Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager User guide

Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 4.1.0 User and

Administrator Guide

First Published: 2020-03-16

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CONTENTS

Get Started with Cisco EPN Manager 39

PART I

Get Started With Cisco EPN Manager 1

CHAPTER 1

Web Client Requirements 1

Log In and Out 2

Setup Tasks to Complete Before Using Cisco EPN Manager 2

Change Your Password 3

Use the Main Window Controls 3

Change Your Default Home Page 5

Set Up and Use the Dashboards 6

Types of Dashboards 6

Service Performance Dashboard Overview 7

Performance Dashboard Overview 8

Network Summary Dashboard Overview 13

Cable Dashboard Overview 16

Device Trends Dashboard Overview 20

DWDM/OTN Performance Dashboard Overview 21

How to Use the Dashboards 21

Add a New Dashboard 23

Customize a Dashboard Tab 23

Add Dashlets to Dashboards 24

Customize the Dock Window 26

Find Out Why Data Is Missing from a Dashboard 27

Work In a Different Virtual Domain 27

Manage Jobs Using the Jobs Dashboard 28

Change User Preferences 30

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Extend Cisco EPN Manager Functions 32

Check Cisco.com for the Latest Cisco EPN Manager Documentation 32

Manage the Inventory 33

PART II

Add and Organize Devices 35

CHAPTER 2

Which Device Software Versions Are Supported by Cisco EPN Manager? 35

Generic Device Support 36

Add Devices to Cisco EPN Manager 37

Add Cisco ME1200 devices in Cisco EPN Manager 37

Add Devices Using Discovery 38

Verify SNMP Communication 39

Specify the Management IP Address Type (IPv4/IPv6) for Discovered Devices 39

Run Quick Discovery 39

Run Discovery with Customized Discovery Settings 40

Import Devices Using a CSV File 42

Create the CSV File 42

Import the CSV File 42

Add Devices Manually (New Device Type or Series) 43

Example: Add a Single Cisco NCS 2000 or NCS 4000 Series Device 44

Example: Add a Network Element as an ENE Using Proxy Settings 44

Example: Enabling a Single Session on Cisco NCS 2000 Series Devices 45

How Is Inventory Collected? 46

Configure Devices So They Can Be Modeled and Monitored 46

Configure Devices to Forward Events to Cisco EPN Manager 47

Required Settings—Cisco IOS and IOS-XE Device Operating System 47

Required Settings—Cisco IOS XR Device Operating System 49

Required Settings—Cisco NCS Series Devices 51

Required Settings—Cisco NCS 4000 Series Devices 51

Required Settings—Cisco NCS 4200 Series Devices 54

Automatic Push of Required Settings 55

Required Settings—Cisco ONS Device Operating System 56

Required Settings—Cisco NCS2K Device 56

Required Configuration for IPv6 Devices 57

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Enable Archive Logging on Devices 57

Apply Device Credentials Consistently Using Credential Profiles 57

Create a New Credential Profile 58

Apply a New or Changed Profile to Existing Devices 58

Delete a Credential Profile 59

Check a Device's Reachability State and Admin Status 59

Device Reachability and Admin States 59

Move a Device To and From Maintenance State 61

Validate Added Devices and Troubleshoot Problems 61

Find Devices With Inventory Collection or Discovery Problems 62

Retry Job for Device Modeling 62

Export Device Information to a CSV File 64

Create Groups of Devices for Easier Management and Configuration 65

How Groups Work 65

Network Device Groups 66

Port Groups 67

How Elements Are Added to Groups: Dynamic, Manual, and Mixed Groups 68

Groups and Virtual Domains 69

Create User-Defined Device Groups 69

Create Location Groups 70

Create Port Groups 72

Make Copies of Groups 72

Hide Groups That Do Not Have Any Members 73

Delete Groups 73

Delete Devices 73

Replace an Existing Network Element 74

View Device Details 75

CHAPTER 3

Find Devices 75

Get Basic Device Information: Device 360 View 75

Compare Device Information and Status 80

View a Device's Local Topology from the Device 360 View 81

View the Network's Hardware Inventory 81

Get Complete Device Information: Device Details Page 82

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View and Manage Devices Using the Chassis View 84

Open the Chassis View 84

Permissions Required to View and Configure Devices Using the Chassis View 85

Overview of the Chassis View Window 85

View Network Element State Information in the Chassis View 88

Equipment Operational States (Chassis View) 88

Port or Interface States 89

View Mixed Chassis, Multi-Chassis, and Multi-Shelf Devices in the Chassis View 90

View Alarms in the Chassis View 91

View Routes of a Circuit in the Chassis View 92

View Device Ports 93

View Device Interfaces 93

View a Specific Device's Interfaces: Device 360 View 93

Get a Quick Look at a Device Interface: Interface 360 View 94

Compare Interface Information and Status 96

Get Comprehensive Information About a Device's Interfaces Using the Device Details Page 97

Set a Baseline for Optical Performance Data 97

View Device Modules 98

View Environment Information (Power Supplies, Fans) 98

View Device Neighbors 99

Get More Information About Links 99

View Circuits/VCs 100

View Satellites 100

Create User Defined Fields for Custom Values 100

Manage Device Configuration Files 103

CHAPTER 4

Set Up Device Configuration File Management 103

Make Sure Devices Are Configured Correctly 103

Control How Archiving is Triggered 104

Set Up Event-Triggered Archiving 104

Specify Items to be Excluded When Configuration Files Are Checked for Changes 105

Control the Timeouts for Configuration Archive Operations 105

Control How Often Alarms are Triggered 105

Control How Many Files Can Be Archived In Parallel 106

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Control When Device Configuration Files are Purged from the Database 106

How Do I Find Out the Last Time Files Were Archived? 106

Back Up Device Configuration Files to the Archive 107

What Is Backed Up to the Database? 107

Back Up (Archive) Configuration Files 107

View the Device Configuration Files That Are Saved in the Archive 108

View All Archived Files 109

View Archived Files for a Specific Device 109

View the Raw Content of an Archived Configuration File 109

Label Important Configuration Files With Tags 110

Synchronize Running and Startup Device Configurations 110

Download Configuration Files 111

Compare or Delete Device Configuration Files 111

Deploy an External Configuration File to a Device 112

Overwrite a Startup Configuration with a Running Configuration 113

Roll Back a Device’s Configuration To an Archived Version 114

Export Configuration Files to a Local File System 115

Delete Archived Device Configuration Files 115

Check the Network Audit for Configuration Archive Operations 116

Setting Polling Interval for Monitoring Compute Resources (Deprecated) 116

Manage Device Software Images 119

CHAPTER 5

Set Up Software Image Management 119

Make Sure Devices Are Configured Correctly 120

Verify the FTP/TFTP/SFTP/SCP Settings on the Cisco EPN Manager Server 120

How to Control Images that are Saved to the Image Repository During Inventory Collection 120

Adjust Image Transfer and Distribution Preferences 121

Add a Software Image Management Server to Manage Groups of Devices 122

Copy Software Images from Devices to the Image Repository (Create a Baseline) 122

How Do I Find Out Which Images Are Used by Network Devices? 123

How Do I Know a Device Has the Latest Image? 123

View the Images That Are Saved in the Image Repository 123

Find Out Which Devices Are Using an Image 124

How Do I Know Whether I have Permission to Download Software from Cisco.com 125

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Add (Import) Software Images to the Repository 125

Add a Software Image That Is Running on a Managed Device 125

Add a Software Image from an IPv4 or IPv6 Server (URL) 126

Add a Software Image for an FTP Protocol Server (Protocol) 127

Add a Software Image from a Client Machine File System 127

Change the Device Requirements for Upgrading a Software Image 128

Verify That Devices Meet Image Requirements (Upgrade Analysis) 128

Distribute a New Software Image to Devices 129

Activate a New Software Image on Devices 135

Activate, Deactivate, and Remove Cisco IOS XR Images from Devices 138

View and Upgrade FPD Images 139

Commit Cisco IOS XR Images Across Device Reloads 139

Roll Back Cisco IOS XR Images 140

Check the Network Audit for Software Image Operations 140

Delete Software Image Files from the Image Repository 141

Perform Configuration Audits Using Compliance 143

CHAPTER 6

How To Perform a Compliance Audit 143

Enable and Disable Compliance Auditing 144

Create a New Compliance Policy 145

Create Compliance Policy Rules 145

Examples—Rule Conditions and Actions 146

Example Conditions and Actions: DNS Servers Configured on Device 146

Example: Block Options 146

Example Conditions and Actions: Community Strings 148

Example Conditions and Actions: IOS Software Version 148

Example Conditions and Actions: NTP Server Redundancy 149

Create a Compliance Profile That Contains Policies and Rules 149

Run a Compliance Audit 150

View the Results of a Compliance Audit 151

View Violation Job Details 152

View Change Audit Details 152

View Audit Failure and Violation Summary Details 153

Fix Device Compliance Violations 153

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View Audit Failure and Violation Summary Details 154

Import and Export Compliance Policies 155

View the Contents of a Compliance Policy XML File 155

View PSIRT and EOX Information 156

View Device Security Vulnerabilities 156

View Device Hardware and Software End-of-Life Report 157

View Module Hardware End-of-Life Report 157

View Field Notices for Device 157

Visualize the Network 159

PART III

Visualize the Network Topology 161

CHAPTER 7

Network Topology Overview 161

View Detailed Tables of Alarms, Network Interfaces, Circuits/VCs, and Links from a Network Topology

Map 163

Filter Data in the Detailed Tables 165

Search for a Device in the Map 165

Determine What is Displayed in the Topology Map 166

Choose Which Device Group(s) to Display in the Network Topology Map 166

View the Contents of a Sub-Group in the Topology Map 167

Manually Add Devices and Networks to the Topology Map 168

Manually Add Links to the Topology Map 168

Delete a Manually Added Link 169

Rename a Link 169

Change Which Link and Device Types are Shown in the Network Topology Map 170

Show/Hide Alarms and Labels in the Topology Map 171

Filter Devices and Links by Alarms 171

Save Global Preferences for the Map Display 171

Load Global Preferences for the Map Display 172

Isolate Specific Sections of a Large Topology Map 172

Get More Information About Devices 173

Get More Information About Links 173

Get a Quick Look at a Specific Link: Link 360 View 174

Link Serviceability States 175

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Compare Link Information and Status 175

View a Specific Link in the Topology Map 176

View a Device Group's Links in a Network Topology Map 176

View Link Tables 177

Troubleshoot Link Issues 179

Show Bandwidth Utilization for Links on the Map 179

Define Color Thresholds for Link Bandwidth Utilization 180

View Fault Information for Devices and Links 181

Change the Layout of a Network Topology Map 181

Add a Background Image to the Network Topology 183

Visualize and Trace Circuits/VCs 183

Display Routes of a Circuit 184

Trace and Visualize the Full Route of a Circuit 184

Show Clock Synchronization Networks on a Network Topology Map 184

Show Routing Networks on the Topology Map 185

View OMS Links 187

Locate the SR Path Between Devices on the Topology Map 190

Save the Topology Map as an Image File 190

View Your Network on a Geographical Map (Geo Map) 191

Geo Map Overview 191

Device Groups in the Geo Map 192

Geo Map Setup 193

Identify Which Devices are not Showing on the Geo Map (Unmapped Devices) 193

Place Unmapped Devices on the Geo Map 194

Change the Location of a Device on the Geo Map 194

Change the Location of a Device in a Cluster 195

Remove a Device from the Geo Map 195

Remove a Clustered Device from the Geo Map 195

Identify the Members of a Cluster 196

Search for a Specific Location in the Geo Map 196

Location Filter in the Geo Map 197

View Link Layers in the Geo Map 197

View and Manage Optical Fiber Paths in the Geo Map 197

Manage Fiber Paths 198

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Associate Links to Fibers 199

Visualize Circuits/VCs on the Geo Map 199

Locate the SR Path Between Devices on the Geo Map 200

Import Location Data 200

Import Location Data from a KML File 200

Export Location Data from the Geo Map 203

Manage Shared Risk Resource Groups (SRRGs) in the Geo Map 203

About SRRG Pools and SRRG IDs 204

View Assigned and Unassigned SRRGs 205

Manage SRRG Assignments 206

Create and Manage SRRG Pools Types and Resource Pools 206

Monitor the Network 209

PART IV

Monitor Device and Network Health and Performance 211

CHAPTER 8

How Device Health and Performance Is Monitored: Monitoring Policies 211

Set Up Basic Device Health Monitoring 212

Set Up Basic Interface Monitoring 213

Use the Dashboards To Check Network and Device Health 215

Check What Cisco EPN Manager Is Monitoring 216

Check Which Parameters and Counters Are Polled By a Monitoring Policy 218

Policies Pane Pop-Up Window 219

Check a Monitoring Policy’s Device, Polling, Threshold, and Alarm Settings 219

Adjust What Is Being Monitored 219

Create a New Monitoring Policy Based On An Existing Policy 220

Create a New Monitoring Policy Using Out-of-the-Box Policy Types 221

Create a Monitoring Policy for Unsupported Parameters and Third-Party Devices 221

Check the Status of Past Monitoring Policy Data Collections 222

Change the Device Set a Policy is Monitoring 222

Change the Polling for a Monitoring Policy 223

Change Thresholds and Alarm Behavior for a Monitoring Policy 223

Run Performance Tests 224

Run an OTDR Performance Test on an OTS Link 225

Configure OTDR Port Values 227

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Provision OTDR Scan Recurrence 228

Export the OTDR Scan Results 228

Import OTDR Scan 229

View OTDR Scan Results in the Geo Map 229

Monitor Network Performance Using Reports 230

Monitor Alarms and Events 233

CHAPTER 9

What Are Alarms and Events? 233

How are Alarms and Events Created and Updated? 234

Example: Link Down Alarm 235

Flapping Events and Flow Controllers 236

Which Events Are Supported? 237

Set Alarm and Event Management Preferences 237

Set Up Your Alarm and Event Display Preferences 237

View Critical Alarm Notifications 239

Customize the Alarm Summary 239

Interpret Event and Alarm Badges and Colors 240

Alarm Severity Icons 241

Find and View Alarms 241

Filter Data in the Alarms Table 243

Create User-Defined Fields(UDF) for Custom Values in the Alarms table 243

Device Timestamp and CEPNM Timestamp 244

Track and Monitor Alarms 245

View a Specific Alarm in the Topology Map 245

View Root Cause and Correlated Alarms 245

Get Troubleshooting and Detailed Alarm Information 246

View an Alarm's Details 246

Find Troubleshooting Information for an Active Alarm 247

Find Out Which Events Are Associated With An Alarm 248

Find Out If An Alarm Impacts Other Services or Network Elements 248

Acknowledge and Clear Alarms 249

Not Acknowledged 249

Acknowledged 249

Cleared 249

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What are the Supported Alarm Clearing Mechanisms 250

Add Notes To an Alarm 251

Manage How Alarms are Triggered (Alarm Thresholds) 251

View Events (Including Generic Events) 252

View Syslogs (Historic) 252

Export Alarms, Events or Syslogs to a CSV or PDF File 253

Alarms and Events Notification Policies 254

Get Support from Cisco 254

Respond to Problems Within Cisco EPN Manager 254

Monitor Cisco ASR 9000 Network Virtualization (nV) Satellites and Cluster Services 255

CHAPTER 10

Monitor Cisco ASR 9000 nV Satellites 255

Satellite Considerations in Cisco EPN Manager 256

Minimum Device and OS Requirements for Cisco ASR 9000 nV Satellites 257

Get Quick Information About a Specific Satellite: Satellite 360 View 257

View Cisco ASR 9000 Host-Satellite Topologies in the Topology Map 258

Identify the Satellites Connected to a Cisco ASR 9000 Host 259

Identify the Hosts Connected to a Satellite 260

Monitor Cisco ASR 9000 nV Satellites for Faults 261

View Satellite Faults in a Topology Map 261

View Satellite Faults Using a Device 360 View 262

View Satellite Faults in the Alarms and Events Table 263

Monitor a Cisco ASR 9000 nV Edge Cluster 264

Minimum Device and OS Requirements for nV Edge 264

View a nV Edge Cluster in the Topology Map 264

Identify the Primary and Backup Devices in a Cluster 265

Monitor and Troubleshoot a Cisco ASR 9000 nV Edge Cluster Service 266

Manage Reports 267

CHAPTER 11

Reports Overview 267

Available Reports 267

Carrier Ethernet Performance Reports 268

Optical Performance Reports 275

Performance Reports 280

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Network Summary Reports 281

Device Reports 282

Create, Schedule, and Run a New Report 285

Customize Report Results 286

Filter and Customize Report Data Using User Defined Fields 287

Report Output Examples: Web GUI Output and CSV File Output 290

Troubleshooting Tips for an Empty Report 292

Configure Devices 293

PART V

Configure Devices 295

CHAPTER 12

Ways to Configure Devices Using Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager 295

Which Devices Support the Configuration Operations? 296

Identify the Commands Used In a CLI Configuration Template 296

Change a Device's Credentials and Protocol Settings 297

Change Basic Device Properties 297

Enable and Disable Interfaces 299

Configure Physical Attributes of Device Interfaces 299

Configure Circuit Emulation 303

Pre-requisites for Configuring CEM Services 304

SONET Modes Configuration Examples 304

Configure Interfaces for CEM 305

Configure APS or MSP and UPSR or SNCP Protection Groups 308

Configure Clocking for CEM 311

CEM Interface (PDH, SONET, and SDH) Field Descriptions 312

Configure SDH Parameters 316

Configure Modes of SDH in EPNM 318

Configure SDH Line and Section Parameters 319

SDH T1/E1 Configuration Parameters 320

SDH T3/E3 Configuration Parameters 320

SDH VC Configuration Parameters for SAToP 321

Synchronize the Clock Using Sync-E, BITS, and PTP 321

Configure IP SLAs (TWAMP Responder/TWAMP Light Responder) 327

Configure TWAMP Responder 328

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Configure TWAMP Light Responder 328

Add a TWAMP Light Responder 328

Edit TWAMP Light Responder configuration 329

Delete a TWAMP Light Responder configuration 329

Commands to view TWAMP Light session details 330

Configure Interfaces 330

Configure Ethernet Interfaces and Subinterfaces 331

Configure Loopback Interfaces 332

Enable or Disable IOT Interfaces 333

Enable or Disable Tunnel Interfaces 334

Configure Switch Port Interfaces 335

View Virtual Template Interfaces 335

View VLAN Interfaces 335

Configure Optical Interfaces 336

Change the Loopback Settings on an Optical Interface 336

Continuous Verification of the Connection Status 337

Configure PRBS on ODU Controllers 339

Enable and Disable OSC 340

View and Acknowledge Unverified Alarms 341

Provision Optical Interfaces 341

Configure Devices Using the Chassis View 357

Create and Manage Users and User Logins for a Device 358

Configure Patchcords for a Device 359

Configure a Protection Group for a Shelf in a Device 360

Configure Slices 361

Configure Slices for NCS 1002 Devices 361

Configure Slices for NCS 1004 Devices 362

Configure Interfaces from the Device Details Page 363

Update Cisco NCS 1000 Interface Settings 363

Configure Controllers (Optics, OTS, OCH, DSP, and DWDM) 364

Configure Passive Units 367

Edit Amplifier Module Settings on Optical Cards 368

Configure GMPLS and WSON Properties 368

Enable or Disable OSRI on OTS Ports 371

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Configure Optical Cards 371

Configure Cards from the Chassis View 371

Delete a Card 372

Reset a Card 373

Configure cards: OTU2-XP, MR-MXP, WSE, AR-XPE, AR-XP, AR-MXP, 40E-MXP-C, and

40ME-MXP-C 373

Configure cards: 400G-XP-LC, 100G-CK-C, 100ME-CK-C, 200G-CK-LC, 100GS-CK-C, 100G-LC-C,

100G-ME-C, and 10x10G-LC 374

Configure SONET and Flex Line Cards 377

Edit and Delete Pluggable Port Modules and Card Mode Configuration 380

Cards and Supported Configuration for Cisco NCS 2000 Devices 381

Discover and Configure MPLS LDP and MPLS-TE Links 385

Analyze Ports Using SPAN and RSPAN 388

Configure and View Ethernet Link Aggregation Groups 390

Create Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) Using Multiple Interfaces 391

View Ethernet LAG Properties 392

Configure Routing Protocols and Security 393

Configure BGP 393

Configure an IS-IS 396

Configure OSPF 398

Configure Static Routing 400

Configure ACLs 400

Configure Segment Routing 401

Configure Segment Settings 402

Configure Routing Process 403

Configure Path Computation Client (PCC) 405

Configure PCE Server 406

Configure Affinity 407

Configure On-Demand Policy 408

Configure EOAM Fault and Performance Monitoring 409

Configure CFM 410

CFM Overview 410

View CFM Maintenance Domains and Maintenance Associations (Services) 411

Perform EOAM Connectivity and Performance Checks 411

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Configure Quality of Service (QoS) 415

Create a QoS Classification Profile 416

Create a QoS Action Profile 419

Create a QoS Sub-Action Profile 423

Import and Export QoS Action and Sub-Action Profiles 423

Check Which QoS Profiles are Configured on a Device 424

Apply a QoS Action Profile to Interface(s) 424

Import QoS Profiles Discovered from Devices 425

Dissociate a QoS Action Profile from Multiple Interfaces 426

Delete QoS Classification and Action Profiles from Devices 426

Save Your Device Changes 427

Save Device Configuration Changes to the Database (Update) 428

Collect a Device's Inventory Now (Sync) 428

Device Sync State 428

Launch Cisco Transport Controller to Manage Cisco NCS and Cisco ONS Devices 429

Create Templates To Automate Device Configuration Changes 431

CHAPTER 13

Why Create New Configuration Templates? 431

Ways to Create Configuration Templates Using Cisco EPN Manager 432

Create a New CLI Configuration Template Using a Blank Template 432

Create a New CLI Configuration Template Using An Existing Template 433

Entering Variables in a Template 434

Data Types 434

Manage Database Variables in CLI Templates 435

Use Validation Expressions 435

Add Multi-line Commands 436

Add Enable Mode Commands 437

Add Interactive Commands 437

Use Global Variables in a Template 439

Import and Export a CLI Configuration Template 442

Create a New Composite Template 442

Create a Shortcut to Your Templates Using Tags 443

Create a Troubleshooting Template 443

Deploy Templates to Devices 444

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Create Configuration Groups for Deploying Templates to Groups of Devices 445

Deployment Flow for Configuration Group Using the Wizard 445

Deployment Flow for CLI Templates using the Wizard 446

Deployment Flow for Composite Templates Using the Wizard 449

Deploy Templates to Devices Without Using Configuration Groups 450

Check the Status and Results of a Deployed Configuration Template 450

Template Deployment Failure Syslog 450

Edit and Retry a Failed Template Deployment 451

Manage Cable Devices 453

CHAPTER 14

Manage Cable Devices 453

Features and Limitations 454

Cable Management Features and Supported User Groups 455

Configure Client Credentials for Cable Devices 459

Add a New Vendor OUI Mapping 460

Upload an Updated Vendor OUI Mapping File 460

Add Cable Devices 461

Manage Cisco cBR-8 and RPDs Association 461

Add cBR-8 and RPDs Pairing Information 462

Add cBR-8 and RPDs Pairing Information Manually 463

Import cBR-8 and RPDs Pairing Information in Bulk 464

RPD Job Status Summary 464

RPD Parameters and Descriptions 465

Filter RPDs by Geographical Location 466

Smart PHY Global Settings 467

RPD Global Configuration 467

Software Compatibility 467

RPD 360 view 468

Manage RPD Service Definitions 469

Create and Edit Cable Service Definitions 470

Assign Service Definitions to RPD 470

Cable Service Definition Parameters and Descriptions 471

View and Export Cable Device Information and Configuration Details 472

Monitor the Health of RPD to cBR-8 Links 475

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Fiber Node Utilization of cBR-8 Device 475

Cable Modem Flap List Troubleshooting 478

View the Cable Dashboard 479

RPD Polling 479

Visualize the Topology of Cable Devices on the Network Topology 480

RPD MIB and Supported Alarms 480

Troubleshooting Cable Devices 481

Manage Circuits 483

PART VI

Overview of Circuit/VC Discovery and Provisioning 485

CHAPTER 15

Circuits/VCs Provisioning Overview 485

Supported Carrier Ethernet VCs 486

Core Technology for Multipoint EVCs 486

E-Line 487

E-LAN 487

E-Tree 488

E-Access 488

EVPN Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) 489

Supported Network Structure for Provisioning EVCs 489

Supported Optical Circuits 490

Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) Circuits 490

Optical Channel Network Connection (OCHNC) WSON 490

Optical Channel Client Connection (OCHCC) WSON 491

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail WSON 491

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail Connecting directly NCS 1004 Devices 491

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail Connecting NCS 1004 Devices through NCS 2000 Devices 491

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail Connecting NCS 1002, NCS 55xx, and ASR 9K Devices 492

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail Hybrid Circuits 492

Optical Channel (OCH) Trail User-to-Network Interface (UNI) 492

Spectrum Switched Optical Network (SSON) Circuits 493

Optical Transport Network (OTN) Circuit 494

Optical Channel Data Unit User-to-Network Interface (ODU UNI) 494

Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU) Tunnel 495

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Optical Channel Payload Unit (OPU) Over Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU) 495

Optical Channel Data Unit User-to-Network Interface (ODU UNI) Hairpin 496

Optical Channel Data Unit (ODU) 496

Supported Circuit Emulation Services 496

Supported L3VPN Services 498

Supported MPLS Traffic Engineering Services 499

Unidirectional TE Tunnel 499

Bidirectional TE Tunnel 500

MPLS TE 3 Link 500

Supported Serial Services 500

Circuit/VC Discovery Overview 501

Provision Circuits/VCs 503

CHAPTER 16

Provision Circuits/VCs in Cisco EPN Manager 503

Set the Service Deployment Timeout Value 505

What Happens When a Deployment Fails 505

Troubleshoot Configuration Deployment Failures and Roll Back Failures 508

WAN Automation Engine Integration 509

Cisco WAN Automation Engine Integration with Cisco EPN Manager 509

Configure WAE Parameters 509

Provision EVCs in a Carrier Ethernet Network 510

Summary of Cisco EPN Manager Carrier Ethernet Provisioning Support 510

Prerequisites for EVC Provisioning 511

Create and Provision a New Carrier Ethernet EVC 511

Create and Provision a New Carrier Ethernet EVC using EVPN VPWS Technology 514

Create and Provision an EVC with Multiple UNIs 516

Service Details Reference 518

New UNI Details Reference 519

UNI Service Details Reference 520

Service OAM 522

Configure a Device and Interface To Be a UNI 523

Configure a Device and Interface To Be an ENNI 523

Segment Routing 524

Configure Segment Routing 524

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