Common configuration tasks

About this task

This section provides a brief overview of the tasks that must be performed to configure a VPRN service and provides the syntax commands.

Procedure


  1. Associate a VPRN service with a customer ID.


  2. Define an autonomous system (optional).


  3. Define a route distinguisher (mandatory).


  4. Define VRF route-target associations or VRF import/export policies.


  5. Create an interface.


  6. Define SAP parameters on the interface:

    • Select nodes and ports.

    • Optional - select QoS policies other than the default (configured in config>qos context).

    • Optional - select filter policies (configured in config>filter context).

    • Optional - select accounting policy (configured in config>log context).


  7. Define BGP parameters (optional).

    BGP must be enabled in the config>router>bgp context.


  8. Enable the service.

Parent topic: Configuring a VPRN service with CLI