Creating a Topology Group

A topology group is a list of topologies with a unique name and a VLAN (Virtual LAN) ID of its own. A topology group‘s name must be unique across topology groups and topologies since it will be used anywhere the topology name can be used. All the topologies in a defined group have the same type. For example, if the topology group mode is Routed, it only contains Routed topologies. The maximum number of topology groups for all platforms is 32.

  1. From the top menu, click VNS.
  2. In the left pane, click Topologies.
  3. On the Topologies tab, click New Group.
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    Topology Group
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  4. Under Core, enter a name for the topology group.
  5. Under Mode, select a mode from the drop-down menu. Choices are Bridge Traffic Locally at EWC and Routed.
  6. Under Layer 2, VLAN Setting, enter a VLAN ID (1-4094).
  7. Under Topologies, only the topologies of the group‘s type are shown & eligible for inclusion. Select topologies to be members of the group. A topology group must contain at least 1 topology.
  8. Click Save.