.

    Service orchestration automatically assigns possible PE device interface placement options for the service instance on the VPN Nodes table. After placement options are assigned, a confirmation message appears indicating that the placement was successfully updated.

    The VPN Node table contains the fields for configuring VPN nodes in an L2 Circuit service in Routing Director. You configure these fields during Network Implementation Plan creation and VPN Nodes parameter configuration for the service.

    For information on each field, see Fields in the VPN Nodes table

    Table 1: Fields in the VPN Nodes table
    Field Description
    Node ID

    Displays the PE device name selected for the L2 circuit.

    This is selected on the VPN Node page as the VPN Node Id when configuring the VPN Nodes parameters.

    The values in the drop-down list are populated from the Name field configured on the Add Device page in the Network Implementation Plan.
    NE ID

    Displays the network element ID that is automatically populated when the node is added.

    This field is populated post Update Placements.
    Description

    Displays the description configured for the device.

    This is configured on the General section on the VPN Node page.
    Ports

    Displays the ports that are automatically populated when the node is added.

    This is configured under the Interfaces table on the Physical Ports tab in the Network Implementation Plan.

    This field is populated post Update Placements.
    Signaling Options

    Displays the signaling type that is used between the PE devices in the service provider MPLS network.

    This is configured as the Type under the Signaling Option section on the VPN Node page.
  2. To edit the placement parameters, select the node for which you want to edit placement parameters, and click the edit (pencil) icon.

    The VPN Node page appears.

  3. Click Next to go to Network Accesses page, select the network access ID, and click the edit (pencil) icon.
    The Configure Network Access page appears.
  4. Configure the Port ID placement parameter.

    The Port ID is automatically populated with a system generated default value. To change it, click the drop-down list to view the updated interface placement options. Select the PE device interface that connects to the CE device. For example, et 0/0/1.

    The list displays tagged interfaces when you select dot1q or qinq as the L2 access type and untagged interfaces when you do not select any L2 access type.

  5. Edit the placement parameters for service stitching:

    • If you selected stitching-endpoint as the Access Type on the Configure Network Access page, edit the Placement Service Stitching Creator parameters by referring to the following table:

      Table 2: Placement Service Stitching Creator Parameters
      Field Description

      PE

      Select the PE device where the logical tunnel interface is created.

      Logical Tunnel

      Select the logical tunnel interface (for example, lt-0/0/0) created for service stitching.

      Left Range

      Select the range of logical tunnel subinterfaces (for example, range-2) from which the subinterface for initiating the service stitch is allocated.

      Left Unit

      Enter the subinterface on the left-side of the logical tunnel interface.

      Right Range

      Select the range of logical tunnel subinterfaces (for example, range-1) from which the subinterface for terminating the service stitch is allocated.

      Right Unit

      Enter the subinterface on the right-side of the logical tunnel interface.

    • If you selected service as the Access Type on the Configure Network Access page, edit the Placement Service Stitching Connector parameters by referring to the following table:

      Table 3: Placement Service Stitching Connector Parameters
      Field Description

      Service Instance

      Select the service instance that initiates the service stitch or the service instance on the left-side of the service stitch.

      PE

      Select the provider edge device on the terminating side or the right-side of the stitch.

      Network Access

      Select the network access reference on the initiating side or the left-side of the service stitch.

      Logical Tunnel Interface Left

      View the LT interface on the right side of the stitch.
  6. Do any of the following:

    • Click Cancel to exit the Configure Network Access page without saving the changes you made.

    • Click Reset Placements to remove the configured placement parameters.

    • Click OK to save the placement parameters you edited.

      The Network Accesses table displays the interface that you configured. You can also view connection type and C-VLAN ID, if configured.

  7. Click Next to view the Signaling Options page and then click Done and Close to exit the VPN Node page.
    The selected interface is displayed in the Ports column of the VPN Nodes table.
  8. View summary of the L2 circuit service and then save and provision the service. See View Summary and Provision an L2 Circuit Service.