- play_arrow Introduction
- play_arrow Router Data Extraction
- play_arrow Routing Protocols
- play_arrow Equal Cost Multiple Paths
- play_arrow Static Routes
- play_arrow Policy-Based Routes
- play_arrow Border Gateway Protocol
- NorthStar Planner Border Gateway Protocol Overview
- Border Gateway Protocol Recommended Instructions
- BGP Data Extraction
- BGP Reports
- BGP Options
- BGP Map
- BGP Live Status Check
- BGP Routing Table
- BGP Routes Analysis
- BGP Information at a Node
- BGP Neighbor
- Apply, Modify, or Add BGP Polices
- BGP Subnets
- Getipconf Usage Notes
- BGP Report
- play_arrow Virtual Private Networks
- NorthStar Planner Virtual Private Networks Overview
- Importing VPN Information from Router Configuration Files
- Viewing the Integrity Checks Reports
- Accessing VPN Summary Information
- Accessing Detailed Information for a Particular VPN
- VPN Topology View
- Route-Target Export/Import Relationships
- Additional Methods to Access VPN Information
- VPN Path Tracing
- VPN Design and Modeling Using the VPN Wizard
- L3 (Layer 3) VPN
- L3 Hub-and-Spoke VPN
- L2M (Layer2-Martini) VPN
- L2K (Layer2-Kompella) VPN
- VPLS-BGP VPN (for Juniper)
- VPLS-LDP VPN
- L2CCC (Circuit Cross-Connect) VPN
- Inter-AS VPN
- Forming VPN Customer Groups
- Deleting or Renaming VPNs
- VPN Configlet Generation
- Adding Traffic Demands in a VPN
- VPN Traffic Generation
- VPN-Related Reports
- VPN Monitoring and Diagnostics
- play_arrow GRE Tunnels
- play_arrow Multicast
- NorthStar Planner Multicast Overview
- NorthStar Planner Recommended Multicast Instructions
- Creating Multicast Groups
- Creating Multicast Demands
- Viewing Multicast Demands in the Network
- Comparing Multicast with Unicast
- Multicast SPT Threshold
- Multicast Reports
- Multicast Simulation
- Collecting Multicast Path Data from Live Network
- Importing Multicast Path Data
- Multicast Data Processing
- Viewing Multicast Trees
- play_arrow Class of Service
- NorthStar Planner Class of Service Overview
- NorthStar Planner Recommended CoS Instructions
- The QoS Manager
- Define Class Maps
- Create Policies for Classes
- Attach Policies to Interfaces
- Adding Traffic Inputs
- Using the Text Editor
- Reporting Module
- IP Flow Information
- Link information
- Traffic Load Analysis
- Traffic Load by Policy Class
- CoS Alias File
- Bblink File
- Policymap File
- Demand File
- Traffic Load File
- play_arrow Routing Instances
- play_arrow Traffic Matrix Solver
- play_arrow LSP Tunnels
- NorthStar Planner LSP Tunnels Overview
- Viewing Tunnel Info
- Viewing Primary and Backup Paths
- Viewing Tunnel Utilization Information from the Topology Map
- Viewing Tunnels Through a Link
- Viewing Demands Through a Tunnel
- Viewing Link Attributes/Admin-Group
- Viewing Tunnel-Related Reports
- Adding Primary Tunnels
- Adding Multiple Tunnels
- Mark MPLS-Enabled on Links Along Path
- Modifying Tunnels
- Path Configuration
- Specifying a Dynamic Path
- Specifying Alternate Routes, Secondary and Backup Tunnels
- Adding and Assigning Tunnel ID Groups
- Making Specifications for Fast Reroute
- Specifying Tunnel Constraints (Affinity/Mask or Include/Exclude)
- Adding One-Hop Tunnels
- Tunnel Layer and Layer 3 Routing Interaction
- play_arrow Optimizing Tunnel Paths
- play_arrow Tunnel Sizing and Demand Sizing
- play_arrow Tunnel Path Design
- Tunnel Path Design Overview
- Tunnel Path Design Instructions
- Designing Tunnel Paths Overview
- Backup Path Configuration Options
- Default Diversity Level
- Evaluate/Tune Options
- Advanced Options
- Viewing Design Results
- Tunnel Modifications
- Exporting and Importing Diverse Group Definitions
- Advanced Path Modification
- play_arrow Inter-Area MPLS-TE
- play_arrow Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Traffic Engineering
- NorthStar Planner P2MP Traffic Engineering Overview
- Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Instructions
- Import a Network That Already has Configured P2MP LSP Tunnels
- Examine the P2MP LSP Tunnels
- Create P2MP LSP Tunnels and Generate Corresponding LSP Configlets
- Examine P2MP LSP Tunnel Link Utilization
- Perform Failure Simulation and Assess the Impact
- play_arrow Diverse Multicast Tree Design
- Diverse Multicast Tree Design Overview
- Diverse Multicast Tree Instructions
- Open a Network That Already Has a Multicast Tree
- Set the Two P2MP Trees of Interest to be in the Same Diversity Group
- Using the Multicast Tree Design Feature to Design Diverse Multicast Trees
- Using the Multicast Tree Design Feature
- play_arrow DiffServ Traffic Engineering Tunnels
- DiffServ Traffic Engineering Tunnels Overview
- Using DS-TE LSP
- Hardware Support for DS-TE LSP
- NorthStar Planner Support for DS-TE LSP
- Configuring the Bandwidth Model and Default Bandwidth Partitions
- Forwarding Class to Class Type Mapping
- Link Bandwidth Reservation
- Creating a New Multi-Class or Single-Class LSP
- Configuring a DiffServ-Aware LSP
- Tunnel Routing
- Link Utilization Analysis
- play_arrow Fast Reroute
- NorthStar Planner Fast Reroute Overview
- Fast Reroute Supported Vendors
- Import Config and Tunnel Path
- Viewing the FRR Configuration
- Viewing FRR Backup Tunnels
- Viewing Primary Tunnels Protected by a Bypass Tunnel
- Modifying Tunnels to Request FRR Protection
- Modifying Links to Configure Multiple Bypasses (Juniper only)
- Modifying Links to Trigger FRR Backup Tunnel Creation (Cisco)
- FRR Design
- FRR Auto Design
- FRR Tuning
- Viewing Created Backup Tunnels
- Generating LSP Configlets for FRR Backup Tunnels
- Failure Simulation—Testing the FRR Backup Tunnels
- Exhaustive Failure
- Link, Site and Facility Diverse Paths
- play_arrow Cisco Auto-Tunnels
- play_arrow Integrity Check Report
- play_arrow Compliance Assessment Tool
- Compliance Assessment Tool Overview
- Using The Compliance Assessment Tool
- CAT Testcase Design
- Creating a New Project
- Loading the Configuration Files
- Creating Conformance Templates
- Reviewing and Saving the Template
- Saving and Loading Projects
- Run Compliance Assessment Check
- Compliance Assessment Results
- Publishing Templates
- Running External Compliance Assessment Scripts
- Scheduling Configuration Checking in Task Manager
- Building Templates
- Special Built-In Functions
- Paragon Planner Keywords For Use Within a Rule
- More on Regular Expressions
- IP Manipulation
- play_arrow Overhead Calculation
- play_arrow Router Reference
Viewing VLAN Details
Accessing Layer2 Information
To view a summary of all VLANs and STPs that are present in the current network, bring up the VLAN Summary window (via the Network > Services > VLAN) as shown in the following figure.
The window will display the number of VLANs, STPs and layer2 switch nodes, present in the network on the right panel. The Summary tree on the left panel has Access domains in the next level that contains information of VLANs, VLAN devices’ layer2 details, spanning trees etc. More details on access domains will be discussed later in the chapter.
Accessing VLAN Information
To view VLANs that are present in the selected access domain, click on VLANs sub-tree. The window will provide a list of all VLANs with details such as VLAN IDs, VLAN names, number of nodes in each VLAN etc. on the right panel. Click on a row on the right panel to view the selected VLAN’s details under Properties panel.
With a particular VLAN selected, you may also click on the Highlight button to view all the devices associated with the VLAN highlighted on the main topology map.
Accessing VLAN Report
A VLAN report is generated from running VLAN discovery task or importing intermediates directory into the network. The generated report can be accessed from Actions > Report in VLAN View window or through Report > Report Manager from the main menu.
You may double-click on VLANs sub-tree or click the (+) icon next to VLANs sub-tree to view a list of all VLANs in the selected access domain, where the VLANs are categorized by VLAN name.To view more detailed information of a VLAN, click on a VLAN in the left panel.The Details tab, on the right panel, lists all the devices that belong to the selected VLAN and each node’s details such as bridge addresses, number of interfaces assigned to the VLAN, in/out policies etc. Click on a row on the right panel to view the selected node’s VLAN details under Properties panel.
Accessing Devices Information
The Devices sub-tree lists all the devices that belong to VLANs in the selected access domain, with their layer2 and layer3 address details.To view the devices, click on Devices sub-tree. Click on a row on the right panel to view the selected device’s details under Properties panel.
Expand Devices sub-tree to view a list of all Devices in the selected access domain. To view more detailed information of a device, click on a device in the left panel. The Details tab, on the right panel, lists all the VLANs and VLAN related configuration details associated with the selected node. Click on a row on the right panel to view the selected VLAN’s configuration details under Properties panel.
Accessing Layer2 Links Information
Click on Layer2 Links to view all layer2 physical links that are present between VLAN devices in the selected access domain. For any aggregate links, such as Port-channel interfaces, right-click on the entry and select “Show Related Interfaces” to identify the physical interfaces belonging to the Port-channel interface.
Accessing STP Information
To view spanning trees that are present in the selected access domain, click on Spanning Tree sub-tree.The window will list all the spanning tree types.
Expand Spanning tree and you should see a list of all the spanning trees present in the selected access domain with the following naming convention: STP-Type VLANID for PVSTs and STP-Type for other spanning tree types. Select a spanning tree to view the list of nodes and spanning tree related configurations associated with them.
Accessing STP Ports Information
STP Ports subtree displays all the node ports that are part of the spanning trees in the selected access domain, with other details such as port types, states, priority etc.
Accessing STP Ports Information for a Particular Node
Expand STP Ports and you should see a list of all the devices present in the selected access domain. Select a device to view the list of ports participating in spanning tree for that particular node, and the related spanning tree information, such as the recorded root node, the recorded designated node, the port state, etc.
