HP 10500 series User Manual

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Task Remarks
Configuring VPN instances
Creating a VPN instance Required.
Associating a VPN instance with an
interface
Required.
Configuring route related attributes
for a VPN instance
Optional.
Configuring a tunneling policy for a
VPN instance
Optional.
Configuring an LDP instance Optional.
Configuring routing between PE and CE Required.
Configuring routing between PEs Required.
Configuring routing features for BGP VPNv4 subaddress family Optional.
Before you configure basic MPLS L3VPN, complete the following tasks:
• Configure an IGP for the MPLS backbone (on the PEs and Ps) to achieve IP connectivity.
• Configure basic MPLS for the MPLS backbone.
• Configure MPLS LDP for the MPLS backbone so that LDP LSPs can be established.
Configuring VPN instances
VPN instances isolate not only VPN routes from public network routes, but also routes among VPNs. This
feature allows VPN instances to be used in network scenarios besides MPLS L3VPNs.
All VPN instance configurations are performed on PEs or MCEs.
Creating a VPN instance
A VPN instance is associated with a site. It is a collection of the VPN membership and routing rules of its
associated site. A VPN instance does not necessarily correspond to one VPN.
To create and configure a VPN instance:
Ste
p
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Create a VPN instance and
enter VPN instance view.
ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name
N/A
3. Configure an RD for the VPN
instance.
route-distinguisher
route-distinguisher
A VPN instance takes effect only
after you configure an RD for it.
4. Configure a description for
the VPN instance.
description text
Optional.
The description should contain the
VPN instance's related
information, such as its relationship
with a certain VPN.

HP 10500 series Specifications

General

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Model	10500 series
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