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Hierarchical topology – HP Intelligent Management Center Licenses User Manual

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Operation Procedure

1.

Click the Service tab, click MPLS VPN Manager, and then click VPN Resources > VPN
Management in the navigation tree, and click the Service Topology link in the VPN list.

Functions

Connectivity audit. Select a VPN link in the topology and right-click to select Connectivity Audit
to start auditing link connectivity.

Whole VPN connectivity audit. Right-click in the blank space in the topology to select All VPN
Connectivity Audit or click the All VPN Connectivity Audit icon on the tool bar to audit VPN
in the current topology.

View connectivity information. Select a VPN link in the topology and right-click to select Query
Connectivity Information.

Precautions

Connectivity audit is performed per VPN, if connectivity audit is being performed on CE-CE
links, you can perform connectivity audit of the same VPN or of the links in the VPN.

Hierarchical topology

The filtering in topology view function enables you to manage devices in a topology based on
region. Functions such as region collapse, region expansion, and automatic calculation of
region-region links are provided. In addition, a group of flexible filtering policies are provided for
you to easily filter regions and devices in a topology.

Hierarchical topology structure

Region management in different topologies on MVM is provided. Region management involves
region expansion, region collapse, and automatic calculation of region-region links.

Operation Procedure

1.

Click the Service tab, and then click MPLS VPN Manager > Global Topology in the navigation
tree.

2.

In the popped up window, open MPLS VPN global topology; or click the Access Topology or
Service Topology link of a VPN to open its access topology or service topology.

3.

Select a region or device, right-click to select Collapse or Expand.

4.

Right-click on the blank area of the topology, and select Collapse All Nodes.

Functions

Expand region or AS: Displays all the devices, subregions and related links in the same region
or AS, and hides the region number and the links.

Collapse region: Hides all the devices and subregions belonging to the same region, and
displays the region number and related links.

Precautions

The Collapse All Nodes function enables you to collapse all the regions, subregions and ASs
at a time.

Filtering in Topology View

Device and region filtering function is provided in different topologies on MVM. In VPN access
topology, you can also filter devices and regions based on VPN and SC.

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