Managing UNIs
Managing UNIs in a UNI template
To display the table of UNIs in a UNI template, go to the SD-WAN → UNI templates menu section, click the UNI template, and select the UNIs tab. Information about UNIs is displayed in the following columns of the table:
- Name is the name of the UNI.
- OpenFlow interface is the number of the OpenFlow port mapped to the UNI.
- Encapsulation is the traffic classification type on the UNI:
- Access
- VLAN
- Q-in-Q
- Actions contains the actions can be performed with the UNI.
Managing UNIs on a CPE device
To display the list of UNIs on a CPE device, go to the SD-WAN → CPE menu section, click the CPE device, and select the UNIs tab.
Creating a UNI
You can create a UNI in a UNI template or on a CPE device. A UNI created in the UNI template is automatically created on all CPE devices that use this UNI template.
To create a UNI:
- Create a UNI in one of the following ways:
- If you want to create a UNI in a UNI template, go to the SD-WAN → UNI templates menu section, click the UNI template, and select the UNIs tab.
- If you want to create an UNI on a CPE device, go to the SD-WAN → CPE menu section, click the CPE device, and select the UNIs tab.
A table or list of UNIs is displayed.
- Click + UNI.
- This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the UNI.
- Specify the OpenFlow port to which the UNI is mapped in one of the following ways:
- If you are creating a UNI in a UNI template, enter the OpenFlow port number in the OpenFlow interface field.
- If you are creating a UNI on a CPE device, select the OpenFlow port in the Port drop-down list.
- In the Encapsulation drop-down list, select the traffic classification type on the UNI:
- Access Default value.
- VLAN If you select this option, in the VLAN ID field, enter the outer VLAN tag of the UNI. Range of values: 1 to 4094.
- Q-in-Q If you select this option, do the following:
- In the VLAN ID field, enter the outer VLAN tag of the UNI. Range of values: 1 to 4094.
- In the Inner VLAN ID field, enter the inner VLAN tag of the UNI. Range of values: 1 to 4094.
- If you are creating a UNI on a CPE device, in the QoS drop-down list, select a created quality of service rule for the UNI.
- Click Create.
The UNI is created and displayed in the table or list.
- In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save the settings of the UNI template or CPE device.
Viewing UNI usage
You can see which network services are using the UNI on a CPE device. If a UNI template is in use, it cannot be deleted.
To view UNI usage:
- In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → CPE section.
A table of CPE devices is displayed.
- Click the CPE device on which you want to view UNI usage.
The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand icon
. By default, the Configuration tab is selected, which displays general information about the CPE device. This tab also displays the table of Out-of-band management tasks being performed by the orchestrator.
- Select the UNIs tab.
A list of UNIs is displayed.
- Click Management → Show usage next to the UNI whose usage you want to view.
This opens a window with a table of network services that are using the UNI.
Page topEditing a UNI
You can edit a UNI in a UNI template. A UNI edited in the UNI template is automatically modified on all CPE devices that use this UNI template.
To edit a UNI:
- In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → UNI templates subsection.
A table of UNI templates is displayed.
- Click the UNI template in which you want to edit a UNI.
The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand icon
. By default, the Information tab is selected, which displays the UNI template name and the tenant to which the UNI template is assigned.
- Select the UNI tab.
A table of UNIs is displayed.
- Click Edit next to the UNI that you want to edit.
- This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the UNI settings. For a description of the settings, see the instructions for creating a UNI.
- Click Save.
The UNI is modified and updated in the table.
- In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save UNI template settings.
Deleting a UNI
You can delete a UNI in a UNI template or on a CPE device. A UNI deleted in the UNI template is automatically deleted on all CPE devices that use this UNI template.
Deleted UNIs cannot be restored.
Deleting a UNI in a UNI template
To delete a UNI in a UNI template:
- In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → UNI templates subsection.
A table of UNI templates is displayed.
- Click the UNI template in which you want to delete a UNI.
The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand icon
. By default, the Information tab is selected, which displays the UNI template name and the tenant to which the UNI template is assigned.
- Select the UNIs tab.
A table of UNIs is displayed.
- Click Delete next to the UNI that you want to delete.
The UNI is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.
- In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save UNI template settings.
Deleting an UNI on a CPE device
You cannot delete a UNI if it is being used by at least one network service. You need to look up the usage of the UNI and make sure that it is not in use.
To delete a UNI on a CPE device:
- In the menu, go to the SD-WAN → CPE section.
A table of CPE devices is displayed.
- Click the CPE device on which you want to delete a UNI.
The settings area is displayed in the lower part of the page. You can expand the settings area to fill the entire page by clicking the expand icon
. By default, the Configuration tab is selected, which displays general information about the CPE device. This tab also displays the table of Out-of-band management tasks being performed by the orchestrator.
- Select the UNIs tab.
A list of UNIs is displayed.
- Click Management → Delete next to the UNI that you want to delete.
- In the confirmation window, click Delete.
The UNI is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.
- In the upper part of the settings area, click Save to save CPE device settings.