Create SAE Site and Deploy Services

An SAE site allows you to define your infrastructure and instantiate services on the infrastructure. Infrastructure definition allows you to group Nexus 9000 devices (that are in vpc pairs) and associated CSPs together as a cluster. An SAE site provides the most flexible way of defining and instantiating services on the infrastructure.

The Site area of the GUI displays the existing sites. Use this area to create new sites, add endpoints to a site, and deploy services on a site.

View Site Details

The Site area of the GUI displays a snapshot of each of your existing sites and the tenants associated with the sites. The site snapshot displays the name of the site and icons for Exporting Infrastructure, Site Inventory, Inventory Discovery, Edit, Delete and so on as shown below.
Figure 1. Site Details
1 Exporting Infrastructure Only 5 Delete Site
2 Edit/Add Provider Endpoints Site Inventory 6 Resource Zone
3 Site Inventory 7 Add Tenant
4 Discovery

Procedure

Step 1

Choose the site that you want to view the details for, click the icon.

The devices, physical network functions and topology associated with the site display.

Step 2

Click Inventory to view the device inventory and status for the selected site.

The switches, servers and physical network functions that are associated with the site are displayed.

Click on the cluster or servers to minnimize the display.
Step 3

Click Site Topology to view the site hierarchy and various physical network functions, devices and interfaces in the site along with the legends icons to differentiate between servers, switches and PNFs.

By default, expanded topology of site is displayed.

You can also minimize the clusters and components. To view the clusters within a site, click the representative site. To view the components of the cluster, click the clusters to expand them. Continue to click the various components that appear to view more details.

Create Site

Procedure

Step 1

Click Configuration at the top right corner of the homepage.

Step 2

In the Site area, click Add.

Step 3

Provide the requested information.

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the site.

Organization

From the drop-down list, choose your organization.

AS pool

Select an AS pool from the drop-down menu for chosing BGPs AS numbers for creating chains on this site.

BGP ASN

Enter the BGP ASN.

ACI Controller (Optional Field)

If you select the ACI Fabric checkbox, the ACI Controller drop-down list displays. Choose the appropriate ACI Controller pool.

Note 

The ACI Controller dropdown list will display the active and connected APIC devices in NSO.

Router ID Pool (Optional Field)

If you select the ACI Fabric checkbox, the Router ID Pool drop-down list displays which is tagged to ip pools. Choose the appropriate Router ID Pool pool.

Compute Clusters (Optional Field)

Compute Clusters: Click + next to the Compute Clusters field. Enter the name of the compute cluster and choose a pool from VLAN-Pool drop-down list.

Leaf Switches: Choose the switches from the Switch1 and Switch2 drop-down menus. Click + next to Custom Template and select a custom template from the Name drop-down menu. The custom template pushes the day1 config to the service.

Servers: Click + next to the Servers option. Select a server from the Name drop-down menu. Select a profile from the Server Profile drop-down menu.

PNF Devices: Click + next to the PNF Devices option. Select physical device name from the Name drop-down menu. Note: The physical device name is populated according to the cluster.Enter the BGP AS number for this device.

Configuration Parameters (Optional Field)

Add the variables and values to set any additional configuration parameters.Enter the name and value for day0 configuration parameters. These values will be used as variables in day0 file before deploying the service.

Step 4

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 5

Click Save to save the site.

What to do next

Click Back to go back to the previous page.

Expand the Select Site dropdown and choose the site.

Enter name of the tenant in Search Tenant to search the tenant in the site.


Note

Click on top right corner to delete an existing site.

Discover Site Inventory

When you have created an SAE site, you can use the Discovery option to discover the infrastructure for the site instead of adding it manually. To learn how to create a site, visit the Create Site section.

When you have configured your CSP devices and switches, the discovery option in the UI uses LLDP to discover all other devices.

Limitations

  • The inventory discovery option does not support discovery of physical FTD devices.

Procedure

Step 1

Click the Discovery icon next to the name of a site to discover inventory for the site.

1 Exporting Infrastructure Only 5 Delete Site
2 Edit/Add Provider Endpoints Site Inventory 6 Resource Zone
3 Site Inventory 7 Add Tenant
4 Discovery
Step 2

Provide the requested information.

  • Start Device IP: Enter the IP address of Nexus 9000 switch.

  • Switch Authgroup: From the drop-down, choose the authgroup that contains the username and password for accessing the Nexus 9000 switches.

  • CSP Authgroup: From the drop-down, choose the authgroup that contains the username and password for accessing the CSP devices.

  • ASR Authgroup: From the drop-down, choose the authgroup that contains the username and password for the accessing the Cisco ASR devices.

  • VLAN Pool: Select a VLAN pool from the drop-down list.

  • Server Type: Select the server profile from the drop-down list. The server profile you choose in this drop-down here should be present in the catalog that is associated with the site.

  • Cluster Name: Choose the resource cluster from the drop-down list. The list shows all the clusters configured under the Compute Cluster for this site.

Step 3

Click OK.

Your site inventory appears in the Site Inventory > Inventory page and in the following format.

Add Resource Zones to a Site

You can add, view, and delete resource zones for a particular site in the Site Area of the UI. Resource zones are always attached to sites.

CSP Resource Zones: CSP resource zones are used for CSP devices.

  • When there are CSP devices attached to a site, a CSP zone is created by default. Such a default CSP zone includes all the CSP devices within a site.


    Note

    If you don't have any CSP devices associated with your site, the CSP resource zone will not be created by default.

  • You can create additional resource zones and add one or more CSP devices from your site to the resource zones. However, to be able to create a resource zone, you must have at least one CSP device within your site.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Site area, click Resource Zone next to the site for which you want to create resource zones.

Step 2

The Site field is populated automatically.
Step 3

To create a CSP Resource Zone, click + next to CSP Resource Zones option.

Note 

The + sign to add a resource zone is visible only if you have CSP devices or physical FTD devices within your site.
Step 4

Provide the requested information.

  1. Name: Enter a name for the resource zone

  2. VCompute: Select a device to be added to the resource zone from the drop-down menu.

Step 5

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 6

Click Save to save the resource zone.

What to do next

Click Back to go back to the previous page.


Note

Click within the resource zone window to delete an existing resource zone.

Click next to a device to remove the device from the resource zone.

Add Tenants to a Site

You can add, view, and delete tenants for a particular site in the Site Area of the UI. Any tenants under a site, they are displayed below the Site tile.

Procedure

Step 1

In the Site area, click the + Tenant button next to the site to which you want to add a tenant.

Step 2

From the Name drop-down list, choose the tenant.

Step 3

From the Data IP Pool drop-down list, choose an IP pool to pick IP addresses for all data traffic from.

Step 4

Provide the requested information in the right panel of the screen .

Option Description
Management

  • Management IP Pool:

    From the drop-down list, choose an IP address pool to pick IP addresses for management connections. .

  • VLAN: Enter the VLAN ID for management network within the tenant.

  • Netmask: Enter a management network netmask.

  • Gateway: Enter a gateway IP address for network management.

Resource Zone

Click + next to the Resource zone option to add a resource zone. Select a resource zone from the drop-down list. Click the + sign again to add more resource zones.

Configuration Parameters

Add the variables and values to set any additional configuration parameters.
Step 5

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 6

Click Save to save the tenant.

What to do next

Click Back to go back to the previous page.


Note

Click on the tenant snapshot to delete the tenant. Click to edit an existing tenant.

About the Service Deployment Screen

The Site area displays all your existing sites and the tenants associated with them. Click the icon on the tenant for which you want to view or deploy services.

The page displays the site properties, the gateways, and service chains deployed for the site, and a graphical representation of the service chains deployed.

  • The circular image on the left side of the screen represents the site. The endpoints that you add to the site appear along the circumference of the circle.

  • The section in the middle shows the gateways, service chains and deleted chains that are deployed or removed on the site. If there is no data in this section, it means that there haven't been any deployments. You can add gateways and service chains by clicking the + icon in this section.

  • The panel on the far right of the screen shows site properties.

Gateways

Gateway services are shared endpoint gateways that are connected to one or more external endpoints. Such gateways are attached to service chains, thus allowing multiple service chains to share an endpoint gateway.

Service Chains

The page includes separate headings for consumer half chains, provider half chains, connections, end-to-end chains and deleted chains.

Each of these sections lists the service chains deployed for the site. Each chain has setting icons for add/delete endpoints, sub-interface and tunnel, delete and download icon to delete and export the chain. Also it has either a checkmark or a warning sign next to it. The checkmark indicates that the service chain was successfully deployed. The warning sign indicates that the chain was not deployed due to errors.

Service Chain Status

The status of a service chain is displayed next to the name of the chain. A checkmark next to the chain, indicates that the chain was successfully deployed. Click any service chain to know about its components and their status. An image of the service chain is displayed at the bottom of the page. Any component marked in red indicates issues with the component.

Click individual components for more details about their status. A VNF profile pop-up screen displays the status of the component. The component is shown in red if there are issues to be addressed. Click on the Service Chain Instance or Service Chain link to redirect to those screen respectively.

Hover over the VNF component to view a snapshot of the error. Click the VNF component to view all the details of the PNF profile of the component.

PNF Profile

Click on the VNF component, a pop-up screen displays the details of the components.

Click on the Virtual Chain Instance or Virtual Chain link to redirect to those screen respectively.

Enable Monitor on ESC: On the header, click

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to Enable/Disable Monitor on ESC.

Recovery on Same or Different CSP: On the header, click

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setting icon, two options Recover on Same CSP and Recover on Different CSPare displayed. Click on the approproiate option.

A pop-up screen displays, enter the VNF undeploy wait time in seconds. The wait time should be in between 600 and 65535.

Note: When you choose to Recovery on Same CSP the CSP option in payload is changed from realloc-on-same to recover-on-same.

Site Properties

The section on the far right of the page displays site properties such as the organization associated with the site, management IP poolassociate with the site, and the netmask, VLAN, and gateway for VNF management and innnternal IP pool.

Add and Edit End Points

Add Provider-Level or Tenant-Level Endpoint

Endpoints connect your service chain to the external network.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click the Add/Edit Provider Endpoint.

Step 2

Click the icon on the Site page to add an endpoint to an existing site provider.

Step 3

Click List View Endpoints to view the list of existing endpoints.

Step 4

On the Provider screen, click Add Endpoint.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the endpoint

Traffic Handoff Method

Indicate how traffic is delivered to SAE.

VLAN Number

Enter a VLAN number if you choose VLAN or VLAN over Port Channel in the previous field.

Endpoint ASN

Enter the BGP AS number of the endpoint.

Endpoint Remote ASN

Enter a BGP AS number of the servicechain end.

Endpoint IP Address

IP address of the endpoint

Endpoint Netmask

Netmark of the external end-point IP address

Subinterface ID

Subinterface ID

Subinterface Group

Check the checkbox to enter sub-interface group name and sub-interface ID. Note: The group name can be any string.

Name (Optional)

Enter the sub-interface group name.You can add more than one endpoints to the sub-interface group.

ID (Optional)

Enter the sub-interface ID.

Switch

The Nexus 9K switch through which the endpoint is connected to the SAE complex

Interface

The Nexus 9K interface through which the endpoint is connected to SAE complex
Step 6

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Additional Peers to add peers and enter the requested information:

Step 7

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 8

Click Save to deploy the endpoint on the site.

Step 9

Click Cancel to cancel the created provider endpoint on the site.

Step 10

When deployed, you can see the endpoint on the circumference of the circle on the left of the screen. The circle represents the site.

Note 

  • If two or more service chains share the same endpoints, the service chains are not represented by separate lines between the endpoints.

  • You cannot connect an endpoint to itself. In other words, the two ends of a service chain (consumer end and provider end) must have separate endpoints.

Add a Tenant Endpoint

Endpoints connect your service chain to the external network.

Note

When you click a site for which you want to add an endpoint, you enter the provider-level. From here, you can only add or edit provider-level endpoints. To add or edit tenant level endpoints, you must click a tenant and enter the tenant-level.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the service deployment icon on your desired site.

Step 2

Click Import Endpoints to import the existing endpoints in bulk.

Step 3

Click Export Endpoints to export the existing endpoints in bulk in JSON and XML format.

Step 4

Click List View Endpoints to view the list of existing endpoints.

Step 5

Click Add Endpoint.

Step 6

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the endpoint

Traffic Handoff Method

Indicate hoe traffic is delivered to SAE. In the drop-down menu, you can choose from VLAN, VLAN over Port Channel, or VPN tunnel.

VLAN Number

Enter a VLAN number if you choose VLAN or VLAN over Port Channel in the previous field.

Endpoint ASN

Enter a local BGP AS number

Endpoint Remote ASN

Enter a remote BGP AS number

Endpoint IP Address

IP address of the endpoint

Endpoint Netmask

Netmark of the external end-point IP address

Subinterface ID

Subinterface ID

Subinterface Group

The group that the subinterface ID belongs to

Name (Optional)

Enter the sub-interface group name. You can add more than one endpoints to the sub-interface group.

ID (Optional)

Enter the sub-interface ID.

Switch

The Nexus 9K switch through which the endpoint is connected to the SAE complex

Interface

The Nexus 9K interface through which the endpoint is connected to SAE complex

Additional Peers

Click +next to Additional Peers and enter the endpoinnt IP address, endpoint ASN and endpoint remote ASN.

Step 7

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Additional Peers to add peers and enter the requested information:

Step 8

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 9

Click Save.

When deployed, you can see the endpoint on the circumference of the circle on the left of the screen. The circle represents the site.

Note 

  • If two or more service chains share the same endpoints, the service chains are not represented by separate lines between the endpoints.

  • You cannot connect an endpoint to itself. In other words, the two ends of a service chain (consumer end and provider end) must have separate endpoints.

Delete an Endpoint

Procedure

Step 1

Click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

A circular image representing a site and its endpoints in displayed on the left side of the screen.
Step 2

On the circle, double-click the endpoint that you want to delete.
Step 3

Next, press the delete button on your keyboard or click icon present next to Edit Endpoint.

A pop-up is displayed to confirm whether you want to permanently delete the endpoint.
Step 4

Click OK.

Add, Edit, Delete Gateways and Chains

Add Gateway

Gateway services are shared endpoint gateways that are connected to one or more external endpoints.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

Step 2

On the middle pane, click the + sign next to Gateways to add the gateway to a tenant.

Step 3

On the far right pane, Add Gateway opens.

Step 4

Click Import to import the existing gateways.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Site Name

Enter a name for the gateway.

Endpoint

Choose one or more endpoints from the drop-down list.

Service Chain Instance Name

Choose the service chain instannce name from the drop-down list.

MD5 Naming (Optional)

Check the MD5 naming checkbox, for the sevice. A unique md5 hash will be generated with the service path and vnf-profile and the length of the character will be 32.

Step 6

Click the Next button, Create Gateway pop-up opens.

Step 7

To connect the gateway to the components, drag one of the connector to the other component.
Step 8

Provide the requested information on the right panel for Connectivity.

Field

Description

IP

Enter the IP address for the connectivity.

Virtual IP

Choose the Virtual IP from the dropdown and enter the IP address for the it.

Next HOP Access Point

Enter the name and Subnet size for the next hop gateway to which packet will be forwarded.
Step 9

Click Save button to save the connectivity and move to the next screen.

Step 10

On the Configuration Parameter screen.
Step 11

Click + sign enter the Name and Value for the configuration parameter.

Step 12

Click Next button.

Step 13

On the Additional Properties screen.

Step 14

(Optional) Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Bandwidth Requirement (Mbps)

Enter number in Mbps.

Resource Zone

Choose the resorce zone from the drop-down list.

Virtual Service Profile

By default the virtual service profile name is displayed.

Custom Name

Enter the custom name for the virtual service profile.
Step 15

Click Next button.

Step 16

On the Template screen.

Step 17

For the VNF profile, choose either Custom Template or Switch Template.

Step 18

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Cutom Template to add the custom template from the drop-down list.
Step 19

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 20

Click Deploy to deploy the endpoint on the site.

What to do next

Click setting icon, next to the existing gateway to Add Endpoints , Delete Endpoints, Add sub-interface, Delete sub-interface or Add tunnel.

Click to delete an existing gateway.

Click to export the individual gateway.

Add Consumer Half Chain

You can add, export and delete consumer half chain, add endpoints, delete endpoints, add sub-interface, delete sub-interface and add tunnel.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

Step 2

On the middle pane, click the + sign next to Consumer Half Chains to add the consumer half chain.

Step 3

On the right panel, Add Consumer Half Chains screen opens

Step 4

Alternatively, click Import to import the existing consumer half chain.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the chain.

(Optional) MD5 Naming

Check the MD5 naming checkbox, for the service. A unique md5 hash will be generated with the service path and vnf-profile and the length of the character will be 32.

(Optional) Endpoint

Choose one or more chain endpoints from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Gateway

Choose the chain gateway from the drop-down list.

Service Chain Instance Name

Choose the chain service chain instance name from the drop-down list.
Step 6

Click Next button, Create Half Chain pop-up screen opens.

Step 7

The graphical representation of the chain is visible on the middle panel, and on the far right panel, PNF Profile Details screen opens.

Step 8

Choose PNF Device from the dropdown list.

Step 9

Click Next button.

Step 10

(Optional) Click + sign next to the name-value pair and enter the Name and Value for the configuration parameter.

Step 11

Click Next button.

Step 12

On the Additional Properties screen.

Step 13

(Optional) Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Bandwidth Requirement (Mbps)

Enter number in Mbps.

Resource Zone

Choose the resource zone from the drop-down list.
Step 14

Click Next button.

Step 15

On the Templates screen.

Step 16

For the PNF profile, choose either Custom Template or Switch Template. By default, Custom Template is selected.

Step 17

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Custom Template/Switch Template and choose the name value from the drop-down list.
Step 18

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 19

Click Deploy to deploy the consumer half chain on the site.

What to do next

Click next to the existing consumer half chain to Add Endpoints, Delete Endpoints, Add sub-interface, Delete sub-interface or Add tunnels.

Click to delete an existing consumer half chain.

Click to export the individual consumer half chain.

Click tenant link on top left corner to go back to the previous page.

Add Provider Half Chains

You can add, export and delete provider half chain, add endpoints, delete endpoints, add sub-interface, delete sub-interface and add tunnel.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

Step 2

On the middle pane, click the + sign next to Provider Half Chains to add the provider half chain.

Step 3

On the right panel, Add Provider Half Chains screen opens.

Step 4

Alternatively, click Import to import the existing provider half chain.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the chain.

(Optional) MD5 Naming

Check the MD5 naming checkbox, for the sevice. A unique md5 hash will be generated with the service path and vnf-profile and the length of the character will be 32.

Service Chain Instance Name

Choose service chain instance name for the chain from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Gateway

Choose the chain gateway from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Endpoint

Choose one or more chain endpoints from the drop-down list.
Step 6

Click Next button, Create Half Chain pop-up screen opens.

Step 7

The graphical representation of the chain is visible on the middle panel, and on the far right panel, PNF Profile Details screen opens.

Step 8

Choose PNF Device from the dropdown list.

Step 9

Click Next button.

Step 10

(Optional) Click + sign next to the name-value pair and enter the Name and Valuefor the configuration parameter.

Step 11

Click Next button.

Step 12

On the Additional Properties screen.

Step 13

(Optional) Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Bandwidth Requirement (Mbps)

Enter number in Mbps.

Resource Zone

Choose the resource zone from the drop-down list.
Step 14

Click Next button.

Step 15

On the Templates screen.

Step 16

For the PNF profile, choose either Custom Template or Switch Template. By default Custom Template is selected.

Step 17

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Custom Template/Switch Template and choose the name value from the drop-down list.
Step 18

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 19

Click Deploy to deploy the consumer half chain on the site.

What to do next

Click next to the existing provider half chain to Add Endpoints ,Delete Endpoints, Add sub-interface, Delete subb-interface or Add tunnels.

Click to delete an existing provider half chain.

Click to export the individual provider half chain.

Click tenant link on top left corner to go back to the previous page.

Add End to End Chains

Gateway services are shared endpoint gateways that are connected to one or more external endpoints.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

Step 2

On the middle pane, click the + sign next to Gateways to add the gateway to a tenant.

Step 3

On the far right pane, Add Gateway opens.

Step 4

Click Import to import the existing gateways.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Name

Enter a name for the chain.

(Optional) MD5 Naming

Check the MD5 naming checkbox, for the sevice. A unique md5 hash will be generated with the service path and vnf-profile and the length of the character will be 32.

(Optional) Endpoint

Choose one or more chain endpoints from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Gateway

Choose the chain gateway from the drop-down list.

Service Chain Instance Name

Choose the chain service chain instance name from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Gateway

Choose the chain gateway from the drop-down list.

(Optional) Endpoint

Choose one or more chain endpoints from the drop-down list.
Step 6

Click the Next button, Create Full Chain pop-up opens.

Step 7

The graphical representation of the chain is visible on the middle panel, and on the far right panel, Configuration Parameter screen opens.

Step 8

(Optional) Click + sign next to the name-value pair and enter the Name and Valuefor the configuration parameter.

Step 9

Click Next button.

Step 10

On the Additional Properties screen.

Step 11

(Optional) Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Bandwidth Requirement (Mbps)

Enter number in Mbps.

Resource Zone

Choose the resource zone from the drop-down list.
Step 12

Click Next button.

Step 13

On the Templates screen.

Step 14

For the VNF profile, choose either Custom Template or Switch Template. By default Custom Template is selected.

Step 15

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Custom Template/Switch Template and choose the name value from the drop-down list.
Step 16

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 17

Click Deploy to deploy the consumer half chain on the site.

What to do next

Click next to the existing consumer half chain to Add Endpoints ,Delete Endpoints, Add sub-interface, Delete subb-interface or Add tunnels.

Click to delete an existing consumer half chain.

Click to export the individual consumer half chain.

Click tenant link on top left corner to go back to the previous page.

Add Connections

Gateway services are shared endpoint gateways that are connected to one or more external endpoints.

Procedure

Step 1

On the Site screen, click on the site snapshot to open the Service Deployment view.

Step 2

On the middle pane, click the + sign next to Gateways to add the gateway to a tenant.

Step 3

On the far right pane, Add Gateway opens.

Step 4

Click Import to import the existing gateways.

Step 5

Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Site Name

Enter a name for the gateway.

Endpoint

Choose one or more endpoints from the drop-down list.

Service Chain Instance Name

Choose the service chain instance name from the drop-down list.

MD5 Naming (Optional)

Check the MD5 naming checkbox, for the service. A unique md5 hash will be generated with the service path and vnf-profile and the length of the character will be 32.

Step 6

Click the Next button, Create Gateway pop-up opens.

Step 7

To connect the gateway to the components, drag one of the connector to the other component.
Step 8

Provide the requested information on the right panel for Connectivity:

Field

Description

IP

Enter the IP address for the connectivity.

Virtual IP

Choose the Virtual IP from the dropdown and enter the IP address for it.

Next HOP Access Point

Enter the name and subnet size for the next hop gateway to which packet will be forwarded.
Step 9

Click Save button to save the connectivity and move to the next screen.

Step 10

On the Configuration Parameter screen.
Step 11

Click + sign, enter the Name and Valuefor the configuration parameter.

Step 12

Click Next button.

Step 13

On the Additional Properties screen.

Step 14

(Optional) Provide the requested information:

Field

Description

Bandwidth Requirement (Mbps)

Enter number in Mbps.

Resource Zone

Choose the resource zone from the dropdown list.

Virtual Service Profile

By default the virtual service profile name is displayed.

Custom Name

Enter the custom name for the virtual service profile.
Step 15

Click Next button.

Step 16

On the Template screen.

Step 17

For the VNF profile, choose either Custom Template or Switch Template.

Step 18

(Optional) Click the + sign next to Cutom Template to add the custom template from the dropdown list.
Step 19

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 20

Click Deploy to deploy the endpoint on the site.

Deploy Services

The Site area displays all the sites on which you can deploy services. If no sites are displayed, see the Create Site topic to learn how to create a new site.

Procedure

Step 1

To deploy a service for a tenant displayed on the Site area, click the Service Deployment icon on the tenant.

A list of all the gateways and service chains that are already deployed for the tenant are displayed along with their statuses.
Step 2

Depending on the type of service chain (consumer half chain, provider half chain, end-to-end chains, gateway and so on) you want to deploy, click + next to respective section and provide the requested information in the menu that appears on the right of the screen.

  1. Name: Enter a name for the service chain.

  2. Service Chain Instance Name: Choose a service chain instance from the drop-down list.

  3. Gateway: This step is optional and only required if you are deploying two half chains by stitching them together into a single one. From the drop-down list, choose a gateway to connect the consumer side of the service chain to the provider side. The drop-down list shows all the gateways that are created for a particular site.

  4. Endpoint: From the drop-down list, choose an endpoint. For end-to-end chains, you need to provide both consumer-side and a provider-side endpoints.

Alternatively, click Import at the top of the menu on the right and import consumer half chains, provider half chains, end-to-end chains, or gateways as applicable.

Step 3

Click Next.

Based on the endpoint services and service chain configuration you select, a graphical representation of the service chain is displayed.

Step 4

Provide the requested information under the Connectivity menu on the right and click Next.

Step 5

Add Configuration Parameters as applicable and click Next.

Step 6

In the Additional Properties menu, enter the requested details.

  1. Bandwidth Requirements: Specify bandwidth requirements in Mbps.

  2. Resource Zone: Select a resource zone from the drop-down list.

  3. Virtual Service Profile / Physical Service Profile: This is autopopulated based on your previous selections.

  4. Custom Template: From the drop-down list, select a custom template to apply. The drop-down list shows templates that you upload to NSO.

Step 7

Next, click Next at the bottom of the Connectivity menu to advance to the next menu and click < to go back to the previous menu. You can add variables and additional properties for the services and the service chain on these menus.

Step 8

(Optional) Click Validate to verify your inputs.

Step 9

Click Deploy to deploy the service chain.

If the service chain is deployed successfully, a checkmark displays next to the chain. If the deployment fails, a warning sign displays next to the chain.