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Forming VPN Customer Groups

Often times, many VPNs belong to the same customer, so you may group together multiple VPNs into a Customer Group. Once a particular Customer Group has been formed, you may create demands for it. Reports can also be filtered to show information relavant to the group only. The following steps describe how to form Customer Groups.

  1. First go to Summary to see a list of all the VPNs. Select one or more VPNs and choose Form a Customer Group from the Actions menu. As shown in the following figure, VPNs HUB_AO and SPOKEPPL_* have been selected to be grouped into a Customer Group.
    Figure 1: Forming a Customer GroupScreenshot of a network management tool for IP VPNs showing a summary of 29 Layer 3 VPNs, customer and provider edge devices, and search options.
  2. Next, supply a customer group ID for the selected VPNs to group together as shown in the following figure.
    Figure 2: Supply a customer IDDialog box titled Input prompts for customer group ID for 27 VPNs. Text field input AO. Buttons: OK and Cancel.
  3. In the following figure, the resultant Customer Group, AO, is shown expanded in the structured list.
    Figure 3: Customer Group AOScreenshot of a network management tool showing a hierarchical structure of 29 Layer 3 VPNs, grouped by customer ALPHAOMEGA, with AO as a subcategory. It includes HUB_AO and multiple secure spoke sites, indicating a hub-and-spoke topology.