Chapter 5: Provisioning Network Resources; Provisioning Example; Creating A Vlan - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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C H A P T E R
Ridgeline's network resource provisioning feature simplifies network configuration tasks by allowing
you to specify devices, ports, and parameters using options in lists in dialog boxes. Ridgeline
automatically validates the options you've selected prior to deploying the configuration to managed
devices, ensuring that the configuration is correct before it goes into production.
Using Ridgeline provisioning windows, you can create a VLAN simply by selecting the devices, ports,
and tagging options you want, then validate and deploy the VLAN configuration by clicking a button.
You can provision the following kinds of network resources in Ridgeline:
VLANs and vMANs. Using Ridgeline provisioning windows, you can create a VLAN or vMAN
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simply by selecting the devices, ports, and tagging options you want, then validate and deploy the
VLAN or vMAN configuration by clicking a button.
Backbone VLANs (BVLANs) for Provider Backbone Bridge (PBB) networks. Ridgeline's
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provisioning interface helps you configure a PBB network by facilitating the creation of BVLANs on
selected devices, ports, or links.
E-Line and E-LAN services. Using the service provisioning wizard, you can create and modify E-
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Line (point-to-point) and E-LAN (multipoint-to-multipoint) services. You can select the devices and
ports that make up the service, specify traffic mapping options, create and apply bandwidth profiles,
then validate the configuration and deploy it on your network.
EAPS domains. You can use the EAPS provisioning feature to configure EAPS domains, including
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specifying member links, the EAPS master node, primary and secondary ports, control VLAN, hello
timer, and fail timer parameters. Your configuration is validated by the software before it is
deployed to managed devices.

Provisioning Example

The following section illustrates how to use network resource provisioning to create a VLAN on devices
managed by Ridgeline. The procedure is generally similar for the other kinds of resources that Ridgeline
can provision. See the links above for specific information about provisioning each type of resource.

Creating a VLAN

To create a VLAN, do the following:
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