Create VRF

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Tenants.
  2. In the Tenants page, click anywhere in the required tenant row except the Actions column (Actions column icon) to proceed to the tenant Overview page.
  3. In the Tenant Navigation menu, select VRF (VRF icon).
  4. Select Create VRF.
    create vrf general tab
  5. In the VRF Name field, enter a unique name for the VRF.
  6. In the Routing Type field, select the type: Distributed or Centralized.
    If you selected centralized routing type, proceed to the next step to select a centralized router. Else skip the next step.
  7. In the Centralized Routers field, select the required router.
  8. Activate or deactivate Layer3 Extension.
  9. Activate Enable Resilient Hashing ECMP.
    1. Select the required value from the Resilient Maximum Path drop-down menu.
  10. Optional: In the Router Configuration section, activate the route configurations as required:
    • Configure Route Targets
    • Configure Static Routes
    • Configure Static Routes BFD
    router configuration section
    The selected router configuration tabs are added to the Create VRF window. To configure the route settings, perform step 12 through 14.
  11. Optional: In the Router BGP Configuration page, configure the following as required:
    1. Optional: In the Local ASN field, enter the required value.
    2. Optional: In the Maximum Path field, enter the route load-sharing max path.
    3. Select the required Redistribute option: Static or Connected.
      The default value is Connected.
    4. Activate Enable Graceful Restart.
    5. Activate Enable Next Hop Recursion
    6. Optional: Activate the Additional Router BGP Configuration options:
    • Advertise Networks
    • Advertise Static Networks
    • Advertise Aggregate Addresses
    router bgp configuration section
    The selected router BGP configuration tabs are added to the Create VRF window. To configure the additional BGP settings, perform step 15 through 17.
  12. Select the Route Targets tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Route Targets parameters.
    2. Select + Add Route Target.
      route targets tab
      The route target is created.
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured route targets.
  13. Select the Static Routes tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Static Route parameters.
    2. Select + Add Static Route.
      The static route is created.
    3. To add multiple static routes, use Select File and import the static routes.csv file.
      Download the sample CSV file to create the static routes.csv file.
      static routes tab
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured static routes.
  14. Select the Static Routes BFD tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Static Routes BFD parameters.
    2. Select + Add Static Route BFD.
      The static route BFD is created.
    3. To add multiple static routes, use Select File and import the static routes.csv file.
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured static routes.
    static routes BFD tab
  15. Select the Advertise Networks tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Advertise Networks parameters.
    2. Select + Add Advertise Network.
      Add advertise network tab
      The advertise network is created.
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured static routes.
  16. Select the Advertise Static Networks tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Advertise Static Networks parameters.
    2. Select + Add Advertise Static Network.
      Advertise static network
      The advertise static network is created.
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured static routes.
  17. Select the Advertise Aggregate Addresses tab to configure the parameters.
    1. Configure the Advertise Aggregate Addresses parameters.
    2. Select + Add Advertise Aggregate Address.
      The advertise aggregate address is created.
    Advertise aggregate addresses tab
    Use the Edit (edit icon) and Delete (delete icon) options to edit and delete the configured static routes.
  18. Select Create VRF.
    The VRF is created.
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