Assigning a network element profile

When a network element profile is assigned to OSPFv2, its information is advertised using LSA type 10 opaque. Use the following commands to assign a network element profile to OSPFv2:

config>service>vprn
  ospf 
    area 0 
      advertised-ne-profile <profile-name>
      interface loopback
      interface uplink

The network element information is not added to the Routing Information Base (RIB) table or Forwarding Information Base (FIB) table, this includes the NEIP. If the NEIP of the profile needs to be visible to the network then a loopback interface or a physical interface must be configured with the same IP address as the NEIP and added to the OSPFv2 area.

For example, if the following profile is created, the NEIP is duplicated in a loopback interface address. This is because the NEIP is only used in type 10 LSA and is not added to the RIB or FIB. Type 10 LSA is only used to relay the information to the NMS. As such, the loopback interface with the same IP address as the NEIP, must be assigned to the same OSPF area to ensure the address is injected into the RIB and FIB of all nodes and is reachable. If this loopback interface is not configured and not added to OSPF then SR OS does not have any route entry in the RIB or FIB for the NEIP.

config>system>network-element-discovery
  profile <name-1>
    neid 0x091001
    neip 128.9.10.1
config>service>vprn 1 
  ospf 
    area 0 
      advertised-ne-profile <name-1>
      interface loopback
      interface uplink
  interface loopback
    loopback
    address 128.9.10.1