Select and Launch a VRF Context View

Use this procedure to open a VRF context view when you use EDM. GlobalRouter is the default view at log in. If you launch a VRF context view, EDM displays the VRF navigation in a new tab.

About this task

Important

Important

If you log out from the GRT view, the system generates a warning: all tabs close and your session terminates. If you close a VRF view tab, you close only that view.

Note

Note

The Set VRF Context view function is not available to users in a service provider deployment where only a tenant VRF view is assigned.

You can configure both Global Router (GRT) and Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances when you launch a VRF context view. You can open five tabs for each EDM session.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > VRF Context View.
  2. Select Set VRF Context View.
  3. Select the VRF tab.
  4. Select a context to view.
  5. Select Launch VRF Context view.

    A new browser tab opens containing the selected VRF view

VRF Field Descriptions

Use the descriptions in the following table to use the VRF tab.

Name

Description

Id

Shows the unique VRF ID.

Name

Shows the name of the virtual router.

ContextName

Shows the SNMPv3 context name that denotes the VRF context and logically separates the MIB port management.