Add Network Resources for Provisioning VPN Services
As a prerequisite to provisioning a VPN service, you (superuser or network administrator) must configure and upload network resource pools for the service. Paragon Automation provides the following network resource designs to configure network resource pools for provisioning L3VPN, EVPN, or L2 circuit services:
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Topology resource design to create resource pools defining POP details for provisioning L3VPN and EVPN services.
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VPN resource design to create resource pools defining route distinguishers, route targets, and virtual circuit IDs for provisioning L3VPN, EVPN, and L2 circuit services.
You can create, modify, or delete resource pools for service provisioning. Each of these operations (create, modify, delete) generates a service order to activate the corresponding workflow. The create and modify workflows upload new or modified resource pools to the Paragon Automation database. The delete workflow deletes or removes a resource pool from the database.
You can upload resource pools by using any of the following options:
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Upload network resources using the Paragon Automation GUI—Use the following pages in the Paragon Automation GUI to add network resource pools for provisioning L3VPN, EVPN, and L2 circuit services:
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Add resource pools by using the Service Instances page (Orchestration > Service > Instances). See Add Network Resource Pools for VPN Services by Using the Service Instances GUI.
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Add resource pools by using the Resource Instances page (Orchestration > Service > Resource Instances). See About the Resource Instances Page.
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Upload network resources using REST APIs. See Add Network Resource Pools by Using REST APIs.
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Upload network resources using the service orchestration cMGD CLI.
To add network resources by using the service orchestration cMGD CLI:
Log in to the service orchestration cMGD CLI. See Access the Service Orchestration cMGD CLI.
Execute the
request service order load <service-order-name>
command to upload a new or modified network resource service order to the service orchestration cMGD environment. See request service order load.Execute the
request network resources load ?
command to view all the network resources service orders available in service orchestration cMGD.Execute the
request network resources load <service-order-name>
command to upload the network configurations you created or modified in the service order to the Paragon Automation database. See request network resources load.